HS Japanese

JAPANESE LEVEL 1

UNIT 3 NATIONALITIES, FOOD, AND VERBS

PACING

WL STANDARDS

RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE

6-8 weeks/unit

Novice Low

● HS DLI/WL PL Canvas Course ● USBE Standards ● World Readiness Standards for Languages

INFORM

WIDA Website

LEARNING PROGRESSIONS FOR NOVICE LOW PROFICIENCY LISTENING SPEAKING When students exhibit Novice Low listening pro fi ciency, they understand:

When students exhibit Novice Low speaking ability, they can: 1. Use greetings and farewells. 2. Introduce themselves using memorized words and phrases. 3. Answer simple questions with words or short memorized phrases. 4. Name familiar people, places, objects, and classroom items. 5. Use practiced expressions to meet basic classroom needs.

1. Familiar words, greetings, and memorized expressions. 2. Simple classroom commands supported by gestures or visuals. 3. Basic questions about themselves when spoken slowly and clearly. 4. Frequently used words related to familiar people, places, and objects.

READING

WRITING

When students exhibit Novice Low reading ability, they understand:

When students exhibit Novice Low writing ability, they can: 1. Copy and write familiar words and memorized phrases. 2. Write basic personal information (e.g., name, age, hometown). 3. Label familiar people, places, and objects. 4. Respond to simple prompts using words or memorized phrases.

1. Familiar words and memorized phrases. 2. Labels, signs, and classroom vocabulary. 3. Simple words and phrases supported by pictures or visuals. 4. Very short texts containing familiar vocabulary.

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS ● I can engage in conversations about different nationalities ● I can describe likes and dislikes, especially concerning food and drink ● I can ask and answer simple questions about different kinds of food ● I can introduce my likes and dislikes to others using proper adverbs ● I can properly conjugate verbs for past, present, and negative tenses SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION

● Use a variety of visuals to de fi ne likes and dislikes ● Use a graphic organizer to differentiate the Japanese characters, phrases, & images for students to make associations between objects & characters for family and occupations. ● Use Total Physical Response to review Japanese characters and vocabulary. ● Group students to allow opportunity for them to practice Japanese. ● Before assigning students a conversation, model the conversation, and provide sentence frames or sentence starters ● Use gestures and oral repetition of key phrases and words in multiple contexts. ● Ask and answer simple questions to learn about likes and dislikes ● Give short oral descriptions of self and others speaking of likes and dislikes using proper verb conjugation for a variety of verbs ● Engage the student in more student-teacher conversation in Japanese aside from regularly planned activities or group the student with other advanced learners who are ready for more challenging dialog.

Skill Building

Extension