Useful balanced literacy strategies in

teaching Chinese

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Technology and Math

Read a story, book of fiction, news article, picture book, essay, poem,

etc to another person. Develop vocabulary knowledge, focused

listening skills or critical thinking skills.

The Literacy Collaborative Model

1. Interactive Read Aloud

灰太狼是一只中国的老狼。huī tài láng shì yì zhī zhōng guó de lǎo láng.

他今年三十四岁了。tā jīn nián sān shí sì suì le.

他喜欢吃羊。tā xǐ huān chī yáng

6th grade-beginning level

灰太狼很想吃喜洋洋。huī tài láng hěn xiǎng chī xǐ yáng yáng.

所以，他每天等喜洋洋上学。suǒ yǐ, tā měi tiān děng xǐ yáng yáng shàng xué.

星期一，喜洋洋坐飞机去上学。xīng qī yī, xǐ yáng yáng zuò fēi jī qù shàng xué.

灰太狼没有等到喜洋洋。huī tài láng méi děng dào xǐ yáng yáng.

星期二，喜洋洋坐汽车去上学。xīng qī èr, xǐ yáng yáng zuò qì chē qù shàng xué.

灰太狼没有等到喜洋洋。huī tài láng méi yǒu děng dào xǐ yáng yáng.

星期三，喜洋洋坐火车去上学。xīng qī sān, xǐ yáng yáng zuò huǒ chē qù shàng xué.

灰太狼没有等到喜洋洋。huī tài láng méi yǒu děng dào xǐ yáng yáng.

星期四，喜洋洋坐公共汽车去上学。xīng qī sì, xǐ yáng yáng zuò gōng gòng qì chē qù shàng xué.

灰太狼没有等到喜洋洋。huī tài láng méi yǒu děng dào xǐ yáng yáng.

星期五，喜洋洋骑摩托车去上学。xīng qī wǔ, xǐ yáng yáng qí mó tuō chē qù shàng xué.

灰太狼没有等到喜洋洋。huī tài láng méi yǒu děng dào xǐ yáng yáng.

星期六，喜洋洋骑马去上学。xīng qī liù, xǐ yáng yáng qí mǎ qù shàng xué.

灰太狼没有等到喜洋洋。huī tài láng méi yǒu děng dào xǐ yáng yáng.

星期天，喜洋洋没有骑自行车去上学。xīng qī tiān, xǐ yáng yáng méi yǒu qí zì xíng chē qù shàng xué.

他走路去上学。tā zǒu lù qù shàng xué.

灰太狼等到喜洋洋了 !huī tài láng děng dào xǐ yáng yáng le!

1. Interactive Read AloudRead a story, book of fiction, news article, picture book, essay, poem, etc to another person. Develop vocabulary knowledge, focused listening skills or

critical thinking skills.

寻人启事：李林男。身高一米七。脸微胖，身材偏瘦。皮肤微黑，短眉小眼。大嘴。光头。四十二岁，上海人，说普通话。

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8th gradeIntermediate level

1. Interactive Read aloud Activity:Pre-reading:Pre-reading: Discuss the type of advertisement it is.寻 xún=找启 qǐ =开During reading:During reading:Pair work: high light the facial feature and body part. 眉=眉毛 ;眼=眼睛 ;嘴=嘴巴Circle the new vocabulary and write down the meaning you think it is.Word study:微= 有点儿 偏=tend to (be).Post-reading:Post-reading:Create a missing person ad.

2. Working with words-Character studyComponents of words/radicals can help students

“spell” the Chinese characters Intermediate level:Intermediate level: Break down characters into

components and radicals

• Analyze each new character to students on a daily base:

E.g.:Character Radicals/components

取 qǔ 耳 ěr 又 yòu

Word family: Make connections of the character with the same radical.

Make connections between the components the character contains. Explain the original meaning of the character. Ask students to make their own story.

Introduce basic radicals

2.Working with words-Character study

Components of words/word roots Beginning level (6Beginning level (6thth grade): grade): introduce photographic characters.

Use the components to make character meaningful

剧 jù: TV series, opera

尸 shī 古 gǔ 刂（刀）dāo

岁 suì ：Years; age

山shān ：

夕xī ：

Word family: Make connections of the character with the same radical.

看kàn

手shǒu

目mù

眼 睛 眉

3.Interactive Writingfor creating stories, writing

poems

• The teacher may fill in parts of words or whole words, depending upon the group's stage of writing development.

• E.g.: creating stories, chants and poems.

3. 疾病/症状

1. 课余活动/体育运动/兴趣爱好

4. 天气/四季

2. 学校建筑 / 衣服 / 兴趣爱好

For vocabulary review1. 我就喜欢！

1. _____________,______________,_____________;

chàng gē, tiào wǔ, tīng yīn yuè2. ______________,______________,____________ 。 (fill in 3 names of activities contain 3 characters at most)

3. 我喜欢 _____________, 也爱 _____________ ；4. 我不喜欢 ____________, 也不爱 ____________ 。5. _____ 叫我 __________, 不要 _____________ 。6. 我最不喜欢 ____________, 最不爱 __________!

7. 我就喜欢 _______________, 就爱 ___________!

7th gradeBeginning level

(1)A person’s name(2)Country(3)A room (place)(4)An activity(5)A Place(6)An activity(7)An activity

(8)The verb in the activity (7)

(9)An Animal(10)A Color (11) A type of clothes(12) A place(13) An activity

Mad Libs:

7th gradeBeginning level

•_________(1) 是一个 _______(2) 学生，今年十二岁。•他很喜欢在 _______(3)里 _______(4) 。•每天 měi tiān (everyday) 早上 zǎo shàng

(morning) 他都要去 _______(5)_______(6) 。•他 _________(7)____(8) 得像 ____(9) 一样。•他最喜欢穿 _________(10)的 _______(11)在

_________(12)________(13) 。

Harry Potter 英国学校 打坏人

球场 打飞球跳舞 跳 狗

红色和黄色 毛衣男厕所 看书

Mad Libs:

For vocabulary review 2. 痛苦之歌：

1. _____________,______________, _____________; Headache, toothache, throat in pain;2. _____________,______________, _____________; Hand hurts, foot hurts, arm in pain;3. _____________,______________, _____________; Leg hurts, waist hurts, abdominal pain;4. __________________________________________; Don’t ask me where (is) not comfortable where in pain. *Translate underlined words according to the word order5. __________________________________________; I (am) wherever (all) not comfortable wherever (all) in pain!

1)_____笑了 ,

2)_____绿了 ,

3)_____在 _____告诉我们 :_____ 的 _____来了 !

3. 诗歌写作：四季花儿笑了 , 小草绿了 ,

小鸟在天空告诉我们 : 快乐的春天来了 !

天空笑了，小草快乐，

这是暖和的春天。Steven Gonzalez

夏天花说出我的名字，太阳大，所以是我

的心，我爱夏天！Remi Moon

树叶变黄，天空变成黑色，

睡觉的鸟，树笑了，

秋天来了。Molly M.

脸笑了，大地白了，

花不在大地，告诉我们，

冷死了的冬天来了。

Mika

4. Shared writingTeacher and students work together to

compose messages and stories:*S read out loud in his/her seat.*T models writing on the board.

3. 看图写作：

2. 提供 3-4 个学过的新词写作：

1. 提供场景写作：

1.提供场景写作：1. Write 2 sentences according to the

following scenarios. Begin with “ 哎哟！” /“ 啊！” Someone stepped on your foot.

You broke your leg.

The door smashed your finger.

2. 提供 3-4 个学过的新词写作： Use the following words to write a

short story:

1. 恐怖片；没有；头

2. 打棒球 ; 哎哟 ; 流血

3. 看图写作： A. Find out the injured body parts in the

pictures below and write a scenario/story for each.

3. 看图写作： B. 他怎么了？

3. 看图写作：C. 今天天气怎么样？

看图写作D. 小企鹅的一周