Standards

NATIONAL STANDARDS

Communication: Communicate in languages other than English

1. Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions
2. Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics
3. Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics

Cultures: Gain knowledge and understanding of other cultures

1. Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied
2. Students demonstrate and understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied

Connections: Connect with other disciplines and acquire new information

1. Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language
2. Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures

Comparisons: Develop insight into the nature of language and culture

1. Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparison of the language studied and their own
2. Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the culture studied and their own

Communities: Participate in multilingual communities at home and around the

World

1. Students use the language both within and beyond this school setting
2. Student show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment

El Mundo De Marcus Whitman
Marcus Whitman Central Schools
Baldwin Road
Rushville, N.Y. 14561

Teacher Websites © 2010 SchoolWorld