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AP Japanese Language and Culture lessons

14 sections · 104 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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AP Japanese Language and Culture

Practice 104 skills across this outline.

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Vary Grammar/Syntax in Written Presentations
Present in Writing · Appropriate/Varied Syntax in Written Presentation
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
23 categories
Speak to Others
7%
Science and Technology
7%
Families and Communities
7%
Beauty and Aesthetics
7%
Write to Others
7%
Global Challenges
7%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of ap japanese language and culture — drill into a card to work its skills.

Present in Writing · Appropriate/Varied Syntax in Written Presentation

5 core skills3% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Vary Grammar/Syntax in Written PresentationsRecommended
Long-form
2
Recognize/Self-Correct Errors: Written PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
3
Sentences in Various Time FramesAvailable
Long-form
4
Standard Written ConventionsAvailable
Long-form
5
Transitions and Cohesive Devices: Written PresentationsAvailable
Long-form

Present in Writing · Plan/Research for Written Presentations

2 core skills1% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Research Strategies for Written PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Plan Written PresentationsAvailable
Long-form

Present in Writing · Writing Strategies for Written Presentations

2 core skills2% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Communication Strategies to Maintain Written PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Written Presentations with Introduction, Development, ConclusionAvailable
Long-form

Present in Writing · Details and Examples in Written Presentation

2 core skills1% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Explain Opinions/Ideas With ExamplesAvailable
Long-form
2
Use and Cite SourcesAvailable
Long-form

Make Meanings · Determine Meaning: Familiar and Unfamiliar Words

2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Deduce the Meaning of Unfamiliar VocabularyAvailable
Long-form
2
VocabularyAvailable
Long-form

Make Meanings · Use Words Appropriate for Context

2 core skills4% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Idiomatic and Culturally Authentic ExpressionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Varied Vocabulary In Speech/WritingAvailable
Long-form

Speak to Others

11 core skills7% total weight
0/11 completed
11 skills to mastery
1
Comprehend an Interlocutor's MessageAvailable
Long-form
2
Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences: Spoken ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
3
Appropriate Register/Greeting in Spoken ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
4
Communication Strategies in Spoken ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
5
Comprehensible Pronunciation in Spoken ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
6
Effective Intonation, Pacing, and Delivery: SpeechAvailable
Long-form
7
Grammar and Syntax in Spoken ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
8
Initiate, Maintain, and Close Spoken ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
9
Provide/Obtain Relevant Information: Spoken ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
10
Recognize/Self-Correct Errors: Spoken ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
11
Transitional Expressions/Cohesive Devices: Spoken ExchangesAvailable
Long-form

Present Orally · Vocal/Visual Strategies in Presentational Speech

8 core skills6% total weight
0/8 completed
8 skills to mastery
1
Varied Grammar/Syntax in PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences in PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
3
Communication Strategies to Maintain PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
4
Comprehensible Pronunciation in Spoken PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
5
Effective Intonation, Pacing, and Delivery: PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
6
Introduction, Development, and Conclusion of PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
7
Recognize/Self-Correct Errors in PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
8
Transitions and Cohesive Devices: Spoken PresentationsAvailable
Long-form

Present Orally · Details and Examples in Presentational Speech

2 core skills1% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Compare Communities in PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Explain Ideas/Opinions With ExamplesAvailable
Long-form

Present Orally · Plan/Research for Presentational Speech

2 core skills0% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Plan Spoken PresentationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Research Strategies for PresentationsAvailable
Long-form

Comprehend Text · Describe Literal Meaning of Text

4 core skills6% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Retell/Summarize Information in Narrative FormAvailable
Long-form
2
Identify Supporting/Relevant DetailsAvailable
Long-form
3
Identify the Main ideaAvailable
Long-form
4
Use Sources to Enhance ComprehensionAvailable
Long-form

Comprehend Text · Describe Data

2 core skills1% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Describe Data from GraphicsAvailable
Long-form

Science and Technology

6 core skills7% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Scientific and Technological InnovationAvailable
Long-form
2
Access to TechnologyAvailable
Long-form
3
Effects of Technology on Daily LifeAvailable
Long-form
4
Environment and Natural PhenomenaAvailable
Long-form
5
Ethics of Science and TechnologyAvailable
Long-form
6
Health Care, Medicine, and BiotechnologyAvailable
Long-form

Interpret Text · Interpret Distinguishing Features of a Text

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Identify Organizing and Rhetorical Structures/StrategiesAvailable
Long-form
2
Identify the PurposesAvailable
Long-form
3
Identify POV, Perspective, and ToneAvailable
Long-form
4
Identify the Intended AudienceAvailable
Long-form

Interpret Text · Interpret Meaning of a Text

2 core skills3% total weight
0/2 completed
2 skills to mastery
1
Infer Implied Meanings Through ContextAvailable
Long-form
2
Similarities/Differences Among Different Text TypesAvailable
Long-form

Families and Communities

7 core skills7% total weight
0/7 completed
7 skills to mastery
1
Citizenship and Community EngagementAvailable
Long-form
2
Childhood and AdolescenceAvailable
Long-form
3
Digital and Social Media CommunitiesAvailable
Long-form
4
Educational CommunitiesAvailable
Long-form
5
Family StructuresAvailable
Long-form
6
Social Relationships and RolesAvailable
Long-form
7
Traditions and Social ValuesAvailable
Long-form

Beauty and Aesthetics

6 core skills7% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Visual Arts and DesignAvailable
Long-form
2
Architecture and Urban SpacesAvailable
Long-form
3
Creativity and InnovationAvailable
Long-form
4
Definitions of Beauty and ArtAvailable
Long-form
5
Literature and StorytellingAvailable
Long-form
6
Music and Performing ArtsAvailable
Long-form

Write to Others

9 core skills7% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Standard Conventions of Written LanguageAvailable
Long-form
2
Transitional Expressions/Cohesive Devices: Written ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
3
Appropriate Register/Greeting in Written ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
4
Communication Strategies in Written ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
5
Initiate, Maintain, and Close Written ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
6
Provide/Obtain Relevant Information in WritingAvailable
Long-form
7
Recognize/Self-Correct Errors: Written ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
8
Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences: Written ExchangesAvailable
Long-form
9
Vary Grammar and Syntax in WritingAvailable
Long-form

Global Challenges

6 core skills7% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
War, Conflict, and Public SafetyAvailable
Long-form
2
Economic Issues and DevelopmentAvailable
Long-form
3
Environmental Issues and SustainabilityAvailable
Long-form
4
Human Rights and Social JusticeAvailable
Long-form
5
Population and DemographicsAvailable
Long-form
6
Public Health and NutritionAvailable
Long-form

Make Connections · Make Connections In/Across Disciplines

4 core skills3% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Text and Interdisciplinary TopicsAvailable
Long-form
2
Identify Connections Among Interdisciplinary TopicsAvailable
Long-form
3
Data and Interdisciplinary TopicsAvailable
Long-form
4
Infer Interdisciplinary Information From TextAvailable
Long-form

Make Connections · Make Cultural Connections

4 core skills4% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Explain How Data Relates To CultureAvailable
Long-form
2
Explain How Text Relates To CultureAvailable
Long-form
3
Identify/Describe Connections Among Cultural TopicsAvailable
Long-form
4
Infer Cultural Information From TextAvailable
Long-form

Personal and Public Identities

6 core skills7% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Beliefs, Values, and IdeologiesAvailable
Long-form
2
Heroism and Role ModelsAvailable
Long-form
3
Language and IdentityAvailable
Long-form
4
Multiculturalism and AssimilationAvailable
Long-form
5
National and Regional IdentityAvailable
Long-form
6
Self-Image and Personal IdentityAvailable
Long-form

Contemporary Life

6 core skills7% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Education and Career PreparationAvailable
Long-form
2
Holidays, Festivals, and CelebrationsAvailable
Long-form
3
Housing and Urban/Rural LifeAvailable
Long-form
4
Lifestyles and Daily RoutinesAvailable
Long-form
6
Travel, Leisure, and TourismAvailable
Long-form