100 10065 120 Italian II (ACP) 308 130 Course Description 140 One Semester 150 9-12 160 170 1 180 210 30.0 World Language 211 1.5.1 212 1.5.2 213 1.9.1 214 1.9.3 215 1.9.4 216 1.9.5 220 30.0 World Language 221 1.9.8 222 2.5.3 223 3.0.2 224 3.5.3 225 3.5.5 226 4.9.1 230 30.0 World Language 231 4.9.2 232 4.9.5 233 5.5.3 234 5.9.3 235 6.0.1 236 6.5.1 240 30.0 World Language 241 7.9.1 242 8.0.5 243 8.5.3 244 8.9.6 245 9.0.3 246 9.9.1 250 03.0 Language Arts 251 9.9.5 252 1.0.5 253 1.0.7 254 1.0.9 255 1.0.14 256 2.0.4 300 As stated in Connecticut's 2005 World Language Curriculum Framework, there are six domains and nine content standards which frame world language content: 300 300 COMMUNICATION 300 1. How do I use another language to communicate with others? 300 2. How do I understand what others are trying to communicate in another language? 300 3. How do I present information, concepts, and ideas in another language in a way 300 that is understood? 300 300 CULTURES 300 1. How do I use my understanding of culture to communicate and function 300 appropriately in another culture? 300 300 CONNECTIONS 300 1. How do I use my understanding of another language and culture to reinforce and 300 expand my knowledge of other disciplines and vice versa? 300 2. How do I use my understanding of another language and culture to broaden and 300 deepen my understanding of that language and culture and access and use 300 information that would otherwise be unavailable to me? 300 300 COMPARISONS AMONG LANGUAGES 300 1. How do I demonstrate an understanding of the similarities, differences, and interactions across languages? 300 300 COMPARISONS AMONG CULTURES 300 1. How do I demonstrate an understanding of the similarities, differences, and interactions across cultures? 300 300 COMMUNITIES 300 1. How do I use my knowledge of language and culture to enrich my life and 300 broaden my opportunities? 300 400 Italian 2 continues the development of the four communication skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as the five C's of foreign language learning (i.e. communication, cultures, connections, comparisons, and communities). 400 400 At this level, emphasis is placed on the practical use of basic skills. Subject matter to be covered includes vocabulary, grammar, syntax, and idiomatic expressions pertaining to: family and family life, environment, town and country, local festivals, clothing, sight-seeing in Perugia, outdoor market, and daily routine; present, progressive, imperative, and past tenses of regular, irregular, and reflexive verbs; formal vs. informal speech; direct object pronouns; gender and number agreement; possessive adjectives; numbers; prepositions; regions in Italy; products, practices, and perspectives of the Italian-speaking world. 500 Students in Italian 2 will develop the ability to exhibit the following skills specifically stated by the Connecticut State Department of Education World Languages Curriculum Framework: 500 500 COMMUNICATION 500 -- engage in conversation and correspondence, provide and obtain information, express feelings, and exchange opinions, 500 -- understand and interpret spoken and written language on a variety of topics, 500 -- present information, concepts, and ideas to listeners or readers on a variety of topics. 500 500 CULTURES 500 -- demonstrate an understanding of the products, practices, and perspectives of the cultures studied and use their cultural knowledge for interpersonal, interpretative, and presentational communication. 500 500 CONNECTIONS 500 -- reinforce and expand their knowledge of other areas of study through the world language, and vice versa, 500 -- acquire and use information from a variety of sources only available in the world language. 500 500 COMPARISONS AMONG LANGUAGES 500 -- demonstrate literacy and an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons across languages. 500 500 COMPARISONS AMONG CULTURES 500 -- demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons across cultures. 500 500 COMMUNITIES 500 -- use the world language and their cultural knowledge both within and beyond the school setting for personal enjoyment, enrichment, and active participation. 600 All Italian 2 students will: 600 600 -- Listen to the target language via teacher, native speakers, CD, video, and music, 600 -- Read and respond orally to culturally relevant situations using the target language, 600 -- Respond in writing to the material covered in the target language, 600 -- Respond orally to pictoral stories using the target language, 600 -- Create and deliver thematically-based projects, 600 -- Research and present information on culturally-assigned topics, 600 -- Participate in theme-based skits and dialogues, 600 -- Participate in grammar and vocabulary-building activities, 600 -- Participate in map activities, 600 -- Orally respond to questions on a variety of topics, 600 -- Read, summarize, and discuss information regarding the Italian culture, 600 -- Review previous level's vocabulary and grammar. 600 700 Students will be assessed by the following: 700 700 Daily class participation 700 Listening comprehension activities 700 Vocabulary and grammar assessments 700 Homework 700 Notebook organization 700 Oral presentations 700 Projects 700 700 Mid-term: 100% qualitative. 700 Final exam: 40-50% quantitative, 50-60% qualitative 700 700 800 Students may experience the following: guest speakers, cooking, singing, movies, multimedia presentations, a world language concert, a field trip to the opera, library and/or computer lab use, outdoor bocce, travel abroad to Italy. 820 Text "Forza Due" 820 Workbook "Forza Due" 820 "Forza Due" audio program 820 Handouts 820 Videoclips from "L'italiano per stranieri" 820 Map of Italy 820 Music selections 820 Dictionaries 820 501 Italian verbs 820 Realia 840 After-school tutoring is available by teacher and/or students on assigned days.