Curriculum Map (ASL 3)

Curriculum Map for American Sign Language III, Checkpoint B
LOTE Content
Enduring
Understandi
ngs
Language Skills
LOTE Essential
Questions
February March April May June
Community and
Neighborhood
Incidents, things that happen
in the community
Signing Naturally 3 text
Chapter 21
Everyone is a member of a
community that provides
opportunities for work,
leisure, and social interaction
- Narrative Sequence
- Classifiers
- Sentence Types
How is our life different if we
are raised in the city, suburb,
a village, or the country
How is our life different if we
are raised in a house, an
apartment, a condo, etc.
How is our community
experienced differently by
various groups or cultures
How do target language
cultures perceive our culture
House and Home
Earning a Living
Items in a house, types of
dwellings
Job responsibilities
and requirements, feelings
about work
Decision making
Chapter 23
There are various types of
lodging which contain the
items that are essential for
comfortable living.
- Locative, descriptive
classifiers
- Plural
- Describing
arrangement of a
room
- Maintaining
conversation
- Clarifying
How does our home
environment reflect our
culture
How does culture influence
our home environment
Meal Taking
Flavors, meal preparation,
food signs
Taste/texture
No text
People eat for nutrition and
for opportunities for social
interaction
- Classifiers
- Describing objects
- Listing
What is the role of food in
the target culture
How does the geography of
the country have an impact
on the food
How is food a reflection of
culture
Public and Private Services
Health and Welfare
Community and travel vocab
Symptoms, injuries,
remedies, disease, treatment
Chapter 24
It is important to identify and
understand parts of the
human body to maintain
optimum health.
- Dialogue
- Role Shift
- Interpreter’s Role
- Classifiers
- Rhetorical Question
- Dealing with
terminology (no
sign)
- Coherent
presentations
What is health and wellness
How does culture influence
our view of our body (the
way we treat it, care for it,
look at it, etc.)
How does the level of health
care have an impact on the
general well-being of the
culture
Exam Review and Speaking
Tasks
LOTE Content
Enduring
Understandi
ngs
Language Skills
LOTE Essential
Questions
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