Sept+29,+Oct+1

 你们今天的目标： 1. Write a story using dialog with these words and/or “grammar:” a. 吧 (ba—take, as in take the ball and kick it) b. 在 (zai4 makes the verb present progressive) c. 真的 (zhen1de—truly) 真的吗？ (Truly?) 我说的都是真的 （ everything I say is true） d. 除了 -以外 (chule. .  . yi2wai4) excepting _____ <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">2. You will need to have the correct pinyin, tone marks and characters for the story. You must use NJStar. You must turn in your written story. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">3. It must be 30 lines. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">4. It must be performed fluently. No long pauses. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">5. You may have a computer story board, or some other means to help you remember the story when you perform it. <span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: Calibri; msobidithemefont: minor-latin; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msolist: Ignore;">6. You will perform one week from today. <span style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">大后天的功课 : Character lessons 26 and 27. There will be a quiz on the characters and the vocabulary words.