Frau B's Cultural German Class (Every Wednesday)

Some of you may have already heard, every Wednesday Frau Baumann teaches the sixth grade about German culture. It has been very neat to see! The lessons she has prepared so far focus on Berlin. Such a fun city! (Frau G did a mini study abroad there in 2007. Perhaps you will see some personal photos up here shortly.)

The first homework assignment she has given is to draw a section of the Berlin wall,... what freedom might look like to you, how you might illustrate breaking free of the "walls" you experience in your life. Here are some student examples.











They're beautiful, aren't they?

Frau G

Snow Update

Hello all,

I hope you've enjoyed your week off! 

Comets and Quasars should be prepared to turn in their poem drawing assignment when we return to school on Tuesday, January 18th. 

You are to complete 3 drawings based on the poem given in class. (You may also find it in the previous blog post.)
Please WRITE at least 3 lines from the poem on your drawing as well.  (In German, of course!)
You may draw and write out the entire poem if you would like.

The quiz is postponed until Thursday 2/20 and Friday 2/21 and we will briefly discuss poem presentations in class on Tuesday 2/18 and Wednesday 2/19. They will also be postponed until Monday 2/24 and Tuesday 2/25.

Alles liebe,

Frau G

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