| Content |
contributions of Chinese Canadians to society |
Mandarin 10 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
cultural practices in various Chinese communities |
Mandarin 10 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
Chinese works of art |
Mandarin 10 |
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 10 |
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 |
common elements of stories |
Mandarin 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: common elements of stories |
Elaboration: place, characters, setting, plot, problem and resolution |
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| Content |
elements of common texts |
Mandarin 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: elements of common texts |
Elaboration: e.g., format (letter versus email message), language, context, audience, register (informal versus formal), purpose |
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| Content |
past, present, and future time frames |
Mandarin 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: time frames |
Elaboration: e.g., using 过 to indicate past experiences (e.g., 我去过动物园。) |
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| Content |
commonly used vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:- types of questions
- activities, situations, and events
- opinions
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Mandarin 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: questions |
Elaboration: e.g., ……还是……。 |
| Keyword: activities, situations, and events |
Elaboration: e.g., ……看起来……。……好像……。 |
| Keyword: opinions |
Elaboration: e.g., 我觉得……。 |
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| Content |
Chinese characters, meaning, and structure |
Mandarin 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Chinese characters, meaning, and structure |
Elaboration: including sounds, meaning, parts, and radicals |
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| Content |
tonal variations |
Mandarin 10 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: tonal variations |
Elaboration: mā, má, mǎ, mà, ma |
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| Content |
phonetic systems |
Mandarin 10 |
No CCG |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge |
Mandarin 10 |
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, shared, and others’ experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens |
Mandarin 10 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: cultural lens |
Elaboration: e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize the importance of story in personal, family, and community identity |
Mandarin 10 |
Personal and social awareness |
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| Curricular Competency |
Engage in experiences with Mandarin-speaking people and Chinese communities |
Mandarin 10 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: Engage in experiences |
Elaboration: e.g., blogs, school visits (including virtual/online visits), concerts, exchanges, festivals, films, letters, plays, social media, stores and restaurants with service in Mandarin |
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