| Curricular Competency |
Narrate stories, both orally and in writing |
Japanese 9 |
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 |
Japanese 9 |
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 |
Japanese 9 |
Thinking and communicating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Derive meaning from speech and a variety of other texts |
Japanese 9 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: Derive meaning |
Elaboration: Understand key information, supporting details, time, and place. |
| 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 Japanese characters, sounds, and meaning |
Japanese 9 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: characters, sounds, and meaning |
Elaboration: Identify and pronounce groupings of letters such as あ(a),い(i),う (u),え(e),お(o). |
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| Big Ideas |
Acquiring a new language and learning about another culture deepens our understanding of our own language and culture. |
Japanese 8 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Creative works are an expression of language and culture. |
Japanese 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: Creative works |
Elaboration: represent the experience of the people from whose culture they are drawn (e.g., painting, sculpture, theatre, dance, poetry and prose, filmmaking, musical composition, architecture) |
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| Big Ideas |
We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories. |
Japanese 8 |
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. |
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| Big Ideas |
With increased fluency, we can participate actively in reciprocal interactions. |
Japanese 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: reciprocal |
Elaboration: involving back-and-forth participation |
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| Big Ideas |
We can express ourselves and talk about the world around us in a new language. |
Japanese 8 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language. |
Japanese 8 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
cultural aspects of Japanese communities around the world |
Japanese 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: world |
Elaboration: e.g., Japan, United States, Australia, Canada, Brazil, Peru |
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| Content |
indigenous peoples of Japan |
Japanese 8 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: indigenous peoples |
Elaboration: Ainu and Okinawan peoples |
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| Content |
Japanese works of art |
Japanese 8 |
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 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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