China 高一 Chinese Language and Literature
Chapters: 16
1. Book 1 U1 Youth (poems, stories)
Modern poems and short stories
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2. Book 1 U2 Labour and workers
News features, commentary, labour poems
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3. Book 1 U3 Classical poems (Wei–Song)
Poems and ci from Wei–Jin to Song
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4. Book 1 U4 Hometown cultural life (task group: contemporary culture)
Recording people and things; survey; taking part
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5. Book 1 U5 Whole-book: From the Soil
Reading an academic book
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6. Book 1 U6 Learning
Classical and modern essays on learning
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7. Book 1 U7 Nature and lyrical prose
Modern and classical lyrical prose
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8. Book 1 U8 Word knowledge
Vocabulary; ancient vs modern meanings; usage
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9. Book 2 U1 Pre-Qin thought and history
Analects, Mencius, Zhuangzi, Zuozhuan, Shiji excerpts
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10. Book 2 U2 Drama
Yuan drama, modern drama, Shakespeare
- Drama: Elements, Stagecraft and Performance – Drama is a story told by actors who become characters and act it out in front of an audience. Every drama has characters who want something, a conflict when those wants clash, a plot that builds tension to a climax and then resolves, dialogue, a setting and a theme. On stage, actors use voice and body, and the production adds lighting, set, costume and sound.
11. Book 2 U3 Science essays
Science and scholarly essays
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12. Book 2 U4 Information-age language life
Multi-media; judging media information
- Media Literacy – Media literacy is the skill of reading, questioning and creating media: news, ads, videos, posts, films and games. Every media text is made by someone, for a purpose, for an audience, using forms, conventions and techniques that shape how we feel. A media-literate person checks the source, evidence, other coverage and the original before believing or sharing, notices bias and filter bubbles, and makes their own media responsibly.
13. Book 2 U5 Speeches and letters
Speeches and classical memorials
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14. Book 2 U6 Fiction
Chinese and foreign fiction
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15. Book 2 U7 Whole-book: Dream of the Red Chamber
Reading a classic novel
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16. Book 2 U8 Classical argumentative prose
Memorials and essays (谏太宗十思疏, 六国论 …)
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