HS German Guide

UNIT 1 WELCOME BACK

GERMAN LEVEL2

PACING

Profciency Level

RESOURCES

KEY LANGUAGE USE(S)

● USBE Standards ● ACTFL website ● ACTFL Profciency Guidelines ● World Readiness

5-6 weeks/unit

Novice-High

INFORM EXPLAIN NARRATE

Standards for Languages

END OF UNIT COMPETENCY WITH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS Purposeful communication: Tell and ask questions using the following terms and language functions and features: ● Greetings (Guten Morgen, Guten Tag etc.) and good-byes ( Auf Wiedersehen, Bis später, Tschüss etc.) ● Cognates ( ie: Braun, grün, Welt, Frisch, Wasser, Sommer etc.) ● Introduction ( Ask someone their name Formal: Wie heißen Sie? Informal: Wie heißt du? Ich heiße (name), Tell someone where you are from,(Formal: Woher kommen Sie? Informal : Woher kommst du?Ich komme aus (place)). Ask a friend how they are doing etc…) ● Count 0 to 100, exchange phone numbers with someone, ● Procedures and Essential phrases (ie: Steh auf! Steht auf! Sitz dich! Setzt euch! Pass auf! Passt auf! etc.) https://wida.wisc.edu/sites/default/fles/resource/WIDA-ELD-Standards-Framework-2020.pdf ENDEARING UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL CONNECTIONS ● How am I similar to and different from young people in Germany ? Expressions of cultural identity ● Have students work in pairs to create sentences using the new vocabulary to describe a person, a friend. ● Have students work in pairs to fnd pictures that illustrate the difference in expression. ● Use a graphic organizer to differentiate vocabulary, phrases, & images for students to make associations between objects & vocabulary. ● Use Total Physical Response to review new vocabulary ● Pair with partners to practice conversation/group students to allow opportunity for them to practice speaking. Before assigning students a conversation, model the conversation, and provide sentence frames or sentence starters. ● Use gestures and oral repetition of key phrases and words in multiple contexts. ● Engage the student in more student-teacher conversation in German aside from regularly planned activities or group the student with other advanced learners who are ready for more challenging dialogue. Provide opportunities for more conversation with fuent speakers via Zoom or Google Meet. ● Interview or survey other students about a chosen topic in German, then present your fndings to the class. Extension SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building ● Use a variety of visuals to defne the meaning of words and phrases.