Date: April 30, 2013
Class theme/topics discussed:
Chinese American
Goal of the class:
To introduce Chinese American life to students
To talk about different concepts
Structure of the class (unless you attach your lesson plan below):
1 Boba Life song
2 Talk about ABC (American born Chinese) and some new words.
3 Discussion: how many Chinese students in your high school? What is the ratio? How about your hometown? Do you feel any culture difference? Do you know their parents?
4 Introduce Amy Tan’s book
5 Introduce Tiger Mom
6 Chinese American comedian- Joe Huang
7 Chinese American in China
What technology, media or props did you use? (satellite tv, internet resources, playmobiles, etc.)
What worked well in this class? What did not work?
Students talked a lot during the discussion part. I should let them talk more.
They are interested in this topic because there are so many Chinese American around us. They do experience the culture difference a lot.
How could this class be improved/ modified?
None
Please attach your lesson plan and handouts for this class below – if you used any.