BIG IDEAS Viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language. We can express ourselves and discuss the world around us in a new language. With increased fluency, we can participate actively in reciprocal interactions. We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories. Creative works are an expression of language and culture. Acquiring a new language and learning about another culture deepens our understanding of our own language and of Deaf language and culture. 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 Comprehend key information and supporting details in communications Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce language Narrate and retell stories Exchange ideas and information using complete ASL sentences Seek clarification and verify meaning Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others’ diverse abilities Personal and social awareness Identify, share, and compare information about Deaf communities around the world Describe similarities and differences between their own cultural practices and cultural practices of the local Deaf community Explore ways to engage in Deaf cultural experiences Examine personal, shared, and others’ experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge Students are expected to know the following: non-manual signals common, high-frequency vocabulary and ASL structures, including: types of questions people, objects, and personal interests comparisons common emotions and physical states basic beliefs and opinions past, present, and future time frames common elements of stories Deaf communities around the world society’s perceptions of Deaf people through time cultural aspects of Deaf communities creative works from Deaf culture D/deaf perspectives and points of view First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including histories, identity, and place
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