4-15/16 Confucius and Wild Swans

Lesson:
Ni hao!

We had a YIRTB Quiz

We began our Impromptu Speaking unit

Ground Rules for unit
Take Risks
Have a sense of humor
Be helpful (critique-don’t criticize)
Be willing to take critiques
Be respectful and sensitive of other peoples fears, concerns, and time.
Listen!
Practice


Skills to practice

Organization & Content
Word choice (like, um)
Eye contact
Clear and correct pronunciation
Speed
Volume
Interested!
Gestures
Posture

We then discussed what shaped the values of the grandmother in Wild Swans?

This was followed by the quickest China background ever…..
Confucius 551-479 B.C.E.

His big ideas:
Moderation in all things
Moral education for all
Build harmonious family life
Develop virtues: loyalty, obedience, and a sense of justice
Filial Piety
Ritual
Maxims (no not the magazine)
Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get

At fifteen, I set my heart on learning. At thirty, I was firmly established. At forty, I had no more doubts. At fifty, I knew the will of heaven. At sixty, I was ready to listen to it. At seventy, I could follow my heart's desire without transgressing what was right. Analects, 2:4

Look up a timeline of Chinese history if you were absent to get an idea of what was happening in China from 1880 to 1930

CIM Testing Next Class

Homework:
CIM writing test next class.
Bring your Writer's Inc Book