ASPECTS of the NC Essential Standards are unpacked in class each week. By the end of the year, the goal for Spanish 1 students can be found below:
IF the basic description of the NC Essential Standards is too much, Wake County Public Schools (WCPSS) has worked to explain them through a series of “I can” statements located in the linked .pdf.
North Carolina Essential Standards
World Languages
Note on Numbering:
NM – Novice Mid Proficiency Level
Note on Strands:
CLL - Connections to Language & Literacy
COD – Connections to Other Disciplines
CMT – Communities
Note: The North Carolina World Language Essential Standards are organized by proficiency level, rather than
grade level or gradespan, to embed the multiple entry points for language learning across the K-12 spectrum. Exit
proficiency expectations have been determined that show what a student is expected to be able to do with the
language at the end of a specific program or particular class. The proficiency expectations charts are included
with the program descriptions in the preamble.
CLL: Connections to Language & Literacy
Essential Standard
Clarifying Objectives
NM.CLL.1 Use the language to engage in
interpersonal communication.
NM.CLL.1.1 Use memorized words and phrases to exchange
information on familiar topics, such as likes, dislikes,
emotions, everyday activities, and immediate
surroundings.
NM.CLL.1.2 Use memorized responses to simple questions,
statements, commands, or other stimuli.
NM.CLL.2 Understand words and concepts
presented in the language.
NM.CLL.2.1 Understand the meaning of memorized phrases and
questions about familiar topics and surroundings.
NM.CLL.2.2 Understand the meaning of memorized words and
phrases in sentences.
NM.CLL.2.3 Generalize short fiction and non-fiction passages about
familiar topics in the target language, using context
clues (signs, charts, graphs, etc.).
NM.CLL.2.4 Infer conclusions from simple spoken and written
passages about familiar topics, using context clues and
cognates.
NM.CLL.2.5 Understand language components (stems, prefixes,
tones, verb endings, parts of speech) that are used in
the target language.
NM.CLL.3 Use the language to present
information to an audience.
NM.CLL.3.1 Use memorized words and phrases in presentations on
familiar topics, such as likes, dislikes, emotions,
everyday activities, and immediate surroundings.
NM.CLL.3.2 Use the language to recite and act out simple poetry
and songs from the target culture.
NM.CLL.3.3 Use appropriate pronunciation and voice inflection in
spoken presentations.
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Essential Standard
Clarifying Objectives
NM.CLL.4 Compare the students’ culture
and the target culture.
NM.CLL.4.1 Compare basic cultural practices of people in the target
culture and the students’ culture.
NM.CLL.4.2 Exemplify instances of cognates and loan words.
NM.CLL.4.3 Compare the language conventions of the students’
language and the target language.
COD: Connections to Other Disciplines
Essential Standard
Clarifying Objectives
NM.COD.1 Use the language to engage in
interpersonal communication.
NM.COD.1.1 Use memorized words and phrases to exchange
information about the classroom and school
environment.
NM.COD.1.2 Use memorized responses to simple academic
questions, statements, commands, or other stimuli.
NM.COD.2 Understand words and concepts
presented in the language.
NM.COD.2.1 Classify memorized words and phrases in the target
language by key academic concepts.
NM.COD.2.2 Understand how the basic terms from other content
areas may be different from the students’ language.
NM.COD.2.3 Interpret short, non-fiction passages from academic
content areas using context clues (signs, charts,
graphs, etc.).
NM.COD.3 Use the language to present
information to an audience.
NM.COD.3.1 Use memorized words and phrases about the weather,
date, seasons, numbers, and daily classroom activities
to give a spoken or written presentation.
NM.COD.3.2 Use memorized words and phrases to describe
common objects and actions related to other
disciplines.
NM.COD.3.3 Use readily available technology tools and digital
literacy skills to present academic information in the
target language.
NM.COD.4 Compare the students’ culture
and the target culture.
NM.COD.4.1 Compare tangible products related to the home and
the classroom from the students’ and the target
cultures.
NM.COD.4.2 Identify information about target culture perspectives
and practices.
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CMT: Communities
Essential Standard
Clarifying Objectives
NM.CMT.1 Use the language to engage in
interpersonal communication.
NM.CMT.1.1 Use memorized words and phrases to ask and answer
simple questions on familiar topics.
NM.CMT.1.2 Use memorized words and phrases on familiar topics
to interact with communities of learners of the same
target language.
NM.CMT.2 Understand words and concepts
presented in the language.
NM.CMT.2.1 Understand the meaning of memorized words and
phrases used in the community.
NM.CMT.2.2 Infer meaning from familiar texts by using visual
cues, such as road signs, charts, graphs, etc., that
reflect the target culture.
NM.CMT.2.3 Recall common expressions and phrases about
familiar topics used in target language communities.
NM.CMT.3 Use the language to present
information to an audience.
NM.CMT.3.1 Use memorized words and phrases to describe arts,
sports, games, and media from the target culture.
NM.CMT.3.2 Use memorized words and phrases to participate in
school or community events related to the target
culture.
NM.CMT.4 Compare the students’ culture
and the target culture.
NM.CMT.4.1 Recognize aspects of the target culture and language
in the students’ culture and language.
NM.CMT.4.2 Identify products made and used by members of the
target culture and the students’ culture.
NM.CMT.4.3 Differentiate gestures for appropriateness in the target
culture.
NM.CMT.4.4 Identify how knowledge of the target language is
useful in a global economy