1. How does social media influence the way we communicate?

2. What are the pros and cons of using social media?

High School 11th - 12th grade students (AP students)

Speaking Proficiency at Intermediate-Mid to Intermediate-High

Reading Proficiency at Intermediate-Mid to Intermediate High

Objectives

Can-Do Statements

(Based on National Standards)

Communication:

• I can identify and summarize the main idea of short and simple text about social media.

• I can identify and summarize the main idea of a personal letter.

• I can present my ideas in an organized manner with supporting details about social media.

Cultures:

• I can describe the relationship between social media practices and Chinese people’s perspectives on these practices.

Connections:

• I can summarize the diverse viewpoints of Chinese people on social media.

Comparisons:

• I can compare different ways people communicate around the world with my own practices.

Community:

• I can analyze the way social media is used in my lifestyle and community.

Reading Skills:  

Carver’s 5 Gears:  Skimming, Scanning, Rauding, Learning, Memorizing

Pre-reading:

• Using keywords/images to activate background knowledge  

• Predicting text content and checking predictions  

• Specifying the purpose for reading  

During Reading:

• Using graphic organizers to analyze text structures

• Connecting one part of text to others  

• Making inferences  

Post-Reading

• Summarizing information  

• Reflecting on what has been learned from the text  

• Evaluating the text from one’s own perspective

1. Reading 1:  Lyrics 《刷刷刷刷》

2. Reading 2:  Letter 《爸爸我想跟您说》

3. Reading 3:  Snapshot of Perspectives 《社交软件面面观》

4. Text Structure Graphic Organizers

5. Email Responses:  for more advanced students:  
   《社交软件的负面影响》、《智能手机各项功能使用率调查》

6. Email Response grading rubric

1. YouTube Videos: 大陆五个实用APP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIjaSo4poXY

2. 《金星秀》start at 21:22 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eJNq-RYDuQ&t=1268s

Sentence patterns when writing a persuasive structure text.

1. 对我来说／对我而言

2. 首先，其次，最后

3. 有的.....有的.....

4. 一方面.....一方面.....

Characters and words already learned:

发 （短信、烧、电子邮件）-->发微信、发朋友圈、发信息、发状态

刷（牙、卡、鞋）-->刷朋友圈

朋友＋圈、联系／沟通、分享

(Teachers may consider to require students to write Tier 1 new words, and have students only to recognize Tier2 and Tier3 words.

Tier 1

智能手机、功能、语音／视频、微信／微博、（社交）圈、社交软件、生活圈、圈子；浪费、不停、更新、依赖、花 (as adj)

状态（动态、静态、态度）、担心（关心、伤心）

Tier 2

点赞、依靠（依赖＋靠）、记录（日记＋录音）

更新（更＋新）、信息（写信＋消息）

Tier 3

充电宝、数据线