Chinese Calligraphy & Brush Painting A differentiated Instruction & Assessment

What are Chinese Characters? When should students start writing the characters? The first Chinese characters were created to depict objects like "human", "hand", "foot", "mountain", "sun", "moon" and "tree". Then the logical combinations of the simple characters was built to construct even more complex characters, are usually called "radicals". A Chinese character, also known as Hanzi is a logogram used in writing Chinese (hanzi) Logograph – similar pronunciation representing different meaning Sì 四 (4) vs. sǐ 死 (dead, die) The answer: If they are ready to write in their native language, then they are ready to write in Chinese.

Chinese characters and pictograph

Traditional vs. Simplified In 1958, Mainland China “simplified” about 5% of "traditional" characters to promote literacy. Traditional and simplified characters coexist because:  Before 1958, all books and literatures were in traditional characters  Taiwan, Hong Kong and many overseas Chinese and communities are using traditional characters.  You can always trace back from simplified to traditional characters.

Love 愛爱 study 學学 Horse 馬马 fly 飛飞 Red 紅红 food 飯饭

Why and how can writing Chinese be a differentiated instruction? Why and how can Chinese calligraphy be a differentiated instruction? Why and how can Chinese brush painting be a differentiated instruction? For students in general? For students with disabilities? How can K-12 Standards be incorporated in the activities?

Characters Applying the theory of multiple intelligences to teach Chinese Characters Early Chinese characters are mostly hieroglyphic or pictographic. Pictures help students to memorize. The animation attracts the students’ attention.

Calligraphy 1.Early tool for writing Chinese characters 2.Introducing and reinforcing writing disciplines 3.It is an art form that deeply involved in Chinese language and culture

Instructional Techniques PicturesTPR Graphic Organizers Scaffolding Authentic Materials

Visual Learners 人

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Total Physical Response (TPR)

big door perso n sun fish water

rì mù mù shān mǎ dāo yú mén Sun eye tree mountain horse knife fish door

Brush painting Represent more than an object Painting is not complete without calligraphy Learn language content via the art form Further language learning and cultural understanding Get involved in Chinese communities all around the world

Book of Brush paintings of 2 nd -5 th graders

Connection Students will: Learn characters, phrases, poems and character writing disciplines. ( Reading, writing, speaking and Comprehension ) Learn to use the tools and art forms and their important roles played in Chinese civilization. ( History and Social studies) Create objects and art pieces (Art, Science, Geography and Math). Compare the Chinese brush painting with other art forms.

Modes of Communication Interpretive: Viewing, reading and recognizing art pieces and writings Interpersonal: Communicating and conversing with others and watching related videos Presentational: Exhibiting work

《春晓》 孟浩然 孟浩然 口 春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟。 夜来风雨声，花落知多少。

Example of Assessment (Translated) Interpretive Task Comprehension Guide Novice High Level Key word recognition Find in the article the Chinese work that best expresses the meaning of each of the following English words: spring ­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________________sleep___________________ bird ­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________________awaken___________________ smell ­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________________know___________________ fall ­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________________everywhere___________________ feel ­­­­­­­­­­­­­____________________night___________________ Important words and phrases First, circle the letter of the ideas mentioned in the poem. Then, write the letter of that idea next to where it appears in the poem. 人觉得。 (People fee.) 春睡觉。 (Spring sleeps. ） 鸟在唱歌。 (Birds are singing.) 春天不晓。 (Spring does not awakens ） 是夜间。 (It is night time) 人闻还是人听？ (People smell or hear?) 鸟落还是花落？ (Birds fall or flowers fall?) 在哪儿听到鸟叫？ (Where do you hear birds sing?) Main ideas. Using information from the article, provide the main idea(s) of the article in English. _______________________________________________________________________

Rubric for Writing Chinese Characters ExcellentGoodNeeds improvement Uses related tools properly such as the way of holding brushes, position of arm wrist, create and apply different shades of ink Uses related tools properly such as the way of holding brushes, position of arm wrist, create and apply different shades of ink. Does not hold brushes properly, struggles with wrist position. Writes Chinese characters with proper disciplines 90% of time. Writes Chinese characters with proper disciplines 70% of time. Writes Chinese characters with proper disciplines less than 70% of time. Contains written characters in provided writing parameters 100% of time. Contains written characters in provided writing parameters 90% of time. Contains written characters in provided writing parameters less than 90% of time.

Rubric for Writing Chinese Characters ExcellentGoodNeeds improvement Knows how to control the moisture in brush and do not have characters bleeding Knows how to control the moisture in brush and do not let characters bleed to the extent that the strokes of characters can’t be recognized. Struggles to control the moisture and can’t tell individual strokes of characters written. Positions characters well and proportionately Succeeds in placing characters in a harmonious (roughly centered) position within the parameters provided. Writes characters not in harmonious position, often off centered.

Question Are you ready to learn Chinese calligraphy and brush painting?

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