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On
this page you will find the course objectives and course calendar for both
sixth
and seventh grade Exploratory Foreign
Language. Use the links below to find the information you need.
Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade
Sixth Grade
Course Objectives
In this course students will...
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learn how to communicate basic information in German, Spanish, and French.
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know where each language is spoken.
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recognize some of the cultural practices and products of the countries
studied, for example, holidays, celebrations, and food.
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learn through music and other hands-on activities.
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have fun, and will want to continue their foreign language study.
Course Calendar
| 03/13 |
1. Introductions.
2. Introduce to website.
3. Classbuilding:
4 Jigsaw: Policies
and procedures.
5. Why Study a Foreign
Language.
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| 03/24 |
Day of week:
Montag;
Hello: Guten Morgen; Goodbye: Auf Wiedersehen; Numbers: null, eins, zwei;
Color: grau;
1. Why Study a Foreign
Language.
2. Discuss German Book.
Steinbuch Rubric Books will be due Friday, February 1!
3. Greetings, farewells,
numbers, colors.
4. Cultural Reading:
Unified Germany, Berlin Wall..
Homework: Read Policies
and Procedures and return signed parent letter
by 03/28!
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| 03/26 |
Day of week:
Freitag;
Hello: Guten Tag; Goodbye: Tschüs; Number: drei;
Colors: blau, gold.
1. Set up Stein books; Hand
out rubrics-
Steinbuch Rubric
2. Greetings, farewells,
numbers, colors.
3. Cultural Reading:
Rhine river, Lorelei, Composers
4. Review German-speaking
countries, and complete map.
5. Song: "Ich heiße"
Learning how to ask for and give your name in German.
6. Fritz der Frosch;
Zipp-Zapp (if time)
Homework: Fill in Stein
book with new vocabulary from today!
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| 03/28 |
Day of week:
Dienstag; Hello: Guten Abend Goodbye: Tschau;
(Gute Nacht) Numbers: vier, fünf, sechs; Color: gelb, weiss.
1. Greetings, farewells,
numbers, colors.
2. Cultural Readings:
German Christmas customs, Karneval.
3. Discuss German
holidays.
4. Review asking for and
giving your name.
5. Song:
"Wann hast du
Geburtstag?" Video of song.
6. Fritz der Frosch - Asking for somebody's
birthday: Wann hast du Geburtstag?
7. Start
German MonthsWord search.
Homework: Complete
German Months Word Search |
| 01/17 |
Day of week:
Donnerstag;
Hello: Grüß dich!; Goodbye: bis später; Numbers:
sieben, acht; Colors: schwarz,
braun, grün.
1. Greetings,
farewells, numbers, colors.
2. Cultural Readings: The
Black Forest (der Schwarzwald), houses
3. Review asking for and
giving your birthday. (Fritz der Frosch)
4. Song: "Samstag"
5. Days of the week.
6. Asking for your
favorite day: Was ist dein Lieblingstag?
Homework: Know the days of the week. Quiz on Tuesday! |
| 01/22 |
Day of week:
Dienstag;
Hello: Grüß Gott!; Goodbye: bis morgen; Numbers: neun, zehn; Colors: rot, rosa, orange,
lila;
1.Greetings, farewells,
numbers, colors.
2. Cultural Reading:
Grimm Brothers, Fairy Tales.
3. Days of the Week
Quiz. 4. Numbers 0-10.
Song: "Eins, Zwei,
Polizei." 5. Review
colors. Song: "Die Farben"
6. Start Hänsel und
Gretel Color by number.
Homework: Make flashcards for numbers 0-10. |
| 01/24 |
Day of week:
Donnerstag;
Hello, Goodbye: Review; Colors: Review; Numbers: review.
Hand out out Study
Guide for German Test. German Test Study Guide
1. Review greetings and
goodbyes.
2. Review numbers and
colors.
http://www.caslt.org/teachers/flashG/German/start.htm
3. Hänsel und
Gretel Color by number.
4. Video: Oktoberfest.
Homework: Study for German
Test! (Finish Stein books.) You may turn these in early for extra
credit on Thursday, August 30! |
| 01/28 |
1. Greetings and Goobyes
Pretest.
2. Numbers and colors
pretest.
3. Test Review Memory.
Homework: Study for German
Test! (Finish Stein books.) You may turn these in early for extra
credit on Wednesday, January 30! |
| 01/30 |
1. Finish Test Review
memory.
2. Review map.
3. German Test.
4.
Finish German Stein books.
5. Start assembling
Spanish El Matador Books. El
Matador Book Rubric
Homework: Finish Stein
books. These are due Friday, February 1!
Steinbuch Rubric |
| 02/01 |
Day of the week:
jueves; Hello: Hola; Goodbye: Adios; Numbers: cero, uno, dos,
tres, cuatro; Color: azul, verde.
1. Review German Test.
Collect German books.
2. Greetings, farewells,
numbers, colors
3. Cultural Readings:
4. Song: "Hola, Hola."
5. Asking how someone is
doing.
6. Song: "Yo Me Llamo"
7. Asking for and giving
your name.
8. Song: "Adios"
Homework: Cut out El
Matador books and 5 sheets of paper. |
| 02/05 |
Day of the week:
martes;
Hello: Buenos dias; Goodbye: Hasta luego; Numbers: cinco, seis,
siete ocho, nueve, diez;
Color: naranja (anaranjado), negro;
1.Greetings, farewells,
numbers, colors.
2. Cultural Readings:
3. Cooperative work:
Spanish-speaking countries.
4. Review asking for and
giving name and asking how are you.
5. Song: "Sabado"
6. Days of the week.
Homework: Update El Matador
books. |
| 02/07 |
Day of the week:
jueves;
Hello: Buenas tardes; Goodbye: Hasta manana;
Colors: rojo, amarillo, morado; Numbers: once, doce, trece, catorce,
quince.
1. Greetings, farewells,
introductions. Review asking for someone's name.
2. Cultural Readings:
3. Review days of the week.
(Dias de la semana)
4. Asking for today,
tomorrow, and your favorite day.
5. Spanish months.
6. Asking for the date.
7. Asking for and giving
your birthday.
8. Hand out Study
Guide for Spanish Test.
Homework: Update El Matador
books. |
| 02/11 |
Day of the week: lunes; Hello: Buenas noches; Goodbye:
Nos vemos manana, Nos vemos;
Numbers: diecizseis, diecisiete, dieciocho, diecinueve, veinte;
Colors: rosado, cafe, blanco;
1. Greetings, farewells,
etc.
2. Cultural Readings
3. Workhseet: Dias y Meses.
Review days of the week and months of the year.
4. Asking for the date.
5. Asking for and giving
your birthday.
6. Spanish-speaking
countries map and activity.
Homework: Make flashcards
for numbers 0-20. |
| 02/13 |
Day of the week: lunes; Hello: Review; Goodbye:
Review ;
Numbers: Review; Color: Review
1. Review Greetings and Goodbyes.
2. Review colors. Song:
"Los colores"
3. Spanish-speaking
countries map activity.
4. Test Review Memory.
Homework: Study for Spanish
Test |
| 02/15 |
1. Test Review memory.
/Lotto (if time)
2. Review Map.
3. Spanish Test.
4. Work on El Matador
books.
5. Start French books.
Homework: Finish Spanish El
Matador books. Due Tuesday, May 8! (El
Matador Rubric) |
| 02/20 |
1. Review greetings,
goodbyes, numbers, colors.
2. Number and color
lotto.
3. French bread game.
4. French Test
5. Work on French book,
prepare for celebration: sign up for performance, choose foods, etc.
Homework: Finish French
Painter books. |
| 02/22 |
Day of the week: mardi; Hello: Bonjour; Goodbye: Au Revoir;
Numbers:
zero, un, deux, trois; Colors: bleu, blanc, rouge
1. Hand back and review German tests.
2. Discuss French Painter Books. French
Painter book rubric.
3. Begin French.
Greetings, farewells, numbers, colors.
4. Cultural Reading: The
Eiffel Tower, Tour de France, Le Mans, the French flag.
5. Song: "Le Drapeau
Francais" (French flag song).
6. Song: "Je M'appelle"
7. Asking for and giving
your name in French. (Gustave)
Homework: Cut out French
"Painter" book and 10 pages. (We will assemble books
on Thursday!) |
| 02/26 |
Day of the week: jeudi; Hello: Bonsoir; Goodbye:
A bientot;
Bonne nuit; Numbers: quatre, cinq, six; Colors: jaune, gris, noir
1. Greetings, farewells,
numbers, colors.
2. Cultural Readings: Tour
de France, Notre Dame
3. Map activity:
French-speaking countries.
4. Review asking for and
giving name.
5. Asking how someone is
doing. (Gustave.)
6. Worksheet pg. 3-4
7. Days of the week. (If
time)
Homework: Complete
worksheet page 4, if not completed in class. |
| 02/28 |
Day of the week: lundi;
Hello: Salut; Goodbye: À demain; Numbers: sept, huit ;
Colors: or, vert, orange
1. Greetings, farewells,
numbers, colors.
2. Cultural Readings:
neighboring countries of France,
Louis XIV and Versailles,
gardens, clay tile roofs
3. Review asking for name
and how someone is doing. (WS p.4)
4. Song: "Lundi Matin"
5. Days of the week. Quel
jour est-ce?
6. WS pg. 14
7. Months of the year.
Quelle est la date aujourd'hui?
Homework: Study days of
the week. Quiz on Wednesday! |
| 03/03 |
Day of the week: mercredi;
Hello: Review; Goodbye: Review; Numbers: neuf, dix; Colors: brun,
rose, violet
1. Hand out and discuss
Study Guide for French Test.
2. Greetings, farewells,
numbers, colors.
3. Cultural Readings:
French foods, Arc de Triomphe
4. Days of the week Quiz.
5. Months of the year.
6. Asking for and giving
the date: Quelle est la date aujourd'hui?
7. WS pg. 15-16
Homework: Make flashcards
for numbers 0-10 in French. |
| 03/05 |
Day of the week: mercredi;
Hello: Review; Goodbye: Review; Numbers: Review; Colors: Review.
Complete lotto grid
for next time./ Check homework.
2. Review greetings,
farewells, numbers, colors, questions.
3. Cultural Readings:
4. Review homework.
5. Song: "Les Couleurs"
Homework:
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| 03/07 |
1. Review greetings,
goodbyes, numbers, colors.
2. Number and color
lotto.
3. French bread game.
4. Test Review Memory
Homework: Study for
French Test and finish
French book. Due
Monday, September 24!
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| 03/11 |
Class Celebration. |
Seventh Grade
Course Objectives
In this course students will...
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learn
how to communicate basic information about themselves to others in German,
Spanish, and French.
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be
able to recognize and locate the countries that speak these languages and
locate them on a map.
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identify similarities and differences between English and a foreign
language.
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understand the word cognate and be able to identify cognates in each
language.
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compare cultural practices and products from the German-, Spanish-, and
French-speaking countries to those of America.
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develop an appreciation for learning a foreign language and a desire to
continue foreign language study.
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be
able to make an educated choice concerning which language they would like to
continue studying.
Course Calendar
| 01/08 |
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 Mon. 01/14! |
| 01/10 |
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)
Homework: Study Classroom
expressions. Quiz Mon. 01/14! |
| 01/14 |
Starter: Read pg. 228 in
textbook
1. Review map. Geography:
Austria. Video Segment: World Geography: Europe. "Austria and Hungary"
2. Classroom expressions.
3. Start
German Greetings and Goodbyes
Worksheet.
4. Greetings and Goodbyes
pretest.
Homework: Complete
German Greetings and Goodbyes
Worksheet. Quiz on classroom expressions tomorrow! |
| 01/16 |
Starter: Complete
Worksheet.
1. Geography: Switzerland.Video Segment: World Geography: Europe.
"Switzerland"
2. Review expressions.
Simon sagt. Classroom expressions
quiz.
3. Review homework.German
Greetings and Goodbyes Worksheet.
4. Review
Greetings and Goodbyes.
(Pretest)
Homework: Complete
Greetings and
Goodbyes Puzzle |
| 01/18 |
Starter: Greetings and Goodbyes Chart
1. Dialog S. 230 (1st and
4th)
2. Listening Activity: WB
S.112/B
3. Song: Begrüßungskanon.
4. Dialog S.231/B- Formal
v. Informal
5. WB S. 113/B.
6. Postcard (2nd and
4th): Greet your teacher, ask how she is doing, write her response,
and say goodbye.
Homework: Make flashcards
for Greetings and Goodbyes Vocabulary.
Greetings and Goodbyes.
Study for Classroom Expressions Re-Quiz. |
| 01/23 |
Starter: Complete
Worksheet.
1. Issue workbooks.
2. Expressions Re-Quiz.
3. Review asking how are
you. (Fritz)
4. Review Begrüßungskanon.- Listening
s. 231/B
5. Asking for and giving
your name. (Fritz) S.236 names
6.Postcard:
Homework: Complete
Workbook pgs. 98-99 |
| 01/25 |
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| 01/29 |
Starter: Read p. 262 in
book: How would you ask an adult for his/her name?
Hand out
German Test 1 Study Guide.
1. Video: Geograohy,
German Tribes, and Romans
2. Review Formal v.
Informal-Listening D
3. Asking for and giving
name. Kapitel 10
Notes
Formal v. Informal (S.236-Fritz)
4. Asking where someone
is from
Song: "Kommen Sie aus
Tokio?"
5. Formal v. Informal
6. Fritz
7. Postcard.. Postcard: Ask for and
give your name in German.
Homework: Complete Workbook pg.98 |
| 01/31 |
Starter: Complete Workbook pg.112 1. Review homework. (Workbook pg.98)
2. Review asking for
someone's name. Kapitel 10
Notes
3. Asking where someone
is from
Song: "Kommen Sie aus
Tokio?"
4. Formal v. Informal
5. Fritz
6. Guessing game: Kommst
du aus...?
7. Postcard: Ask for and
say where you're from.
Homework: Workbook pg.110 |
| 02/04 |
1. Review for German Test
1.
2. German Test 1.
3. Read pg.237. Write the vocabulary from this page on a separate
sheet of paper and define in English.
4. Read pp.14-19.
Homework: Study for German Test 1.German Test 1
Study Guide. |
| 02/06 |
2. Go to computer lab.
Geography of the German-speaking countries.
Mini Web Activity
Resources for Web
Activity:
http://www.avl.lib.al.us
http://german.about.com/od/culture/a/germanspoken.htm
http://www.goethe.de/ins/ie/prj/scl/thm/dsr/enindex.htm
http://www.austria.info
http://www.tourismus.li/en/welcome.cfm
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en.cfm/home
3. Start oral reports from activity.
Homework: Make flashcards
and start studying for German Test 1.
Starter: On a separate
sheet of paper, complete Workbook pg. 100, exercise A.
1. Hand back and review
German Test 1.
2. Classroom Vocabulary.
Kapitel 3 Notes
Listening Activity S.172/B,C
3. Numbers.
Kapitel 4 Notes
4. Song:
Scholadenbonbons.
5. Asking for and giving
your age.
6. Asking for and giving
telephone number.
7. Postcard: Was ist
das?; Wie alt bist du?
Homework: Complete
workbook pages 101-102. |
| 02/08 |
1. Go to computer lab and
work on project. German
Project
Resources for Project:
http://www.avl.lib.al.us
http://www.germany-tourism.de/
http://www.goethe.de/ins/ie/prj/scl/thm/dsr/enindex.htm
http://www.austria.info
http://www.tourismus.li/en/welcome.cfm
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en.cfm/home
Portal of the Principality of Liechtenstein - Home
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| 03/10 |
1. Hand
back and review German Test 2.
2. Spanish-speaking countries.
3. Song: Los Paises Hispanos.
Homework: Meet in Computer Lab 26 on Wednesday! |
| 03/12 |
1. Complete research for Spanish project.
Spanish Project
Research Form
Links:
http://www.avl.lib.al.us
http://www.maps101.com
http://www.xe.com
http://www.delta.com
2. Complete
Spanish-speaking countries puzzle. |
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Spanish ends. Spanish Test 2 |
| 11/07 |
French begins. |
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1. Starter.
2. Formal v. informal
review.
3. French alphabet
review. Lotto. French Alphabet Pagehttp://www.alphabetpage.com/french/alphabet_for_english_speakers/index.html
4. Memory.
Homework: Study for
French Test. |
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Computer Lab.
Work on Project.
Project details and rubric.
Homework: Study for
French Test 2! |
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