Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- vocabulary to retell a basic story in ASL.
- strategies to identify some principal characters and main ideas in recorded ASL.
- strategies to determine the main idea of an age appropriate presentation with unfamiliar vocabulary.
Skills
Students are able to:
- interpret/retell basic signed stories or events in their own words.
- identify some principal characters and sometimes explain main ideas and themes in age appropriate videos.
- sometimes determine the main idea of an age appropriate presentation or recording with unfamiliar 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.
