Content Standard(s):
World Languages 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.
Unpacked Content
Goals:
Culture
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Intermediate High Level
Students:
analyze the importance of products of the target culture, related to government, education, religion, and economics.
interact with music and short video clips.
listen to, read, and analyze the function of products used in selected texts. Performance Descriptors:
Knowledge:
Students know:
how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
background knowledge of the target culture. Skills:
Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:
nvestigate the products and perspetives of a target culture.
investigate the beliefs (perspectives) associated with the target culture's products in the contexts of arts, crafts, graphic representations, music, and short videos.
investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.
analyze the function of everyday objects produced in the culture. compare and analyze perspectives reflected in news reports, social media, pamphlets, advertisements, etc.
discuss perspectives reflected in creative works of the culture. Understanding:
Students understand that:
language and culture are inextricably linked.
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.
other understandings will vary according to theme being taught.
World Languages 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.
Unpacked Content
Goals:
Connections
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Intermediate High Level
Students:
describe aspects of the countries included in the target language.
make connections between the study of the target language/culture and other subject areas.
investigate and explain the impact prominent figures from the target culture have made/are making. Performance Descriptors:
Knowledge:
Students know:
how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
background knowledge of the target culture. Skills:
Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:
identify and interpret basic information from authentic sources, such as news articles, event flyers, invitations, and advertisements.
identify a few target language news sources and stores.
use the target language to learn about other disciplines.
use information learned in the target language in other disciplines.
use the target language to make comparisons of similarities and differences in countries where target language is spoken.
use the target language to investigate, explain, and present connections made with other disciplines.
use the target language to present to and interact with others for a variety of purposes in a variety of time frames and moods.
make oral or written presentations in the target language on topics being studied in other classes.
describe and compare key characteristics of countries where the target language is spoken.
research and compare how countries where the target language is spoken deal with current global issues (i.e., environment, economic crisis, migration, etc.).
research and report on contributions of the cultures that use the target language to science, medicine, and government. Understanding:
Students understand that:
proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.
World Languages 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.
Unpacked Content
Goals:
Connections
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Intermediate High Level
Students:
investigate and identify topics related to the perspectives of the target culture in a variety of time frames and moods.
compare and contrast current events and advertisements from the target culture to a student's own culture.
explain how current global issues are viewed from the perspective of the target culture. Performance Descriptors:
Knowledge:
Students know:
how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods.
the target language vocabulary for specific purposes.
how perspectives of a target culture are portrayed through media and advertising. Skills:
Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:
use the target language to investigate, compare, and contrast current events and advertisements from the target culture to a student's own culture.
identify and explain the diverse perspectives of the target culture through the lens of a culture's perspectives.
communicate in the target language in a variety of time frames and moods.
use the target language to make comparison of current events and how they are reported.
use the target language to identify advertisements and compare them with target culture and students'own culture.
research how a major figure from history, science, or the arts is described in the target language and use it to expand what they already know.
compare how products are marketed in the target culture versus the United States.
compare news articles on front pages of newspapers from countries where the target language is spoken. Understanding:
Students understand that:
proficiency in a foreign language is a vehicle to gaining knowledge that can only be acquired through that language and its culture.
world language learning offers opportunities to uncover big ideas in and about other disciplines.
strategies used to acquire a language are transferable to other areas of learning throughout life.
a second language facilitates the acquisition of information about the world outside our experiences.
