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Voting and Civic Responsibilities

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Chinese 3 > Rights and Responsibilities

Voting and Civic Responsibilities

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

  • Express opinions and preferences about voting and civic responsibilities.
  • Participate in sustained exchanges relating to voting and civic responsibilities.

Listening and Reading for Understanding

  • Comprehend written and oral information relating to voting and civic responsibilities.

Oral and Written Presentation

  • Communicate main ideas and supporting details about voting and political issues.
  • Produce and present situations, both spontaneous and rehearsed, which highlight community responsibilities.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

  • Discuss voting practices in Chinese-speaking countries.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

  • Identify contributions of political figures from Chinese-speaking countries to the world.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

  • Compare policies and practices regarding voting and civic responsibilities in Chinese-speaking countries with those in the U.S.

Communication Across Communities

  • Investigate voting practices in Chinese-speaking countries via native Chinese-speakers in the community, in print media, or on the Internet.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

  • Conditional
  • Commands
  • Terminology for expressing obligation

Chinese 3 > Rights and Responsibilities

Chores

Communication

Person-to-Person Communication

  • Ask and give a detailed description of household chores and responsibilities.
  • Participate in sustained conversation about household chores and responsibilities.
  • Exchange information about chores in various time frames (past, present, future).

Listening and Reading for Understanding

  • Comprehend instructions related to household chores and responsibilities such as labels, advertisements, and instructions on products.

Oral and Written Presentation

  • Produce detailed spoken and/or written presentations about household chores and responsibilities of various family members.
  • Produce and present situations that highlight one's personal responsibilities.

Cultures

Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products

  • Explore traditional attitudes towards household responsibilities in various Chinese-speaking countries.

Connections, Comparisons, and Communities

Making Connections Through Language

  • Make connections with responsibilities in other classroom situations, such as cleaning up in art or cooking class and putting away equipment in science and physical education.

Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons

  • Compare and contrast household responsibilities of U.S. teenagers with teenagers' responsibilities in Chinese-speaking countries.

Communication Across Communities

  • Access information about household responsibilities via the Internet or print media.

Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements

  • Vocabulary related to expressing feelings and opinions

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September 1, 2008


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