| Curricular Competency |
Consider personal, shared, or others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens |
Japanese 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 Japanese people and communities |
Japanese 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 Japanese |
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| Curricular Competency |
Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities |
Japanese 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 |
Japanese 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 |
Japanese 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 |
Japanese 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 |
Japanese 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, familiar words, and cognates |
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| Curricular Competency |
Comprehend key information and supporting details in speech and other texts |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: key information |
Elaboration: e.g, だれ(dare:who),なに (nani:what), どこ(doko:where), いつ (itsu:when),なぜ (naze:why) |
| 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 and sounds, intonation, tone of voice, and meaning |
Japanese Introductory 11 |
Thinking and communicating |
| Keyword: intonation, tone of voice |
Elaboration: For example:differentiate between a statement and a questionrecognize the emotion of the speaker and how it relates to his or her message |
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| Big Ideas |
Acquiring a new language provides a unique opportunity to access and interact with diverse communities. |
Spanish Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Exploring diverse forms of cultural expression allows us to experience and appreciate cultural diversity. |
Spanish Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: forms of cultural expression |
Elaboration: representing the experience of the people from whose culture they are drawn; for example, celebrations, customs, folklore, language use, traditions, and creative works (e.g., painting, 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. |
Spanish Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
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| Big Ideas |
Stories help us to acquire language and understand the world around us. |
Spanish 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. |
Spanish Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
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| Content |
ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism |
Spanish Introductory 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: cultural appropriation |
Elaboration: The 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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