WL17.ASL.ILP.6

World Languages (2017) Grade(s): KG-08 - American Sign Language

WL17.ASL.ILP.6

Investigate, analyze, and reflect on similarities and differences between American Sign Language and English.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • strategies to identify words in the target language that have no translation in English.
  • strategies to hypothesize about the similarities of language based on awareness of iconicity and handshapes.
  • ways to analyze idiomatic expressions in the target language.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • identify words in the target language that have no translation in English.
  • hypothesize about the similarities of language based on awareness of iconicity and handshapes.
  • analyze idiomatic expressions in the target language.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • by learning another language one can better understand how the native language works.
  • other understandings will depend on theme taught.
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