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Jade, Alex and Julia Freizeit Unit Plan

First year German

1. Textbook: Komm mit!

2. Rationale for the unit: We chose the province of Baden-Württemberg because this section deals with things that are more relevant to what students actually need to and want to know. The focus is what students do in their free time such as going to the movies, concerts, and parties. There are differences in not only the activities that people do in Germany compared to the U.S., but the reason and thinking behind things is, too. We hope to expand our students’ thinking about cultures in relation to language, as well as give them the tools to participate in authentic conversations.

Excellent rationale! user:Anny1

3. Proficiency goals (based on MI standards): Could you add the specific codes to these standards? user:Anny1 Updated! user:pumer30
 * 1) Communication 1.1, 1.3: To be able to talk about what they like to do in their free time and express likes and dislikes (preferences).
 * 2) Cultures 2.1: Learning about the different dialects within Germany (what’s specific to Baden-Württemberg), understanding German social activities.
 * 3) Comparisons 4.1, 4.2: Comparing free time activities in the U.S. and in Germany.
 * 4) Connections 3.2: Connected to Geography in identifying where Baden-Württemberg is on a map and knowing it’s surrounding area and to music while learning about concerts students can listen to different composers and artists in class.
 * 5) Communities 5.1: Penpals and sharing new information with their parents, podcasts, any type of media that the students find out of the classroom (must be authentic).

4. National standards: Can you add a brief description of what these numbers mean? user:Anny1
 * 1) Communication Standard 1.1-1.3 Interpersonal communication - students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions. Interpretive Communication - students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics. Presentational communication - students present information, convepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
 * 2) Cultures Standard 2.1 Practices and persectives - Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practives and the perspectives of the culture studied.
 * 3) Connections 3.2 Point of view - students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the world language and its cultures.
 * 4) Comparisons 4.2 Comparing cultures - Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.
 * 5) Communities 5.1 Use of language - students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

5. Theme: Die Freizeit in Baden-Württemberg (Freetime)  Unit: Baden-Wuerttemberg 1. Kino und Konzerte 2. Der Geburtstag 3. Die Fete Looks like a great unit! Seems like it will be fun and interesting, and I like the focus on culture. What level is this unit for? user:sarahew

Daily schedule nicely organized. I'm just wondering if you can make vocabulary learning more contextualized than just have students use vocab list to ask teacher questions. -- Weiqing