Standard(s):
[WLAN] WL4 (7-12) 1 : 1) Communicate and share on familiar and new topics in various time frames and moods.
a. Initiate, maintain, and conclude a conversation on various topics.
b. Use the target language to communicate about subjects of particular interest to students.
c. Use the target language to handle tasks that may contain a complication.
[WLAN] WL4 (7-12) 2 : 2) Interpret, restate, and react to what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar and new topics.
a. Give main ideas, supporting details, and justify inferences in selected texts.
b. Identify themes, settings, characters, and plot lines found in literary texts.
c. Use background knowledge from other disciplines to understand spoken and written information in the target language.
[WLAN] WL4 (7-12) 3 : 3) Present information on familiar and new topics in various time frames and aspects using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
a. Express needs, wants and preferences with supporting reasons.
b. Present information on academic and work-related topics.
c. Present information about common age-appropriate issues.
[WLAN] WL4 (7-12) 4 : 4) Investigate perspectives through practices of the target cultures.
a. Explain how behaviors in the target culture relate to and reflect different types of relationships.
b. Interact through role-play in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar environments.
c. Plan hands-on activities related to cultural practices.
[WLAN] WL4 (7-12) 5 : 5) Investigate perspectives through products of the target cultures.
a. Analyze the importance of products of the target culture, related to arts, crafts, and graphic representations.
b. Analyze the cultural elements of music and short video clips.
[WLAN] WL4 (7-12) 6 : 6) Connect with other disciplines while using the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
a. Explain characteristics of countries where target language is spoken.
b. Present information on topics across disciplines in a variety of time frames and moods.
c. Explain the importance of influential figures from the target culture, past and present.
[WLAN] WL4 (7-12) 7 : 7) Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture in a variety of time frames and moods.
a. Explain how current events are reported in target culture and at home.
b. Compare and contrast advertisements from target culture and local media.
c. Explain the importance of influential figures from the perspective of the target culture.
[WLAN] WL4 (7-12) 8 : 8) Compare characteristics of the target language and the native language in a variety of time frames and moods.
a. Explain idiomatic expressions appropriately.
b. Compare and contrast formal and informal registers of language.
[WLAN] WL4 (7-12) 9 : 9) Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture in a variety of time frames and moods.
a. Compare and contrast personal experiences of the target culture to the native culture.
b. Explain cultural practices in the target culture.
c. Compare products in the target culture to the native culture.
[WLAN] WL5 (7-12) 1 : 1) Communicate and share on familiar and new topics in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
a. Talk about daily activities and personal preferences in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
b. Complete a task that requires multiple steps.
c. Exchange information about areas of mutual interest.
[WLAN] WL5 (7-12) 2 : 2) Understand the main idea and a few details in texts on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
a. Relate main themes and significant details in ads, reports, or announcements presented on TV, radio, video, or in live presentations.
b. Describe the main themes and significant details on topics found in print media.
c. Follow short instructions to complete a task.
[WLAN] WL5 (7-12) 3 : 3) Present information on a wide variety of both familiar and new topics using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure in various time frames and moods.
a. Present information about personal and social events, experiences, and activities.
b. Present information on a topic studied or researched.
c. Present points of view and provide reasons to support them.
[WLAN] WL5 (7-12) 4 : 4) Analyze perspectives through practices of the target cultures.
a. Analyze how behaviors in the target culture relate to and reflect different types of relationships.
b. Interact through simulated real-world situations in a variety of familiar and unfamiliar environments.
c. Design hands-on activities related to cultural practices.
[WLAN] WL5 (7-12) 5 : 5) Analyze perspectives through products of the target cultures.
a. Analyze the importance of products of the target culture, related to government, education, religion, and economics.
b. Interact with music and short video clips.
c. Listen to, read, and analyze the function of products used in selected texts.
[WLAN] WL5 (7-12) 6 : 6) Connect with other disciplines in the target language using complex sentence structure in a variety of time frames and aspects.
a. Write a critical analysis of audio or visual media.
b. Report on contributions of the culture in science, government, or medicine.
c. Describe the importance of historical events from the target culture, past and present.
[WLAN] WL5 (7-12) 7 : 7) Acquire information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
a. Evaluate the importance of current events in target culture.
b. Present a concept studied in another academic subject.
c. Debate global issues as represented in target language news sources.
[WLAN] WL5 (7-12) 8 : 8) Compare characteristics of the target language and the native language using complex sentence structure in a variety of time frames and aspects.
a. Compare choice and use of prepositions.
b. Analyze elements of the target language related to time and tense.
c. Compare the writing system of the target language and the native language.
[WLAN] WL5 (7-12) 9 : 9) Compare products, practices, and perspectives of the target culture and the native culture using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
a. Compare and contrast customs and traditions of the target culture to the native culture.
b. Compare and contrast behaviors related to health and wellness.
c. Compare and contrast the importance placed on individual needs versus community needs.