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Content Area: World Languages
Grade Level Expectations: Intermediate-Mid
Standard: 1. Communication in Languages Other Than English

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

Concepts and skills students master:

3. Present (written or oral) in a variety of situations based on familiar and unfamiliar vocabulary and learned grammatical structures (presentational mode)
Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skill and Readiness Competencies

Students Can:

  1. Apply learned as well as original language, idiomatic expressions, nonverbal behaviors and structural patterns in increasingly complex sentences and paragraphs to present in oral and written form with comprehensibility and some degree of fluidity (DOK 3-4)
  2. Formulate and defend a position on a researched issue (DOK 3-4)
  3. Narrate orally, visually or in writing, with relevant details, an event or personal experience (DOK 2-4)
  4. Apply age-appropriate writing process strategies to publish a document for a range of audiences (DOK 2-4)

Inquiry Questions:

  1. What do people need to know, understand, and be able to do to effectively present oral and written information in another language?
  2. How does the audience affect the presentation?
  3. Why is risk-taking important in presentations?

Relevance & Application:

  1. Written and spoken information in archives and databases is available in multiple languages.
  2. Translators and interpreters can make information in one language available to people who speak other languages.

Nature Of:

  1. Language learners realize that it takes a significant length of time to be proficient in another language.
  2. Successful language learners use and adapt presentation strategies for different audiences and purposes.

Content Area: World Languages
Grade Level Expectations: Intermediate-Low
Standard: 1. Communication in Languages Other Than English

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

Concepts and skills students master:

3. Present (written or oral) on a variety of familiar topics, using familiar vocabulary and learned grammatical structures (presentational mode)
Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skill and Readiness Competencies

Students Can:

  1. Use information acquired from target language sources to solve everyday problems and situations (such as using media to make plans to see a movie) (DOK 1-2)
  2. Summarize, explain, and critique information from a variety of oral, written, and visual sources (DOK 2-4)
  3. Narrate orally, visually, or in writing with relevant details, an event, or personal experience comprehensible to a sympathetic audience (DOK 2-4)
  4. Produce and publish informal and formal communication comprehensible to a sympathetic audience (DOK 2-4)

Inquiry Questions:

  1. What do people need to know, understand, and be able to do to effectively present oral and written information in another language?
  2. When is it appropriate to take a risk?
  3. How can presenters improve accuracy in their presentation?

Relevance & Application:

  1. Written and spoken information in directories and reviews is available in multiple languages.
  2. Translators and interpreters can make information in one language available to people who speak other languages.

Nature Of:

  1. Language learners learn from their mistakes.
  2. Language learners share their interests with others.

Content Area: World Languages
Grade Level Expectations: Novice-High
Standard: 1. Communication in Languages Other Than English

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

Concepts and skills students master:

3. Present (written or oral) on a variety of familiar topics using both high-frequency vocabulary, new vocabulary, and learned grammatical structures (presentational mode)
Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skill and Readiness Competencies

Students Can:

  1. Write or tell briefly about an event or personal experience (DOK 1-3)
  2. Create texts incorporating some description and detail (DOK 2-3)
  3. Apply age-appropriate writing process strategies (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing) (DOK 1-4)

Inquiry Questions:

  1. What do people need to know, understand, and be able to do to effectively present oral and written information in another language?
  2. How do writers choose a topic?
  3. What are the essential elements of a story?

Relevance & Application:

  1. Record and play back oral narratives, and brainstorm ideas using a tape recorder.
  2. Bilingual or multilingual workers in airports, hotels, and hospitals can provide information to people who speak a variety of languages.

Nature Of:

  1. Language learners understand that grammatical accuracy contributes to meaning.
  2. Language learners take risks.

Content Area: World Languages
Grade Level Expectations: Novice-Mid
Standard: 1. Communication in Languages Other Than English

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

Concepts and skills students master:

3. Present using learned and simple phrases or expressions (written or oral) on very familiar topics (presentational mode)
Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skill and Readiness Competencies

Students Can:

  1. Write and speak using a variety of visual cues (DOK 1-3)
  2. Share information about personal interests (DOK 1-3)
  3. Produce and share basic communication (DOK 1-3)
  4. Apply age-appropriate writing process strategies (prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, publishing) (DOK 1-4)

Inquiry Questions:

  1. What do people need to know, understand, and be able to do to effectively present oral and written information in another language?
  2. How do visual cues enhance a presentation?
  3. What is the importance of pronunciation and intonation?

Relevance & Application:

  1. Record and play back verbal role-playing, and brainstorm ideas using a tape recorder.
  2. Bilingual or multilingual workers at schools and in stores can provide information to people who speak a variety of languages.

Nature Of:

  1. Language learners practice and present.
  2. Language learners tell stories.

Content Area: World Languages
Grade Level Expectations: Novice-Low
Standard: 1. Communication in Languages Other Than English

Prepared Graduates: (Click on a Prepared Graduate Competency to View Articulated Expectations) - (Remove PGC Filter)

Concepts and skills students master:

3. Present on very familiar topics (written or oral) using isolated words and high-frequency phrases (presentational mode)
Evidence Outcomes 21st Century Skill and Readiness Competencies

Students Can:

  1. Reproduce high-frequency words and phrases (DOK 1)
  2. Use words derived from cognates, prefixes, and thematic vocabulary (DOK 1-2)
  3. Recite single-word or high-frequency responses to visual cues (DOK 1)

Inquiry Questions:

  1. What do people need to know, understand, and be able to do to effectively present oral and written information in another language?
  2. Why memorize?
  3. What is the impact of culture on language?

Relevance & Application:

  1. Record and play aural playback lists, chants, and songs using a tape recorder.
  2. Bilingual or multilingual signs and labels on streets and buildings can provide information to people who speak a variety of languages.

Nature Of:

  1. Language learners start with words to make meaning.
  2. Language learners acquire and retain.