Grade 8 LOTE BC Learning Standards

Content Learning Standards

Curricular Competencies

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of French.

We can express ourselves and talk about the world around us in French.

With increasing fluency in French, we can participate more actively in reciprocal interactions.

We can share our experiences and perspective through stories.

We can experience authentic Francophone cultures through creative works.

Our understanding of culture is influenced by the languages we speak and the communities with which we engage.

Know French letter patterns

Know common, high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures for communication in past, present, and future time frames:<ul><li>a variety of questions</li><li>time and frequency</li><li>descriptions of items, people, and personal interests</li><li>comparisons and contrasts</li><li>reasons for preferences, emotions, and physical states</li><li>beliefs and opinions</li><li>cultural aspects of communities</li></ul>

Know common elements of stories

Know Francophone communities around the world

Know cultural aspects of Francophone communities

Know ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism

Recognize the relationships between French letter patterns and pronunciation

Explore ways in which Francophone cultures are expressed through creative works

Describe cultural aspects of Francophone communities

Explore ways to engage in experiences with Francophone communities and people

Comprehend key information and supporting details in texts

Use various strategies to support communication

Seek clarification of meaning

Exchange ideas and information using complete sentences, both orally and in writing

Comprehend and retell stories

Narrate simple stories

Explore and share information about Francophone communities around the world

Explore and share information about connections between indigenous communities and the French language

Content Learning Standards

Curricular Competencies

Big Ideas

Viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.

We can express ourselves and discuss the world around us in a new language.

With increased fluency, we can participate actively in reciprocal interactions.

We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories.

Creative works are an expression of language and culture.

Acquiring a new language and learning about another culture deepens our understanding of our own language and of Deaf language and culture.

know non-manual signals

Recognize the relationships between common handshapes, movement, and location of signs and how they can be used to make different meanings

know First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including histories, identity, and place

Explore ways to engage in Deaf cultural experiences

Examine personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens

Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge

know common, high-frequency vocabulary and ASL structures, including:<ul><li>types of questions</li><li>people, objects, and personal interests</li><li>comparisons</li><li>common emotions and physical states</li><li>basic beliefs and opinions</li></ul>

Comprehend key information and supporting details in communications

know past, present, and future time frames

Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce language

know common elements of stories

Narrate and retell stories

know Deaf communities around the world

Exchange ideas and information using complete ASL sentences

know society's perceptions of Deaf people through time

Seek clarification and verify meaning

know cultural aspects of Deaf communities

Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities

know creative works from Deaf culture

Identify, share, and compare information about Deaf communities around the world

know D/deaf perspectives and points of view

Describe similarities and differences between their own cultural practices and cultural practices of the local Deaf community

Personal and social awareness

Thinking and communicating

Big Ideas

Thinking and communicating

Personal and social awareness

Core French 8

Curricular Competency

Content

Recognize the relationships between French letter patterns and pronunciation

Comprehend key information and supporting details in texts

Use various strategies to support communication

Seek clarification of meaning

Exchange ideas and information using complete sentences, both orally and in writing

Comprehend and retell stories

Narrate simple stories

Explore and share information about Francophone communities around the world

Explore and share information about connections between indigenous communities and the French language

Explore ways in which Francophone cultures are expressed through creative works

Describe cultural aspects of Francophone communities

Explore ways to engage in experiences with Francophone communities and people

French letter patterns

Explore and share information about Francophone communities around the world

Recognize the relationships between French letter patterns and pronunciation

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of French.

common, high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures for communication in past, present, and future time frames:

Explore and share information about connections between indigenous communities and the French language

Comprehend key information and supporting details in texts

We can express ourselves and talk about the world around us in French.

a variety of questions

Explore ways in which Francophone cultures are expressed through creative works

Use various strategies to support communication

With increasing fluency in French, we can participate more actively in reciprocal interactions.

time and frequency

Describe cultural aspects of Francophone communities

Seek clarification of meaning

We can share our experiences and perspective through stories.

descriptions of items, people, and personal interests

Explore ways to engage in experiences with Francophone communities and people

Exchange ideas and information using complete sentences, both orally and in writing

We can experience authentic Francophone cultures through creative works.

comparisons and contrasts

Comprehend and retell stories

Our understanding of culture is influenced by the languages we speak and the communities with which we engage.

reasons for preferences, emotions, and physical states

Narrate simple stories

beliefs and opinions

cultural aspects of communities

common elements of stories

Francophone communities around the world

cultural aspects of Francophone communities

ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism

Big Ideas

Exploring and Reflecting

Creating and Communicating

French Immersion Language Arts

Curricular Competency

Content

communication strategies:

Respond critically to different types of texts

Analyze a text in order to explore its various interpretations

The choice of verbal and non-verbal language conveys the speaker's intentions

verbal and non-verbal communication

Summarize a text by reformulating the main and secondary ideas

Analyze the fantasy elements in Aboriginal nation and other legends, in order to understand their message

Becoming aware of the values conveyed in texts helps us to better understand their cultural content.

registers of language

Create a character profile based on explicit and implicit elements

Highlight and compare different perspectives, beliefs and viewpoints in Aboriginal and other texts

Deepening our understanding of a text requires discovering the implicit and explicit information in it.

defending a position

Prepare and present arguments and counter-arguments to justify one's own viewpoint and to understand the viewpoints of others

Situate a play in its socio-historical context to gain a better understanding of its subtleties

The communicator, by organizing his or her ideas and relying on various sources, defends his or her point of view and influences the audience

cultural and historical elements

Select quotations that are relevant to one's arguments and incorporate them in a text according to style conventions

Identify the role that non-verbal elements play in supporting verbal meaning in a dramatic work

Literature, when viewed in its context, helps to expand our perception of a society.

literary elements:

Organize ideas logically and fluently in order to write coherent texts that follow a specific structure

Distinguish between the explicit and implicit meanings of a text

characteristics of the legend

Use the most appropriate revision strategies to improve one's work

Assess the reliability and accuracy of information in a text by examining and questioning the sources of this information

characteristics of the play

elements of oral tradition in Aboriginal texts

text organization:

narrative structure

structure of legends

structure of informational texts

structure of argumentative texts

punctuation

language elements:

structure of relative subordinate clauses

subject/verb and direct object agreement with the verbs être and avoir in the present perfect (“passé compose”) tense

grammatical functions of complements

verb moods and tenses associated with the genres being studied

revision strategies

Content Learning Standards

Curricular Competencies

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.

We can express ourselves and talk about the world around us in a new language.

With increased fluency, we can participate actively in reciprocal interactions.

We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories.

Creative works are an expression of language and culture.

Acquiring a new language and learning about another culture deepens our understanding of our own language and culture.

Know German letter patterns

Know German works of art

Know German declination

Know gender, case, and number

Know common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:<ul><li>types of questions</li><li>time and frequency</li><li>descriptions of people, objects, and personal interests</li><li>comparisons</li><li>formal and informal language</li><li>preferences and emotions</li><li>beliefs and opinions</li><li>prepositions and respective cases</li></ul>

Know past, present, and future time frames

Know First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place

Know cultural aspects of German communities

Know common elements of stories

Know German communities around the world

Recognize the relationships between German letter patterns and pronunciation

Engage in experiences with German communities and people

Examine personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens

Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge

Comprehend key information and supporting details in speech and other texts

Comprehend meaning in stories

Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language

Narrate stories, both orally and in writing

Seek clarification and verify meaning

Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing

Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities

Describe similarities and differences between their own cultural practices and traditions and those of German communities

Content Learning Standards

Curricular Competencies

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.

We can express ourselves and talk about the world around us in a new language.

With increased fluency, we can participate actively in reciprocal interactions.

We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories.

Creative works are an expression of language and culture.

Acquiring a new language and learning about another culture deepens our understanding of our own language and culture.

Know Italian letter patterns

Know common, high-frequency vocabulary and sentence structures, including:<ul><li>types of questions</li><li>time and frequency</li><li>people, objects, and locations</li><li>preferences, emotions, and physical states</li><li>personal interests, beliefs and opinions</li></ul>

Know First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place

Know past, present, and future time frames

Know common elements of stories

Know cultural aspects of Italian communities around the world

Know contributions of Italian Canadians, past and present

Know Italian creative works

Recognize the relationships between Italian letter patterns and pronunciation

Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities

Describe similarities and differences between their own cultural practices and those of Italian communities

Engage in experiences with Italian people and communities

Analyze personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens

Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge

Use intonation and tone to convey meaning

Comprehend key information and supporting details in texts

Comprehend meaning in stories

Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language

Narrate stories, both orally and in writing

Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing

Express simple beliefs and opinions

Seek clarification and verify meaning

Content Learning Standards

Curricular Competencies

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.

We can express ourselves and talk about the world around us in a new language.

With increased fluency, we can participate actively in reciprocal interactions.

We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories.

Creative works are an expression of language and culture.

Acquiring a new language and learning about another culture deepens our understanding of our own language and culture.

Know hiragana and katakana

Know Japanese works of art

Know indigenous peoples of Japan

Know cultural aspects of Japanese communities around the world

Know common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:

Know types of questions

Know time and frequency

Know preferences, emotions, and physical states

Know beliefs and opinions

Know past, present, and future time frames

Know common elements of stories

Know First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place

Recognize the relationships between Japanese characters, sounds, and meaning

Describe similarities and differences between their own cultural practices and traditions and those of Japanese communities

Engage in experiences with Japanese people and communities

Examine personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens

Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge

Comprehend key information and supporting details in speech and other texts

Comprehend meaning in stories

Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language

Narrate stories, both orally and in writing

Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing

Seek clarification and verify meaning

Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities

Describe cultural aspects of Japanese communities

Content Learning Standards

Curricular Competencies

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.

We can express ourselves and talk about the world around us in a new language.

With increased fluency, we can participate actively in reciprocal interactions.

We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories.

Creative works are an expression of language and culture.

Acquiring a new language and learning about another culture deepens our understanding of our own language and culture.

particles (functional words)

language formality and etiquette

common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:<ul><li>types of questions</li><li>time and frequency</li><li>preferences, emotions, and physical states</li><li>beliefs and opinions</li></ul>

past, present, and future time frames

common elements of stories

First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place

Korean works of art

cultural aspects of Korean communities around the world

Recognize the relationships between pronunciation, sounds, phonetic representation, Korean characters, and meaning

Engage in experiences with Korean people and communities

Examine personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens

Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge

Comprehend key information and supporting details in speech and other texts

Comprehend meaning in stories

Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language

Narrate stories, both orally and in writing

Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing

Seek clarification and verify meaning

Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities

Review similarities and differences between their own cultural practices and traditions and those of Korean communities

Content Learning Standards

Curricular Competencies

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.

We can express ourselves and talk about the world around us in a new language.

With increased fluency, we can participate actively in reciprocal interactions.

We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories.

Creative works are an expression of language and culture.

Acquiring a new language and learning about another culture deepens our understanding of our own language and culture.

phonetic systems

cultural aspects of Chinese communities around the world

tonal variations

commonly used Chinese characters

basic parts and radicals

common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:<ul><li>types of questions</li><li>time and frequency</li><li>reasons for preferences, emotions, and physical states</li><li>beliefs and opinions</li></ul>

past and present time frames

common elements of stories

First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place

Chinese works of art

Recognize the relationships between sounds, phonetic representation, Chinese characters, and meaning

Describe similarities and differences between their own cultural practices and traditions and those of Chinese communities

Engage in experiences with Mandarin-speaking people and Chinese communities

Examine personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens

Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge

Comprehend key information and supporting details in texts

Comprehend meaning in stories

Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language

Narrate stories, both orally and in writing

Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing

Seek clarification and verify meaning

Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities

Describe cultural aspects of Chinese communities

Content Learning Standards

Curricular Competencies

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.

We can express ourselves and talk about the world around us in a new language.

With increased fluency, we can participate actively in reciprocal interactions.

We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories.

Creative works are an expression of language and culture.

Acquiring a new language and learning about another culture deepens our understanding of our own language and culture.

the relationships between Punjabi letter patterns and pronunciation

common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:<ul><li>types of questions</li><li>time and frequency</li><li>descriptions of people, objects, and locations</li><li>preferences, emotions, and physical states</li><li>personal interests, beliefs, and opinions</li><li>directions</li><li>formal and informal modes of address</li></ul>

past, present, and future time frames

common elements of stories

First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place

Punjabi works of art

cultural aspects of Punjabi communities around the world

Comprehend key information and supporting details in speech and other texts

Describe similarities and differences between their cultural practices and traditions and those of Punjabi communities

Engage in experiences with Punjabi people and communities

Examine personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens

Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge

Comprehend and retell stories

Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language

Use intonation and tone of voice effectively to convey meaning

Narrate stories, both orally and in writing

Follow instructions to complete a task and respond to questions

Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing

Seek clarification and verify meaning

Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities

Content Learning Standards

Curricular Competencies

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition and understanding of a new language.

We can express ourselves and talk about the world around us in a new language.

With increased fluency, we can participate actively in reciprocal interactions.

We can share our experiences and perspectives through stories.

Creative works are an expression of language and culture.

Acquiring a new language and learning about another culture deepens our understanding of our own language and culture.

Spanish letter patterns

First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories, identity, and place

common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:<ul><li>types of questions</li><li>time and frequency</li><li>descriptions of people and objects</li><li>comparisons</li><li>personal interests, preferences, emotions, and physical states</li><li>beliefs and opinions</li></ul>

past, present, and future time frames

common elements of stories

cultural aspects of Hispanic communities around the world

Hispanic works of art

Recognize the relationships between Spanish letter patterns and pronunciation

Describe similarities and differences between their own cultural practices and traditions and those of Hispanic communities

Engage in experiences with Hispanic people and communities

Examine personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens

Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other ways of knowing, and local cultural knowledge

Comprehend key information and supporting details in speech and other texts

Comprehend meaning in stories

Use various strategies to increase understanding and produce oral and written language

Narrate stories, both orally and in writing

Exchange ideas and information, both orally and in writing

Seek clarification and verify meaning

Share information using the presentation format best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities

Investigate cultural aspects of Hispanic communities