| Content |
tonal variations |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: tonal variations |
Elaboration: mā, má, mǎ, mà, ma |
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| Content |
phonetic systems |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: phonetic systems |
Elaboration: Hanyu Pinyin (e.g., 注音符號); Mandarin phonemes (b, p, m, f, or ㄅㄆㄇㄈ) |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge, other ways of knowing; and local cultural knowledge |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
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 |
Consider personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
Personal and social awareness |
| Keyword: cultural lens |
Elaboration: e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions |
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| Curricular Competency |
Engage in experiences with Mandarin-speaking people and Chinese communities |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
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 Mandarin |
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| Curricular Competency |
Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
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 |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
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 |
Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
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 |
Narrate stories, both orally and in writing |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
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 language-learning strategies to increase understanding |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: language-learning strategies |
Elaboration: e.g.,interpretation of gestures, facial expressions, intonation, tone of voice, and contextual cues; use of prior knowledge and familiar words |
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| Curricular Competency |
Comprehend key information in speech and other texts |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: key information |
Elaboration: e.g., answers to questions such as 谁, 什么, 哪, 什么时候, 为什么 |
| 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 |
Identify and produce Chinese characters |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
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| Curricular Competency |
Demonstrate awareness of the relationships between sounds, phonetic representation, Chinese characters, and meaning |
Mandarin Introductory 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: sounds |
Elaboration: tonal variations and basic intonation patterns |
| Keyword: phonetic representation |
Elaboration: the correlation between Zhuyin symbols and their pronunciation or Pinyin letters and their pronunciation |
| Keyword: Chinese characters |
Elaboration: traditional or simplified |
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| Big Ideas |
Developing proficiency in a new language provides unique opportunities for careers, travel, personal growth, and study abroad. |
American Sign Language (ASL) 11 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Exploring diverse forms of cultural expression promotes greater understanding of our own cultural identity. |
American Sign Language (ASL) 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: forms of cultural expression |
Elaboration: represent the experience of the people from whose culture they are drawn; for example, celebrations, customs, folklore, language use, traditions, and creative works (e.g., books, paintings, pictures, sculpture, theatre, dance, poetry and prose, filmmaking, musical composition, architecture) |
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