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SCIS-HIS Mandarin Teachers

SCIS-HIS Mandarin Teachers. Program Development 1 st - 3 rd August 2012. Strengths. Dedicated teachers Variety of resources Belief that Mandarin education is important Basic foundation established. Our Program. Developed based on levels Novice Intermediate Experienced

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SCIS-HIS Mandarin Teachers

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  1. SCIS-HIS Mandarin Teachers Program Development 1st - 3rd August 2012

  2. Strengths • Dedicated teachers • Variety of resources • Belief that Mandarin education is important • Basic foundation established

  3. Our Program • Developed based on levels • Novice • Intermediate • Experienced • Part of the World Language Curricular Area

  4. Our Program

  5. Issues • Levels not clearly understood • Units not well developed • Communications with parents difficult

  6. Levels • Novice: Familiarity of Mandarin • Intermediate: Technical Skill using Mandarin • Experienced: Studying literature and other content that is presented in Mandarin

  7. Unit Development Vocabulary, Structures, Skills Novice Experienced Listening and Speaking Reading and Writing

  8. Unit Guidelines • Content • Have key unit resources ready before you start. • Unit Plan • Initial Resource • Parent Guide • Final Assessment

  9. Topics / Themes

  10. Unit Guidelines • Language focus • sentence structures • genre • 6-Traits • writing process • reading strategies • etc.

  11. Unit Guidelines • Vocabulary • 50 items • 10 – 15 teacher chosen, expected to learn • 15 – 20 student chosen, expected to demonstrate • The goal is to give more items that is expected to learn.

  12. 6-Traits of Speaking and Writing • Ideas & Content • Organization • Voice • Word Choice • Sentence Fluency • Conventions

  13. Ideas and Content This trait is the HEART of the message; the central idea and support. • CLARITY - makes sense. • FOCUS - narrow and manageable size • QUALITY DETAILS - noticing little things that others might not notice.

  14. Organization • This trait is the internal structure. • Logical order or pattern • Helps the reader move through the piece or the listener follow the thoughts from one to the next

  15. Voice • This trait is the character of the piece • Is the tone right for the purpose? for the audience? • Does it have a “feel”?

  16. Word Choice • Correct, accurate use of language • Vivid, precise, memorable, noteworthy • Effective - original use of everyday words

  17. Sentence Fluency • This is the rhythm and flow of the language • Smooth, connected, choppy, clumsy • The sound when read aloud • Variety of sentence beginnings, sentence lengths, patterns

  18. Conventions • Spelling (character strokes), punctuation, grammar/usage, paragraphing • ✓Correctness is the goal • ✓Proof-reading, editing • ✓Age and level appropriate

  19. Presentation • The quality or the look or sound of the work • Spacing, graphics, gestures, neatness, clarity of speech, handwriting, overall appearance, overall performance • Looks Great! Sounds Great!

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