Indiana Learning Standards - World Languages and International Education — Grade 9

Initiate, sustain, and close conversations in limited yet varied situations

Exchange detailed information and opinions in American Sign Language.

Make requests and ask different types of questions in a variety of social situations

Use manual and visual strategies that facilitate communication.

Use culturally-appropriate non-lingual communication.

Use culturally-appropriate non-manual communication

Respond to everyday requests, commands, and directions.

Demonstrate comprehension of both authentic and non-authentic American Sign Language through developmentally appropriate tasks.

Infer meaning and build language skill through recognition of iconic and familiar signs.

Retell folklore, lyrics, poetry and stories of American Sign Language and the related cultures

Produce and present creative material on a variety of topics.

Sign simple passages in variety of contexts.

Investigate and report on cultural practices of culture

Analyze and discuss products, perspectives, and symbols of culture through guided participation.

Discuss factors that influence practices, products, and perspectives.

Explain the interrelations among the practices, products, and perspectives of culture.

Explain significant events unique to culture

Explain contributions from culture.

Identify elements that shape cultural identity in the learners heritage and in culture.

Expand understanding of other content areas through resources intended for native signers

Design and share activities and materials that integrate American Sign Language and culture with other content area concepts and skills.

Use digital visual media and culturally authentic resources to build vocabulary and improve receptive and productive language skills.

Use digital visual media and culturally authentic resources to study culture.

Identify and evaluate resources intended for native signers.

Recognize and use complex language structures

Compare and use formal and informal language

Compare and use authentic forms of address in familiar and unfamiliar social situations.

Compare systems of culture and the learners own culture.

Share language and cultural experiences from American Sign Language classroom with others.

Investigate and share with others the influences of American Sign Language and culture of the community

Show evidence of becoming a life-long learner by using American Sign Language and cultural knowledge for personal enrichment.

Research and present about a local and/or global need that is identified as authentic by the cultures of American Sign Language.

Interact in a wide range of culturally and socially authentic and/or simulated situations with increasing ease.

Exchange detailed information and opinions in American Sign Language on a wider range of topics and in a culturally-appropriate manner.

Make requests and ask different types of questions in a culturally-appropriate manner

Recognize and use situation-appropriate non-verbal communication.

Recognize and use culturally-appropriate non-manual communication.

Use manual and visual strategies to facilitate communication.

Respond accurately and appropriately to everyday requests, commands, and directions.

Demonstrate comprehension of both authentic and non-authentic American Sign Language through developmentally appropriate tasks

Make educated guesses about meaning in unfamiliar signed contexts.

Retell folklore, lyrics, poetry and stories of American Language and culture

Produce and present insightful material on a variety of topics with greater ease.

Sign cohesive information in a variety of contexts.

Analyze and reflect on cultural practices of culture

Independently analyze and discuss products, perspectives, and symbols of culture.

Make predictions about factors that influence practices, products, and perspectives.

Discuss changes in the interrelationships among the practices, products, and perspectives of culture.

Analyze the origin and impact of significant events unique to culture.

Analyze the origin and impact of contributions from other cultures

Expand understanding of other content areas through resources intended for native signers

Design and share activities and materials that integrate American Sign Language and culture with concepts and skills of multiple content areas.

Use digital visual media and culturally authentic resources to build vocabulary and improve receptive and productive language skills.

Use digital visual media and culturally authentic resources to study cultures.

Identify and evaluate resources intended for native signers.

Use formal and informal language structures.

Recognize and use complex language structures.

Compare and use authentic forms of address in familiar and unfamiliar social situations

Analyze and compare systems of other cultures and the learners own culture.

Compare and contrast elements that shape cultural identity in the learners heritage and in the culture.

Share experiences from American Sign Language classroom with others

Explain how American Sign Language and/or the related culture have impacted other communities.

Show evidence of becoming a life-long learner by using American Sign Language and cultural knowledge for personal enrichment

Accurately and appropriately state information about self and others.

Exchange detailed information and opinions in American Sign Language on a variety of topics.

Make requests and ask different types of question in a variety of social situations.

Use culturally-appropriate non-lingual communication.

Use culturally-appropriate non-manual communication

Use manual and visual strategies to facilitate communication.

Respond to everyday requests, commands, and directions.

Demonstrate comprehension of both authentic and non-authentic American Sign Language through developmentally appropriate tasks.

Infer meaning and build language skill through recognition of iconic and familiar signs.

Retell folklore, lyrics, poetry and stories of American Sign Language and the related cultures.

Produce and present creative material on a variety of topics

Sign cohesive information in a variety of contexts.

Investigate and report on cultural practices of the culture.

Discuss products, perspectives, and symbols of the culture through guided participation.

Describe factors that influence practices, products, and perspectives

Recognize the interrelations among the practices, products, and perspectives of the culture.

Explain significant events unique to the culture.

Explain contributions from culture.

Make connections with other content areas through resources intended for native signers

Design and share activities and materials that integrate American Sign Language and culture with other content area concepts and skills

Use digital visual media and culturally authentic resources to build vocabulary and improve receptive and productive language skills.

Use digital visual media and culturally authentic resources to study culture.

Identify and evaluate resources intended for native signers.

Use a variety of language structures and derive meaning.

Recognize and use complex language structures.

Compare and use formal and informal language.

Compare and use authentic forms of address in familiar and unfamiliar social situations

Compare systems of other cultures and the learners own culture.

Share language and cultural experiences from American Sign Language classroom with others.

Investigate and share with others the influences of American Sign Language and culture on the community.

Show evidence of becoming a life-long learner by using American Sign Language and cultural knowledge for personal enrichment.

Research and present about a local and/or global need that is identified as authentic by the culture.