Interdisciplinary Unit Plan fr Chinese and Scial Studies Classes Unit Authrs Name Sun Burfrd Jhn Pearsn Subject Taught 6 th -8 th Grade Chinese Language and Culture 7 th Grade Scial Studies Eastern Wrld Cultures Schl Name Tyee Middle Schl Tyee Middle Schl Schl City, State Bellevue, WA Bellevue, WA Unit Overview Unit Title (A descriptive and creative name fr the unit) Dreams and Changes in Shanghai, China Unit Summary (Briefly describe purpses, majr activities, and learning utcmes) Thrugh five days f interviews, research, cllabrative presentatins, and discussin, students will use their new understanding f varius cultural and demgraphic aspects f the develpment f Shanghai ver the last century t frmulate their wn view n hw the American Dream and the Chinese Dream are similar. Ø Fr the first fur days, Chinese and Scial Studies students will cllabrate within each classrm/cmputer lab t use infrmatin gathered thrugh interviews and nline resurces t create a pster displaying phts, articles, and stries that clearly shw hw Shanghai, China has been develping in many aspects ver the last century Ø On the fifth day, Chinese and Scial Studies students will get tgether in the library t share their discveries and discuss sme f the driving frces behind these changes frm the past t the present in Shanghai (dreams: curage, hard wrk, hpe, etc.) Ø After these presentatins, students will discuss the Chinese Dream as it cmpares t the American Dream, and then write a reflectin n hw peple share similar dreams in China and America, using evidence gathered frm all surces and discussins during this unit Unit Essential Questins (Include the key questins that guide the learning f the unit) What is the American Dream? What is the Chinese Dream? In what ways has life in Shanghai been develping ver the last century t shw evidence f peple reaching tward the Chinese Dream? Hw is the Chinese Dream similar t the American Dream?
Subject Invlved Chinese Scial Studies Student Grade Level(s) Chinese Prficiency Level Time Needed 7 th and 8 th grades 7 th grade Nvice Mid/High t Intermediate Mid Nne t Advanced 5 Days Hmewrk prir t Day 1: Students write dwn their initial thughts abut hw the Chinese Dream might cmpare t the American Dream. Students will have a week t interview 3-5 Chinese and Americans t find ut what the Chinese Dream r the American Dream means t them. Day 1: Using the pinins gathered frm their interviews, students will cllabrate in table grups t frmulate descriptive declaratins f bth the Chinese Dream and the American Dream. Days 2-3: Research in the cmputer lab abut changes in living cnditins ver the last century in Shanghai. Students in each class in English r Chinese will als be learning the sng by Abba, I Have a Dream t sing t each ther n Day 5, r learn parts f Martin Luther King Jr. s I Have a Dream speech in English r Chinese t recite in a chral reading presentatin n Day 5. Day 4: Each table grup prepares a pster t shw evidence f the Chinese Dream using evidence fund in their research. Day 5: Grups frm bth Chinese and Scial Studies classes meet in the library t present their psters t each ther and discuss their cnclusins n the similarities between Chinese Dream and American Dream. Students will als perfrm and teach the thers in class by singing r reciting their I Have a Dream presentatins. As time allws, Chinese students will teach Scial Studies students hw t write Chinese characters fr key cncepts in these human dreams, such as dream, future, believe, wnder, help, and I have a dream. Hmewrk fllwing Day 5: Students will write their reflectins n hw the Chinese Dream is similar t the American Dream using the 3-2-1 Bridge respnse sheet.
Targeted Standards Subject Area 1: Chinese Cnnectins between Chinese class and Scial Studies class between the American Dream and the Chinese Dream Cmparisns Life in Shanghai tday cmpared with the 1910 s, the 1940 s, and the 1980 s Language cmparisns between English and Chinese in the sng and the speech bth titled, I Have a Dream Culture Prduct creating a pster using pictures, Chinese characters, and symblic landmarks frm their research in bks and n websites Practice lking at cultural practices and hw peple have enjyed their spare time ver the last century in Shanghai Perspective understanding why mdern skyscrapers and high-speed trains are built tday t glrify China and the city f Shanghai Cmmunities Interviews with peple f all ages abut their views f the American and Chinese Dreams can help students understand the perspectives f their lcal and internatinal cmmunity Sharing ur psters by displaying them in the hallways f ur schl t make them visible t the lcal cmmunity Cmmunicatin Interpretive reading articles, viewing vides, and listening t sngs in Mandarin Interpersnal interviews t ask peple and each ther abut their views f the dreams f the American and Chinese peple Presentatinal creating and presenting psters, singing a sng, and reciting a speech t students frm the ther class Subject Area 2: Scial Studies Cllege, Career, & Civic Life C3 Framewrk fr Scial Studies State Standards By the end f grade 8, individually and with thers, students... Determining Helpful Surces D1.5.6-8. Determine the kinds f surces that will be helpful in answering cmpelling and supprting questins, taking int cnsideratin multiple pints f views represented in the surces. Civic and Plitical Institutins D2.Civ.6.6-8. Describe the rles f plitical, civil, and ecnmic rganizatins in shaping peple s lives. D2.Civ.10.6-8. Explain the relevance f persnal interests and perspectives, civic virtues, and demcratic principles when peple address issues and prblems in gvernment and civil sciety. D2.Civ.14.6-8. Cmpare histrical and cntemprary means f changing scieties, and prmting the cmmn gd. Ecnmic Decisin Making D2.Ec.1.6-8. Explain hw ecnmic decisins affect the well-being f individuals, businesses, and sciety. Exchange and Markets D2.Ec.7.6-8. Analyze the rle f innvatin and entrepreneurship in a market ecnmy. The Natinal Ecnmy D2.Ec.13.6-8. Explain why standards f living increase as prductivity imprves. Histrical Perspectives D2.His.4.6-8. Analyze multiple factrs that influenced the perspectives f peple during different histrical eras. D2.His.5.6-8. Explain hw and why perspectives f peple have changed ver time.
Learning Objectives Subject Area 1: Chinese Knwledge: (Language, culture, cntent) Ø Chinese students explre the term Chinese Dream prclaimed by President Xi and study the cncepts related t it Ø Thrugh interviews, research, cllabrative activities, and discussin, students will use their understanding f varius cultural and demgraphic aspects f Shanghai t frmulate their wn view n hw the American Dream and the Chinese Dream are similar in many ways Ø Students will understand thrugh pictures and stries fund thrugh nline research and library bks hw much and in what significant ways that Shanghai has develped ver the last century, and hw this relates t the fulfillment f the Chinese Dream areas t cnsider fr research include husing, family life, educatin, transprtatin, hbbies, etc. Ø After viewing psters n Shanghai s develpment and having discussins with thers frm a Scial Studies class, students will reflect n and write abut hw the Chinese Dream is similar t the American Dream, reasning with evidence using research frm bth classes using simple Chinese statements and pictures Ø Students will research, practice, and demnstrate Shanghai s cultural games, cultural sngs, cultural dances, and cultural artwrk r hbbies t Scial Studies students as time allws Skills (CAN DO) Identify I CAN identify and lcate Shanghai s majr landmarks Discuss I CAN discuss Shanghai s special cultural features with their peers Demnstrate I CAN demnstrate Chinese cultural practices, such as a game, a dance, a sng, artwrk, r hbbies Interview I CAN ask prbing questins t peple f varying ages and take ntes n their answers t better understand their perspective f the Chinese Dream r the American Dream. Research I CAN find relevant and meaningful articles, stries, and pictures thrugh research nline and using library bks t illustrate varius aspects f develpment within Shanghai ver the last century. Presentatin I CAN wrk with thers in a small grup t create a pster creatively and clrfully displaying evidence f Shanghai s develpment. Subject Area 2: Scial Studies Knwledge: (Language, culture, cntent) Ø Students will frmulate a descriptin f bth the Chinese Dream and the American Dream thrugh several interviews utside f class, nline research, and table grup discussins Ø Students will understand thrugh pictures and stries fund thrugh nline research and library bks hw much and in what significant ways that Shanghai has develped ver the last century, and hw this relates t the fulfillment f the Chinese Dream areas t cnsider fr research include jbs, ecnmic develpment, husing, family life, educatin, transprtatin, hbbies, etc. Ø After viewing psters n Shanghai s develpment and having discussins with thers frm a Chinese class, students will reflect n and write abut hw the Chinese Dream is similar t the American Dream, reasning with evidence using research frm bth classes Skills (CAN DO) Interview I CAN ask prbing questins t peple f varying ages and take ntes n their answers t better understand their perspective f the Chinese Dream r the American Dream. Research I CAN find relevant and meaningful articles, stries, and pictures thrugh research nline and using library bks in rder t illustrate varius aspects f develpment within Shanghai ver the last century. Presentatin I CAN wrk with thers in a small grup t create a pster creatively and clrfully displaying evidence f Shanghai s develpment. Discussin I CAN sustain a meaningful discussin with students frm anther class after listening carefully t their presentatin and impressins f hw the Chinese Dream might cmpare with the American Dream. Write I CAN reflect n the interviews, research, presentatins, and discussin t frmulate a final cnclusin, reasned with evidence, as t hw the Chinese Dream and the American Dream might be similar
Assessment Plan Subject Area 1: Chinese Students will be assessed n the fllwing: Their effrt t interview peple f bth Chinese and nn-chinese backgrund t gather their ideas n the Chinese Dream and the American Dream, as shwn n their interview ntes sheet The quality f their research, evidenced by the articles, stries, and phts that they were able t find displaying develpment in many realms in Shanghai ver the last century, as displayed n each small grup pster The quality f the Chinese expressins written in characters that each student adds t their grup pster, identifying sme f the changes in Shanghai ver the last century Participatin in either singing the sng r reciting the parts f the speech called I Have a Dream The depth f thught and reasning displayed in their written reflectins as they cmpare the Chinese Dream with the American Dream, as well as their evidence and explanatin f hw their thinking has changed n this questin n the 3-2-1 Bridge sheet Subject Area 2: Scial Studies Students will be assessed n the fllwing: Their effrt t interview peple f bth Chinese and nn-chinese backgrund t gather their ideas n the Chinese Dream and the American Dream, as shwn n their interview ntes sheet The quality f their research, evidenced by the articles, stries, and phts that they were able t find displaying develpment in many realms in Shanghai ver the last century, as displayed n each small grup pster Participatin in either singing the sng r reciting the parts f the speech called I Have a Dream The depth f thught and reasning displayed in their written reflectins as they cmpare the Chinese Dream with the American Dream, as well as their evidence and explanatin f hw their thinking has changed n this questin n the 3-2-1 Bridge sheet
Majr Activities Subject Area 1: Chinese Ø Students will interview 3-5 Chinese peple f varius ages, and cllabrating with ther students t recrd a descriptin f the Chinese Dream. Ø Students explre the term Chinese Dream prclaimed by President Xi and study the cncepts related t it Ø Students will then find pictures and simple Chinese wrds thrugh research shwing changes in Shanghai frm the past t the present (husing, family life, educatin, transprtatin, etc.) Ø Students will explre authentic Chinese hbbies, games, sngs, artwrk, etc. in rder t present them t the Scial Studies students Ø Wrking in grups f 4, students will display their pictures fund thrugh research as well as Chinese characters fr key cncepts related t the Chinese Dream n a pster t be presented t a small grup f students frm the Scial Studies class Ø Students will have a chice f either singing the sng by Abba (translated int Chinese) called, I Have a Dream, r reciting parts f Martin Luther King Jr. s I Have a Dream speech, (translated int Chinese) s they will be practicing these in class Ø Then the Chinese and Scial Studies classes meet in the library fr ur final day f presentatins and cmbined activities... Subject Area 2: Scial Studies Ø Befre the prject begins, students will think abut what their hpes and dreams are in life, pnder whether the Chinese Dream might be similar t the American Dream, and write dwn their thughts Ø Next, students interview 3-5 peple f varying ages t understand their descriptin f the American Dream, and then cmpare their findings with thse at their table grup t gain a better understanding f the American Dream, in the end writing their wn cllabrative definitin. Ø Students will als prepare fr this prject by researching the Chinese Dream, interviewing 3-5 Chinese peple f varius ages, and cllabrating in the same way with ther students t recrd a descriptin f the Chinese Dream. Ø Students will have a chice f either singing the sng by Abba (in English) called, I Have a Dream, r reciting parts f Martin Luther King Jr. s I Have a Dream speech, (in English) s they will be practicing these in class Ø Students will then find articles, stries, and pictures thrugh research shwing changes in Shanghai frm the past and t the present, including jbs, ecnmic develpment, husing, family life, educatin, transprtatin, hbbies, etc., with a fcus n the 1910 s, 1940 s, 1980 s, and tday Ø Students will creatively display their findings at their table grup n a pster t be shared with students frm the Chinese class Ø Then the Chinese and Scial Studies classes meet in the library fr ur final day f presentatins and cmbined activities...
Cmbined Activities Subject Area 1 and Area 2: Chinese and Scial Studies classes meet in the library fr cmbined activities n the 5 th and final day f this unit Ø All students in grups f 4 will present their psters t a small grup f students frm the ther class. Students will share their displays f phts and stries ver the last century in Shanghai and discuss the driving frces behind these changes as Shanghai has develped frm the past t the present (dreams: curage, hard wrk, sacrifice, hpe, etc.) Chinese students will then help Scial Studies students write sme f the key wrds fr these cncepts in Chinese characters Sme students frm each class will perfrm and then teach the thers hw t sing a sng abut human hpes and dreams in Chinese and English called I Have a Dream Sme students frm each class will recite in Chinese and English parts f Martin Luther King Jr. s speech abut human hpes and dreams called I Have a Dream After these presentatins, students will discuss hw the Chinese Dream cmpares t the American Dream. Ø If time allws Chinese class students will explain in Mandarin and English t the Scial Studies students hw t participate in Chinese cultural games, dances, sngs, artwrk, r hbbies Ø Fr hmewrk, each student will write a reflectin n hw peple share similar dreams in China and America. Students will use the 3-2- 1 Bridge sheets t describe in detail ways that their thinking has changed in respnse t this Essential Questin. Materials and Resurces fr Unit Teacher-Cllected Materials (during the Shanghai prject) Printed Materials Online Resurces Other Resurces Subject 1: Chinese Phts taken arund Shanghai Picture cards f ld and new Shanghai Mandarin picture dictinary Reference bks and magazines frm the library and Mr. Pearsn s cllectin n the histry f Shanghai, including: Shanghai: A Century f Change in Phtgraphs 1843-1949 and Shanghai: Our Wrld in Clur 3-2-1 Bridge sheet t help students explain hw their thinking has changed regarding the Essential Questins Humans f Shanghai : http://humansfshanghai.rg/ Humans f Seattle : http://www.humansfseattle.rg/ Shrt vides nline abut Shanghai, such as Shanghai: New Meets Old frm Natinal Gegraphic: http://vide.natinalgegraphic.cm/vide/explrerg/shang hai-erg Websites fund thrugh student research I Have a Dream by Abba (translated int Mandarin) I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr. (translated int Mandarin) Subject 2: Scial Studies Phts taken arund Shanghai Picture cards f ld and new Shanghai Reference bks and magazines frm the library and Mr. Pearsn s cllectin n the histry f Shanghai, including: Shanghai: A Century f Change in Phtgraphs 1843-1949 and Shanghai: Our Wrld in Clur 3-2-1 Bridge sheet t help students explain hw their thinking has changed regarding the Essential Questins Humans f Shanghai : http://humansfshanghai.rg/ Humans f Seattle : http://www.humansfseattle.rg/ Shrt vides nline abut Shanghai, such as Shanghai: New Meets Old frm Natinal Gegraphic: http://vide.natinalgegraphic.cm/vide/explrerg/shang hai-erg Websites fund thrugh student research I Have a Dream by Abba (in English) I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
Name Date Perid Changes in My Thinking abut Ways that the Chinese Dream is Similar t the American Dream Use the fllwing 3-2-1 Bridge frmat t express yur ideas, questins, and hw yur thinking has changed I used t think... But nw I think... My first thughts/ideas abut ways that the Chinese Dream might be similar t the American Dream: My new thughts/ideas abut ways that the Chinese Dream might be similar t the American Dream: 1. 2. 3. Tw questins I have abut ways that the Chinese Dream might be similar t the American Dream: 1. 2. Analgy: hw the Chinese Dream cmpares t the American Dream The Chinese Dream is t the American Dream like is t Explain: 1. 2. 3. Tw new questins abut ways that the Chinese Dream might be similar t the American Dream: 1. 2. New analgy: hw the Chinese Dream cmpares t the American Dream The Chinese Dream is t the American Dream like is t Explain: Bridge: Explain hw yur new viewpint cnnects t r has changed frm the way yu used t think abut hw the Chinese Dream might be similar t the American Dream.