Standards


 * World Language Standards:**
 * 1.1: Interpersonal Communication: Students exchange information orally and in writing in the target language in a culturally appropriate manner to provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.**
 * **1.1.A.b: Exchange personal preferences, emotions, and opinions.**
 * **1.1.A.e: Exchange brief messages, emails, postcards, and letters**
 * 1.2: Interpretive Communication: Students understand and interpret the target language in its spoken and written form on a variety of topics.**
 * **1.2.A.a: Interpret the basic message from spoken and written texts that are on very familiar topics.**
 * **1.2.B.b: Identify the mainh idea and some suppporting details from selected authentic materials from various media.**
 * **1.2.A.c: Demonstrate understanding of developmentally appropriate unformation gained through active listening or reading by applying it to a different context.**
 * 1.3: Presentation Communication: Students present information,concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a wide variety of topics in the target language.**
 * **1.3.A.b: Tell or write a brief story, journal entry, or blog.**
 * 2.1: Culture: Practices and Perspectives: Students demonstrate knowledge and understanding of another people's way of life, and the relationship between their patterns of behavior, and the underlying beliefs and values that guide and shape their lives.**
 * **2.1.A.b: Describe and participae in school-based cultural activities such as games, songs, and holiday celebrations which are representativeof the cultures studied.**
 * 2.2: Culture: Products and Perspectives: Students demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the relationship between the products, symbols, beliefs, and values of the target language.**
 * **2.2.A.d: Identify countries, regions, and geographic features where the target language is spoken.**
 * 5.1: Communities: Practical Applications: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.**
 * **5.1.A.a: Communicate with people locally and/or around the wowrld through avenues such as pen pals, E-mail, video, face-to-face encounters, and publications with limited use of the target language.**
 * 5.2: Communities: Personal Enrichment: Students use the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.**
 * **5.1.A.a: Participate in activities to learn more about languages and cultures through various media.**
 * **5.1.A.c: Research activities sponsored by local groups and communites (real/virtual) through which the target language can be experienced**.


 * See specific Searching and Researching skills within the Skills and Strategies Page for the ISTE standards.***