• Announcements
  • Thank you for the pens! (hopefully)
  • We encourage you to sign up for events on Meetup.com
  • This meetup is somewhat experimental, some experiments will be more successful than others
  • Last month's activity was probably too hard, will focus more on production activities
  • Any specific feedback on previous months’ activities?
  • Would someone else like to try taking notes?
  • Should we change the location to a place with guest wifi?
  • We welcome feedback!
    • Comments to blog posts are fine
    • Private messages through Meetup.com or WeChat work as well
• Review of last month's meeting
• Introductions at 1:30 pm
• Q&A
• Introduce WeChat
• GIF poems activity
  • Everyone pick a noun or verb (perhaps related to season or what you’ve done today)
  • Use that word to search for related GIF images
  • Use the GIF image as the basis for a simple poem (30 minutes)
    • Poem does not need to include your key word
    • Focus on the vocabulary you know
    • Use your dictionary
    • Ask for help
    • See example below
  • Everyone shares their poem (30 minutes)
    • Corrections
    • Suggestions
• Play a round of Werewords if there's time
• Share your recommendations! (Chinese- or China-related content)
• Optional Mandarin corner for 15-30 minutes

雪人

你是我的创造者

为什么你要破坏我

最后你发现

暴力解决不了问题

https://gph.is/1a44qcD

Notes for future reference:

1. wechat in chinese
2. webcomics (pair up)
3. dictation (google translate)
4. translation (poem, song, dialogue)
5. partial verses
6. interview
7. art museum
8. madlibs
9. text adventure