Y10 German Deutsche Spezialitäten Projekt

As part of our unit on "Food, Drinks and Shopping", we are going to research states of Germany (=Bundesländer) to find out what specialities they have. You will be assigned a Bundesland and have one spell in the library to find information on special foods and/or drinks in this area of Germany. You will have to take some notes and print out some pictures before the end of the library spell. Next lesson, you will then make a poster using your research material to show the speciality/specialities of your Bundesland to display in the classroom.

Y10 German Cartoon: So helfe ich

Task:
Make a cartoon about chores/helping at home based on the cartoon we read in class yesterday.

Instructions:
read through the cartoon from yesterday again
Go to www.dvolver.com
write up your own version of the cartoon. You can be creative, but you need to use the following language accurately (so be careful with verb endings and separable verbs):

einkaufen gehen to go shopping
das Auto waschen to wash the car
das Bett machen to make the bed
das Zimmer aufraumen to tidy up the room - note: aufraumen should have a umlaut on the second 'a' - this is not working in blogger, sorry! an alternative for it would be to write it like this: aufraeumen, just like in Frau Haefliger.
kochen to cook
abwaschen to wash the dishes
abtrocknen to dry the dishes

Viel Spass!

Y9 German Writing Portfolio/Glog

9.5 Write short texts in simple German using resources

This assessment activity requires you to develop a writing portfolio in form of a glog (interactive poster) which shows your ability to write in German. You will have some class time towards the end of term one and two to plan, write and present your glog. You will also have to put some homework time into this assessment.

Guidelines:

• Use resources (your exercise book, course book, a dictionary, internet, your peers, a native speaker etc.)
• You will present your work as a glog. An example of a glog can be seen here: http://spassvogel.edu.glogster.com/frau-haefligers-deutschglog-8547/
• you will get your own nickname and password to log on to the website www.edu.glogster.com
• You can choose what you want to include in your glog, but all texts have to be in German and have to show what you have learnt in the course
• All work must be your own

Grades:

You will be able to achieve at the following levels in your writing portfolio:

A = Achieved

M= Achieved with Merit

E = Achieved with Excellence

Y 9 German Websites

Take this spell to revise what you have learnt so far in German or learn some new things by playing some of the games on the following websites: http://www.digitaldialects.com/German.htm www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/german/german.htm www.purposegames.com/games?t=1067&so=mp

Y10 German Schule Projekt

We will spend the next two German lessons finding out what you want to know about schools in Germany and preparing a class presentation.

In your groups, look at some websites to find information about the topic given to you.
Here are some examples of websites, but you are welcome to use other ones as well.

http://library.thinkquest.org/26576/schoolpage.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ then search for Education in Germany
http://justlanded.com/english/Germany/Germany-Guide/Education/The-German-school-system
www.schulweb.de

you can also talk to some German exchange students or any German people you may know to gather information.


Present your information as a Powerpoint presentation. You will have two lessons to do your research and put your presentation together. You will then save your presentation to a memery stick at then end of Wednesdays lesson (16 March).

Be ready to present your findings to the class on Donnerstag (Thursday) 17 March.

Y10 German Webseiten

This lesson, you will have to chance to check out some German language websites and revise some of the language and vocabulary we learnt over the last few weeks.
go to:

http://www.digitaldialects.com/
then go to German and choose a topic/activity
UND
www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline
then go to German, then choose from the chapters available
UND
http://www.govocab.com/
this is a German vocab learning site which you have free access to for term 1. to logon, use the following username and password:
username: firstnamelastname@hvhs.school.nz
password: password
change your password after you have logged on for the first time. Soon, there will be topical vocab lists up for you, so that you can learn the words we are learning in class. At the moment, you will need to work with the NCEA Level 1/Y11 list. Viel Spass!

GoVocab

You have now been signed up for a free trial of GoVocab, an online vocabulary learning tool, for term 1 2011.

Go to their website: www.govocab.com
and sign in using the following username format and passoword:

username: firstnamelastname@hvhs.school.nz (use YOUR first and lastname!)
password: password (change this after your first login, under settings) - if you have problems logging in, let me know straight away!

then have a play around!
feedback is much appreciated!

Y11 German Webseiten Projekt

Aufgabe:

research a German website (see links on the right and below), evaluate it and present your findings to the class.
Before you start, decide what you want to find out.
Some suggestions are:
- what information does the website contain?
- why do I like/don't I like the website?
- how is this website going to support my learning?

You have one spell to resarch your webiste, but are free to put in more time at home.
Be ready to present your findings to the class on Tuesday 15 February.

Viel Spass

more links:
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/
www.vistawide/com/german_practice_activities2-2
http://www.german-grammer.de/
www.goethe.de, then go to learning German

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Meet Matilda Murmeltier on:

http://blabberize.com/view/id/379137

Y13 German, Term 1 2011

This year you will further expand and deepen your knowledge of German and extend your personal independence in the language.

The four language skills of READING, LISTENING, SPEAKING AND WRITING will be practised through a variety of texts and topics.

Topics:
Personal Relationships

Plannning for the Future

The Environment

Leisure, Media & Technology

Current Trends

Health & Socio-economic Issues

Significant Events in Germany (Film Study)

The Creative Arts

Assessments

3.1 90564	Listen to and understand complex spoken German in less familiar contexts	6 credits	External
3.2 90565	Give a prepared speech in German using complex language	3 credits	Internal
3.3 90566	Converse in German using complex language in less familiar contexts	3 credits	Internal
3.4 90567	Read and understand written German containing complex language, in less familiar contexts	6 credits	External
3.5 90568	Write text in German using complex language on a less familiar topic	3 credits	External

+ weekly vocab tests

The main book we will be using this year is Genau Senior, which you are familiar with from Y12. We will also be using other books, magazine articles, videos and online resources.

And what is expected of you?
be motivated, take responsibility for your learning, meet deadlines and use your German outside the classroom!

Y12 German, Term 1 2011

By now you have acquired basic survival skills in German. This year you will become more competent and achieve personal independence in the language.
You will continue to develop the four language skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing).

The main topic for this year is Young People (Jugendliche). We look at different aspects of their life (relationships with friends and parents, leisure time, health and sport, future plans etc...), using the textbook Genau Senior and various other resources. We will also look at an spect of German history through a film and learn more about the German speaking world.

Assessments
Internals
2.2 (90402) Give a prepared spoken presentation in German on a less familiar topic (3 credits)
2.3 (90403) Converse in German on a less familiar topic (3 credits)
Externals

2.1 (90401) Listen to and understand spoken language in German in less familiar contexts
(6 credits)
2.4 (90404) Read and understand written language in German in less familiar contexts (6credits)
2.5 (90405) Write text in German on a less familiar topic (3 credits)

+ weekly vocab tests

And what is expected of you?
be motivated, take responsibility for your learning, meet deadlines and use your German outside the classroom!

Y11 German, Term 1 2011

This year you will further develop your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills using the textbook Logo 4 as well as a variety of other resources.

Topics
The individual
School and Education
My daily routine and health
Shopping for clothes
My town
Holidays and recreation
Social life and occasions
Aspects of German history

Assessments
1.1 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of spoken German on areas of most immediate relevance
External, 5 credits

1.2 Give a spoken presenation in German that communicates a personal response
Internal 4 credits

1.4 Demonstrate understanding of a variety of German texts on areas of most immediate relevance
External, 5 credits

1.5 Write a variety of text types in German on areas of most immediate relevance
Internal, 5 credits

Weekly vocab tests

And what is expected of you?
Keeping up to date with your learning by learning vocabulary, finishing projects on time and doing your homework.

Y10 German, Term 1 2011

This year you will further develop your listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, using the textbook LOGO 2 as well as a variety of other resrouces

Topics:
Myself, my family and my friends
My school
My house and home
Food and Eating out
Clothes
Health and wellbeing
Leisure
Travel and holidays
Customs and Social Occations

Assessments
Weekly vocab tests
Term 1: Learning Standard 10.2 - Prepared Talk
Term 2: Learning Standard 10.4 - Dialogue
Term 3: Learning Standard 10.3 - Conversation
Term 4: End of year Exam - Listening, Reading and Writing

And what is expected of you?
regular vocabulary learning (5-10 minutes a day) and doing your homework. Tis is very important.

Year 9 German, Term 1 2011

Year 9 German

German classes run for two terms three times per week

TOPICS
That's me
My family and pets
Sports and Leisure
At home

Focus:
all aspects of language learning, e.g. listening, reading, speaking and writing

Assessments:
Weekly vocab tests
one speaking, one listening, one reading and one writing test based on topics
an end of course exam (1 hour)

And what is expected of you?
You should learn new words ever day (5 - 10 minutes after every lesson) and do your homework. This is very important!