Standard(s):
[WLAN] WL2 (7-12) 1 : 1) Communicate and share on familiar topics with a variety of words, phrases, and simple sentences in the past time frame.
a. Use the language to meet basic survival needs.
b. Participate in conversations on familiar topics using a variety of phrases and simple sentences.
c. Ask and answer questions on factual information.
d. Narrate incidents in the past time frame.
e. Describe activities and personal preferences in the past time frame.
[WLAN] WL2 (7-12) 2 : 2) Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics using the past tense.
a. Restate information from audio and visual documents in the target language.
b. Locate key information from announcements and messages connected to daily activities in the target culture.
c. Relate the main themes and significant details on topics from other subjects and products of the cultures.
[WLAN] WL2 (7-12) 3 : 3) Present information on familiar topics with a variety of words, phrases, and simple sentences in the past time frame.
a. Present basic information about people and activities.
b. Recite songs, short skits, or dramatic readings.
[WLAN] WL2 (7-12) 4 : 4) Identify perspectives through practices of the target cultures.
a. Use appropriate gestures in common interactions.
b. Describe behaviors in a variety of environments.
c. Describe perspectives related to celebration of traditional religious and national holidays.
[WLAN] WL2 (7-12) 6 : 6) Connect with other disciplines while using the target language, utilizing the past time frame.
a. Exchange information on patterns of behavior typical of their peer group in the target culture.
b. Examine authentic materials containing current events, social announcements, and classified ads.
[WLAN] WL2 (7-12) 7 : 7) Describe information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.
a. Exchange ideas on various audio and visual documents to interpret content.
b. Identify the main idea of information from authentic websites and materials to interpret topics.
[WLAN] WL2 (7-12) 8 : 8) Compare characteristics of the target language and the native language.
a. Use formal and informal forms of language.
b. Compare word order for dates and placement of descriptors.
c. Use high-frequency idiomatic expressions.
d. Use cognates.
[WLAN] WL2 (7-12) 9 : 9) Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture.
a. Compare daily routines in the target culture and the native culture.
b. Compare celebrations in the target culture and the native culture.
c. Compare games, stories, songs, and rhymes from the native culture and those from the target culture.
[WLAN] WL3 (7-12) 1 : 1) Exchange information on familiar topics with a variety of words, phrases, and simple sentences in a variety of time frames.
a. Exchange basic information about self, others, and special interests.
b. Ask for and provide information on familiar topics.
c. Use language to handle tasks related to personal needs.
[WLAN] WL3 (7-12) 2 : 2) Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics in a variety of time frames.
a. Describe main ideas, identify characters, and state details found in a variety of informational and literary texts.
b. Use background knowledge to understand spoken and written information in the target language.
[WLAN] WL3 (7-12) 3 : 3) Present information on familiar topics in a variety of time frames using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
a. Express needs, wants, and preferences.
b. Present information based on topics of interest or personal experiences.
c. Give oral presentations using a variety of formats.
[WLAN] WL3 (7-12) 4 : 4) Investigate perspectives through practices of the target cultures.
a. Examine how behaviors in the target culture relate to and reflect different types of relationships.
b. Interact through role-play in a variety of familiar environments.
c. Participate in hands-on activities related to cultural practices.
[WLAN] WL3 (7-12) 6 : 6) Connect with other disciplines while using the target language in a variety of time frames.
a. Compare characteristics of countries where target language is spoken.
b. Present information on topics across disciplines.
c. Describe the importance of influential figures from the target culture, past and present.
[WLAN] WL3 (7-12) 7 : 7) Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.
a. Compare how current events are reported in target culture and locally.
b. Compare advertisements from target culture and local media.
[WLAN] WL3 (7-12) 8 : 8) Compare characteristics of the target language and the native language in a variety of time frames.
a. Compare idiomatic expressions of the target language and the native language.
b. Compare formal and informal registers of language.
c. Compare the use of different time frames in the target and native cultures.
d. Make connections between target language and native language based on knowledge of cognates.
[WLAN] WL3 (7-12) 9 : 9) Compare products, practices and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture in a variety of time frames.
a. Compare activities and events of the target culture to the native culture.
b. Compare cultural practices in the target culture to the native culture.