| Big Ideas |
Acquiring a new language provides a unique opportunity to access and interact with diverse communities. |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Exploring diverse forms of cultural expression allows us to experience and appreciate cultural diversity. |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: forms of cultural expression |
Elaboration: represent the experience of the people from whose culture they are drawn; for example, ceremonies, 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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| Big Ideas |
Expressing ourselves in a new language requires courage, risk taking, and perseverance. |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Stories help us acquire language and understand the world around us. |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
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 |
Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language. |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
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 practices in Japanese communities |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural practices |
Elaboration: relating to celebrations, holidays, and events such as こどものひ, たなばた |
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| Content |
Japanese works of art |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
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 |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
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: Place is any environment, locality, or context with which people interact to learn, create memory, reflect on history, connect with culture, and establish identity. The connection between people and place is foundational to First Peoples perspectives on the world. A sense of place can be influenced by territory, food, clothing, and creative works. |
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| Content |
indigenous peoples of Japan |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: indigenous peoples |
Elaboration: Ainu and Okinawan peoples |
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| Content |
elements of common texts and stories |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: elements of common texts |
Elaboration: e.g., format (letter versus email message), language, context, audience (informal versus formal), purpose |
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| Content |
past, present, and future time frames |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: time frames |
Elaboration: e.g., 食べます (tabemasu:present tense, future tense), 食べました (tabemashita:past tense) |
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| Content |
common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:- greetings
- comparisons
- descriptions of people, objects, and locations
- personal interests, opinions, and beliefs
- simple instructions
- types of questions
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Japanese Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: expressions |
Elaboration: e.g., everyday observations about weather, food, clothing, daily activities |
| Keyword: greetings |
Elaboration: basic expressions used in greetings, salutations, and getting to know others, such as おはようございます (ohayō gozaimasu) |
| Keyword: comparisons |
Elaboration: e.g., おなじ, ちがいます |
| Keyword: opinions, and beliefs |
Elaboration: e.g., とおもいます (to omoimasu) |
| Keyword: instructions |
Elaboration: e.g., classroom directions such as きいて[kiite],たって[tatte] |
| Keyword: questions |
Elaboration: e.g., ~てもいいですか |
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| Content |
Japanese writing conventions with rōmaji, hiragana and katakana, and kanji
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Japanese Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: hiragana and katakana |
Elaboration: two components of the Japanese writing system which comprise of syllabic kana and indicate specific phonetic lettering |
| Keyword: rōmaji |
Elaboration: Japanese written phonetically using the English alphabet |
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| Curricular Competency |
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge |
Japanese 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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