星期一，1/30 Study L4 part 2 new vocab.  Practice writing and memorize
                   Review L4 part 1.  (vocab, dialogue, patterns)  Unit test Tuesday.
                   Please hand in your character practice, blue pattern sheet, and workbook

星期二，1/31 Practice and memorize L4 part 2 vocab.  Vocab quiz - recognition, Wednesday (P8), Thursday (P7)
                   小，好久不見/见，不錯/错，想，，覺/觉得，有意思
                   Practice reciting poems if you are interested in doing to poetry competition.

星期三， 2/1 Practice and memorize L4 part 2 vocab.  Vocab quiz - recognition, Wednesday (P8), Thursday (P7)
                   小，好久不見/见，不錯/错，想，覺/觉得，有意思
                   Practice and memorize L4 part 2 new vocab (只，睡覺，算了，找，別人）

星期四，2/2  Practice and memorize L4 part 2 vocab.  Vocab quiz - writing on Friday.
                   小，好久不見/见，不錯/错，想，覺/觉得，有意思
                   Practice and memorize L4 part 2 new vocab (只，睡覺，算了，找，別人）

星期五，2/3  Practice and memorize L4 part 2 vocab.  Vocab quiz Monday (both recognition and writing)
                   只，睡覺/觉，算了(recognition only)，找，别人
                   Recite lesson 4 dialogue 2 (textbook page 110 - 111).  Record the dialogue (go to "speaking")

星期一, 1/23 Exam Makeup Day
                   Chinese New Year.  新年快樂

星期二, 1/24 Review L4 part 1 vocab.  Read dialogue a few times.
                   Practice writing the following characters and memorize: 週末，對，常常，去，外國，昨天。
                  (use the character grid tool to generate your own character sheet - go to "tools" on my blog)
                   Do workbook page 60 (IIA) and page 61 (IIIA, B)
                   Bring scissors and wrapping paper to class (P7 tomorrow, P8 Thursday)

星期三, 1/25 Review notes and grammar of L4 part 1 (textbook pg 98, 102 - 106)
                   Do workbook pg 62 (IIIC,D), 63 (IVA)
                   Vocab quiz tomorrow.

星期四, 1/26 Do workbook pg 64 - 65

星期五, 1/27 Review Lesson 4 part 1 thoroughly.  (vocab, dialogue, grammar, blue pattern sheet)
                   L4 part 1 unit test next Tuesday

Mid-term Exam:
Format: Matching (vocabulary), Matching (conversation), Radical recognition, Stroke Order, Reading Comprehension, Fill in the missing part of the conversation, Composition, Translation, Listening (Pinyin initials and finals), Listening (paragraphs), Speaking (Q & A, Role-Play)

Study Guide: download

Everyone should check the Aspen for grades.  No makeup work can be done after Friday, 1/13.

Monday, 1/9: start preparing for mid-term exam.
                   Review L4 part 1 dialogue.  read several times, understand the conversation.

Tuesday, 1/10: Do workbook pg
Wednesday: Prepare for speaking portion of the mid-term exam
Wednesday: Prepare for speaking portion of the mid-term exam

星期一， 1/2  No School. Happy New Year!

星期二，1/3  P7: Look up the stroke order for L4 words (http://www.usc.edu/dept/ealc/chinese/character/)
                  Copy each word at least 5 times (do more writing in the next few days).  Memorize these words
                  while copying.  (You should be prepared for quiz - recognize the words by sound and sight, can
                  write each word in correct stroke order)
                  Project (Voice Thread) due tomorrow

星期三， 1/4 P7 & P8: Read instructions from above (Tuesday).  Must know stroke order for each word.  Continue
                   practicing writing of L4 new vocabulary
                   Two new phrases: 看書，請客
               
星期四， 1/5 Write sentences using new vocabulary.  (10 sentences)
                   Vocab quiz (writing) tomorrow (打球，看電視，唱歌，跳舞， 看電影， 聽音樂，看書，請客）
                   (Simplified version: 打球，看电视，唱歌，跳舞，看电影，听音乐，看书，请客）

星期五， 1/6 Preview L4 dialogue 1, recite at least 3 times.  (textbook pg 98 - 99).
                  Study all vocab for L4 part 1 (including new phrases learned today - recognition)
                  Study for mid-term exam.
                  Mid-term exam speaking: next Thursday (1/12) Go to "Audio" section on this blog to practice