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Theme, Goal, Population Can Do Statements Daily Lessons Summative Assessment


Can-do Statements Based on National Standards

Communication:
  1. Differentiate the major transportation means in China, Taiwan, and the United States;
  2. Describe one’s preferred means of transportation and provide simple reasons of the preferences;
  3. Make simple suggestions about group traveling in a culturally appropriate manner.
Cultures
  1. Use culturally appropriate ways to make simple suggestions.
  2. Identify the main ideas in the Chinese novel Journey to the West.
Comparisons:
  1. Compare the means of transportation between China and the United States;
  2. Compare the means of transportation between ancient and modern time;
  3. Compare personal preferences in ways of traveling and respective reasons of such choices.
Connection Identify major geographic locations in China and the United States;
Community: Plan a trip from China to India for a group, finding information of price and time of possible transportation for the trip.