Punjabi 7

Core Competencies

Communicating
 
Collaborating
Critical and Reflective Thinking
 
Creative Thinking
Personal Awareness and Responsibility
 
Positive Personal and Cultural Identity
 
Social Awareness and Responsibility

Big Ideas

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent helps us understand an increasing variety of messages.
We can explore identity and place through increased understanding of a new language.
Reciprocal
involving back-and-forth participation
interactions help us understand and acquire language.
Stories
Stories are a narrative form of text that can be oral, written, or visual. Stories are derived from truth or fiction and may be used to seek and impart knowledge, entertain, share history, and strengthen a sense of identity.
help us to acquire language and understand the world
by exploring, for example, thoughts, feelings, knowledge, culture, and identity
around us.
Knowing about diverse communities helps us develop cultural awareness.

Content

Learning Standards

Content

Students are expected to know the following:

the relationships between Punjabi letter patterns and pronunciation
e.g., phonemes, blends, rhyming words, synonyms
common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:
  • types of questions
    e.g., ਕੀ?, ਕਿਵੇਂ?, ਕਿੱਥੇ?, ਕਦੋਂ?, ਇਹ ਕੀ ਹੈ?, ਕਿਹੜਾ/ਕਿਹੜੀ?, ਅਤੇ ਉੱਤਰ ਦੇਣੇ
  • descriptions
    For example:
    • family, pets, friends, community members, characters in texts
    • objects in the classroom, school, home, community
    • classroom, school, home, community
    of people and objects
  • comparisons
    e.g., ਅਤੇ, ਪਰ, ਇਸ/ਉਸ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ, ਇਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਨਾਲ, ਇਸ/ਉਸ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਘੱਟ
    and directions
    e.g., ਸੱਜੇ ਮੁੜੋ; ਖੱਬੇ ਮੁੜੋ; ਰਸਤੇ ਤੇ ਸੱਜੇ ਹੱਥ ਚੱਲੋ
  • formal and informal modes of address
    e.g., ਤੂੰ, ਤੁਸੀਂ
common elements of stories
place, characters, setting, plot, problem and resolution
First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories
e.g., conversations with an Elder about celebrations, traditions, and protocols
, identity
Identity is influenced by, for example, traditions, protocols, celebrations, and festivals.
, and place
A sense of place can be influenced by, for example, territory, food, clothing, and creative works.
Punjabi works of art
e.g., creative works in dance, drama, music, or visual arts, with consideration for the ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism
cultural aspects
e.g., activities, celebrations, dance, festivals, traditions, clothing, food, history, land, music, protocols, rituals, parades, sports, decorations
of Punjabi communities
Punjabi communities around the world

Curricular Competency

Learning Standards

Curricular Competency

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Thinking and communicating

Comprehend key information
answers to questions such as who, what, where, when, why, and how (e.g., ਕੀ?, ਕਿਵੇਂ?, ਕਿੱਥੇ?, ਕਦੋਂ?, ਇਹ ਕੀ ਹੈ?, ਕਿਹੜਾ/ਕਿਹੜੀ?, ਅਤੇ ਉੱਤਰ ਦੇਣੇ?)
and supporting details in slow, clear speech and other texts
“Text” is a generic term referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communications. Oral, written, and visual elements can also be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements).
Comprehend meaning in stories
Use language-learning strategies
e.g., interpretation of gestures, facial expressions, intonation, tone of voice, and contextual cues; use of prior knowledge, familiar words, and cognates
to increase understanding
Use intonation and tone of voice
For example:
  • differentiate between a statement and a question
  • recognize the emotion of the speaker and how it relates to his or her message
effectively to convey meaning
Follow instructions to complete a task and respond to questions
Exchange ideas
with peers, teachers, and members of the wider community; can include virtual/online conversations
and information, both orally and in writing
Seek clarification
Request or provide repetition, word substitution, reformulation, or reiteration (e.g., ਮੈਨੂੰ ਸਮਝ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਈ, ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਫਿਰ ਦੱਸੋ, ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸ ਤਰਾਂ ਕਹੋਗੇ?).
of meaning using common statements and questions
Share information using the presentation format
e.g., digital, visual, verbal; aids such as charts, graphics, illustrations, music, photographs, videos, props, digital media
best suited to their own and others’ diverse abilities

Personal and social awareness

Describe similarities and differences
e.g., compare the purpose of activities, celebrations, holidays, practices, and traditions
between their own cultural practices and traditions and those of Punjabi communities in various regions
Identify, share, and compare linguistic and cultural information about Punjabi communities
Examine personal, shared, and others’ experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens
e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing
e.g., First Nations, Métis, and Inuit; and/or gender-related, subject/discipline-specific, cultural, embodied, intuitive
, and local cultural knowledge