Lesson plan

An Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy by Lv Yinmei

Content

Teachers Activities

Students Activities

Lesson objective Introduce a special form of art--- take great interest Chinese Calligraphy in art and want to learn something

really Chinese Show a sample of Chinese Calligraphy and ask students to discuss the difference between Chinese Characters and English, thus help them to analyze how Chinese Characters are composed. In this way, students can have a first impression of Chinese Calligraphy and appreciate that Chinese Characters are made up of different strokes. Watch the sample and discuss with each other the

difference between Chinese Characters and English

Presentation(15) Introduce the 8 strokes that make Observe

Chinese

up Chinese Characters. The basic characters procedure: show

and

sample learn to write the 8

characters---show the stroke--- strokes name the stroke (see powerpoint presentation) Practice(15) Explain the three steps used to Use thin paper to practice writing Chinese cover the and them.

Characters--- trace, copy and Characters write and ask students to practice trace writing Characters in pencil

Remove the paper and copy the

characters. Finally practice them themselves. Reinforce(5) Give students homework to Practice and finish writing by

practice the writing of Chinese the project after Characters in pencil and make a class project--- The introduction of Chinese Characters Revision(5) 1. Go over the 8 strokes of Go over the 8

Chinese Characters using a stokes and make typical character--- which preparations
2

for

contains the 8 strokes.

writing

Chinese in

2. In the next period, make Characters preparations for teaching brush

students to write Chinese Characters with a brush.