Level 1 – Foundational Learning (Elementary) | Tlingit Language Units | Direct Instruction

1 | P a g e Department of Education Grant Award T365C110007 Lingít Tundatánee: Language, the Pathway to Multi-Literacy You Are Special David G Katzeek This session is to provide students with an understanding of how special they are as being human beings and the positive attributes they have that make them different in the animal kingdom. The following gives a brief introduction on the uniqueness of being a human. The mission is to build confidence in the student regarding their intelligence. This is the primary foundation of learning how to learn. Learning how to learn then becomes a goal for the instructor. The joy of learning is one of the fruits of this process. Nouns Human being Lingít Listenership Kaa xeitsa.ax káa/shaawát Precious children of the earth Aan yatx’u sáani Intelligence Yaakoosge Respect Yaa at wooné Togetherness Wooch.éen Verb Phrases You are a human being. You are to listen….