| Curricular Competency |
Engage in experiences with German communities and people |
German 8 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: Engage in experiences |
Elaboration: e.g., blogs, school visits (including virtual/online visits), concerts, exchanges, festivals, films, letters, plays, social media, stores and restaurants with service in German |
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| Curricular Competency |
Describe similarities and differences between their own cultural practices and traditions and those of German communities |
German 8 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: similarities and differences |
Elaboration: e.g., compare the purpose of activities, celebrations, 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 |
German 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 |
Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing |
German 8 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: Exchange ideas |
Elaboration: with peers, teachers, and members of the wider community; can include virtual/online conversations |
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| Curricular Competency |
Seek clarification and verify meaning |
German 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 |
Narrate stories, both orally and in writing |
German 8 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: Narrate |
Elaboration: Use expressions of time and transitional words to show logical progression.Use past, present, and future time frames. |
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| Curricular Competency |
Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language |
German 8 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: strategies |
Elaboration: e.g., language-learning strategies such as interpretation of gestures, facial expressions, intonation, tone of voice, and contextual cues; use of prior knowledge, familiar words, and cognates |
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| Curricular Competency |
Comprehend meaning in stories |
German 8 |
Thinking and communicating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Comprehend key information and supporting details in speech and other texts |
German 8 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: key information |
Elaboration: e.g., answers to questions such as wer?, was?, wo?, wann?,and warum? |
| 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, web pages, advertisements). |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize the relationships between German letter patterns and pronunciation |
German 8 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: letter patterns and pronunciation |
Elaboration: groupings of letters that make the same sound (e.g., Sie/sie, das/dass, ist/isst, seit/seid), rhyming words, and letter patterns that have consistent pronunciations (e.g., ie, ei, ä, ö) |
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| Big Ideas |
Knowing about diverse communities helps us develop cultural awareness. |
German 7 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Stories help us to acquire language and understand the world around us. |
German 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Stories |
Elaboration: 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. |
| 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. |
German 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Reciprocal |
Elaboration: involving back-and-forth participation |
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| Big Ideas |
We can explore identity and place through increased understanding of a new language. |
German 7 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Listening and viewing with intent helps us understand an increasing variety of messages. |
German 7 |
No CCG |
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