| Big Ideas |
Stories help us to acquire language and understand the world around us. |
Japanese 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. |
Japanese 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. |
Japanese 7 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Listening and viewing with intent helps us understand an increasing variety of messages. |
Japanese 7 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
indigenous peoples of Japan |
Japanese 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: indigenous peoples |
Elaboration: Ainu and Okinawan peoples |
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| Content |
cultural aspects of Japanese communities around the world |
Japanese 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural aspects |
Elaboration: activities, celebrations, dance, festivals, traditions, clothing, food, history, land, music, protocols, rituals |
| Keyword: world |
Elaboration: e.g., Japan, United States, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Peru |
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| Content |
Japanese works of art |
Japanese 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: works of art |
Elaboration: e.g., creative works in dance, drama, music, visual arts, with consideration for the ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism |
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| Content |
First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place |
Japanese 7 |
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 elements of stories |
Japanese 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: common elements of stories |
Elaboration: e.g., place, characters, setting, plot, problem and resolution |
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| Content |
common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including: - types of questions
- instructions and comparisons
- descriptions of people
- basic particle usage
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Japanese 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: expressions |
Elaboration: e.g., everyday observations about weather, food, clothing, daily activities |
| Keyword: questions |
Elaboration: e.g., なにがすきですか(nani ga suki desu ka) |
| Keyword: instructions |
Elaboration: classroom directions such as きいて(kiite),たって(tatte) |
| Keyword: comparisons |
Elaboration: e.g., using opposites such as たかい (takai), ひくい (hikui) |
| Keyword: descriptions of people |
Elaboration: e.g., hair colour, physical attributes, likes and dislikes |
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| Content |
hiragana and katakana |
Japanese 7 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: hiragana and katakana |
Elaboration: two components of the Japanese writing system which comprise of syllabic kana and indicate specific phonetic lettering |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge |
Japanese 7 |
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 |
Examine personal, shared, and others’ experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens |
Japanese 7 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: cultural lens |
Elaboration: e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions |
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| Curricular Competency |
Identify, share, and compare linguistic and cultural information about Japanese communities |
Japanese 7 |
Personal and social awareness |
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| Curricular Competency |
Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others’ diverse abilities |
Japanese 7 |
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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