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