Welcome to Seventh Grade Exploratory Foreign Language!

Course Objectives

In this course students will...

-develop an appreciation for learning a foreign language and a desire to continue foreign language study.

1. Introductions.

2. Classbuilding.

3. Introduce Website.

4. Numbered Heads Together. (Issue Textbooks)

5. Find Someone Who

6. KWL: German

Homework: Read parent letter and return signed signature page by Wed. 08/13!

Starter: On a separate sheet of paper, brainstorm what you know about German, Germany, or the German-speaking countries,

and tell me what you want to know.

1. Geography: Germany. Video Segment: World Geography: Europe. "Germany"

2. Label map.

3. Classroom expressions. (TPR)

No Homework!

Starter: Label the German-speaking countries on your map!

1. Geography: Austria. Video Segment: World Geography: Europe. "Austria and Hungary"

2. Review map.

3. Classroom expressions.

4. Simon sagt.

5. Quiz

Homework: Practice Classroom Expressions!

Starter: Complete Classroom expressions worksheet

1. Issue Textbooks.

2. Geography: Switzerland. Video Segment: World Geography: Europe. "Switzerland"

3. Review map.

4. Review (and finish) classroom expressions. 

5. Quiz.

Homework: No Homework!

1. German Greetings and Goodbyes Worksheet.

2. Video: Beyond Our Borders: Germany

3. Video Discussion

Homework: No Homework!

Starter: Read p.247 and finish defining classroom expressions.

1. Video Questions: Liechtenstein http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/eliechtenstein_main_sites/portal_fuerstentum_liechtenstein/fl-med-medien-neu/fl-med-videoclips.htm

2. Review classroom expressions.

3. Classroom expressions Quiz. (3rd and 4th periods only)

4. Greetings and Goodbyes Pretest.(1st period only.)

5. Review German Greetings and Goodbyes Worksheet.(1st period started.)

Homework: No Homework!

Starter: Greetings and Goodbyes Pretest.

1. Video Questions: The German Way of Life.

2. Review Pretest.

3. Review German Greetings and Goodbyes Worksheet.

4. Greetings and Goodbyes.

5. Asking how are you. Song: "Wie geht es Ihnen?"

Homework: Greetings and Goodbyes Puzzle.

Starter: Complete Workbook page 99 on a separate sheet of paper!

1. Video: The German Way of Life

2. Review German Greetings and Goodbyes.

3. Asking how are you. Song: "Wie geht es Ihnen?"

4. Role-plays

Homework: Make flashcards for Greetings and Goodbyes notes.

Starter: Complete Workbook page 98 on a separate sheet of paper!

1.Review starter.

2.Review asking how are you.

3.Asking how are you. (informal)

4. Fritz

5. Role-plays

6. Asking for and giving your name.

Homework: Complete Worksheet pg. 5, exercises E and F.

Starter: Read pg 243 in textbook. Complete workbook pg.100 on a separate sheet of paper!

1. Review homework.

2. Formal v. Informal; Listening D.

3. Numbers 0-10.

4. Asking for and giving telephone number.

5. Numbers 11-20. Math problems.

Homework: Make flashcards for school supplies vocabulary.(I will check for a grade!)

Starter: Solve math problems in German.

Hand out Study Guide for German Test 1

1. Review numbers.

(Song, 10s, 5s)

2. (Listening B,D)

3. School supplies.

4. Seite 245/A

5. Asking how much something costs.

6. Role play S.243/A

Homework: Complete workbook pg.102, exercises A, B,and C

Starter: Complete pg. 245, exercise A.

1. Review homework.

2. Listening B,D

3. Review school supplies

4. S.245/A

5. Asking how much something starts.

6. Role play S. 243/A

7. Test Review Memory

Homework: Study for German Test 1! Study Guide

1. Review map.

2. Test Review Memory.

3. German Test 1. (Listening and Culture)

Homework: Study for German Test 1: Vocabulary and Writing

Starter: Review for vocabulary and writing sections of test.

1. Finish German Test 1.

2. Asking for and giving your name.

3. Song: "Seilspringen"

4. Asking for and giving your age.

No Homework!

1. Hand back and review German Test 1.

2. Review asking for names and age.

3. Metric System

4. Video: Hallo aus Berlin -Episode 1

5. Asking how tall are you.

Homework: No homework!

1. Descriptions.

   A. Comprhensible input.

   B. Listening

   C. Write a description of yourself.

2. Review asking for name and age.

3. Discuss writing assignment.

Extra Credit: Bring in magazine picture of a person. Write a description giving their name, hair length, hair color, and eye color.

Homework: Complete rough draft of writing assignment.

1. Review asking for name and age.

2. Song: Kommen Sie aus Tokio.

3. S.261-Dialog

4. Asking where you are from. (Fritz)

5. Guessing game.

6. Finish writing assignment.

Homework: No Homework!

1. Finish Rough Draft of Writing Assignment.

2. Virtual Field Trip                                                         

http://www.kitchenproject.com/german/german_food_recipes.htm

1. Workbook pg.110.

2. Review: Asking where you are from.

3. Return and discuss rough drafts of writing assignment.

4. Work on Study Guide for Speaking Test.

5. Football review game.

Homework: Study for speaking test.

1. Write final drafts of Writing Assignment.

2. German Test 2- (Speaking)

3. Restaurant role-play.

No Homework!

1. Hand back test results and writing assignments.

2. Video: The Mexican Population

3. Spanish Greetings and Farewells Pretest.

4. Spanish greetings and farewells.

5. Oral Activities.

Homework: Spanish Greetings and Farewells Puzzle

Starter: Complete workbook pgs. 1-4

1. Video: "Mexican and Central American Topography

2. Review hellos and goodbyes.

3. Review starter.

4. Asking how are you. (Raul)

5. Video: Capitulos 1 y 2

6. Dialogue

No Homework!