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Modern Languages

• comprehend language consisting of simple vocabulary and structures in face-to-face conversation with peers and familiar adults
• comprehend the main idea of more extended conversations with some unfamiliar vocabulary and structures as well as cognates of English words
• call upon repetition, rephrasing, and nonverbal cues to derive or convey meaning from a language other than English
• use appropriate strategies to initiate and engage in simple conversations with more fluent or native speakers of the same age group, familiar adults, and providers of common public services.

• exchange simple greetings and answer questions about self and family
• listen to radio broadcasts and answer questions about main ideas
• speak in complete sentences, using present tense and, occasionally, markers for past and future tenses
• ask for information or directions
• discuss classroom activities with a peer
• use appropriate body language and gestures to supplement the spoken word.

• understand the main idea and some details of simple informative materials written for native speakers
• compose short, informal notes and messages to exchange information with members of the target culture.

• obtain information from materials written in the target language including short notes, brief messages, posters, printed advertisements, illustrated simple texts from newspapers and magazines
• guess the meaning of more complex written material, using context, recognition of cognates, accompanying illustrations, and prior knowledge of situations and issues
• write a brief message about an everyday activity, using simple sentence structure, not necessarily limited to the present tense.

• read and understand simple connected materials written in Latin
• write simple responses to oral, visual, or written stimuli
• demonstrate an awareness of the vocabulary, grammar, derivation, and word structure of English.

• read original texts and simple exercises to derive meaning
• recognize the general principles of the language and understand the grammar in its original context
• write responses to a reading or visual/oral presentation
• transcribe material read aloud by the teacher
• express in written English the meaning of simple Latin passages
• demonstrate an awareness of Latin roots in English
• compare and contrast English and Latin grammar
• do word-building in English through a study of Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes.

• recognize and comprehend simple spoken Latin statements and questions based on classroom situations
• articulate simple Latin phrases and convey meaning in controlled situations.

• listen to Latin being read aloud and begin to recognize and appreciate phrase groupings and voice inflection
• correctly repeat words or phrases spoken by the teacher
• read aloud with generally correct pronunciation
• respond appropriately to questions based on oral communication or reading passages.

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American Sign Language

• use receptive skills to comprehend simple statements and questions in standard dialect
• express basic needs and compose statements, questions and short messages to signers of the same age group and to familiar adults
• initiate and engage in simple face-to-face conversations.

• carry on informal, interactive, face-to-face conversations with familiar individuals who are deaf
• understand age-appropriate narratives, including stories, folktales, and other expressions of the Deaf culture
• use repetition and rephrasing to sustain comprehension with more skilled signers
• use gestures to compose simple statements and questions
• use appropriate vocabulary and structure when communicating with native ASL signers
• make their messages comprehensible to fluent signers through repetition and rephrasing.

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Native American Languages

• comprehend simple statements and questions in the context of the classroom and the main ideas of more extended messages and conversations
• initiate and respond to simple face-to face conversations.

• follow simple directions
• give appropriate verbal and nonverbal responses
• converse with tribal elders about traditional values.

• comprehend the main ideas of materials containing simple structure and syntax
• compose short messages on familiar topics or to express basic personal needs.

• use visual aids and prior familiarity to derive meaning
• achieve understanding of written material by repetitive readings
• write a brief note requesting information.
  

Modern Languages

• comprehend messages and short conversations when listening to peers, familiar adults, and providers of public services either in face-to-face interactions or on the telephone
• understand the main idea and some discrete information in television, radio, or live presentations
• initiate and sustain conversations, face to face or on the phone, with native-speaking or more fluent individuals
• select vocabulary appropriate to a range of topics, employ simple and complex sentences in present, past, and future time frames, and express details and nuances by using appropriate modifiers
• exhibit spontaneity in their interactions, particularly when the topic is familiar, but often rely on familiar utterances
• use repetition and circumlocution as well as gestures and other nonverbal cues to sustain conversation.

• follow conversations and understand messages that concern everyday life and the larger society
• view slides depicting diversity within the target culture and discuss their reactions
• listen to Native speakers live or on tape, and use nonverbal cues, repetition, and rephrasing to understand

• watch television programs in the target language
• discuss songs, stories, and selected excerpts from the literature of the target language.

• read and comprehend materials written for native speakers when the topic and language are familiar.
• use cognates and contextual and visual cues to derive meaning from texts that contain unfamiliar words, expressions, and structures
• read simple materials independently, but may have to guess at meanings of longer or more complex material
• write short notes, uncomplicated personal and business letters, brief journals, and short reports
• write brief analyses of more complex content when given the opportunity for organization and advance preparation, though errors may occur more frequently
• produce written narratives and expressions of opinion about radio and television programs, newspaper and magazine articles, and selected stories, songs, and literature of the target language.

• read personal letters and notes, simple business correspondence, pamphlets, feature articles or editorials in newspapers or magazines published for the general public and discuss the positions presented in them
• read selected short stories and poems and identify the main idea and some specific ones
• identify subtleties of meaning through the use of learned vocabulary and structures including present, past, and future tense
• give an oral presentation on an assigned topic, using learned and practiced vocabulary, complex sentence structures in the present and, some sentences in the past and future
• write a short response to a classroom situation.
  

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Latin

• understand composed Latin and passages adapted from Latin authors
• respond in simple written Latin and in English to questions based on composed Latin and on passages adapted from Latin authors
• demonstrate a knowledge of basic Latin vocabulary and language structures and an increased English vocabulary based on Latin.

• comprehend selected passages in familiar Latin sentence patterns
• use context, clues, and accumulated experience to understand an unfamiliar passage
• read Latin authors from texts that have been adapted to reflect the interests and language skills of the students
• respond in simple written Latin to questions based on readings that contain authentic vocabulary and language structure
• express in written English the general and/or specific meaning of a passage adapted from a Latin author
• compare and contrast grammar styles of Latin and English through analysis of the same genre of poetry
• produce a list of English words derived from a single Latin root.

• comprehend simple spoken Latin statements and questions based on a classroom situation or a simple Latin passage read aloud.
• read familiar Latin aloud and speak Latin with accurate pronunciation, appropriate phrase grouping, voice inflection, and expression in controlled classroom situations.

• make an oral presentation using Latin words, sounds, and forms of expression
• use common Latin phrases in a written assignment
• read Latin passages aloud
• answer specific questions based on a classroom reading.

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American Sign Language

• comprehend messages and short conversations when they contain frequently used grammatical features and word order patterns
• understand some main ideas and some discrete information when watching signed television broadcasts, instructional videotapes, and films on topics of interest to them or to the general public
• express themselves with confidence on a range of topics that include issues related to everyday life, the content of programs on television and videotapes; the content of articles in newspapers or magazines for the general public; and stories and excerpts from Deaf literature
• engage in extended discourse with native ASL signers on a broad range of topics that extends beyond the students’ interests to those of general interest to members of the Deaf culture.

• ask for directions to a nearby cafe, shopping center, Deaf club . . .
• relay the main ideas of a newspaper or magazine article
• make appointments, using present, past, and future time frames
• use appropriate learned vocabulary and structures, although limited control of more complex structures may interfere with communication
• employ simple and complex sentences and all conversational tenses that enable them to communicate in all time frames
• use culturally appropriate behaviors of the Deaf community.

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Native American Languages

• comprehend messages and short conversations when listening to Native speakers; repetition may be necessary for full understanding
• initiate and sustain conversations with some hesitation and difficulty in pronunciation in short and familiar communicative situations
• produce an extended communication through a series of short connected utterances, using repetition as needed
• comprehend the meaning of myths and legends told to them repeatedly by Native speakers.

• relate an incident, using common verbal structures accurately, although errors occur in more complex patterns
• engage in a simulated classroom dialogue
• respond in complete sentences to questions from Native speakers
• make an oral presentation about a traditional festival
• compare similar myths from differing groups of Native people.

• understand simple narrative and descriptive authentic materials and edited texts within a familiar context
• read Native texts or stories aloud with accurate pronunciation and attention to dialogue
• write short communications that are comprehensible to Native speakers used to dealing with students. Difficulties still occur when expressing more complex thoughts.

• read and comprehend passages with familiar sentence patterns
• acquire essential points of information from simple narrative and descriptive writing
• guess meaning of writing on topics of special interest by using context clues
• write simple notes, letters, and short reports
• use elementary vocabulary and commonly encountered structures accurately
• express themselves in present, future, and past time frames.

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Modern Languages

• understand standard speech delivered in most authentic settings
• understand the main ideas and significant relevant details of extended discussions or presentations, and of recorded songs, feature programs on radio and television, movies, and other media designed for use by native speakers.
• draw on a wide range of language forms, vocabulary, idioms, and structures learned in class as well as those acquired through independent exposure to the language
• comprehend subtler, nuanced details of meaning with some repetition and rephrasing
• engage in extended discussions with native or fluent speakers on a broad range of topics that extend beyond their daily lives and are of general interest to the target cultures.

• detect emotional overtones and understand inferences in personal communications and formal presentations
• report orally on a radio news broadcast that covers contemporary themes and issues
• give an oral presentation on an assigned topic, using culturally appropriate vocabulary, expressions, gestures, and verbal and nonverbal cues, simple and complex sentences, and the full range of time frames
• maintain a natural conversational pace
• produce virtually error-free speech in brief exchanges with classmates, using simple structures and familiar vocabulary. Errors which may interfere with communication tend to occur during more extended and complicated discourse.

• comprehend the content of most texts of interest to native speakers
• draw on a broad range of learned vocabulary, idioms, and structures, including the full range of time frames, as well as language acquired through independent reading
• write multiparagraphed essays, journals, personal and business letters, and creative texts in which their thoughts are unified and presented in an organized fashion; errors in form may occur, particularly when the students are writing about complex themes or issues requiring the expression of opinions, or when the topic is outside their realm of experiences
• use culturally appropriate learned vocabulary and structures associated with a broad range of topics, and structures such as simple and complex sentences to communicate through the full range of time frames.

• understand the full meaning of personal and business correspondence

• interpret full-length original versions of poetry and prose that express significant themes and issues of global and cultural concern
• write independently about a broad range of topics that extend beyond the students’ daily lives to include issues, ideas, and opinions that are of general interest to the target cultures as expressed in songs (live and recorded), feature programs on television and radio, movies, articles in newspapers and magazines, other forms of media presentations used by native speakers, and literature selections
• express complex ideas, using simpler forms of language.
  
  

Latin

• read and understand selected authors of prose and poetry with some assistance
• express in English the general and specific meaning of Latin passages of prose or poetry, assisted by glosses, and can demonstrate a controlled, but increasing, ability to write Latin
• read aloud Latin prose and poetry with attention to features such as the correct metrical structure
• demonstrate an expanding knowledge of Latin vocabulary and language structures, and an increased English vocabulary based on it.

• distinguish main ideas from lesser ones to advance understanding
• recognize some features of an author’s style
• analyze Latin grammar and language patterns in context
• use the aids and resources available to readers of authentic texts of the major authors of Latin prose and poetry
• demonstrate an ability to read authentic Latin prose and poetry, while using appropriate resources
• demonstrate a knowledge of Latin and English grammar through comparison and contrast and through applied use in reading Latin and in reading, listening, speaking, and writing English
• derive meaning from Latin passages based on an increased knowledge of vocabulary and word-building skills
• use knowledge of Latin vocabulary to determine the meaning of English derivations.

• recognize and appreciate the linguistic and artistic qualities of oral Latin prose and poetry when read aloud
• read aloud Latin prose and poetry with attention to features such as the correct metrical structure.

• identify some effects of metrical structure and diction
• distinguish between classical and ecclesiastical pronunciation
• read with appropriate attention to metrical structure, phrase grouping, voice inflection, and expression
• respond appropriately in Latin to classroom situations and readings of prose and poetry.

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American Sign Language

• understand a wide range of registers delivered with some repetition and paraphrasing by fluent ASL signers, comprehension may be hindered when the topics are unfamiliar or when more advanced signed communication is being used
• organize presentations on everyday topics
• express complex ideas with confidence.

• determine the essential content of face-to-face discussions or presentations, of signed feature films, and of signed programs on television and videotape
• understand communications on a wide range of topics, and on issues of concern globally and in Deaf culture
• recognize learned vocabulary and structures as well as those acquired through independent exposure to the language
• demonstrate good control of the morphology of the language and of the most frequently used syntactic structures, although errors may still occur
• use culturally appropriate behaviors regularly.

• converse with confidence
• engage in extended discourse with native ASL signers on a broad range of topics including those of general interest to the Deaf culture.

• use appropriate learned vocabulary and structures
• employ simple and complex sentences and all conversational tenses to communicate in all time frames
• use culturally appropriate behaviors of the Deaf community.

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Native American Languages

• understand speech delivered with some repetitions and rewording by competent Native speakers
• understand the essential points of discussion or presentations on familiar topics in lengthy messages and presentations
• handle most communicative situations with confidence but may need help with complicated, unfamiliar topics.

• use elementary constructions accurately
• demonstrate some limited control of complex structures
• produce extended communications consisting of simple and more complex utterances.

• understand most factual information in nontechnical prose as well as some informative and descriptive texts on topics related to areas of special interest
• compose unified and organized texts on everyday topics.

• read excerpts from literature for pleasure
• distinguish main ideas and analyze materials for the general public
• detect the overall tone and intent of a text
• demonstrate command of sufficient vocabulary to express oneself clearly
• express complex ideas sequentially with simple language
• write in a style and form comprehensible to Native speakers.

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Modern Languages Latin

• use some key cultural traits of the societies in which the target language is spoken.

• recognize cultural patterns and traditions of the target cultures in the target language;
• understand the cultural implications of the spoken language and of the dynamics of social interaction; and
• correctly use and interpret cultural manifestations, such as gestures accompanying greeting and leave taking and the appropriate distance to maintain.

• demonstrate knowledge of some aspects of Greco-Roman culture and selected facts of daily life, myths, history, and architecture
• recognize manifestations of antiquity in the modern world.

• read selections of culturally authentic passages, some of which are based directly on Latin authors, and point out significant cultural aspects
• describe the mythological origins of modern symbols such as Apollo space craft, Nike.

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American Sign Language Native American Languages

• use key cultural traits that exist in settings where American Sign Language is used
• become aware of cultural patterns, learned through the use of American Sign Language, that characterize the Deaf culture.

• correctly use and interpret cultural manifestations for communication about daily activities
• are aware of the implications when a culture exists within a larger culture.

• demonstrate an awareness of Native culture
• recognize the names of cultural items and their uses
• understand the history and cultural symbols of the people
• demonstrate knowledge about the clan system.

• visit and talk with local cultures, or visit a reservation
• study wampum belts that record history
• listen to folktales and myths.

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Modern Languages Latin

• exhibit more comprehensive knowledge of cultural traits and patterns
• draw comparisons between societies
• recognize that there are important linguistic and cultural variations among groups that speak the same target language
• understand how words, body language, rituals, and social interactions influence communication.

• role play daily activities such as ordering in a restaurant or shopping, using authentic materials from target language cultures
• write in their own language an essay about cultural similarities between their country and a country in which the target language is spoken
• describe linguistic variations including accent, idioms, and styles between two cultures that speak the same language
• simulate an encounter between two friends in a target language culture, using appropriate social conventions, gestures, and body language.

• demonstrate increased knowledge of Greco-Roman myths and legends, daily life and history, art, and architecture, and of their influence on later civilizations
• read culturally authentic passages of Latin adapted from Latin authors
• apply knowledge of Latin literature, authors, and techniques of style to world literary traditions.

• develop a portfolio of modern architecture, labeling those aspects derived from the Greco-Roman tradition
• read sections of poetry by Ovid, identifying recurring themes, forms, and issues
• write a paper in English showing how the literary techniques of a Latin author influence a modern author.

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American Sign Language Native American Languages 

• demonstrate more comprehensive knowledge of the Deaf culture
• draw comparisons about different societies both within the Deaf culture and other cultures
• recognize important linguistic and cultural variations among different groups within the culture and in the various states and Canadian provinces

• participate in a discussion about cultural patterns learned through the use of American Sign Language
• understand how daily life in the Deaf culture requires making adjustments to living in a hearing world
• are able to identify regional differences in the signed language
• role play daily activities incorporating appropriate cultural behaviors
• can be understood by a fluent signer of ASL using repetition and rephrasing.

• demonstrate increased knowledge of Native culture through their myths and legends, art and architecture, and literature and government
• recognize how Native cultural ideas exist within modern America.

• recreate a legend through an authentic dance
• write a paper concerning the continuing influence of Native values on modern environmental issues.
  

Modern Languages Latin

• demonstrate sophisticated knowledge of cultural nuances in a target language culture
• model how spoken language, body language, and social interaction influence communication
• use appropriate registers
• write in the target language in a manner that articulates similarities and differences in cultural behaviors.

• read and understand poetry written for Native speakers
• exchange greetings with Native speakers and use culturally appropriate grammatical forms and body language
• write a simulated dialogue between Native speakers about a topic of current interest.

• use adapted reading from Latin prose and poetry to broaden knowledge about Greco-Roman civilization and its influence on subsequent civilizations
• make comparisons of Latin literary style with those of world literary traditions.

• read unadapted works of Virgil and identify new features of style and content
• compare and contrast the literary devices employed in an authentic Latin epic with those used in a medieval epic such as El Cid.
  
  

American Sign Language Native American Language

• produce behaviors that are consistent with the Deaf culture
• reflect a wide variety of different contexts within the Deaf culture.

• use appropriate visual gestures and body language to enrich the signed language
• maintain conversation with individuals who are fluent signers of ASL
• observe and understand a signed play or performance.

• demonstrate a through knowledge of the Native culture
• distinguish between various subgroups
• relate their knowledge and understanding of the culture to other Native American groups.

• discuss issues of community importance with tribal elders
• demonstrate an understanding of the protocols of expected behavior
• prepare a report comparing daily life of the Iroquois to that of the Lakota.

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