Jessica Gong Presentation_Feb 2011 Forum

Xueyang (Jessica) Gong Mandarin Chinese Teacher Ross School East Hampton, NY [email_address] Finding My Place

Ross School
East Hampton, NY
Founded in 1991
By Courtney and Steven J. Ross
RGA (Ross Global Academy) in NYC
Two campuses-lower school (K-4) & upper school (5-12)
Day students + boarding students
In 2001, Chinese is added to Spanish and French as an option for foreign language study.

5 th grade-experimental (Chinese, French, Spanish)
6 th grade
8 th grade
Chinese 1 (9 th grade)
Chinese 4 (12 th grade)
3 trimesters: fall, winter, spring

5 th Grade
Realia
White board competition
Swat game
Chinese bingo
Act the words out
Throw the ball game
Multiple intelligences

6 th Grade
Visual learners
Ni Hao online game
Against the Wall game
Chinese Zodiac PowerPoint project
Mid-Autumn Day project
Hands-on activities
Make dumplings

Mid-Autumn Day Project

8 th Grade
Students need more challenges
Students want to figure things out
Zodiac project
Throw the ball game
Learn from Chinese students of Ms. Rebecca Singer’s ESL class

Chinese & ESL 8 th grade Zodiac Animal Project

Chinese 1 (9 th Grade)
Ideal learning environment (3 students)
Competitive activities (read the clock, write characters on the board, online vocabulary game, etc.)
Build the foundations
Radicals learning
Type the characters
Writing exercise + speaking practice (voki.com)

Paper cut Chinese 1 (9 th grade) Chinese Calligraphy Chinese 1 (9 th grade) Chinese 1 (9 th grade)

http://www.yellowbridge.com/chinese/fc-options.php?deck=ic-1-1 http://www.voki.com/

Chinese 4 (12 th Grade)
Monet’s paintings & Chinese
Culture-related activities
Watch Chinese movies
Learn Chinese songs
Make dumplings
Paper-cut
Write Chinese calligraphy
Play Chinese poker

Chinese Calligraphy Chinese 4 (12 th grade)

Monet’s paintings & Chinese http://www.monet2010.com/fr#/voyage/

Chinese New Year
Make dumplings
Paper-cut
Write calligraphy
Learn Chinese songs
Guzheng performance

Make dumplings

Guzheng performance

Questions?
Thank you!

Jessica Gong Presentation_Feb 2011 Forum

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