| Big Ideas |
The communicative context determines how we express ourselves. |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Language and culture are interconnected and shape our perspective, identity, and voice. |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition of a new language. |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural appropriation |
Elaboration: use of a cultural motif, theme, “voice,” image, knowledge, story, song, or drama, shared without permission or without appropriate context or in a way that may misrepresent the real experience of the people from whose culture it is drawn |
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| Content |
Chinese history and worldviews |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
Chinese works of art |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: works of art |
Elaboration: e.g., creative works in dance, drama, music, or visual arts |
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| Content |
First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: oral histories |
Elaboration: e.g., conversations with an Elder about celebrations, traditions, and protocols |
| Keyword: identity |
Elaboration: Identity is influenced by, for example, traditions, protocols, celebrations, and festivals. |
| Keyword: place |
Elaboration: A sense of place can be influenced by, for example, territory, food, clothing, and creative works. |
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| Content |
language formality and etiquette |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: language formality and etiquette |
Elaboration: e.g., using formal language when addressing people, differentiating formal and informal writing, choosing appropriate words for context |
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| Content |
past, present, and future time frames |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: time frames |
Elaboration: e.g. using 过 to indicate past experiences (e.g., 我没吃过饺子。) |
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| Content |
Increasingly complex vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:- complex questions
- sequence of events in stories
- explanation and justification of opinions
- points of view
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Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: sequence of events |
Elaboration: using expressions such as 先, 之后, 结果, 后来 |
| Keyword: explanation and justification of opinions |
Elaboration: e.g., 因为……，所以……。 |
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| Content |
Chinese characters, meaning, and structure |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Chinese characters, meaning, and structure |
Elaboration: including sounds, meaning, parts, and radicals |
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| Content |
tonal variations |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: tonal variations |
Elaboration: mā, má, mǎ, mà, ma |
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| Content |
phonetic systems |
Mandarin 11 |
No CCG |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge |
Mandarin 11 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: ways of knowing |
Elaboration: e.g., First Nations, Métis and Inuit; and/or gender-related, subject/discipline-specific, cultural, embodied, intuitive |
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| Curricular Competency |
Analyze personal, others', and shared experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens |
Mandarin 11 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: cultural lens |
Elaboration: e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions |
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