(WL) World Languages Targeted Benchmark Level 1 Standards Area 1 - Communication Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
WL1.S1.1.05 Express states of being and feelings (e.g., survey people’s feelings, create “guess who” descriptions, and simple riddles).
Student Learning Targets:
Introduction to World Languages
(7th Grade)
Level I (high school course)
Level II (high school course)
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can ask and say how someone is feeling.
Knowledge Targets
I can distinguish between formal and informal address.
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can address someone formally or informally.
I can express feelings.
I can describe my family members using simple adjectives correctly in both gender and number.
I can easily ask someone formally or informally how he or she is feeling and I’m able to respond in kind.
Skills (Performance) Targets
I can express my feelings and those of others in the present and past tenses.
Proficiency Scale for Introduction to World Languages (7th grade)
Score
Description
Sample Activity
4.0
The student:
can initiate and carry on a conversation with current and past vocabulary.
can appropriately use untaught vocabulary because of independent study.
3.5
In addition to Score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding the more complex content with partial success.
3.0
The student:
can appropriately ask “How are you?” in the target language without error.
can appropriately answer “I am…” with errors that don’t interfere with comprehension.
Ask a classmate how she is.
2.5
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0
The student:
can ask “How are you?” in the target language with errors that don’t interfere with comprehension.
can answer “I am…” with errors that interfere with comprehension.
1.5
The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0
The student:
can, with help, ask and answer state of being questions.
0.5
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
Proficiency Scale for Level I (high school course)
Score
Description
Sample Activity
4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
3.5
In addition to Score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding the more complex content with partial success.
3.0
“The Standard.” The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
2.5
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
1.5
The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
0.5
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
0.0
Even with help, the student demonstrates no understanding or skill.
Proficiency Scale for Level II (high school course)
Score
Description
Sample Activity
4.0
In addition to Score 3.0, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding more complex material that go beyond end of instruction expectations.
3.5
In addition to Score 3.0 performance, the student demonstrates in-depth inferences and applications regarding the more complex content with partial success.
3.0
“The Standard.” The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding any of the information and processes that were end of instruction expectations.
2.5
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and partial knowledge of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
2.0
The student demonstrates no major errors or omissions regarding the simpler details and processes but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
1.5
The student demonstrates partial knowledge of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but exhibits major errors or omissions regarding the more complex ideas and procedures (Score 3.0 content).
1.0
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) and some of the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
0.5
With help, the student demonstrates a partial understanding of some of the simpler details and processes (Score 2.0 content) but not the more complex ideas and processes (Score 3.0 content).
0.0
Even with help, the student demonstrates no understanding or skill.
