| Big Ideas |
Reciprocal interactions help us understand and acquire language. |
Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Reciprocal |
Elaboration: involving back-and-forth participation |
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| Big Ideas |
We can explore identity and place through increased understanding of a new language. |
Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Listening and viewing with intent helps us understand an increasing variety of messages. |
Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
Chinese communities around the world |
Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
cultural aspects of Chinese communities |
Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural aspects |
Elaboration: e.g., activities, celebrations, dance, festivals, traditions, clothing, food, history, land, music, protocols, rituals |
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| Content |
Chinese works of art |
Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: works of art |
Elaboration: e.g., creative works in dance, drama, music, or visual arts, with consideration for the ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism |
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| Content |
First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place |
Mandarin 7 |
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 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: common elements of stories |
Elaboration: place, characters, setting, plot, problem and resolution |
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| Content |
common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:- types of questions
- instructions and comparisons
- descriptions of others
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Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: expressions |
Elaboration: e.g., everyday observations about weather, food, clothing, daily activities |
| Keyword: questions |
Elaboration: e.g., 这是什么？你有几个哥哥？老师在哪儿？ |
| Keyword: comparisons |
Elaboration: e.g., ……比……。 |
| Keyword: descriptions of others |
Elaboration: e.g., 这是我的弟弟，他叫马克。他是加拿大人。这是一件黑色的上衣。 |
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| Content |
basic parts and radicals |
Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: parts and radicals |
Elaboration: e.g., 亻, 氵, 艹, 扌, 辶, 饣 |
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| Content |
commonly used Chinese characters |
Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
|
| Content |
tonal variations |
Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: tonal variations |
Elaboration: mā, má, mǎ, mà, ma |
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| Content |
phonetic systems |
Mandarin 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: phonetic systems |
Elaboration: Hanyu Pinyin (e.g., 注音符號); Mandarin phonemes (b, p, m, f, or ㄅㄆㄇㄈ) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge |
Mandarin 7 |
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 |
Examine personal, shared, and others’ experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens |
Mandarin 7 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: cultural lens |
Elaboration: e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions |
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