Topic : Around the World

Prescribed Learning Outcomes:

Communicating

It is expected that students will:

• describe events, experiences, and pro- cedures sequentially
• recognize and apply commonly used idiomatic expressions

Acquiring Information

It is expected that students will:

• process and adapt information from age-appropriate Chinese-language resources to complete authentic tasks
• convey acquired information with an increasing level of competency in oral and written language

Overview

• oral presentations and supporting maps
• listening comprehension

Planning for Assessment and Evaluation

• The teacher invited students to brainstorm a list of countries they were interested in visiting or learning about.

• Then students used classroom resources (e.g., dictionaries, atlases, teacher assistance) to create a list of names of countries in Pinyin.

• In pairs, students selected countries that interested them. Each pair drew or copied a map of the selected country, illustrated it with appropriate symbols, and labelled information and features (e.g., languages spoken, geographical features, industry, scenic spots, weather conditions) using Pinyin and/or Chinese characters. While they worked, the teacher provided guidance and support as well as a variety of resources to assist them, including dictionaries, atlases, and word cards. Students were also encouraged to use library resources and relevant web sites.

• Students presented their projects orally, displaying the maps and reading the labels aloud. Each student listened and recorded (in Pinyin, using English only when necessary) at least two interesting facts about each country.

Defining the Criteria

Oral Presentation

To what extent does the student:

• present information that is understandable
• include accurate, relevant, and interesting details
• speak fluently, with most pauses occurring at the end of a phrase or sentence
• use a variety of appropriate vocabulary and language structures

Map

To what extent does the student:

• include labels that are accurately written in Pinyin and include tone markers
• take risks to include unfamiliar vocabulary and interesting detail
• provide complete and accurate information

Listening Comprehension (Written List of Facts)

To what extent does the student:

• provide clear and accurate information
• include a number of facts
• include details
• show evidence of risk-taking
• use newly acquired patterns or vocabulary, or use Chinese characters as well as Pinyin

Written Assignment in Chinese

Criteria: Oral Presentation	Rating	Comments
is understandable
includes accurate, relevent, and interesting details
speaks fluently, with most pauses occuring at the end of a phrase or sentence
uses a variety of appropriate vocabulary and language structures
Criteria: Map
labels are accurately written in Pinyin and include tone markers
takes risks to include unfamiliar vocabulary and interesting detail
information is complete and accurate

Key: 

4-Excellent
3-Good
2-Acceptable
1-Unacceptable

Listening Comprehension
(Written List of Facts)

Rating	Criteria
4 Excellent	provides two pieces of clear; accurate information for most presentations takes risks; may try to include details; uses newly acquired patterns or vocabulary, or uses Chinese characters as well as Pinyin
3 Good	provides two pieces of informationfor most presentations; information is generally accurate but tends to be simple and often repetitious; may be incomplete or confusing in places understandable; relies on a few basic structures; spelling is generally accurate; may include some errors in tone markers
2 Acceptable	provides at least one piece of accurate information for most presentations; few details-tends to use simple labels rather than complete statements criteria for acceptable performance were not evident
1 Unacceptable	criteria for acceptable performance were not evident

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