Weeks/Dates Unit I Food Safety

Lesson Topics

Jan 17 Feb 6 Jan 17-Jan 22:

Jan 22-Jan 24: Jan 25-Jan 29: Pesticide Use Jan 30-Feb 1: Fake Eggs Feb 4-Feb 5: Dog Meat Feb 6: Unit Reports Unit 2: Piracy Feb 7-Feb 28

-Pesticide use -Fake eggs -Dog meat

-Copyright issues

-Intellectual Property Rights

Feb 7-Feb 11 Copyright Issues -Music, comic books and software piracy Feb 12 -Feb 15 Intellectual Property Rights -Hacking Feb 18-Feb 21 Music, comic books and software piracy -

Feb 22-Feb 25: Hacking Feb 26-Feb 27: Feb 28: Unit Reports Unit 3: Minority Culture Mar 1-Mar 22 -Uyghur history and cultural relations Mar 1-Mar 6 Tibetan History and Cultural Relations -Socioeconomic inequality in relation to ethnic minorities Mar 7-Mar 13: Uyghur history and cultural relations Mar 14-Mar 19: Socioeconomic inequality in relation to ethnic minorities Mar 20-22: Unit Reports Unit 4: Modernization Apr 1-Apr 17 - construction and social repercussions Apr 1-Apr 4: <> -Modernization casualties: High speed rail accident -<> -Tibetan history and cultural relations

Apr 8-Apr 10 Apr 11-Apr 15: Modernization casualties: High speed rail accident Apr 16- Apr 17: Unit Reports Unit 5: Family Planning Apr 19-May 10 -One Child Policy

-Little Emperor Syndrome

Apr 19-Apr 23: One Child Policy -

Apr 24-Apr 26 Little Emperor -Gender roles in professional world Syndrome and politics Apr 29-May 3 May 6-May 8: Gender roles in professional world and politics May 9-May 10: Unit Reports

Main Concepts to Discuss 1. Discuss the issue of governmental responsibility with regard to food production (harvesting, manufacturing etc).
2. Form groups to discuss different past incidents in China, each group presents the issue and a practical way to resolve it.

Activities
1. Read news clippings (see Appendix A)

2. Learn vocabulary related to nutrition and food safety.

1. Discuss the principle behind why this is such an issue in China (for them, if its on the internet its free)

1. Find photos online of products that are being sold on the black market

2. Read article on () about hacking

2. Write explanation of the

3. Propose solutions to the issue of intellectual property rights

1. Explore the history of Tibet and its relationship with China

1. Introduce Chinese governments definition of and 2. Focus on Tibet and Xinjiang, talk about general knowledge (geography, religion, ethnic history) of these two regions

2. Explore the history of Xinjiang and its relationship with China

3. Study the history of the spread of government created and how this is affecting the languages and cultures of Chinas ethnic minorities

1. Write a composition describing...

1. Watch clips of <>

2. Old vs. new, history (culture) vs. modern development (new technology)

2. Study photos of through past decades,

3. Discuss examples and solutions of harmonious old+new

3. Discuss similar situations in the local community and in Hawaii in general

4. debate/discussion (pros and cons of urbanization) finding solutions

1. :http://blog.boxun.c om/hero/sunwg/136_1.shtml 2. // explain terms

3. discussion about Chinese proverbs on gender

Unit Assessments
1. for new vocabulary studied in each lesson

2. Final presentation: Groups of 23 students will summarize the content studied in this Unit. They will write a group paper and give an oral presentation.

1. for new vocabulary studied in each lesson

2. Final presentation: Groups of 23 students will summarize the content studied in this Unit. They will write a group paper and give an oral presentation.

1. for new vocabulary studied in each lesson 2. Final presentation: Groups of 23 students will summarize the content studied in this Unit. They will write a group paper and give an oral presentation.

1. for new vocabulary studied in each lesson 2. Final presentation: Groups of 23 students will summarize the content studied in this Unit. They will write a group paper and give an oral presentation.

1. for new vocabulary studied in each lesson

2. Final presentation: Groups of 23 students will summarize the content studied in this Unit. They will write a group paper and give an oral presentation.