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！