About this Story:
This is a lovely story about how Xiaoyue, a student, figures out what she wants to be when she grows up. She chooses the vocation she really likes. The story tells us that it is important for us to find what we really like before we decide what to do in the future.
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Culture:
Students will learn about unique community helpers from all around the world and compare how they may differ from the communities they are in.
Connections (Subject Area):
Art: Expert group poster, community helper cards, designing uniforms for the helpers that they choose
Math: Counting the number of community workers in town and people with the same community helper, using a bar graph
Social studies: Making connections between students’ discoveries and their personal communities, collecting information about community helpers in their neighborhood
Comparisons:
Community:
Students will go into their own community to learn about community helpers.
Communication:
Language Functions & Forms:
Students will be able to ask and answer questions about jobs.
Structures: 您（你，他，她）做什么工作？我（你，他，她）是_____。我（你，他，她）会____。我（你，他，她）在_____工作。 我（你，他，她）有_____的____。
Vocabulary: 工作，社区，社区工作者，消防员，警察，医生，邮递员，老师，演员，京剧，消防队，警察局，医院，邮局，学校，戏院
Character & Word Study:
Culminating Assessment:
Interpretive Task: “Who Am I?” The teacher writes a list of community helper on the poster and places a sticky note on each student’s forehead. The students circulate among themselves asking yes/no questions until they figure out which of the community helpers they are.
Interpersonal Task: Students will interview parents and visit guests, and write with the teacher.
Presentational Task: Students will show family about all the workers in the community and how each worker does their job in the community.