World Languages 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.
Unpacked Content
Goals:
Communication
Modes Of Communication:
Interpretive Mode
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Intermediate Mid Level
Students:
understand basic information in ads, announcements and other simple recordings.
understand the main idea of what they listen to for personal enjoyment.
understand messages related to everyday life.
understand simple personal questions.
understand basic information in ads, announcements, and other simple texts.
understand the main idea of what they read for personal enjoyment.
read simple exchanges between other people. At the intermediate high level,
Students:
easily understand straightforward information or interactions.
understand a few details in ads, announcements and other simple recordings.
sometimes understand situations with complicating factors.
understand accounts of personal events or experiences.
sometimes follow short, written instructions when supported by visuals.
understand the main idea and a few supporting facts about famous people and historic events. Performance Descriptors:
Knowledge:
Students know:
the target language vocabulary for specific topics.
how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods. Skills:
Intermediate Mid Level
Students are able to:
understand basic information from advertisments and announcements, audio or print.
understand the main idea(s) of voice messages and videos
understand basic statements and questions in an interview.
understand questions in a survey or questionnaire.
understand information in a variety of print formats (ex: brochures, magazines, labels, etc.).
understand information in interpersonal communication.
understand main ideas, supporting details, themes, settings, characters and plot lines in literary texts.
Intermediate High Level
Students are able to:
understand basic information from advertisments and announcements, audio or print.
understand interpersonal exchanges, spoken or in print.
understand information in a variety of print formats (ex: brochures, magazines, labels, etc.).
understand main ideas, supporting details, themes, settings, characters and plot lines in literary texts. Understanding:
Students understand that:
Intermediate Mid 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.
Intermediate High:
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 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.
Unpacked Content
Goals:
Communication
Modes Of Communication:
Presentational Mode
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Intermediate High Level
Students:
write or present about school and academic topics.
write about work and career topics.
write about community topics and events.
write about entertainment or social events .
present their point of view and give supporting reasons.
present about events, activities or topics of interest. Performance Descriptors:
Knowledge:
Students know:
the target language vocabulary for specific topics.
how to communicate in a variety of tenses and moods. Skills:
Intermediate Mid & High Level
Students are able to:
create materials about their community for visitors from the target culture.
prepare stories or brief written reports about personal experiences, events, or other school subjects to share with others.
create and narrate a presentation on a current global concern.
prepare an oral or written summary of the plot and characters in selected pieces of literature. Understanding:
Students understand that:
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.
