Complete Unit 9-12

Communication:

• Students can engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotion, and exchange opinions about finding a date.
• Students can understand and interpret written passages and spoken language in advertisements, self-promoting video clips, etc.
• Students can present an advertisement soliciting a date or a self-promoting blog.

Cultures:

• Students can describe differences in dating practices in China and the U.S. and can describe differences in dating practices in contemporary China and early to mid-20th Century China.

Connection:

• Students can use dating practices and conventions to better understand contemporary Chinese and U.S. society.
• Students can connect with the art of Beijing Opera: the association of colors and personality traits.

Comparisons:

• Students can compare differences in what are considered desirable attributes of people worth dating in China and the U.S.
• Students can compare the different ways of talking about dating in Chinese and English.

Community:

Students can bring the community into the classroom by conducting a survey of school peers and teachers.