Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- strategies to recognize meaning of words and phrases related to taught ASL vocabulary.
- strategies to identify the topic of a short story.
- strategies to identify the main character of a short story.
- strategies to recall details from a simple ASL production containing familiar vocabulary.
Skills
Students are able to:
- report on content of a brief message on familiar topics viewed in ASL.
- identify (sometimes) the main idea of a viewed message containing familiar vocabulary.
- identify (sometimes) the main character of a brief story containing familiar vocabulary viewed in ASL.
- recall some details from a simple ASL production containing familiar vocabulary.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
- the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
- other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.
