Content Standard(s):
World Languages 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.
Unpacked Content
Goals:
Communication
Modes Of Communication:
Interpretive Mode
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Novice High Level
Students:
sometimes understand written and oral simple questions or statements on familiar topics.
understand simple written and oral information when presented with pictures and graphs.
sometimes understand the main topic of conversations that they overhear.
sometimes understand the main idea of published materials.
understand simple everyday notices in public places on topics that are familiar to them. Intermediate Low Level
Students:
understand the basic purpose of an oral or written message.
understand messages related to his/her basic needs.
understand questions and simple statements on everyday topics when he/she is a part of the conversation.
identify some information from news media. Performance Descriptors:
Knowledge:
Students know: how to:
interpret audio and visual documents in the target language
identify key information and details from the target language materials
explain how the target language is connected to other content areas through geography, history, etc.
recognize basic products of the target language culture. Skills:
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
identify the key idea presented by a speaker or published work on a familiar topic.
differentiate between questions and statements.
gather basic information from graphs, charts and pictures.
rely on background knowledge to aid in comprehension of difficult or new words.
recognize characters and punctuation marks that are unique to the target language.
Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:
identify patterns in the contruction of past tense verbs and how this impacts meaning of texts.
how to recognize and use descriptors in basic conversations
restate key information.
use cognates to assist in comprehension of target language materials. Understanding:
Students understand that:
Novice High Level
effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.
Students understand that:
Intermediate Low Level
effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.
World Languages 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.
Unpacked Content
Goals:
Culture
Modes Of Communication:
Presentational Mode
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
recognize how perspectives are influenced by formal and informal.
identify actions unique to the target language culture, especially in typical events, and celebrations.
describe how a celebration is viewed by the target language culture. Performance Descriptors:
Knowledge:
Students know:
how to appropriately greet and address a variety of people within the target culture.
how to explain why specific holidays, celebrations and events are important to the target language culture. Skills:
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
address others in a culturally appropriate manner.
identify practices associated with specific target language culture events such as celebrations and holidays.
identify practices associated with the student's own events, celebrations, and holidays.
investigate the relationship between cultural practices and perspectives.
Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:
address others in a culturally appropriate manner.
dentify and explain practices associated with specific target language culture events, celebrations, and holidays.
identify and explain practices associated with the student's own events, celebrations, and holidays.
investigate the relationship between cultural practices and perspectives. Understanding:
Students understand that:
an ability to communicate in another language fosters a better.
understanding of my own language and culture.
custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
similarities and differences in the practices of another culture often stem from the perspective of that culture.
other understandings will vary according to theme taught.
World Languages 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.
Unpacked Content
Goals:
Comparisons
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
compare and contrast daily life activities in the target and native cultures.
compare and contrast holiday celebrations and traditions in the target and native cultures.
compare games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes from the target and native cultures. Performance Descriptors:
Knowledge:
Students know:
how people in the target culture tend to spend their days.
what holidays are celebrated in the target culture and how they are celebrated.
a few games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes in the target culture. Skills:
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
identify the products, practices, and perspectives that are unique to native culture.
identify the products, practices, and perspectives that are unique to the target language culture including celebrations, music, games, and rhymes.
compare and contrast native and target culture products, practices and perspectives.
Intermediate Low Level
Students are able to:
compare and contrast daily life activities in the target and native cultures, such as schooling, working, freetime activities, and daily routines.
compare and contrast holiday celebrations and traditions in the target and native cultures.
identify games, fairy tales, songs, and rhymes from the target culture and compare them with those of the native culture. Understanding:
Students understand that:
daily routines may differ between cultures as a result of several contributing factors.
different cultures may celebrate holidays in diverse ways.
different cultures may celebrate different holidays.
different cultures have original games, stories, songs, and rhymes.
custom and tradition vary within a culture, as well as between cultures.
by studying another culture, one can better understand and appreciate their own.
other understanding will depend on theme being taught.
