| Curricular Competency |
Develop appropriate musical vocabulary, skills, and techniques |
Music 9 |
Exploring and creating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Select and combine musical elements and techniques to interpret an idea or define style, creating a particular mood or effect |
Music 9 |
Exploring and creating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Demonstrate an understanding of personal, social, cultural, historical, and environmental contexts through a variety of musical experiences |
Music 9 |
Exploring and creating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Perform collaboratively in both solo and ensemble contexts |
Music 9 |
Exploring and creating |
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| Big Ideas |
Knowing about Deaf and other diverse communities helps us develop cultural awareness. |
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Stories help us to acquire language and understand the world around us. |
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Stories |
Elaboration: Stories are a narrative form of text that can be 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. |
| Keyword: understand the world |
Elaboration: by exploring, for example, thoughts, feelings, knowledge, culture, and identity |
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| Big Ideas |
Reciprocal interactions help us understand and acquire language. |
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Reciprocal |
Elaboration: involving back-and-forth participation |
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| Big Ideas |
Non-verbal cues are integral to communicating meaning. |
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Non-verbal cues |
Elaboration: non-manual signals, including facial expressions, pausing and timing, shoulder shifting, mouth morphemes, eye gaze |
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| Big Ideas |
Viewing with intent helps us understand a variety of messages. |
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including histories, identity, and place |
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: histories |
Elaboration: e.g., conversations with an Elder about local celebrations, traditions, and protocols |
| Keyword: identity |
Elaboration: Identity is influenced by, for example, traditions, protocols, celebrations, and festivals. |
| Keyword: place |
Elaboration: A sense of place can be influenced by, for example, territory, food, clothing, and creative works. |
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| Content |
D/deaf perspectives and points of view |
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: D/deaf |
Elaboration: “D/deaf” refers to both “Deaf” people who identify with the Deaf culture and “deaf” people who do not. It is often used as a shortcut to describe both groups who are similar but not exactly the same when it comes to communication. |
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| Content |
handshape stories |
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: handshape stories |
Elaboration: e.g., alphabet, number, classifier |
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| Content |
cultural aspects of and information about Deaf and other diverse communities |
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural aspects |
Elaboration: e.g., creative handshape play as an integral part of the language and culture of the Deaf community; ASL as a natural language; ASL as a non-written language |
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| Content |
common, high-frequency signs and basic ASL structure, including:- self and others
- types of questions
- locations and directions
- likes, dislikes, and preferences
- simple comparisons
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American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: ASL structure |
Elaboration: topic and time, using shoulder shift, simple listing and ordering technique, and the sign “which” to indicate choiceconveying a positive or negative emotion“quiet” or “loud” (intended for individuals or large audiences – “whispered” or “shouted”)making a statement or asking a question |
| Keyword: self and others |
Elaboration: including hobbies and topics of interest, likes, dislikes, and preferences; common emotions and physical states |
| Keyword: locations and directions |
Elaboration: using signs (near/far, really close/really far, nearby) and directions, including non-manual signals |
| Keyword: comparisons |
Elaboration: For example, compare and contrast is illustrated in ASL by shifting shoulders, pointing, and using two-handed signs while changing location. |
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| Content |
non-manual signals |
American Sign Language (ASL) 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: non-manual signals |
Elaboration: Non-manual signals (NMS) are parts of a sign that are not signed on the hands (e.g., ASL adverbs made by eyes and eyebrows; ASL adjectives made using the mouth, tongue, and lips). For this level, non-manual signals include but are not limited to: facial expression matching the meaning and content of what is signed (e.g., mad, angry, very angry) conveying “tone of voice” while signing mouth morpheme: “cha” (big), “fish” (finish), “diff-diff-diff” (different) head nod/shake WH-face (eyebrows down for a WH question, shoulders up, head tilted slightly) shoulder shift/contrastive structure/spatial organization |
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