Title: Chinese Food Culture

Grade: 9th Grade

Name: Jiaying Huang
Overall Goal: Students will be able to write and speak in Chinese, at the end of this lesson,
students need to use Chinese to do a presentation based on what they learn from class.

Standards Learning Objective Assessment

COMMUNICATION: 4.1.1 Initiate, sustain, and close Presentation, see rubit

Write and speak in a conversations in various complex below.
language other than social situations.
English 4.1.2 Exchange detailed information
Learners engage in and pinions orally on a variety of
written and spoken topics.
conversations on a 4.1.3 Express a variety of feelings
variety of topics. and
(Interpersonal) preferences of self and others
fluently.

Key Terms & Definitions:

吃饭Chī fàn: To eat (literally “eat rice”)
早餐Zǎocān: Breakfast
午餐Wǔcān/Wǔfàn: Lunch
晚餐Wǎncān/Wǎnfàn: Dinner
点心Diǎnxīn: Dessert
餐馆Cānguǎn: Restaurant
个人Gè rén: (Number) of people
服务员Fúwùyuán: Waiter/waitress
Do NOT call your waitress Xiǎojiě 小姐. While it typically means “Miss,” in the service industry it is
slang for “prostitute.”

Lesson Introduction (Hook, Grabber):

Day 1: Begin with asking the students what’s the difference between Chinese food and American
food? After students answer the question, teacher will take out the Chinese food and ask
students to answer the question again. Teacher will lead a class discussion about what Chinese
dishes does the students have before, and what’s their favourite one. Give everyone a chance to
talk about it.

Lesson Main:

Day 1: Go through the key terms definition, give students opportunity to practice with their
neighbor. Then separate the class into two groups, students need to use Chinese to tell the
dishes as much as possible, put the names in either American dishes or Chinese dishes, in three
minutes who can get the most correct names is the winner. Everyone in the winner team will get
2 extra point. Students can use their laptop to search online but they need to pronounce the
words correctly. After this activity, introduce the main project to students. Students need to get
into group of 3 people, each group will choose a Chinese dish and search online how to make it.
What’s the difference between them to American dish, is the way they cook different? Or other
reasons? After the research, students will create a presentation based on what they find. More
information can be find on the handout. At the end of class they need to have their group already
and have a idea about the dish they choose to present. Homework for today: Practice the key
terms.
Chinese Food Culture Presentation:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qy8rShtDVDZE-
ShJlmfujwRsToJkEtaS6Q0lQTAJ73I/edit?usp=sharing

Day 2: This is a work day for students, students will work on their Chinese Food Culture
Presentation on their laptop. Students can ask any questions about their research, how to
pronounce the words, or other questions. Students have all the information they need already. If
they lose their handout, it also can be find on Classroom, under the Chinese Food Culture
assignment. Student need to share their presentation link to instructor's email address at the end
of class. Homework for today: Finish the presentation, prepare all the materials you need for
presentation before next class, review the key terms definition.

Day 3: Student will present their presentation today, the presentation order was already post on
Classroom, students should be prepared before class. Set up timer while students is
presentening, grade based on the rubric, give each groups feedback after they finish. No
homework for today. If have time left at the end of the class, plan the Kahoot game.

https://create.kahoot.it/share/chinese/d2ec330a-e0cb-4c07-93a3-7032089a50d1
Lesson Ending:
End the lesson with discussing the main difference between Chinese food and American food.
Students will come up with their own opinions based on the presentation they did. Ask students
what new words did they learn in this project.
Assessment Rubric of Assignment/Activity:
Great 10 point
Explanation & Students shows excellent
Information proficiency on their topic,
meet all the requirements
and answer all the
questions.
Organization Organizes time well, has
a clear introduction and
conclusion.
Pronunciation & Pronounces all the words
Voice correctly, speak loudly
and clearly. Use all
appropriately words.
Eyes & Body Keeps eye contact with
audience most of the
time.
Participation in All team members
Team participate for about the
presentation same length of time
Resources / Artifacts:
Chinese Dishes
Kahoot Game https://create.kahoot.it/share/chinese/d2ec330a-e0cb-4c07-93a3-7032089a50d1
Differentiation:
Average 5-10 point Poor 0-5 point
Missing part of the Does not meet the
answers. The topic is requirements. Don’t
not clear. have the answer to
the questions.
Present for the right Does not plan timing
length of time, but of presentation well;
some parts may be it’s too short or too
too short not too long long.
Speaks loudly and Speaks too quietly or
clearly most of the not clearly, miss too
time, miss some of much pronunciation
the pronunciation.
Make some eye Does not look at
contact, but read audience; read notes
notes or slides most
of the time
All team members Not all team members
participate, but not participate, only one
equally or two speak.
 1. Differentiation for ability levels
● High ability learners will be group leaders to give them the opportunity to have additional
responsibility adding more of a challenge to their project experience.

2. Differentiation for demographics

● All students are equal, they all are Chinese learner.

3. Differentiation for languages

● Students can use their laptop to look up definition.

4. Differentiation for access & resources

● All access to resources the same. They are limited by school parental blocks on WIFI.

Anticipated Difficulties:

● Students might don’t know how to pronounce the word, they can’t find the pronunciation
online
○ Students can send email to teacher
● Some students feel uncomfortable about presentation.