Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Monday, September 24, 2018

Postkarte!

Pic Collage! 

Students will make a picture collage that will be a visual representation of the answers to these questions about their summer vacations:


1. Bist du im Sommer geschwommen? In einem See oder in dem Meer oder im Schwimmbecken?

2. Hast du Freunde oder Familie besucht visited? Wen whom?

3. Bist du ins Restaurant gegangen? Was hast du gegessen / gemacht?

4. Hast du wilde Tiere im Zoo, in den Bergen, oder im Wald gesehen?

5. Was hast du gespielt?

6. Was war deine Lieblingserinnerung? favorite memory Warum***?


WARUM: This will require you to say because. We can use 'denn' to say because and it doesn't change the sentence structure. However, for an A, you must use 'weil'. Weil means because, but it changes the sentence structure.

Ich esse gern Eis denn es schmeckt gut.

Ich esse gern Eis weil es gut schmeckt.

In past tense:
Ich habe die Milch getrunken denn ich habe Durst.

Ich habe die Milch getrunken weil ich Durst habe.

Here is my Summer Picture Collage:

https://piccollage.com/_KOw2TYFW

1. Ja, ich bin im Sommer geschwommen. Ich bin im Schwimmbad geschwommen und mein Sohn hat im Planschbecken geschwommen.

2. Ja, ich habe meine Tante besucht. Sie ist Deutschlehrerin!

3. Ich bin im Juni mit meiner Familie ins Restaurant gegangen. Ich hatte Geburtstag!

4. Oh ja, ich habe ein wildes Tier in meinem Garten gesehen - meinen Hund, Aspen!

5. Mein Sohn und ich haben im Sandkasten gespielt. Er spielt gern im Sand.

6. Meine Lieblingserinnerung war eine Wanderung auf dem Twin Falls Wanderweg. Wir haben einen tollen Wasserfall gesehen.

Writing Rubric – Frau Rombauer will evaluate your writing and give you feedback
100%
Student has answered all 6 questions and has written complex sentences. Student added extra information about their pictures.  Student has written accurately – words are spelled correctly (nouns capitalized) and sentence structure is perfect. Used 'weil' instead of 'denn'
95%
Student has answered all 6 questions and has written complex sentences. Student added extra information about their pictures.  Student has written accurately with one or two minor mistakes. Used 'weil' instead of 'denn'
85%
Student has answered all 6 questions and has written simple yet accurate sentences. Some extra information regarding the pictures is present. Some minor mistakes do not take away from comprehensibility. Used 'denn'
75%
Student has not answered all of the questions and has written basic sentences. No extra information is present. Major mistakes are present which affect comprehensibility. Used 'denn'
65%
Student has not answered all of the questions and some sentences are incomprehensible. Major spelling mistakes are present and the sentence structure is inaccurate. Is this Deutsch?!   Did not use a form of because.

*If you have answered < 5 questions, you automatically get a 75% or below.*Not presenting will result in an automatic 50%

Speaking Rubric – The peers at your table will evaluate your presentation
100%
Presenter talked about all 6 questions and added extra information to their pic collage, and more than 6 pictures are present. Presenter spoke confidently and enthusiastically. Presenter made eye contact with peers and didn’t read from their paper.  I understood everything the presenter said because of their excellent pronunciation and fluent speaking. 
95%
Presenter talked about all 6 questions and added extra information to their pic collage, and more than 6 pictures are present. Presenter spoke confidently and enthusiastically. Presenter made eye contact with peers and only read a couple of times from their paper.  I understood everything the presenter said because of their excellent pronunciation and mostly fluent speaking. 
85%
Presenter talked about all 6 questions and 6 pictures are present. Presenter mostly spoke confidently and enthusiastically. Presenter made eye contact with peers even though they read from their paper.  I understood everything the presenter even though they made small pronunciation errors. Speech was mostly fluent. 
75%
Presenter didn’t talk about all 6 pictures and/or 6 pictures are not present. Presenter was a little bit nervous but made a great effort. Presenter read from their paper but looked up to describe the pictures once or twice. I didn’t understand everything the presenter said due to pronunciation errors. Speech was slow, halting, or hesitant.
65%
Presenter didn’t talk about all 6 pictures and / or 6 pictures are not present. Even though the presenter read from their paper, it was really hard to understand them. Are you speaking Hungarian? Speech is mostly incomprehensible. 

*If you have answered < 3 questions, you automatically get a 60%
*Not presenting will result in an automatic 50%

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Rubrik!



A
·  task completely fulfilled
·  very fluent, gives answers to questions almost instantaneously; speech is natural and continuous ;comprehends all questions accurately and always answers appropriately; rather creative and spontaneous; elaborates on answers
·  has excellent broad command of vocabulary; rarely has to search for a word; can compensate for an unknown word by paraphrasing



B
·  task nearly completed
·  is pretty fluent, but some hesitation; gives you the desired information, but usually no more; tends to use simpler sentences and expresses ideas more simply comprehends questions and communicates effectively; always gets the message across;  not as creative or spontaneous; does not really elaborate
·  has good broad vocabulary; generally appropriate, but minor lexical problems; has to search for a word occasionally

C
·  several parts of the task were not completed
·  usually hesitant and often repeats the question to herself/himself before answering; often pauses in mid-sentence to figure out how to finish the sentence; communication is simplistic, sometimes faulty quite a number of questions need rephrasing;  clear vocabulary and grammar deficiencies; no elaboration
·  the vocabulary used is basic and limited; deficiencies in vocabulary which contribute to miscommunication and hesitancy;

D
·  task was insufficiently completely
·  extreme hesitation; fragmentary speech; silence and hesitation are painful or embarrassing;  understands very few questions; frequent communicative breakdown student can't come up with the necessary language
·  very weak vocabulary; lots of deficiencies;


Grammar
A
excellent command of grammar; very few errors; uses almost the full range of constructions covered in the course; good use of tenses; fulfills the grammatical requirements of the course without limitations
B
good command of grammar; there are more than a few errors, but the errors are quite tolerable and don't interfere with communication; as a listener you don't have to compensate much; fulfills the grammatical requirements of the course with some limitations
C
rather poor grammar: genders often wrong; subject-verb agreement and verb forms often faulty; anglicised syntax; barely fulfills the grammatical requirements of the course
D
very poor grammar; interferes with communication; does not fulfill the grammatical requirements of the course



Pronunciation
A
pronunciation is quite good and accurate though not near native; good intonation
B
pronunciation quite acceptable; foreign accent is clear; does not interfere with communication; hardly any mispronunciations;
C
pronunciation is usually strongly anglicised; hesitant intonation; frequent mispronunciations; interferes at times with communication
D
pronunciation is rather poor; very basic errors; interferes with communication, requiring frequent repetition

Monday, June 11, 2018

Mauer im Kopf

Mauer im Kopf:

am 9. November 1989 ist die Mauer gefallen. Fast 30 Jahre spaeter haben viele Leute in Deutschland 

immer noch eine sogenannte "Mauer im Kopf". Sie glauben, obwohl die Mauer nicht mehr zwischen 

Ost- und Westdeutschland steht, und die zwei Laender sind wieder eins, trotzdem gibt es grosse 

Unterschiede zwischen den Leuten im Osten und im Westen. 

Heute lesen wir ueber die Mauer im Kopf. Und dann erfahren wir Kunst von der Berliner Mauer 

(East Side Gallery). Danach werden wir Kunst machen!

Anfang: Beantworte die Fragen

1. Was ist der Zweck (purpose) einer Mauer? 

2.  Wie funkioniert eine Mauer? 

3.  Welche Mauern siehst du in Bothell oder in der Schule? 

4.  Was teilen die Mauern in der Welt?

I. Wir lesen den ersten Artikel:  Breaking Down the Wall in the Head

1. What are some of the negative perceptions of people from the former East and West?

II. Wir lesen den zweiten Artikel:  East Germans are still different

1. Zeichne (draw) ein Beispiel von einem typischen "Ossi" und einem typischen "Wessi".

III. Wir erfahren Kunst von der Berliner Mauer:  Eastside Gallery
The Eastside Gallery of the Berlin Wall was preserved because of its art and cultural expression. Find three that speak to you and answer the following questions:

1. Was gefaellt dir an dem Bild? __________ gefaellt mir / ___________ gefallen mir

2. Was bedeutet das Bild? Was meinst du?

IV. Wir zeichnen!!  Das Thema: Mauer im Kopf
Now that you have learned about the things separating the former East and West Germany, now think about what is holding you back. Or what is holding back society? You get to draw / paint / create your expression of the wall in your head. 


A
B
C
D
I have created a thoughtful and creative expression of the wall in my head or a "figurative wall" in society.

I have created something neat, attractive, and interesting regardless of my art prowess.

I have written a half page in German describing the meaning behind the art. My German is not perfect but I have done my best and used vocabulary from the Berlin Wall / Goodbye Lenin unit
I have delivered a creative expression of the wall in my head or a "figurative wall" in society.

I have created something neat, attractive, and interesting  even if I'm not the best artist.



I have written a half page in English and German describing the meaning behind the art. My German is not perfect but I have done my best.
I have created something that might be described artistic if more thought and time was put into it.

My "art" is done on lined paper in pencil that's ripped out from my comp book...or in other words, not so inspiring.

I have written a small paragraph in English, or in German but I am not able to demonstrate my writing skills in German.
I am missing major components of the project.




Friday, June 1, 2018

Zwei Systeme: BRD & DDR

Hallo! Heute lernen wir ueber die Unterschiede (differences) zwischen der DDR und BRD.

Zwei Systeme: Mach dir Notizen!

https://prezi.com/mo3a18kdp7ot/brdddr-zwei-systeme-im-vergleich/


Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Deutsche Demokratische
Republik
Gründung (Datum)



Verwaltung (administration)


Wahlen (elections)



Meinungsfreiheit (freedom of expression)


Wohlstand (prosperity)
Positiv oder Negativ?




Konsum
Kapitalistisch: freier Markt
Google "Konsum" Was war das?





Kindererziehung (raising children)





Die Rolle der Frau









Infografik: Das Leben vor der Wende und nach der Wende: Life before the fall of the wall and after

https://web.de/magazine/politik/25-jahre-mauerfall/infografik-deutschland-wandel-30184504

Write the statistics between Westdeutschland and Ostdeutschland.



West


Ost
Einwohner - population




Geburten - births




Kinder in den Kinderkrippen (daycare)


Frauenerwerbsquote (women in the workforce)




Arbeitslosen (unemployed people)




Verdienst (earnings)




Anzahl McDonalds Filialen
(number of McDs franchises)


Jetzt schreib 5 Sätze über die Statistik:
zum Beispiel:  Nach der Wende (after the fall of the wall), sind die Geburten höher in Westdeutschland.

Vokabeln:
höher - higher   niedriger - lower     gröβer - bigger   kleiner - smaller
mehr - more   weniger - less

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