Course Title: Great Basin Languages I School to Offer Course: Owyhee Grade Level: 9, 10, 11, 12
District Textbook Adoption: Northern Paiute Language Lessons
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide an introduction to the language and life through mastery of basic structured patterns and pronunciation. This shall be done through oral and written dialogues, conversations, and pattern drills. There will also be the opportunity to use the language in original oral and written statements. Cultural and geographic backgrounds may be presented in Shoshone, Paiute and English. Areas of particular interest to be covered in vocabulary include simple greetings, numbers, school, family, clothing, and food.
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES:
NEVADA STANDARD
NUMBER
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES NATIONAL
STRAND 4, 5, 7, 9 To introduce the student to the Shoshone & Paiute Culture. Cultures
Comparisons Connections 2, 6, 8 To make the student aware of the workings of his/her own
language.
Comparisons Connections 1, 2, 3, 6, 7,
8, 10, 11
To teach the student the beginnings of understanding, speaking, reading & writing Shoshone &/or Paiute.
Communication Connections Comparisons Communities 4, 5, 9 To point out the influence of Shoshone &/or Paiute
civilization on our everyday life in the United States
Comparisons Cultures 4, 6 To acquaint the student with the geography of the various
regions where the Shoshone &/or Paiute Languages are spoken.
Course Title: Great Basin Languages I SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES:
NEVADA STANDARD
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STRAND 1.9.8
2.9.1 8.9.2
The student will demonstrate the ability to recognize pronounced sound of the letter as it appears in the word.
Communication Comparisons 2.9.1 The student will be able to read Northern Paiute orally
regardless of comprehension.
Example: Tammi pisa sokwamma ni nanema chaduana natenichoikenna. Pisa tammi tenakana pisa ooh misu nimatabeiku.
Communication
2.9.2, 3 The student will be able to comprehend simple sentences. Example: Ne pedeso i dogo puniudua’ku.
Communication 1.9.1
1.9.10 2.9.3
The student will be able to respond in Shoshone &/or Paiute to extremely simple oral questions.
1. Hayu e nani’a? 2. Ha’no e tomo?
3. Haga piha kamate pisa supicha? 4. Hanano i pea’a pideu’ku? 5. Hauniyu tammi kai mi’a?
Communication
1.9.1,3, 6,8.9.3,4
The student will be able to conjugate in the present tense. 1. Regular Verbs
2. Basic Irregular Verbs 3. Stem Changing Verbs
Communication Comparisons
1.9.3 The student will be able to conjugate the preterite tense of: 1. Regular Verbs
2. Limited Number of Irregular Verbs
Communication
1.9.2,10 2.9.2
The student will be able to understand when being spoken to. Communication 1.9.1,2,5 The student will be able to use three or four basic commands.
Examples: Kimau, ya’a kate, pisa tenakane, pisa teboona
Communication 1.9.1,4,9
2.9.4,5 3.9.1
The student will be able to vary and expand basic dialogue patterns using correct verb forms and agreement of adjectives and nouns.
Course Title: Great Basin Languages I
NEVADA STANDARD
NUMBER
SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES NATIONAL
STRAND 19.1,4,9
2.9.4,5 3.9.1
The student will be able to originate his/her own sentence using correct verb forms and agreement of adjectives and nouns. Communication Comparisons 1.9.4,10 2.9.2,4 8.9.4 9.9.1
The student will be able to use common idioms: 1. Five or more with ‘kayu’, (possessive suffix) 2. Three or more with ‘ku’, (future tense suffix)
Communication Comparisons Cultures 1.9.4,0 2.9.2,4 8.9.4 9.9.1
The student will be able to recognize: 1. Five uses for permanent state
Example: ‘ne neme’
2. Three uses of temporary state Example: ‘ne tsiayai’i’
Communication Comparisons
Cultures
1.9.1,2,6 2.9.2,3,4,5
The student will build a basic vocabulary including: 1. Numbers 7. Parts of the body
2. Weather 8. Time of Day 3. Family 9. Days of the week 4. School 10. Months of the year 5. Greetings 11. Clothing
6. Colors
(Options to be determined by teacher, student, and text).
Communication Comparisons
8.9.1,4 9.9.1
The student will be able to correctly identify the gender of basic nouns.
Comparisons Cultures 8.9.1,4
9.9.1
The student will be able to make adjectives agree with nouns.
Comparisons Cultures 8.9.1
8.9.4,4
The student will be able to differentiate pronoun uses: 1. Subject Pronouns
2. Direct Object Pronouns 3. Indirect Object Pronouns 4. Reflexive Pronouns
Comparisons Cultures
1.9.4,9,10 8.9.4
The student will be able to negate a positive statement. Communication Comparisons
Course Title: Great Basin Languages II School to Offer Course: Owyhee
Grade Level: 10, 11, 12
District Textbook Adoption: Northern Paiute Language Lessons
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide for the continued development of audio-lingual proficiency and to increase the emphasis on reading, comprehension, and the acquisition of writing skills in the Paiute language. This will be accomplished through the use of written, oral, and original dialogues, original paragraphs, and the continued study of grammar and extensive vocabulary.
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES:
NEVADA STANDARD
NUMBER GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES
NATIONAL STRAND 1, 2, 3,
4, 10
To continue building the skills of reading, writing and composition learned in the first year.
Communication Cultures Communities 4, 5 To extend the student’s awareness of the differences and
similarities in culture.
Cultures 1, 3, 6, 7,
10, 11
To develop the ability to express an idea in more than one way.
Communication Connections Communities 1, 2, 8 To introduce the imperfect tense. Communication
Comparisons 1, 2, 3, 6,
8, 10
To practice expressing an idea in Paiute without direct translation.
SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES:
NEVADA STANDARD
NUMBER SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES
NATIONAL STRAND 1.10.6 1.10.8,9 3.10.2 6.10.1 8.10.1
The student shall use the additional pronouns: 1. Reflexive 2. Possessive 3. Relative 4. Prepositional Communication Connections comparisons 2.10.1,2 6.10.1
The student shall be able to comprehend Paiute in paragraph form slightly simplified for the student of Paiute.
Communication Connections
Course Title: Great Basin Language II
NEVADA STANDARD
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SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES NATIONAL
STRAND 1.10.1
1.10.3,4 1.10.9,10
The student shall be able to carry on an original six to ten line conversation on one or more topics.
Communication
1.10.3 1.10.8,9
8.10.1
The student shall be able to conjugate regular verbs and common irregular verbs in these tenses:
1. Present Indicative 3. Present Progressive 2. Preterite 4. Imperfect
Communication Comparisons
1.10.2 The student shall be able to interpret and make necessary commands in formal and familiar forms, with or without object pronouns.
Communication
1.10.3 1.10.8 8.10.1
The student shall be able to use correctly the preterite and imperfect tenses.
Communication Comparisons 1.10.8,9
8.10.1
The student shall be able to use double negatives. Communication Comparisons 1.10.8,9
8.10.1
The student shall be able to distinguish the different uses between ‘sa’a’ (might) and ‘sakwa’ (should).
Communication Comparisons 1.10.8,9
8.10.1
The student will be able to compare adjectives and adverbs. Communication Comparisons 1.10.3
1.10.8,9 8.10.1
The student shall demonstrate the usage of the prepositions ‘teh’ (to) and ‘yunna’ (from) with certain verbs before following infinitives. Communication Comparisons 4.10.1,2 4.10.4,5 5.10.1,2,3 9.10.1
The student shall expand his/her knowledge of the target culture at the discretion of the teacher through:
1. Oral Reports 2. Research 3. Panel discussions Cultures Comparisons Communities 1.10.1,2,4 5,6,7,10 2.10.1,2,3
The student shall expand his vocabulary to meet the challenge of understanding oral and written material.
Course Title: Great Basin Language III and IV School to Offer Course: Owyhee
Grade Level: 11, 12
District Textbook Adoption:
COURSE DESCRIPTION: These courses are designed so that the student is given an opportunity to develop more skill in reading the language and more fluency and spontaneity in conversation. This is achieved by the reading of short stories, plays, poetry, essays, and articles which are only slightly simplified, if at all. Discussions based on the readings and original conversations encompassing a wide range of vocabulary will be conducted totally in Paiute, Shoshone and English.
GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES:
NEVADA STANDARD
NUMBER GENERAL COURSE OBJECTIVES
Course Title: Great Basin Language III and IV SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES:
NEVADA STANDARD
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SPECIFIC COURSE OBJECTIVES NATIONAL
