Students can relate the main plot and describe the characters of short authentic literary texts, or describe the events in brief excerpts from longer texts. They demonstrate knowledge of the author and time period of the text. 4 Students prepare illustrated stories on topics such as themselves, family, schooland hometown and share these stories with an audience such as the class. Students dramatize songs, short anecdotes orpoetry for members of other elementary classes. Students give short oral presentations about people and things at home and in their school environment and exchange information with another language class.
Students tell or retell stories orally or in illustrated written form.
Sample Progress Indicators Grade 8 Students present short plays and skits, recite selected poems and perform songs in Russianfor the class, other classes and school-related events. Students prepare a brief oral or written summary of the main idea and characters in selected pieces of age-appropriate literature in Russian such as children's stories and poems, cartoons and folktales. 12 Students prepare and present a substantive oral and written presentation on a topic in Russian culture as a final course project.