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Identify celebrations in the target culture and the native culture.
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Identify games, stories, songs, and rhymes from the native culture and those from the target culture.
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Communicate using the target language within the classroom and globally.
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Knowledge
Students know:
- how to appropriately participate in a variety of basic conversations with the target language speakers.
- how to describe themselves and others to the target language speakers.
- how to ask and gather basic information through conversations with the target language speakers.
- how to recognize opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom.
Skills
Students are able to:
Novice Mid Level
Students are able to:
Novice Mid Level
- identify places aoround the world where the target language is spoken.
- identify places in the community where the target language is spoken.
- set own learning goals.
Students are able to:
- identify places around the world where the target language is spoken.
- identify places in the community where the target language is spoken.
- recognize their own proficiency level.
- set own learning goals.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- the target language is used around the world every day in many different contexts.
- the target language can help one better understand the world around them.
- the study of world languages expands one's opportunities.
- language is a tool to connect with the world.
- other understandings will depend on theme being taught.
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Communicate with speakers of the target language in person or virtually.
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Identify professions that utilize the target language.
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Identify opportunities to use the target language beyond the classroom environment.
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Knowledge
Students know:
- the locations of the target language specific countries.
- the key attractions within the target language specific countries.
- the key celebrations within the target language specific countries.
Skills
Students are able to:
Novice Mid Level
Students are able to:
Novice Mid Level
- access important travel documents and safety information online.
- use physical and online resources to identify and participate in celebrations within the target language countries.
Students are able to:
- access important travel documents and safety information online.
- use online resources to evaluate hotels and attractions within target language countries.
- use physical and online resources to identify and participate in celebrations within the target language countries.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- the target language is used around the world every day in many different contexts.
- the target language can help one better understand the world around them.
- the study of world languages expands one's opportunities.
- language is a tool to connect with the world.
- other understandings will depend on theme being taught.
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Plan real or imaginary travel.
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Attend or view cultural events in person or virtually.
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Communicate and share on familiar topics with a variety of words, phrases, and simple sentences in the past time frame.
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Knowledge
Students know:
- question words and how to recognize and use them in conversation.
- how to describe themselves in first person.
- how to describe others in third person.
- interpret information from texts, graphs, and pictures.
- utilize the language to express needs.
Skills
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- use basic greetings.
- introduce themselves.
- respond to yes/no questions.
- respond to either or questions.
- answer who, what, when where.
- say age.
- say what one likes/dislikes.
- talk about places.
- interpret meaning of question words when used in conversation and respond appropriately.
- collect information using basic question words.
Students are able to:
- ask and answer questions related to school subjects.
- have a simple conversation on a variety of concrete topics.
- relate information using basic informal commands.
- construct verbs using formations that indicate past actions.
- interpret meaning of question words when used in conversation and respond appropriately.
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.
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Use the language to meet basic survival needs.
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Participate in conversations on familiar topics using a variety of phrases and simple sentences.
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Ask and answer questions on factual information.
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Narrate incidents in the past time frame.
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Describe activities and personal preferences in the past time frame.
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Interpret what is heard, read, or viewed on familiar topics using the past tense.
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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:
Students are able to:
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.
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
Intermediate Low Level
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.
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.
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Restate information from audio and visual documents in the target language.
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Locate key information from announcements and messages connected to daily activities in the target culture.
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Relate the main themes and significant details on topics from other subjects and products of the cultures.
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Present information on familiar topics with a variety of words, phrases, and simple sentences in the past time frame.
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Knowledge
Students know:
- how to describe their needs for school or work.
- how to express thoughts on topics of interest or current events.
- how to retell or present a short skit, poem, or song.
- how to describe common activities.
Skills
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- recall vocabulary from themes taught.
- correctly pronounce vowels and key phonetic sounds when presenting orally.
- correctly write sentences using correct punctuation and diacrytical markings.
- correctly type special characters, accent marks, or other markings necessary to the target language.
- 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.
- sing songs in the target language.
Students are able to:
- create command forms of verbs to give directions.
- identify patterns in past tense verb formations.
- form simple sentences using common idomatic expressions and/or vocabulary focusing on proper word order.
- recite short songs, skits, or readings from memory.
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.
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Present basic information about people and activities.
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Recite songs, short skits, or dramatic readings.
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Identify perspectives through practices of the target cultures.
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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:
Students are able to:
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.
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.
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Use appropriate gestures in common interactions.
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Describe behaviors in a variety of environments.
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Describe perspectives related to celebration of traditional religious and national holidays.
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Identify perspectives through products of the target cultures.
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Knowledge
Students know:
- a tangible or intangible product is influenced by the target language life and culture.
- the perspective of a the target language culture is interconnected with the products of the culture.
Skills
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- list common target language cultural products such as paintings, songs, and foods.
- watch video clips or music videos and identify cultural products.
- describe basic craft products from target language countries.
- investigate the relationship between cultural products and perspectives.
Students are able to:
- utilize common target language cultural vocabulary to discuss paintings, songs, foods, etc.
- investigate and explain the relationship bewtween cultural products and perspectives.
- investigate and explain the realtion between cultural practices and perspectives.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- similarities and differences in the products of another culture often stem from the perspective of that culture.
- 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.
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Describe products of the target culture.
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Describe arts, crafts, or graphic representations of the target culture.
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Describe the cultural elements found in music and short video clips.
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Listen to, read, and describe the products in a variety of texts.
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Connect with other disciplines while using the target language, utilizing the past time frame.
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Knowledge
Students know:
- how their peers in the target language culture typically spend their freetime.
- what a typical school day in the target language culture is like.
- what kinds of media are popular among their peers in the target language culture.
Skills
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- use map skills to identify countries and geographical features around the world.
- identify resources needed to calculate exchange rates and measurments.
- investigate other disciplines using the target language language.
Students are able to:
- interpret simple statistics on daily life activities of their peers in the target language culture, such as schooling, freetime activities, and social media usage.
- 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.
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.
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Exchange information on patterns of behavior typical of their peer group in the target culture.
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Examine authentic materials containing current events, social announcements, and classified ads.
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Describe information related to diverse perspectives in the target culture.
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Knowledge
Students know:
- how to ask simple questions about and describe audio and visual texts.
- how to find and describe the main idea, theme, and topic of a text.
- that a person's culture, background, and previous experiences affect the way they view and interpret information.
- that media sources from the target language culture may show issues from a diverse perspective or mindset.
Skills
Novice High Level
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
Students are able to:
- access and evaluate information available through the target language and its culture.
- identify personal perspectives on various topics related to school.
- investigate other disciplines using the target language language.
Students are able to:
- describe photos, artwork, images, charts, and videos.
- ask simple questions about photos, artwork, images, charts, and videos.
- identify the main idea and topic of online articles, videos, advertisements, announcements, and social media posts.
- recognize target language perspectives on basic cultural topics such as families, holidays, food.
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.
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Exchange ideas on various audio and visual documents to interpret content.
