Languages Other Than English (Foreign Languages), Grade 9 - 12, Modern Languages Level II, 2006
1.) Use the target language in oral and written form in the past time frame, including giving and responding to a series of commands, asking and answering questions, providing directions and instructions, and stating preferences and opinions to interact in a variety of situations.
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2.) Interpret spoken and written authentic target language materials and information on familiar topics.
• Recognizing main ideas and important details in expository texts
• Identifying the sequence of events in narrative texts
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3.) Create oral and written presentations in the target language about a variety of topics using familiar and newly acquired vocabulary words and phrases and correct structure in the past time frame.
Example: describing school, holidays, and events
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4.) Recite from memory skits, poems, short narratives, or songs in the target language, using appropriate pronunciation and intonation.
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5.) Describe practices within the cultures where the target language is spoken.
Examples: religious and holiday celebrations, eating customs
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6.) Explain the influences of geography on a target culture, including food, clothing, dwellings, transportation, and the arts.
Example:
- food--bouillabaisse and other seafood dishes prepared in coastal regions;
- dwellings--climate-dictated construction such as thatch roofs, houses on stilts, and stucco walls;
- arts--wood from the Black Forest used in crafting cuckoo clocks
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7.) Compare information common to other school subjects and to the target language.
Examples: metric system, cognates, historical figures, artists, musicians, current events
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8.) Compare vocabulary usage, grammatical structures, and idiomatic expressions of a target language with English.
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9.) Compare traditions and social conventions of a target culture to one's own.
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10.) Describe typical activities and events of a target culture.
Examples: sports, regional performances, holidays
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11.) Communicate in a variety of ways with speakers of the target language on topics of interest.
Examples: writing letters, conducting interviews
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