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Teaching Chinese Characters: Horror Movie
ThemeBo Hao, Hunter CollegeChinese Teacher Monthly Forum
New York University
October 22, 2010
Basic Principle
To teach characters under an
interesting and meaningful theme.
Making connections between
American pop culture and
Chinese language.
Why Horror Movie ?
Cultural phenomenon.
An interesting topic
that young
adolescents like to
discuss.
Non-traditional Topic
in the Curriculum.
Learning Objectives
15 new radicals:
尸、殳、犬、黑、酉、疒、血、車、走、足、身、骨、頁、鬼、麻
Corresponding characters:
屍、殺、狂、黑、死、醒、瘋、血、車、軍、超、跑、跳、躲、骨、頭、鬼、魔。
Question: What are the main elements of a horror movie?
Introduce characters: 黑、血、死
Horror Movie Icons
Question 1:Similarities ?
Introduce character:殺
Question 2:Differences ?
Introduce characters:屍、骨
Question 2:Differences ?
Introduce characters:鬼、魔
Question 2:Differences ?
Introduce characters:瘋、狂
Question 3:What should you do in order to survive ?
Introduce characters:跑、跳
Question 3:What should you do in order to survive ?
Introduce characters:躲、車
Question 3:What should you do in order to survive ?
Introduce character:醒
Question 4:Who can you call for help?
Introduce character:軍
Question 4:Who can you call for help?
Introduce characters:超
Follow-up
1. Fill the blanks
2. Storybook
3. List the elements in a
horror movie
Follow-up
Follow-up
Identify Characteristics
Compare and Contrast
Follow-up
Writing a ghost story and present to your
classmates.
Follow-up
Cultural comparison.
Conclusion
Thank You!