Daily Assignments

Day

Assignment(s)

First Day First Semester

Multiple Intelligences Survey: take and process feedback, "top 3 intelligences" and how this relates to learning

read and discuss syllabus (HW is get it signed!)

Klingelarbeit #11

Klingelarbeit #14

Klingelarbeit #17

Klingelarbeit #24

 September 26

End of 6 Weeks

Klingelarbeit #28

Professional Development  - NO SCHOOL

Klingelarbeit #33

Klingelarbeit #34

Klingelarbeit #35

October 29

End of 6 Weeks

Klingelarbeit #55

Klingelarbeit #67

International Food Day Projects DUE!   See grading rubric for details!

End of 6 Weeks - End of 1st Semester

Klingelarbeit #82

First Day Second Semester

Week's Objectives:

Discuss and brainstorm reasons for learning German, Identify tips to make acquiring a second language easier, Learn and use polite courtesies: please, thanks, etc., Identify and learn German through cognates, Identify and use the German alphabet, Distinguish Germanic pronunciation and spelling rules, Choose Germanic first and last names, Ask and give personal information, Introduce oneself and ask how people are doing, Learn about formal and informal greetings

Klingelarbeit #1

Multiple Intelligences Survey: take and process feedback, "top 3 intelligences" and how this relates to learning

read and discuss syllabus (HW is get it signed!)

Unit 1: Begruessungen und Hoeflichkeit (Greetings and Courtesy)

Klingelarbeit #6

Week's Objectives:

Identify classroom objects, Learn about the differences in buying school supplies in Germany and in the United States, Follow classroom commands, Learn the names of school subjects, Learn to express what classes they have and when their classes are, Count, Perform basic mathematical functions: Add, Subtract, Multiply, Divide, Relate numbers to geometric figures, Comprehend costs in a store setting, Learn phrases to talk about age

Unit 2: Die Klasse und Imperative (Classroom Objects and Commands)

Unit 3: Die Zahlen (Numbers)

Klingelarbeit #11

Week's Objectives:

Tell time, Understand the 24-hour clock, Identify colors, Describe objects in terms of colors

Unit 13: Die Zeit und Die Farben (Time and Colors)

Klingelarbeit #15

Week's Objectives:

Realize where one is in relation to the target language countries and continents, Learn where German is spoken, Locate cities and geographical features on a map, Learn phrases to talk about where they are going, Learn cultural information about street names in Germany, Identify Famous landmarks and places in the German-speaking world, Learn cultural information about German towns, Learn how to give and understand directions, Recognize the influence of geography on economy

Unit 4: Die Geografie (Geography)

Klingelarbeit #20

Week's Objectives:

Realize where one is in relation to the target language countries and continents, Learn where German is spoken, Locate cities and geographical features on a map, Learn phrases to talk about where they are going, Learn cultural information about street names in Germany, Identify Famous landmarks and places in the German-speaking world, Learn cultural information about German towns, Learn how to give and understand directions, Recognize the influence of geography on economy

Unit 4: Die Geografie (Geography)

Create a Country Report in PowerPoint in the computer lab (or at home), post final product to www.edmodo.com, presentations on Thursday and Friday in class on Sharpboard!

Klingelarbeit #25

Week's Objectives:

Learn cultural information about the weather and seasons in German-speaking countries, Describe weather conditions, Identify seasons, Relate weather conditions to seasons, Learn cultural information about celebrations in German-speaking countries, Learn phrases to talk about holidays, Identify days of the week and months of the year, Write dates in the target language, Learn which day is considered the first day of the week in German-speaking areas, Relate months to seasons, Relate weather to months, Distinguish work days from holidays, Learn cultural information about how dates are written in the German-speaking countries, Say when something happens, Identify the mythological origin of the weekdays

Unit 15: Das Wetter und die Jahreszeiten (Weather and Seasons)

Unit 16: Die Tage und Die Monate (Days and Months)

End of 6 Weeks

Klingelarbeit #29

President's Day Holiday - NO SCHOOL

Klingelarbeit #30

Week's Objectives:

Identify the rooms in a house, Identify different types of lodging, Identify family members and their relationships to one another and one’s own relationship to other family members, Learn cultural information about families in German-speaking countries, Learn phrases to talk about family members, Identify the history of German Immigrants to the United States and some famous immigrants, Learn how German speakers greet friends, Learn phrases to introduce people, Learn affectionate terms for people in German-speaking areas, Learn phrases to describe people

Unit 5: Das Haus (House)

Unit 6: Die Familie (Family)

Heritage Quilt Assignment assigned!

Klingelarbeit #34

Week's Objectives:

Unit 6: Die Familie (Family)

Klingelarbeit #37

Heritage Quilt Pieces DUE!

Klingelarbeit #39

Week's Objectives:

Unit 6: Die Familie (Family)

Unit 7: Die Tiere (Animals)

Klingelarbeit #44

Week's Objectives:

Identify basic food and national and regional specialties, Identify a proper table setting, Wish guests an enjoyable meal, Learn cultural information about food, Learn cultural information about breakfast in German-speaking countries, Learn when lunch is eaten in the German-speaking countries, and what foods are usually served, Learn cultural information about dinner in German-speaking countries, Learn phrases to talk about specific breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods, Learn cultural information about restaurants, Learn phrases to order food in restaurants

Unit 9: Das Essen (Food)

Klingelarbeit #48

Week's Objectives:

Identify parts of the body and their functions, Say how one is and feels, Inquire about another’s health and well-being, Learn cultural information about vocabulary for parts of the body, Learn cultural information about health traditions, Learn phrases to discuss their health

Unit 11: Der Koerper und Die Gesundheit (Body and Health) 

Klingelarbeit #53

Week's Objectives:

Identify articles of clothing, Say what one is wearing, Discern appropriateness of apparel

Unit 12: Die Kleidung (Clothing)

End of 6 Weeks

Klingelarbeit #57

International Food Day Projects DUE!   See grading rubric for details!

Klingelarbeit #58

Week's Objectives:

Identify major artists and their works, Express feelings about works of art, View works of art more critically, Understand more fully the decisions the artist makes to create a work, Foster an appreciation of art

Unit 10: Die Kunst (Art)

Klingelarbeit #63

Week's Objectives:

Identify major musicians and their works, Learn vocabulary to talk about music, Listen with appreciation to various types of music, Distinguish between different types of music

Unit 14: Die Musik (Music)

Klingelarbeit #68

Week's Objectives:

Identify major authors and their works, Understand literary movements, Identify plot and themes in terms of major literary movements

Unit 17: Die Literatur (Literature)

Klingelarbeit #73

Week's Objectives:

Name various leisure activities including sports, Learn phrases to invite people to play sports, Learn cultural information about Fußball, Learn cultural information about skiing, Learn cultural information about the Spaziergang, Learn phrases to talk about likes and dislikes, Learn phrases to talk about locations for free-time activities, Invite someone to do something, Name various places to shop, Tell what one wants to buy, Ask about prices, Say whether an item is expensive or cheap, Buy or decline to buy something, Identify the Euro and Swiss Franc currency, Understand the conversion between US Dollars and Euros and Swiss Francs, Identify those countries which currently have adopted use of the Euro as their national currency

Unit 18: Die Freizeit (Leisure and Recreation)

Unit 19: Das Einkaufen (Shopping)

Klingelarbeit #78

Week's Objectives:

Name various places to shop, Tell what one wants to buy, Ask about prices, Say whether an item is expensive or cheap, Buy or decline to buy something, Identify means of transportation, Understand and react to expressions used in airports, train stations, and at bus stops, Ask for directions, Identify the Euro and Swiss Franc currency, Understand the conversion between US Dollars and Euros and Swiss Francs, Identify those countries which currently have adopted use of the Euro as their national currency

Unit 19: Das Einkaufen (Shopping)

Unit 20: Das Reisen und Der Verkehr (Travel and Transportation)

Klingelarbeit #82

Workbooks due today!

Klingelarbeit #83

Week's Objectives:

Identify means of transportation, Understand and react to expressions used in airports, train stations, and at bus stops, Ask for directions, Identify the Euro and Swiss Franc currency, Understand the conversion between US Dollars and Euros and Swiss Francs, Identify those countries which currently have adopted use of the Euro as their national currency

Unit 20: Das Reisen und Der Verkehr (Travel and Transportation)

Klingelarbeit #85

Cows due today! (student's class journal with notes and written work)

Klingelarbeit #88

Final Exam periods: TBA

End of 6 Weeks - End of 2nd Semester

NO KLINGELARBEIT TODAY!