Suggested PerformanceTasks forChineseForeignLanguagePrograms SecondarySchoolLevel

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. Completeapersonalinformationform

. Completehobbiesandinterestinventory/survey
andreporttheirgoalsforlifeusinggivenprompts.

. Oral/Multimediapresentationon how
Confucianismispracticed inChinese society.

.Researchandreport onChinesefamouspeople
and theirinfluenceonthesociety.

Collectdatafromclassmatesabouttheir
personalinformationandreportontheirfindings
(name,nationality,address,likesanddislikes,
etc.)

Discuss rolesandresponsibilitiesinthefamily.
CompleteaVenndiagrambycomparing and
contrasting therolesoftraditionalandthe
modernversions.

Compareandpresent thepricingof5grocery
itemsfrom2differentsupermarkets andexplain
whetherthestudyresultinfluencetheirshopping
decisions.

Presentanargumentonthepracticalityofa
selectedtraditionalvaluein todaysworld

Drawfamilytreeslabelingextendedfamily
members.

Createcollaborative postersofneighborhood
mapandlabelthefacilitiesandstores. Then
discussandpresentadvantagesand
disadvantageslivingintheirneighborhood

UsingVenndiagramstocompareandcontrast
advantagesanddisadvantagesoflivinginan
urbanareaandinasuburbanarea

Write a resume toapplyforajob

Reportorallyorinwrittenformabouta
classmatesfamilymembersbasedonan
interview.

Writeaproposaltodescribeand analyzethe
communityneeds,thenprovide helpsuggestions.

Researchandcompleteamatrixtocompare
andcontrastvariousprofessions

Createadialogueandroleplay:Ajob
interview

Designandpresentafloorplanoftheirdream
houseorapartment.

Createacharttoidentifyandcategorizejobsin
communities.

Createalist ranking thejobsofdesireand

providereasons.

Createacollaborativeposterof anideaabouta
futureproduct andpresenttotheclass.

Reportorallyorinwrittenform toexplainwhat
their favoritesubjectareas areandwhy.

Prepare ashoppinglistandbudgetforaparty.

Identifyanddiscusskeywords/conceptsin
advertisements. Writeanadvertisement toposta
job.

Writea3 paragraphessayaboutoneinvention
discussing variousaspectsofhowithasimpacted
ourlives

Studentsintervieweachotherabouttheir
typicaldayandcreateascheduleusing
informationtheycollectfromtheirpartners.

Createadialogue &roleplay: InaChinese

restaurant.

Create a pyramiddiagramforthefourgroupsof
foodtoillustratewhatweshouldeatthe most,
moreandtheleast.

Designadaysbalancedmeals

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Suggested PerformanceTasks forChineseForeignLanguagePrograms SecondarySchoolLevel

NewYorkStateAsianLanguagesBETAC
Makeaposterillustratinghowweusenumbers
inourdailylife.

Researchandreportonfoodfrom different
cultures.

Writeacompositiontodescribeyour
neighborhoodincludingthepublicservices.

Designalifestylesurveyandpresentthe
collectedsurveydata.

Labelbodypartsandorally describetheir
functions.

. OrganizeaChinesefoodfairand design
differentstands explaining characteristicsoffood
fromdifferentregions.

ObserveanartworkofCubismanddescribeits
features inwrittenform.

Writeareportbasedon interviewpeoplefrom
differentculturalbackgrounds aboutthespecial
valuesreflectedfromtheculturalcelebrations.

Createadialogue thenroleplay :Inthe

supermarket.

Createadialogue thenroleplay:inthe doctors

office.

WriteaboutChinesetraditionalarts after
viewingandpracticingcalligraphyandopera

Completearesearchreportand debate if
traditionalChinesemedicineshouldberecognized
inthewesternworld.

Createandpresentarecipeforadish.

Writeajournalaboutyourpastexperience
whenyouweresick.

Create atraditionalChineseopera facemask

andreporton howaspecific facemask
representsdifferentcharacteristicsofarole.

Writeareviewto demonstratetheir
understandingandappreciationofafamous
Chinesepoemand/oritsauthor

Labelandreport thegeographicfeaturesofa
selectedplace.

Createadialogue thenroleplay: Ina

pharmacy.

Reporttheirpersonalexperienceson Chinese
calligraphyandbrushpainting.

. Makemovieclipstoshowtheirinterpretation
ofafamousliteraturepiece.

Record andreport recentweatherwithina

periodoftime.

CompleteaVenndiagramtocompareand
contrasttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesof
differentmeansoftransportation.

Conductasurvey/interviewabouthowChinese
viewtheoutsideworld.

Pickfiveplacesintheworld.Compareand
contrasthowtheirweatherpatternthesameor
differentinaparticularseason andrecordyour
results.

Presentation:Givethedirection on howtoget
tothebookstoreonaroadmap.

. Makeyourownnewsreport onglobal
community usingpodcasting.

Createanartisticdesignusingdifferentshapes
andcolorsanddescribethedesign.

Createadresscodefordifferentoccupations
andoccasions.
Createacollaborativeposterofanassigned
habitat.
Makeaclassbookthatlists ways ofsaving
endangeredspecies.

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