Chinese: Second Language Learner 7–10 Sequence / Levels 9 and 10 / Communicating / Creating
Content description
Respond to and create or adapt simple narratives that describe experiences and characters from folk tales or popular fiction
Elaborations
composing a creative account of an imagined experience with Chinese visitors to the local community, for example, hosting a Chinese student or taking a tour group to a local sporting event
creating narratives that hold the attention of readers (for example, beginning a story with 你知道吗？), experimenting with 正叙，倒叙，插叙 to sequence events and using descriptive language to set the scene
collaboratively creating short plays describing the experiences of imagined characters in different cultures, for example, 《James在上海》
exploring how alternative words can be used to convey varying degrees of emotion and attitude towards people, places and events, for example, 我真高兴。你快乐吗？他很幸福!
taking on a role in a story and retelling the story from one character’s perspective, describing their feelings and emotions, for example, 我真高兴！ 太棒了！ 哎哟，吓死我了！
