•Presenting
Planning
• Work in small groups and discuss and choose what characters the group would like to research. • Discuss the layout of the booklet. • Divide the work each group member will do. •Collect the information needed.
Nowadays, more and more foreigners are learning Chinese, can you tell me why does the change take place?
Starting the project--How to design a booklet •Planning •Preparing •Producing
In the 1950s.
Listen to the tape and give the main idea of each part.
Para. 1. Form and development of Chinese characters. Pronunciation of Chinese characters and simplified Chinese characters. Brief introduction of Chinese characters. The origins of Chinese characters.
Para. 2.
Para.3-6 Para. 7-8
Para. 1
Chinese people invented numerous ideas characters to represent________, objects actions _________ or _________.
Para. 2
泰州田家炳实验中学
讲课人： 高翔
What can we do with a rope?
We can use a rope to record something that we want to remember.
东巴象形文
我
是 谁
龟
鹿
鸟
马
鱼
象
鸡
虎
…
How did Chinese characters develop?
project
Read the article quickly and answer questions. 1.How old is the Chinese writing?
2.Who invented Chinese characters? 3.How was Chinese writing invented?
Cang Jie saw the footprints of birds and animals in the snow and he got the idea he could use different shapes or pictures to represent objects.
4.When did the Chinese government simplified characters?
4.When did the Chinese government simplified characters?
1.How old is the Chinese writing? Thousands of years. 2.Who invented Chinese characters? Cang Jie 3.How was Chinese writing invented?
pictograph
drawings ____________ into
standard forms _______________
Para. 7-8
pictophonetic
蚂 蚁 蜻 蜓
Pronunciation of Chinese characters and simplified Chinese characters.
the very first Chinese characters
shapes or pictures Use different _______________ objects to represent different________
Para. 3-6
_________________ change over time until they became ________________ Develop from
Page 3 Page 4
Paook for information as many sources as you can find. Tips (organizing information) 1.Introduction 2.Method 3.Findings 4.Conclusion
Use the table to plan the layout and assign tasks to group members:
Booklet Cover Introduction Introduction Content Who will write and research this?
Page 2
Producing • Everyone writes a section
of the booklet. Then put what has been written together. Add photos or illustrations where necessary. • Proofread the draft to correct mistakes if there are any. • New ideas can be added. • Now the booklet is finished.