Information:

Mandarin Chinese is offered at C.J. Hooker Middle School via video conference through Orange-Ulster BOCES.  We meet every school day from 2:15-3:00 in room 236.  The instructor is Liam O'Neill, who teaches from the Harriman Learning Center. 

A note about homework from Mr. Lewis:

As we enter the 3rd marking period, I think most would agree that the Mandarin Chinese program has gotten off to a successful start.  The students have learned a great deal of information in a relatively short period of time.  While your child may receive significantly more homework in Mandarin Chinese than in his or her other classes, you must understand that the amount of homework is integral to the success of the program.  Most homework assignments consist of workbook activities or character writing practice, which is the only way for students to effectively learn how to write the complicated Chinese characters.  If students do not spend time doing homework and studying on a nightly basis, they will begin to experience difficulty and fall behind in class. Failure to complete homework assignments will result in poor grades on tests and quizzes.  Students should continue to expect 15-30 minutes of written homework per evening.  Please keep in mind that this program is the equivalent of an honors level class that requires increased time and commitment.  If you have any questions or concerns regarding homework, they should be directed to Mr. Lewis or Mr. O'Neill.

Monday, January 28:

• 5 new words (write 5x each)

Tuesday, January 29:

• Write characters 5x each

Wednesday, January 30:

• Write characters 5x each

Thursday, January 31:

• Write characters 5x each

Monday, February 4:

• Write characters 5x ea

Tuesday, February 5:

• Write characters 5x ea

Wednesday, February 6:

• Prepare your flashcards

Thursday, February 7:

• Study flashcards

Friday, February 8:

• NO HOMEWORK

Monday, February 11:

• Write characters 5x each

• 小姐，這是您的先生嗎？

Tuesday, February 12:

• Write characters 5x each (see below)

• 您和我的太太學中文。謝謝

Wednesday, February 13:

• SNOW DAY!

Wednesday, February 20:

• Study for character quiz (chapter 4)

• A. 這是小謝

  B. 謝小姐您好。您的先生是我的朋友。

Thursday, February 21:

• REMINDER: Bring a bag lunch for tomorrow's field trip. Also, we will be doing calligraphy, so don't wear "nice" clothes.  Bring an old t-shirt. 

Friday, February 22:

• SNOW DAY!

• Field Trip is postponed until next Thursday, 2/28.

Monday, February 25:

• Do workbook activities, page 38

• Dialogue due Friday

Tuesday, February 26:

• Do workbook page 39, ALL

Wednesday, February 27:

• Work on dialogues

• Field trip tomorrow!

Thursday, February 28:

• Finish dialogues (due tomorrow)

   

  • Dialogue Guidelines:

    • must have at least 6 lines

    • must be in a school settings

    • must have introductions

    • if you use new words, you must know what they mean and how to use them.

    • due Friday!!!

    • memorize by Tuesday

Friday, February 29:

• Memorize dialogues

• Try using moodle

  • go to moodle.ouboces.org

  • login: use 1st initial of 1st name and last name

    • example: klewis

  • password: same as username

  • click on Mandarin Chinese

  • scroll down and click on Mandarin Chinese 6th grade Goshen

  • change your password and profile (click on your name at the top)

  • try the listening and reading quizzes

Monday, March 3:

• Memorize dialogues

• Write characters 6x each :
  她是誰？她學什麽？

Tuesday, March 4:

• Write characters 6x each :
  那是王先生的朋友嗎？

Wednesday, March 5:

• Write characters 6x each :
  這是馬小姐的男朋友嗎？

Thursday, March 6:

• Write characters 6x each :
  你的老師不是新的

• Workbook p. 42

• moodle activities

Friday, March 7:

• Do workbook page 44 (ALL)

• Check moodle for homework activities (for moodle instructions click here.)

Monday, March 10:

• Write characters 6x each

• moodle activities

Tuesday, March 11:

• Do workbook pages 46 & 50

• TEST FRIDAY! (Chapter 4)

Wednesday, March 12:

• •Study for test with...wkbk pages, textbook dialogue, flashcards

• Do workbook page 50 – write a minimum of 5 sentences addressing things in part 2.

Thursday, March 13:

• •Study for TEST!

Friday, March 14:

Monday, March 17:

• Do workbook page 52 , Section 1 (use p 49 in textbook)

Tuesday, March 18:  

• Write 3-5 simple sentences in characters and pinyin describing your family (use new vocab for Ch. 5)