Körperteile und "Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen"

Hallole :),

Earlier this week the students took their quiz on "Kleidung".

We then started the unit "Körperteile". They were given a new vocabulary sheet, and will have a quiz on it next week! We will breeze through this Unit rather quickly, as there are a lot of cognates. So far they have worked on a Körperteile packet, which has five sections (A-E).

Students have also received a poem they are to memorize for the week after Club Day (on 2/14). Students will present Monday (2/17) and Tuesday (2/18).

Here is the poem again, for those who may have lost it, and for parents to see as well.

Ein Jüngling liebt ein Mädchen, die hat einen Andern erwählt; der Andre liebt' eine Andre, und hat sich mit dieser vermählt. Das Mädchen heiratet aus Ärger den ersten besten Mann der ihr in den Weg gelaufen; der Jüngling ist übel dran. Es ist eine alte Geschichte doch bleibt sie immer neu; und wem sie just passieret, dem bricht das Herz entzwei.

A young man loves a girl, who has chosen another man, the other loves yet another and has gotten married to her. The girl marries out of resentment the first, best man who crosses her path; the young man is badly off. It is an old story but remains eternally new, and for him to whom it has just happened it breaks his heart in two.

As promised, I have included the English translation. Do not wait until the last minute to start memorizing the poem!

That is all for now. Bis bald!

Frau G

Kleidung Quiz

I hope everyone survived the cold!
We will all have interesting January 2014 Snow Storm Stories for years to come.......

Everyone, Quasars and Comets, should be prepared for a Quiz! This should come as no surprise.

Bis bald,

Frau G

Fashion Show REMINDER

DON'T FORGET! 

The sixth grade Fashion Show will take place this Monday (for Quasars) and Tuesday (for Comets) in Frau G's German Classroom.

REMEMBER to bring your Fashion Show outfit, script, and an enthusiastic attitude. See you then! 

Frau G

Kleidung, Notes, Fashion Show Details

Hello, all!

I hope everyone enjoyed their 3 day weekend. I know I enjoyed the extra day off to sleep in.

As promised, here is a blog post with some reminders and notes. I will also list the expectations for the Fashion Show once again.

Here is an example of the homework design assignment. Students were asked to design three outfits from their closet and write three short descriptions on the back.

Remember, the two ways to structure your sentences are:

He wears....
Er trägt....

OR

He has ..... on. (He has on......)
Er hat ..... an.

Please see the picture below for a review on the notes taken in class.
Blue is for "der words", pink is for "die words", and lastly green is for "das words".
I hope the color coding visual will help you understand the concept.
My suggestion is that you start by listing the outfit you will wear, and figure out which ones are der, die, or das. Then, begin to structure your short script and be sure to use the correct for of 'ein' (einen, eine, ein). Use as many adjectives as you would like, but be sure to add on the correct ending!

Your grade for the Fashion Show will be based on the following 3 things:

1. Your Attitude.
Are you actively participating the day of by paying attention and encouraging classmates? Are you  focused and not being disruptive? Are you simply enjoying the end product of the unit?

2. Your Script.
The day of the Fashion Show (next Monday for Quasars, Tuesday for Comets) you must have a typed or neatly handwritten script to be handed in to Frau G. The script must be the description of the outfit that either you or your partner will be wearing for the assignment.
You and your partner may decide amongst yourselves whether YOU are writing the script for YOUR OUTFIT, and YOUR PARTNER will read that script... OR... whether YOU will write the description for YOUR PARTNER'S OUTFIT and YOU will read it.

3. Your Pronunciation.
Are you enunciating? How comfortable do you sound reading the script? How easy is it to understand you? .... How fluent do you sound?



And lastly....

I'm goin' to Space Camp, I'm goin' to Space Camp, I'm goin' to Space Camp....
:does Frau G's happy dance:

See you at 7:15 at Murphy Candler Park!
Alles liebe,

Frau G

Kleidung Collages

Guten Tag!

Take a look at a few student classwork examples. If you are a native German speaker perusing the sight, please forgive any mistakes! I am very proud of my students progress. :)

Alles liebe,

Frau G

Beispiel 1

Beispiel 2



Beispiel 3

Kleidung

Welcome back!

I hope everyone had a wonderful (and relaxing) break and a Happy New Year!

We started out this semester working with Kleidung (Clothing). This unit will be focused on the students learning (reviewing) clothing vocabulary and learning a bit of grammar as well. So far we have:

-continued to have warm ups
-were introduced to the new vocabulary list
-have played two vocabulary games in class using manipulatives,a "Matching/Memory Game" and "Wer hat..? Ich habe.."
-made a clothing collage/figure in class
-been given three mannequin templates to draw possible outfit designs for the Fashion Show
-on the back they are describing their three outfit ideas using 5 Kleidung Vokabeln und 4 Adjektiven

They have been given a handout which lists the vocabulary they are expected to know for this unit. We took notes in class on how they are to write a paragraph/ their ‘script’ for the Fashion Show. The Fashion Show will take place once the sixth grade gets back from Space Camp and will be a whole class thing; they will have time to change in and out of their outfits. Students are expected to partner up and while Partner A models, Partner B will describe Partner A’s outfit in German. They will have a full day to plan and rehearse in class with their partner

That is all for now, bis später!

Frau G


Kleidung Collage Chaos

KMS Awards

Happy Awards Day from the sixth grade teachers at Kittredge Magnet School for the 2013-2014 school year!

Frau G




Congratulations to all our wonderful students!