BIG IDEAS Viewing with intent Acquiring a new language Conversing about things We can share our Creative works allow strengthens our acquisition allows us to explore our own we care about can experiences and us to experience Deaf and understanding of identity and culture from motivate our learning perspectives culture and appreciate a new language. a new perspective. of a new language. through stories. cultural diversity. Learning Standards Curricular Competencies Content Students are expected to be able to do the following: Students are expected to know the following: Thinking and communicating non-manual signals Recognize the relationships between common handshapes, movement, and an increasing range of commonly used vocabulary and ASL location of signs and how they can be used to make different meanings including: sentence structures, types of questions Derive meaning from a variety of texts descriptions of people, objects, locations Use various strategies to increase understanding and communicate comparisons Narrate stories sequence of events Participate in short and simple conversations personal interests, needs, opinions Exchange ideas and information using complete ASL sentences and in writing past, present, and future time frames Seek clarification and verify meaning elements of common texts Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and common elements of stories diverse abilities others’ cultural aspects of Deaf communities, including practices and traditions creative works from Deaf culture Deaf communities around the world perceptions of Deaf people over time society’s cultural aspects of Deaf communities D/deaf perspectives and points of view First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including and histories, identity, place Area of Learning: SECOND LANGUAGES American Sign Language (ASL) Grade 9 —
BIG IDEAS Viewing with intent strengthens our acquisition and understanding of a new language. Acquiring a new language allows us to explore our own identity and culture from a new perspective. Conversing about things we care about can motivate our learning of a new language. We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories. Creative works allow us to experience Deaf culture and appreciate cultural diversity. Learning Standards Curricular Competencies Content Students are expected to be able to do the following: Thinking and communicating Recognize the relationships between common handshapes, movement, and location of signs and how they can be used to make different meanings Derive meaning from a variety of texts Use various strategies to increase understanding and communicate Narrate stories Participate in short and simple conversations Exchange ideas and information using complete ASL sentences and in writing Seek clarification and verify meaning Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others’ diverse abilities Students are expected to know the following: non-manual signals an increasing range of commonly used vocabulary and ASL sentence structures, including: types of questions descriptions of people, objects, locations comparisons sequence of events personal interests, needs, opinions past, present, and future time frames elements of common texts common elements of stories cultural aspects of Deaf communities, including practices and traditions creative works from Deaf culture Deaf communities around the world society’s perceptions of Deaf people over time cultural aspects of Deaf communities D/deaf perspectives and points of view First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including histories, identity, and place Area of Learning: SECOND LANGUAGES — American Sign Language (ASL) Grade 9
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