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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 focused objectives

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