| Big Ideas |
Acquiring a new language allows us to explore our identity and culture from a new perspective. |
German 9 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language. |
German 9 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism |
German 9 |
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 |
cultural aspects of various German countries and communities |
German 9 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural aspects |
Elaboration: e.g., activities, celebrations, clothing, dance, festivals, First Peoples regalia, food, history, land, music, protocol, rituals, traditions |
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| Content |
German works of art |
German 9 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: works of art |
Elaboration: e.g., creative works in dance, drama, music, visual arts |
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| Content |
First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place |
German 9 |
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 |
German 9 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: common elements of stories |
Elaboration: place, characters, setting, plot, problem and resolution |
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| Content |
elements of common texts |
German 9 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: elements of common texts |
Elaboration: e.g., format (letter versus email message), language, context, audience, register (informal versus formal), purpose |
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| Content |
past, present, and future time frames |
German 9 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: time frames |
Elaboration: past, present, and future time frames for common verbs in context (e.g., Wir haben [jetzt] Deutsch; Er hat [gestern] einen Film gesehen; Ich werde [heute Abend] meine Hausaufgaben machen) |
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| Content |
common vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:- types of questions
- descriptions of people, objects, and locations
- comparisons
- sequence of events
- personal interests, needs, and opinions
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German 9 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: questions |
Elaboration: including inversion questions (e.g., Hast du Lust auf ein Eis?, Wann gehst du ins Kino?) |
| Keyword: comparisons |
Elaboration: e.g., auch, aber, mehr/weniger als, so viel wie |
| Keyword: sequence of events |
Elaboration: e.g., zuerst, erstens, zweitens, drittens…, danach, dann, darauf(folgend), schließlich, zuletzt, abschließend |
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| Content |
gender, case, and number |
German 9 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
German declination |
German 9 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: declination |
Elaboration: grammatical forms/endings for gender, case, and number (e.g., das kleine Haus, die kleinen Häuser) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge |
German 9 |
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 |
German 9 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: cultural lens |
Elaboration: e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions |
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| Curricular Competency |
Engage in experiences with German communities and people |
German 9 |
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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