2018 - Year 9 Assessment Book

IB MYP YEAR 9 – LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: GERMAN Phase 2/3

SEMESTER STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

CONCEPTS

GLOBAL CONTEXT

CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

Language plays an important role in social connections. One of its

Personal and Cultural Expression

Connections

Negotiating what to do: 

Interactive Oral (Criteria C and D)

Recreational activities (TV, concerts, music, events, travel) Making suggestions and giving preferences

Function

key functions is to facilitate negotiations on what to do.

Context

Listening Comprehension Test (Criterion A)

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Modal verb (möchte)

Adjectives, Comparatives and Superlatives

ONE

Languages have different grammatical structures. To communicate about the past in German, a certain pattern needs to be followed. Modal verbs add more meaning to sentences. People can communicate a more precise message with their use. (Phase 2) Careful word choice can help someone communicate their point of view more effectively and arouse more empathy for their situation. (Phase 3)

Personal and Cultural Expression

Reporting about the past (Social Events):  Verbs  Holiday activities  Perfect Past Tense  Temporal adverbs Discussing problems and solutions:  Youth problems and Solutions  Relationships  All modal verbs  Making complaints and offering advice

Communication

Reading Comprehension Test (Criterion B)

Structure

Patterns

Writing Task (Criteria C and D)

Identities and Relationships

Interactive Oral (Criteria C and D)

Communication

Meaning

Message

Listening Comprehension Test (Criterion A)

Word choice

Empathy

TWO

Personal and Cultural Expression

Connection

Supporting arguments with statistics:  Demographics, Patterns and Trends  Advantages and Disadvantages  Cohesive devices  Email conventions

Reading Comprehension Test (Criterion B)

Using language to share information about cultures brings people together.

Meaning Context

Writing Task (Criteria C and D)

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