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Course Title: Mandarin I Grade Level: 10
Standards Benchmarks ESLOs Language Functions
THAI THAI 1. Strategic Learners 1. Expressive
L1: Understand and interpret information, concepts, and L1.1: Demonstrate understanding of 2. Innovative Thinkers 2. Interactional
ideas orally from culturally authentic sources on a basic words, phrases, and questions 3. Articulate Communicators 3. Directive
variety of topics in Mandarin. about self and personal experiences, 4. Morally Intelligent 4. Classification
through gestures, drawings, pictures, Persons 5. Principles
and actions. 5. Altruistic Global Citizens 6. Evaluation
6. Leaders for the Future 7. Description
L1. 2: Demonstrate understanding of 8. Sequence
basic words and phrases in simple 9. Choice
messages and announcements on 10. Imaginative
familiar settings.
L1. 3: Demonstrate understanding
of everyday expressions dealing with
simple and concrete daily activities
and needs presented in a clear, slow,
and repeated speech.
S1: Present information, concepts, and ideas to an S1.1: Provide basic information
audience of listeners on a variety of topics in a culturally about self and immediate
appropriate context in Mandarin. surroundings using words and
phrases and memorized expressions.
S1.2: Extend ideas presented in
sources through analysis, evaluation,
and elaboration
S1.3: Present personal information
about self and others.
S1.4: Express likes and dislikes.
S1.5: Provide an account of daily
activities.
S1.6: Present simple information
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about a familiar topic using visuals.
R1: Read and interpret information, concepts, and ideas R1.1: Demonstrate understanding of
in writing from culturally authentic sources on a variety written familiar words, phrases, and
of topics in Mandarin. simple sentences supported by
visuals.
R1.2: Demonstrate understanding of
short, simple literary stories.
R1.3: Demonstrate understanding of
simple written announcements with
prompting and support.
R1.4: Recognize words and phrases
when used in context on familiar
topics.
R1.5: Explain the significance of
various literary devices (e.g. irony,
figurative language, imagery,
allegory, and symbolism)
W1: Express information, concepts, and ideas to an W1.1 Provide basic information in
audience of readers on a variety of topics in a culturally writing using familiar topics, often
appropriate context in Mandarin. using previously learned expressions
and phrases.
W1.2 Fill out a simple form with
basic information.
W1.3 Write simple sentences about
self and/or others.
W1.4 Write simple sentences that
help in day-to-day life
communication.
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W1.5 Write about previously
acquired knowledge and
experiences.
W1.6 Into consideration the
audience, purpose, and the formality
of the context
CALIFORNIA L2.1 Engage in oral, written, or
L2: Students engage in the conversation (sentences and signed (ASL) conversations.
strings of sentences).
L2.2 Interpret written, spoken, or
signed (ASL) language.
L2.3 Present to an audience of
listeners, readers, or ASL viewers.
L2.4 Initiate, participate in, and close
a conversation; ask and answer
questions.
L2.5 Demonstrate understanding of
the general meaning, key ideas, and
some details in authentic texts.
L2.6 Produce and present a simple
written, oral, or signed (ASL)
product in a culturally authentic way.
L2.7 Apply knowledge of language
to understand how language
functions in different contexts, to
make effective choices for meaning
or style, and to comprehend more
fully when listening.
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S2: Students use created language (sentences and strings S2.1 Engage in oral, written, or
of sentences). signed (ASL) conversations.
S2.2 Interpret written, spoken, or
signed (ASL) language.
S2.3 Present to an audience of
listeners, readers, or ASL viewers.
S2.4 Initiate, participate in, and close
a conversation; ask and answer
questions.
S2.5 Demonstrate understanding of
the general meaning, key ideas, and
some details in authentic texts.
S2.6 Produce and present a simple
written, oral, or signed (ASL)
product in a culturally authentic way.
R2: Students read formulaic language (learned words, R2.1 Engage in written, or signed
signs [ASL], and phrases). (ASL) conversations.
R2.2 Interpret written, spoken, or
signed (ASL) language.
R2.3 Present to an audience of
listeners, readers, or ASL viewers.
R2.4 List, name, identify, and
enumerate.
R2.5 Identify learned words, signs
(ASL), and phrases in authentic
texts.
R2.6 Reproduce and present an oral,
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written, or signed (ASL) product in a
culturally authentic way.
R2.7 Apply knowledge of language
to understand how language
functions in different contexts, to
make effective choices for meaning
or style, and to comprehend more
fully when reading.
W2: Students write formulaic language (learned words, W1.1 Engage in oral, written, or
signs [ASL], and phrases). signed (ASL) conversations.
W1.2 Interpret written, spoken, or
signed (ASL) language.
W1.3 Present to an audience of
listeners, readers, or ASL viewers.
W1.4 List, name, identify, and
enumerate.
W1.5 Identify learned words, signs
(ASL), and phrases in authentic
texts.
W1.6 Reproduce and present a
written, or signed (ASL) product in a
culturally authentic way.
COMMON CORE C1.1: Identify and correctly use
C1: Students write and speak with a command of clauses , phrases, and mechanics of
standard Mandarin conventions. punctuation
C1.2: Understand sentence
construction and proper Mandarin
usage
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C1.3: Produce legible work that
shows accurate Mandarin usage,
correct spelling, punctuation, and
capitalization
C1.4: Use direct quotations, in-text
citations, and paraphrasing with
appropriate citations
C1.5 Acquire and use accurately
general academic and domain-
specific words and phrases,
sufficient for reading, writing,
speaking, and listening at the college
and career readiness level;
demonstrate independence in
gathering vocabulary knowledge
when considering a word or phrase
important to comprehension or
expression.
CT1: Encourage critical thinking in Mandarin learning CT1.1 Assess source credibility
CT1.2 Read texts and evaluate
arguments for evidence of
presupposition
CT1.3 Identify multiple
interpretations of meaning
CT1.4 Ascertain the strength or
weakness of a text or argument
based on supporting evidence
CT1.5: Identify and explain causality
of events, arguments, perspectives
CT 1.6: Be receptive to and pursue
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multiple perspectives and
interpretations
CT1.7: Challenge predominantly
accepted notions, perspectives,
values, and positions
CT1.8: Present and suggest
unconventional ideas with
confidence
Understanding by Design:
Step 1: Identify learning outcomes
Step 2: Determine acceptable evidence of learning
Step 3: Plan learning experiences and instruction
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Unit Title Duration Understanding Essential Content/Skills Culminating Resources
Goals Questions Assessment
Unit1: Pinyin, 24 weeks - Students are able How to greeting Content: Group work Text:
Basic Strokes, to count numbers people in Chinese?
Numbers, and greeting people. Listening, speaking, Individual work Easy Steps to Chinese 1 Textbook
Greeting, Dates, How to speak and reading and writing skills
- Students are able write the dates in in Numbers from 1-10, Project Easy Steps to Chinese 1 workbook
age and
Telephone to tell the dates, ask Chinese? Hello, Thank you; you are
Classwork Chinese Made Easy
numbers the age and welcome, Goodbye, what is
telephone numbers. How to ask and answer your name? January to Homework Youtube
age and telephone December, Monday to
numbers in Chinese Sunday, dates in Chinese, Exam
ask and answer telephone
the telephone number in
Chinese
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Unit2: Family 8-9 weeks - Students are able How to introduce Content/skills: Group work Text:
Members, Self- to tell the family family members?
Introduction, and members Listening, speaking, Individual work Easy Steps to Chinese 1 Textbook
occupation How to introduce reading and writing skills
- Students are able ourselves? in Family Members, Father, Project Easy Steps to Chinese 1 workbook
to introduce mother, sister, brother, and
How to express what Classwork Chinese Made Easy
themselves introduce family members,
you want to be in the Self-Introduction, Name, Homework Youtube
-Students are able future? age, the year you was born,
to tell the different birthday, grades, and Exam
occupation hometown and Occupation,
Businessman, Nurse,
Doctor, Manager, Teacher
Unit 3: Chinese 5 weeks Culture How global citizens Content/skills: Individual work Online resources
Culture understand culture
Chinese Painting differences? Chinese New year in China Project Books
and Thailand.
Chinese drawing Classwork Video
Different festivals
Homework
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Unit4: Time, 8-9 weeks - Students are able How to tell the Content/Skills: Group work Text:
Daily Routine, to tell the time different time in
and Chinese? Listening, speaking, Individual work Easy Steps to Chinese 1 Textbook
Transportation - Students are able reading and writing skills
to introduce their How to introduce daily in Time, O’clock, minute, Project Easy Steps to Chinese 1 workbook
daily routine. routine? quarter, now, Daily
Classwork Chinese Made Easy
Routine, Morning, noon,
-Students are able How to tell the night, breakfast, lunch and Homework Youtube
to tell the different different dinner, and transportation,
transportation transportation? train, tram, plane, Ferry, Exam
taxi, public bus.
Unit5: Colors, 8-9 weeks - Students are able How to introduce Content: Group work Text:
Clothing, and to tell the different different colors that
Parts of the Body colors your family likes? Listening, speaking, Individual work Easy Steps to Chinese 1 Textbook
reading and writing skills
- Students are able How to introduce the in colors, red, blue, green, Project Easy Steps to Chinese 1 workbook
to tell the different clothes? orange, pink, purple,
Classwork Chinese Made Easy
clothes yellow, black, like,
How to tell the clothing, Jeans, shirt, skirt, Homework Youtube
-Students are able different body parts? school uniform, T-shirt,
to tell the different Body parts, Eye, ear, face, Exam
body parts head, nose, hand, foot, hair,
face, teeth.
