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New Trier High School's Chinese Year 3 Students

Kessel Laoshi

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Year 3 Student Podcasts

Essential Question:
Why should visitors to the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008 be sure to explore your province?

The People's Republic of China claims 23 provinces, including Taiwan, which Beijing considers a renegade province; and five autonomous regions.

By studying these provinces and cultural traditions within them, students will appreciate the diversity and unique charactertistics of each province and region and will be motivated to learn more Chinese.

Students will explore options for Beijing Olympic visitors to travel to other cities/provinces to enjoy all that China has to offer!

 

Provinces of China and autonomous regions to explore:

Province assignments:

Chinese 334/339

Characters- Pinyan

Students

安徽省 Anhui Sheng

Neil

福建省 Fujian Sheng

Kristi

甘肃省Gansu Sheng

Matt

广东省 Guangdong Sheng

Alex

海南省 Hainan Sheng

Sean

河北省 Hebei Sheng

Sam

黑龙江省 Heilongjiang Sheng

Teresa

河南省 Henan Sheng

Ning

湖南省 Hunan Sheng

M.Mui

江苏省 Jiangsu Sheng

Danny

江西省 Jiangxi Sheng

Tom

吉林省 Jilin Sheng

James

辽宁省 Liaoning Sheng

M. Sladnick

青海省 Qinghai Sheng

P. Leung

陕西省 Shaanxi Sheng

P. White

山东省 Shandong Sheng

Hiro

山西省 Shanxi Sheng

M. Wilson

四川省 Sichuan Sheng

David

云南省 Yunan Sheng

Adrienne

浙江省 Shejiang Sheng

Andrea

台湾省Taiwan Sheng

Hanna


Autonomous Regions
自治区

 

内蒙古自治区 Neimeng (Inner Mongolia)

P. Green

西藏自治区 Xizang (Tibet)

Aaron

广西回族自治区 Guangxi

Katya

新疆自治区 Xinjiang T. Yang
宁夏自治区 Ningxia M. Edmonds

 

Part I. Revisit your wiki entry from last year and review information posted.

A. Overview of the Province--geography, natural resources, population, demographics, culture, tourism
B. Background --historical significance, Communist Conquest & Reforms made during post-Mao era
C. Current Situation--economic, political and social conditions
D. Special Focus --what makes this province unique? distinctive strengths/weaknesses?

E. Outlook --predictions for the future

***Update your wiki with a new section on Travel/Tourism.

Podcast Project Timeline

Part II.

A. Gather travel information.

B. Make an outline. (see sample outline)

C. Write a script using both Chinese and English for your podcast.

D. Gather images, maps, graphics to enhance your podcast.--save to special classes folders set up by Ms. Entman

E. Record your podcast using Audacity. Import your file to Windows Movie Maker.

****TIPS FOR AUDIO/VISUAL PROJECTS***


Podcast Project Timeline

 

Resouces: Use at least (2) database articles and (2) websites.

Databases

Use Infotrac Proquest or Chicago Tribune  for magazine and newspaper articles.  

Use Electric Library for congressional testimony, radio and TV transcripts.

Lexis-Nexis Newpapers, magazines &  Full-text New York Times.
(search also: Asian Wall Street Journal & South China Morning Post)  

Websites

China Business World - info on Provinces

Provinces of China

Links to Provinces of China

More Links to Provinces and Regions

2004 Statistics for Provinces

Ctrip.com - destination guide for China

Oriental travel (click on province map)

 

 

Province names and meanings

Province Maps

Provinces of China --links to maps,minorities

Chinese Geography

use also: Google News and enter name of province

China domestic flights

China train search

China's top tourist cities

China weather forecast

 

copyright free images:
flickr
--photo sharing
photobucket
wikimedia commons
ChinaPictures.org --free photo sharing
Free digital photos
directory of photoblogs (tagged China)
23 photo sharing --search China

 

free music sources:
Internet Chinese Music Archive

Directory of Chinese Music, mp3 downloads

Chinese Music for Everyone
Chinese Traditional Music--
download the .au file, open it in “Audacity” and export as mp3 or wav.

****TIPS FOR AUDIO/VISUAL PROJECTS***

Beijing Olympic 2008 Project Rubric

Introduction

10

Content

20

Conclusion

10

Chinese Vocabulary

20

English Vocabulary

20

Delivery/enthusiasm

15

Graphic/musical enhancement

15

TOTAL =

100%

created by Judy Gressel April 23, 2007