| Content |
Italian creative works |
Italian 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: creative works |
Elaboration: e.g., painting, sculpture, theatre, dance, poetry and prose, filmmaking, musical composition, architecture, with consideration for the ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism |
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| Content |
contributions of Italian Canadians, past and present |
Italian 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: contributions |
Elaboration: e.g., artists, athletes, humanitarians, inventors, educators |
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| Content |
cultural aspects of Italian communities around the world |
Italian 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural aspects |
Elaboration: e.g., activities, celebrations, clothing, dance, festivals, food, history, land, music, protocol, rituals, traditions, and geography |
| Keyword: world |
Elaboration: e.g., Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, and some areas of Slovenia and Croatia |
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| Content |
common elements of stories |
Italian 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: common elements of stories |
Elaboration: place, characters, setting, plot |
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| Content |
past, present, and future time frames |
Italian 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: time frames |
Elaboration: using passato prossimo, imperfetto, presente e futuro semplice: Parlo italiano; Ho giocato a tennis ieri; Andro’ a scuola domani |
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| Content |
First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place |
Italian 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: oral histories |
Elaboration: e.g., conversations with an Elder about 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 |
common, high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures, including:- types of questions
- time and frequency
- people, objects, and locations
- preferences, emotions, and physical states
- personal interests, beliefs and opinions
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Italian 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: questions |
Elaboration: e.g., asking and answering about quantities (e.g., Quante arance? Un kilo, grazie; Quali mele preferisce? or A chi piace…); direct object pronouns (e.g., lo, la, li, le, ne; Ne vorrei un po’ meno) |
| Keyword: time and frequency |
Elaboration: e.g., ora, oggi, domani, ieri, ogni giorno, sempre, mai, spesso, qualche volta; time adverbs in the various past tenses (ieri…, lo scorso..., la scorsa..., due giorni fa…) |
| Keyword: people, objects, and locations |
Elaboration: e.g., Lui è alto, Lei ha gli occhi chiari, L’aula è grande, Mi piace suonare la chitarra |
| Keyword: preferences, emotions, and physical states |
Elaboration: e.g., Adoro quel colore...; Lo preferisco a…; Mi piacerebbe quel cappotto, lo trovo…; Non sopporto…; ho freddo, ho fame... |
| Keyword: beliefs and opinions |
Elaboration: e.g., Credo che, Secondo me |
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| Content |
Italian letter patterns |
Italian 8 |
No CCG |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge |
Italian 8 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: ways of knowing |
Elaboration: e.g., First Nations, Métis, and Inuit; and/or gender-related, subject/discipline-specific, cultural, embodied, intuitive |
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| Curricular Competency |
Analyze personal, shared, and others’ experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens |
Italian 8 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: cultural lens |
Elaboration: e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions |
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| Curricular Competency |
Engage in experiences with Italian people and communities |
Italian 8 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: Engage in experiences |
Elaboration: e.g., blogs, classroom and school visits (including virtual/online visits), concerts, exchanges, festivals, films, plays, social media, and businesses where Italian is spoken |
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| Curricular Competency |
Describe similarities and differences between their own cultural practices and those of Italian communities |
Italian 8 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: similarities and differences |
Elaboration: e.g., discussing the purpose of activities, celebrations, customs, holidays, practices, and traditions |
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| Curricular Competency |
Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others’ diverse abilities |
Italian 8 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: presentation format |
Elaboration: e.g., digital, visual, verbal; aids such as charts, graphics, illustrations, music, photographs, videos, props, digital media |
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| Curricular Competency |
Seek clarification and verify meaning |
Italian 8 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: Seek clarification and verify |
Elaboration: e.g., request or provide repetition, word substitution, reformulation, or reiteration |
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| Curricular Competency |
Express simple beliefs and opinions |
Italian 8 |
Thinking and communicating |
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