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= Arabic Program for Language B - L2 = = = = = = = **Arabic Language Framework ** · Interpersonal, · Interpretive · Presentational |||| **Cultures ** · Practices · Perspectives · Products |||| **Comparisons ** Comparisons between languages |||| **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Connections ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reflections on similarities and differences || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Communities ** <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Language as a lifelong tool for effective communication || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Link content to life experiences and provide student choice in questions for investigation to promote meaningful connections <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Provide opportunities for students to work collaboratively while reading and discussing authentic literature, writing responses, authoring their own books, investigating interesting questions, and reporting their findings <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Experience Arabic through all four modes - read and write <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">as well as speak and listen from the beginning of their experiences with Arabic <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Involve students in activities that build their self-esteem and provide them with opportunities to succeed <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> || ideas, and exchange opinions in Arabic. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> |||| <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students will interpret, using and constructing visuals and multimedia in a variety of situations and for a range of purposes and audiences. They will strive to understand ways in which images and language interact to convey ideas, values and beliefs. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students will explore important questions, using fiction and nonfiction texts as sources of information. Students will experience, predictable whole stories, novels, plays, and poems as well as complete pieces of nonfiction. |||| <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students will learn to communicate meaning and intention, to express themselves and to reveal their own “voice” through writing. Accuracy and skills will grow out of the process of producing meaningful communication. <span style="font-family: 'MyriadPro-Regular','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MyriadPro-Regular; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.5pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> || <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Guided discussions <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Conversations |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Response to, and analysis of visual texts |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Interactive Read Aloud <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Modeled/Shared Reading <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Response to text <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Phonics/Word Study/ Spelling |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">·  <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Guided writing <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Modeled/Shared Writing <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Handwriting || L1 B – Arabic heritage speakers. May speak colloquial Arabic better than MSA. May not read or write Arabic. L2 A – Arabic language learner. Has studied the language for at least one year. L2 B – Beginning Arabic language learners. || Common summative assessment tasks || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msohansithemefont: minor-latin; text-align: center;">
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Primary Years – K1 to Grade 5 **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">L2 Standards ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Communication **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Curriculum Features ** |||||||||||||||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 12.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Organize curriculum around significant questions and solving meaningful problems. For example, students might investigate questions such as "How are we alike, and how are we different?" or "How does where we live influence how we live?"
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Program Strands **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> |||| **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Oral Language **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Listening and Speaking ** |||| **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Visual Language **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Viewing and Presenting ** |||| **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Written Language **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Reading ** |||| **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Written Language **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Writing ** ||
 * ^  |||| <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Students will converse, provide and obtain information, express feelings, emotions, and
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Instructional Strategies ** |||| <span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 4pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Oral presentations
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Differentiated Instruction ** |||||||||||||||| <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">L1 A – Mother tongue speakers of Arabic. Close to grade level in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Assessment ** |||||||||||||||| <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Ongoing formative assessment