High School LOTE Alabama Standards

Use language skills and cultural knowledge for practical life applications.

Create authentic activities for a target culture event.

Communities

Describing local, regional, and national differences of the target language.

Explaining how members of the target culture view the majority culture.

Describe similarities and differences that exist within a target culture.

Compare the complex elements of the target language and English.

Comparisons

Identifying interpreted poetry and its English equivalent.

Identifying major deaf and hearing authors.

Describe linguistic features and literary styles of prose and poetry found in the target language and in English.

Connections

Trace cultural developments of the target culture.

Relate the role of historic events to the development of the target culture.

Cultures

Create original prose and poetry presentations in the target language using appropriate vocabulary and learned structures and time frames.

Interpret complex materials in the target language using learned structures and tenses.

Apply the target language to support and defend opinions and preferences, to propose and support solutions to issues and problems, and to express needs and desires, including the use of circumlocution, body language, and other creative means to convey and comprehend messages in all time frames.

Communication

American Sign Language Level IV

Apply language skills and cultural knowledge to access information for recreational, educational, and occupational purposes.

Explain the origins of typical activities and events of the target culture community.

Communities

Comparing aspects of target cultures, including language, values, and types of recreation

Comparing social conventions of target cultures

Describing influences of events and issues on the relationship between target cultures

Identify similarities and differences that exist within the American Sign Language culture and other Deaf cultures.

Identifying examples that show how vocabulary, linguistic structures, and tense usage in the target language differ from those of English.

Identifying examples of ways in which language and meaning do not transfer directly from one language to another.

Identify the complex linguistic elements of the target language as they relate to English.

Comparisons

Apply information learned in other school subject areas to information learned from target language materials.

Connections

Describe the global influences of historic events, political structures, economic factors, and artistic expressions of the target culture.

Analyze information learned about the perspectives and practices of the target culture to describe patterns of behavior typically associated with other target language cultures.

Cultures

Create presentations in the target language on a variety of topics using familiar and newly acquired vocabulary words and phrases and correct structure.

Identifying characters in relation to space and location

Identifying complex sentence structures and clauses.

Interpret culturally authentic presentations in the target language about familiar and unfamiliar topics to determine main ideas and supporting details.

Use the target language, including exchanging ideas, restating or paraphrasing, explaining, and giving cause to interact in a variety of settings.

Communication

American Sign Language Level III

Communicate in a variety of ways with speakers of the target language on topics of interest.

Describe typical activities and events of the target language community.

Communities

Compare social interactions in a variety of cultural settings with those of the target culture.

Compare vocabulary usage, grammatical structures, and idiomatic expressions of the target language with other signed systems and with English.

Comparisons

Relate information learned in other school subjects, including political issues, social issues, and educational concerns, to the target culture.

Connections

Explain basic social, economic, and political institutions of the target culture.

Describe social practices within cultures where the target language is used.

Cultures

Recite from memory skits, poems, short narratives, or songs in the target language using appropriate spacing, basic classifiers, and nonmanual grammatical signals.

Create short presentations in the target language on a variety of topics using familiar and newly acquired vocabulary words and phrases and correct syntax and grammar.

Responding to prediction questions

Identifying story structure.

Identifying specific linguistic aspects of American Sign Language.

Interpret culturally authentic narratives in the target language about new and familiar topics.

Use learned target language vocabulary and phrases, including giving and responding to a series of commands, asking and answering questions, providing directions and instructions, and stating preferences and opinions to interact in a variety of situations.

Communication

American Sign Language Level II

Identify situations and resources in which target language skills and cultural knowledge may be applied beyond the classroom setting.

Identify typical cultural activities and events of the target language community.

Communities

Compare customs of the target culture to those of other minority deaf cultures, including celebrations and traditions.

Identify similarities and differences between signed words and phrases and their parameters, including hand shape, palm orientation, movement, location, and nonmanual grammatical signals.

Comparisons

Identify information common to other school subjects and the target language community, including history, the arts, physical education, and science.

Connections

Identify tangible and intangible products of a target culture, including symbols and expressive art forms.

Use appropriate nonverbal behavior in a variety of social situations and familiar settings.

Cultures

Read aloud proverbs, short poems, and songs in the target language using appropriate syntax and grammar, facial expression, and body movement.

Create brief presentations in the target language about everyday topics using familiar and newly acquired vocabulary words and phrases and correct structure in the present time frame.

Identify main ideas and designated facts from signed narratives about familiar topics presented in the present time frame.

Responding to basic instructions and questions

Recognize basic physical and linguistic features of the target language used in common words and phrases.

Use the target language in the present time frame, including salutations, farewells, expressions of courtesy, likes, dislikes, feelings, emotions, agreement, disagreement, requests, descriptions, sequenced information, and cultural references where appropriate to interact in a variety of situations.

Communication

American Sign Language Level I

Identify English derivatives of Latin words commonly used in Latin poetry.

Communities

Compare universal themes found in Roman poetry to artistic renditions of other time periods and cultures.

Identify phrases used in English and their origins in Latin literature.

Comparisons

Describe the influence of themes in Roman poetry on Western art and literature.

Analyze Roman poets to determine their influence on art and literature throughout history.

Connections

Compare actions and character traits of Roman heroes to actions and character traits of heroes of other periods in history.

Explain the significance of Roman poets.

Describe Roman values and perspectives in poetry.

Cultures

Recite memorized original Latin poetry.

Identify metrical patterns by scanning selected Latin poetry.

Analyze the style of Latin poets to comprehend content.

Use Level IV Latin grammar and syntax to read original works by authors of Latin poetry.

Communication

Latin Level IV

Identify English derivatives of Latin words commonly used in Latin prose.

Communities

Compare issues that reveal cultural similarities between the ancient world and modern cultures.

Compare the style of Roman prose authors to that used in contemporary history and politics.

Analyze the structure of Roman rhetoric and its influence on contemporary rhetorical styles.

Comparisons

Analyze selected Roman prose to describe its influence in today's world of diverse cultures.

Describe the influence of themes in Roman prose on Western art and literature.

Analyze early Roman heroes to identify their influence on American history.

Connections

Contrast the ideals of Roman political factions in the first century B.C.

Analyze figures in Roman history to determine their cultural significance.

Describe Roman values and perspectives recorded in prose.

Cultures

Recite memorized original Latin prose.

Analyze the style of Latin prose authors to comprehend content.

Use Level III Latin grammar and syntax to read original works by authors of Latin prose and to write Latin prose.

Communication

Latin Level III

Identify ways the study of Latin is beneficial to the study of other languages.

Communities

Compare the geography and social, political, legal, military, and economic systems of the Roman world to systems of the modern world.

Utilize Latin prefixes, suffixes, and roots to expand English vocabulary.

Compare language patterns of Latin and English.

Comparisons

Describe the influences of Roman history on today's world.

Describe Latin influences on other disciplines, including English and Romance languages, history, and philosophy.

Connections

Locate historically important cities, countries, and geographical features of the ancient Mediterranean world.

Explain differences in the actions of legendary Roman heroes and those of historical Roman figures.

Explain the significance of people, events, and political terms in Roman history.

Cultures

Recite passages in Latin using correct pronunciation and proper phrasing.

Answer questions demonstrating comprehension and interpretation of Latin phrases and passages.

Use Level II Latin grammar and syntax to read and write Latin passages.

Communication

Latin Level II

List professional fields that employ Latin terminology.

Communities

Identify similarities of the culture of the United States to that of the Roman world, including architecture, daily life, and themes and heroes of classical mythology.

Recognize Latin derivatives, cognates, and language patterns, including mottoes, phrases, and abbreviations used in English.

Comparisons

Identify evidence of contributions of Roman civilization and language to diverse cultures.

Identify Latin influences on other disciplines.

Connections

Locate historically important cities and major geographical features of Italy and western Europe.

Describe the most important Greco-Roman deities, including their characteristics, duties, and associated myths.

Describe elements of Roman daily life.

Cultures

Use correct pronunciation to read Latin sentences and phrases.

Respond orally to simple Latin sentences and phrases.

Use Level I Latin grammar and syntax to read and write Latin.

Communication

Latin Level I

Utilize language skills and cultural knowledge to demonstrate practical life applications.

Create authentic cultural activities for a target culture event.

Communities

Compare social, economic, and political perspectives of a target culture to those of the United States, including stereotypical viewpoints.

Compare the complex elements of the target language and English.

Comparisons

Describe current issues pertaining to a target culture and to another school subject.

Connections

Trace cultural developments of a target culture.

Relate the role of geography to the history and development of a target culture.

Cultures

Create original prose and poetry in the target language using appropriate vocabulary and learned structures and time frames.

Interpret complex oral and written materials in the target language, incorporating learned structures and time frames.

Apply the target language in oral and written form in all time frames to express needs and desires, to support and defend opinions and preferences, and to propose and support solutions to issues and problems, including the use of circumlocution, body language, and other creative means to convey and comprehend messages.

Communication

Modern Languages Level IV

Apply language skills and cultural knowledge for recreational, educational, and occupational purposes.

Explain origins of typical activities and events of a target culture.

Communities

Describe similarities and differences that exist within target cultures, including language, clothing, foods, dwellings, recreation, and social conventions.

Identifying examples that show how vocabulary, linguistic structures, and tense usage in the target language differ from those of English.

Identifying examples of ways in which language and meaning do not transfer directly from one language to another.

Identify the complex linguistic elements of the target language as they relate to English.

Comparisons

Describe connections between other school subjects and a target culture.

Connections

Describe the global influence of historic events, political structures, economic factors, and artistic expressions of a target culture.

Analyze information learned about the perspectives and practices of a target culture to describe patterns of behavior typically associated with those cultures.

Cultures

Use the target language to create oral and written presentations on a variety of topics using familiar vocabulary and learned structures and time frames.

Interpret culturally authentic oral and written texts in the target language about familiar and unfamiliar topics presented in the future time frame to determine main ideas and supporting details.

Use the target language in oral and written form in the future time frame to exchange ideas, paraphrase, explain, and give cause.

Communication

Modern Languages Level III

Communicate in a variety of ways with speakers of the target language on topics of interest.

Describe typical activities and events of a target culture.

Communities

Compare traditions and social conventions of a target culture to one's own.

Compare vocabulary usage, grammatical structures, and idiomatic expressions of a target language with English.

Comparisons

Compare information common to other school subjects and to the target language.

Connections

Explain the influences of geography on a target culture, including food, clothing, dwellings, transportation, and the arts.

Describe practices within the cultures where the target language is spoken.

Cultures

Recite from memory skits, poems, short narratives, or songs in the target language, using appropriate pronunciation and intonation.

Create oral and written presentations in the target language about a variety of topics using familiar and newly acquired vocabulary words and phrases and correct structure in the past time frame.

Identifying the sequence of events in narrative texts

Recognizing main ideas and important details in expository texts

Interpret spoken and written authentic target language materials and information on familiar topics.

Use the target language in oral and written form in the past time frame, including giving and responding to a series of commands, asking and answering questions, providing directions and instructions, and stating preferences and opinions to interact in a variety of situations.

Communication

Modern Languages Level II

Identify situations and resources in which target language skills and cultural knowledge may be applied beyond the classroom setting.

Identify typical activities and events of a target culture.

Communities

Compare holidays and celebrations of a target culture with those of the United States.

Identify similarities and differences between words in the target language and in English, including pronunciation, intonation, stress patterns, and simple written conventions of language.

Comparisons

Identifying examples of vocabulary words and phrases, proverbs, and symbols from the target language that relate to other disciplines.

Locating major countries, cities, and geographical features of places where the target language is spoken

Identify other subject-area topics that relate to topics discussed in the target language class.

Connections

Identify tangible and intangible products of a target culture, including symbols and expressive art forms.

Use appropriate target language vocabulary and nonverbal behavior in a variety of social situations and familiar settings.

Cultures

Read aloud proverbs, short poems, and songs in the target language with appropriate pronunciation and intonation.

Telling basic information about self and others

Creating brief oral presentations and short written paragraphs

Expressing main ideas from print and nonprint materials

Present oral and written information in the target language using familiar vocabulary and correct structure in the present time frame.

Guessing words and phrases based on context

Identifying main ideas with some details

Interpret basic oral and written information in the target language on a variety of topics in the present time frame.

Responding to basic instructions and questions

Using the target language in oral and written form in the present time frame, including salutations, farewells, expressions of courtesy, likes, dislikes, feelings, emotions, agreement, disagreement, requests, descriptions, sequenced information, and cultural references where appropriate to interact in a variety of situations

Recognize target language words and phrases spoken in context.

Communication

Modern Languages Level I