Agenda

THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

The Eighteenth Annual Statewide Chinese Painting Contest:

Celebrate the Learning of the Chinese Culture

The theme of the contest is Celebrate the Learning of the Chinese Culture. This theme is extended to all topics related to the Chinese culture and will not be limited to the lunar New Year celebration.

award

There will be three (3) winners and two (2) Honorable Mentions from each group. All winners will receive a certificate of award from the New York State Department of Education Office of Bilingual Education and Foreign Language Studies and the New York City Department of Education Office of English Language Learners and education-related gifts donated by sponsors and community based organizations.

Tomorrow

[u] Mr. Au will be here to teach us how to paint traditional Chinese painting.

Please dress properly, we will be using ink and watercolor.

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shnme sh guhu?

What are the traditional Chinese paintings?

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Four treasures of studies

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(hair pen)

writing brush

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Mr. Au came our school once a week to teach my students to learn to paint

For free

original price: $5.00 (5ml 12 colors) you can get it for free$8.50 (12ml 12 colors) needs to pay $2 to upgrade$13.50 (12ml 18 colors) needs to pay $5 to upgrade actual costs for us should be $5.5

You'll receive a brush with all the sets.

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shngto yxi wmen gi rh chukun?

Lets discuss how should we do the fund-raising?

Fund-raising for the Lantern Festival Celebration

Here is what we need to do:

lunch time (needs 6 volunteers) 4th and 5th periods this Wednesday.

After school

Tuesday 3:15-4:15(M3 will be in charge)

4:15-5:15

Wednesday 3:15-4:15 4:15-5:15

Vote for two preferred time (the result will be posted online)

Who would like to be in charge of what?

Youll need to bring in everything for your booth?

Fund-raising for the Lantern Festival Celebration

Suggested booths tnwi

Guess the riddles--

Selling Lanterns and Self-create lanterns

Design your own lantern--

Make lanterns (zodiac)--

Pingpong in cups--

Fortune telling and Fortune cookies --

Chopstick games (prize: chopsticks) and raffle(guessing the # of candies)

Selling tickets

Suggested boothstnwi

Origami table

Calligraphy or painting tableguests

Food & drink booth

Food

Dumplingsneed someone to pick it up on Wednesday morning at Essex and Hester Street

Veggi and chickenMs. Chau

Drinks: bubble tea

Cupcakes

Fried rice

Chinese noodles

Could you contribute

Cups or bowls

spoons & forks

Napkins

Candies

Please fill out the information below & give it to Ms. Chau or leave it in her mailbox by Friday, 4/8/11; or email her the info. over the weekend.

Name:_____________________

What would you like to bring in: (pls. circle)

Food _________________ Bake goodies _________________

Fruit ___________________ Snack____________________

Others: ______________ Plates Spoons Napkins

Cups Chopsticks Forks help out in period 4th 5th

If you would like to contribute next Monday 4/11/11 (lunch periods) for the Mandarin Classes fund raiser

Preparing for the fund raising events afterward

After the fund-raising Events

Feedbacks from other teachers

How much did we made?

We raised $365.

Already spent: $307

Need to raise: $550 more at least

April, May and June lunch periods: $160 per day could raise $480 that way

Buying brushes from China

Fund raising plans

Help to pick up around 20 boxes of water color today before 7pm from

Oriental Culture Enterprises

13-17 Elizabeth Street, 2nd floor

(near the intersection of Canal and Elizabeth St.)

(212)226-8461

Take the J or Z train and get off on Canal Street

ask for Mr. Zhu (manager)

[zh jngl]

[ju]

[qin]___________

Here is a simple dialogue, create your own

[zh][jng]

______, [x][MHS]______[zu]

(yu)(hu)

Please help to hand-deliver (by Friday, March 18, 2011 before 4:30) three selected water color paintings to

Take the N or R train and get off on 8th Street

(the building is located near the subway station, youll need to show your student ID to the security)

You may ask for Ms. Lo (director)

[lu zhrn]

Asian Languages BETAC

New York University - Metro Center

726 Broadway 5th Floor

New York, NY 10003

Mr. Au contributes the following paintings for us to sell

: Learn to Make a oriental style of Paper Lantern

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Answer the following questions in your notebook

What is your favorite color?

What does the color mean to you? Does it remind you of anything?

Example:

Ms. Chaus favorite color is green. ls. Green means fresh. It reminds me of trees and spring.

In the Chinese culture

hngs

=good fortune & joy

hungs

=freedom & royal

lns ls

& = new start, spring

In the Chinese culture

[jns] gold symbolized brightness, purity & fulfillment

[zs] shows potential & seriousness

[fnhngs]signifies good relationship.

[chngs]indicates growing luck & profit.

dnglong

lantern

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play more important roles in ancient time. [dnglong] cannot be excluded from any events from wedding to funeral. [dnglong] are not only served for the purpose of illumination, but also other meanings. For example, in ancient time, kids would bring a [dnglong] on the first day of school, and the teacher would light up the [dnglong] to symbolize bright future for the student.

Chinese people believe that [dnglong] could ward off evil spirits.

[dnglong] also means joy, luck & reunion.

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Second level

Third level

Fourth level

Fifth level

A famous movie by Zhang Yi Mou: Raise the Red Lantern

r y wn

Will Chain

Symbol of all your wills come true

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shu z

Word for Longevity

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to hu

Peach blossom

Symbol of good relationship

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chn z

Word for Spring

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qng ci

Green vegetable

Symbol of Luck

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fng zi

house

Symbol of wealth

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y

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fish

y

surplus

binf

bat

good fortune & happiness

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hugu

hot pot

symbolized reunion, staying along with each other.

prosperous; flourishing; vigorous

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mihu

plum blossom

symbolized strong & durable, fearless.

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xngyn hu

fortune flower

s y co

()

clover

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t zi

Rabbit

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Lets make a paper lantern

Decide which lantern you would like to make

Say the name of the lantern in Chinese and ask for a template

Choose 2 sheets of card stock

Fold and cut it out

Cut another one out

Write your name on the lantern and staple them together

: Learn to Make your own Paper Lantern

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Google image for a simple symmetry picture

This will be the one

Copy and pasted the image into PAINT

Select half of the image and cut it half

Paste it into a new page of PAINT

Suggestion: save it as a JPEG picture format before you start editing the image

Resize it into the size you want

Size on screen vs. print-out

After the size is being doubled.

Optional: you may use the brush to draw the outline of the image

Copy and paste into Microsoft Word

Congratulations, now you know how to design your lantern template.

You may start thinking about a lantern you would like to make.

Start googling for an image.

Any image that fits the Lantern Festival will be good.

Print it out and bring to the class on Friday.

Or you may

Draw your image on a sheet of paper, and bring it to the class on Friday.