| Curricular Competency |
Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language |
Spanish 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: strategies |
Elaboration: For example:rephrase in Spanish to compensate for unknown expressionsmake personal notes to use as a reference for oral and written productionactively review common, useful expressions and patterns to refine communication |
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| Curricular Competency |
Demonstrate degrees of formality in speech and writing to reflect different purposes |
Spanish 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: purposes |
Elaboration: e.g., to convince, inform, entertain |
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| Curricular Competency |
Analyze cultural points of views in texts |
Spanish 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Derive and negotiate meaning in speech and a variety of other texts and contexts |
Spanish 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: texts |
Elaboration: "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, internet-based media, advertisements). |
| Keyword: contexts |
Elaboration: e.g., audience, purpose, setting, formality/informality |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize how choice of words affects meaning |
Spanish 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: choice of words |
Elaboration: nuances between verb tenses (e.g., tenía miedo versus tuve miedo), pronouns (e.g., tú versus Usted), word placement within a sentence (e.g., mi casa nueva versus mi nueva casa), words with close but not identical meanings (e.g., valer versus costar) |
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| Big Ideas |
Developing proficiency in a new language provides opportunities for careers, travel, personal growth, and study abroad. |
Japanese 11 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Exploring diverse forms of cultural expression promotes greater understanding of our own cultural identity. |
Japanese 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: forms of cultural expression |
Elaboration: represent the experience of the people from whose culture they are drawn; for example, celebrations customs, folklore, language use, traditions, and creative works (e.g., books, paintings, pictures, sculpture, theatre, dance, poetry and prose, filmmaking, musical composition, architecture) |
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| Big Ideas |
The communicative context determines how we express ourselves. |
Japanese 11 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Language and culture are interconnected and shape our perspective, identity, and voice. |
Japanese 11 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition of a new language. |
Japanese 11 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism |
Japanese 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural appropriation |
Elaboration: use of a cultural motif, theme, “voice,” image, knowledge, story, song, or drama, shared without permission or without appropriate context or in a way that may misrepresent the real experience of the people from whose culture it is drawn |
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| Content |
contributions of Japanese Canadians to society |
Japanese 11 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
histories and worldviews of the indigenous peoples of Japan |
Japanese 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: indigenous peoples |
Elaboration: Ainu and Okinawan peoples |
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| Content |
distinguishing features of major Japanese regional dialects |
Japanese 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: regional dialects |
Elaboration: e.g., the endings of words, phrases or sentences can change depending on region; some words are unique to certain regions of Japan |
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| Content |
Japanese works of art |
Japanese 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: works of art |
Elaboration: e.g., creative works in dance, drama, music, visual arts |
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