Transcript Geography Integration - Media-Swarthmore Chinese School

Host Country
Geography &
History Integration
Wendy Da
1. Objective
2. Content
• Stand alone unit
Geography study
• Theme week:
Historical skits
• On going activity:
Reading Marathon
3. Planning
4. Notes for teachers
I. Objective
• 文化传播系统化
Expose Chinese culture
within defined content
• 化繁为简，便以入门
List 10 must know facts
which covers major events
happened in China in past
5000 years
• 推动语言学习
Promote language
Content learning includes
all four language skills
training
Language—Vehicle, Culture—Content
1. Purpose
Integrating Chinese culture to enrich students life,
promote the language learning
2. What to teach:
History, Geography, Science & Tech, Religious,
Literature, Music, Art & Craft, Food, Architects…
3. How to teach
Turns the natural land of China into a big classroom
List 10 must know facts which covers major events
happened in China in past 5000 years
10 must know facts
一座长城 One Great Wall
两条大河 Two Large Rivers
三山五岳 Three Holy Mountains
四大发明 Four Great Inventions
五十六个民族 Fifty Six Ethnic Groups
六书造字Six Way of Forming Chinese Characters
七彩中国 Seven Colors of China
八大方言 Eight Major Dialogues
Nine Million Six Hundred 九百六十万平方公里土地
Thousand km2 of Land
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Thirteen Hundred Million 十三亿中国人
Chinese in Population
10 must know facts
一座长城长又长，
两条大河是黄河长江。
三山五岳高又高，
四大发明真伟大，
五十六个民族是一家。
六书造字好神奇，
七彩中国真漂亮。
八大方言很有趣，
九百六十万平方公里地，
是十三亿中国人美丽的家。
One Great Wall is very long.
10 must know facts
Two large rivers are Yellow River and Yangtze River.
Three holy mountains are very tall.
Four great inventions are wonderful.
Fifty Six Ethnic groups are one big family.
Six ways of forming Chinese characters are magical.
Seven colors of China are beautiful.
Eight major dialects are very interesting.
Nine Million Six hundred thousand km2 of Land
Is thirteen hundred million Chinese’s beautiful home.
II. Content
1. Stand-alone Unit:
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0405--HS 2nd & 3rd year students
(selected topics)
中国地图 Map of China
Geography locations
黄河长江 rubrics, Q&A handout
Yellow River and Yangtze River
• 自然地理Geographic part
• 文化发展History and Culture
• 治理Problem Control of the Rivers
• 56 Ethnic Groups: rubrics
Study areas: 衣, 食, 住, 行, 语言, 艺术, 宗教
Clothing, Food, Housing, Transportation,
Language, Art, Religious, etc.
0607_HS IB B SL / HL students did research and writing for the 14 donations and 10
Ethnic groups with 5 questions. Two of questions have to be Essential Q.
2. Theme Week：中国古代历史故事改编演出
Chinese historical stories from textbook
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5 lessons put together as an unit: 课文串讲--古代历史课文
戚继光借潮，孙坚退敌，唇亡齿寒，红线盗盒，写文章的笑话
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Schedule：3 weeks (45 min/day)
阅读课文 Lesson study
分组改编剧本 Group work to write scripts
分角色排练背台词 Different roles with stage lines
朝代学习，做海报 Dynasty study and post making
生词，造句，课文理解 New characters, sentence
演出3 场（安排观众） and reading comprehension
剧情简介：海报和报幕解说词
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朝代学习，做海报
Dynasty study
朝代学习 一劳永逸
朝代学习，做海报
Dynasty study
• 让学生对历史有时间概念
Students understand history with timeline
（马可波罗）
• 让学生从各个角度理解课文
Content study from different angle
• 让学生用不同方式发挥才能
Students demonstrate knowledge
with various media
Dynasty Rhyme
唐尧虞舜夏商周，
春秋战国乱悠悠。
秦汉三国晋统一，
南朝北朝是对头。
隋唐五代又十国，
宋元明清帝王休。
III. On going reading activity
“跑遍中国” 马拉松阅读赛
“Traveling around China” Reading Marathon
– 目的地选择 Destination selection
• 重要地理位置 Important nature geography location
• 重要历史事件发生地 Important history events
– 阅读书目选择和进度 Book selection and reading speed
• 学生兴趣和程度 Students interests and level
• 每周一次阅读课：目的地介绍，阅读书目交流，检查阅读笔记
Reading class: once a week, share stories and check notes
“跑遍中国” 马拉松阅读赛
Reading Marathon Around China
比赛方案, 行程和规则选自《走近中国》
同学们:
“跑遍中国”马拉松阅读赛开始啦! 阅读帮助我们增长知识;
跑遍中国,可以打开我们的视野,让我们了解更多,看得更远。
比赛规则:
1. 学生自选阅读书, 可长可短。每星期作一次课堂交流，往前进一个省市。
2. 全班学生同步走规定路线。每到一城市请在地图上标出，并完成阅读小笔
记。
3. 阅读量: 长篇文字10页, 短篇或漫画需完成一本。
4. 阅读超量的学生可在到达的景点附近地区按阅读量增加城市和里程数。
5. 按城市和里程累计数, 评出比赛名次。
“跑遍中国”马拉松阅读
2006年3月4日
现在的北方还是冬天,我们先去东北三省的黑龙江省哈尔滨市看冰雕。
出发日期:
出发城市:
阅读书名:
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当地气温:
累计里程数:
累计城市:
如去过这个地方可加分.
作者: _____________________, 出版日期__________________
摘录你最喜欢的一句话或一段话：
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学古诗：唐/白居易
赋得古草原送别
故事大意或读后感
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离离原上草，
一岁一枯荣。
野火烧不尽，
春风吹又生。
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Notes for teachers
Teachers as facilitators
– 课堂独立单元学习 Stand-alone Unit：
project based with language skills training built in
• 听说读写 Four language skills
• 分组专题讨论: 黄河，长江，少数民族 Topic study individually
• 整体合作学习 Collaborative learning
– 和课程结合：引导学生了解中国历史
Theme week: Integrating with lessons from textbooks
To guide students understand the history
• 利用课文内容串讲: 中国古代历史故事
Combine the historical events from textbook as unit
• 利用网络资料，建立年代和重大事件表，使学生对历史进程有一个全
面的了解 Use internet as research tool to build a timeline with
important events