German 2
Course Title: German II
Instructor: Mr. Baranczyk

Course Description

German II continues the lessons from German I. This class continues to build on the four basic skills: Listening comprehension, reading comprehension, speaking and writing.

Course Objectives

German II will help students understand and appreciate German speaking people and countries.
German II will focus on communication in everyday situations.
The students will develop a proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing German

Requirements

German I

Text and Materials

Deutsch Aktuell I (textbook)
Deutsch Aktuell I workbook
Deutsch Aktuell II (textbook, copyright 1998)
Deutsch Aktuell II workbook

Assessment

Grades will be based on assignments, test and quiz scores. Although the quarter and semester grades are not weighted, by design, test grades make up about 80% of the report card grade. The semester exam is designed to make up 20% or less of the entire semester grade. The semester exam will not count for more than one third of a letter grade (i.e. a semester exam could change a B grade to a B minus or a B plus, no more or no less). Generally, there will be one graded homework assignment due each week. Graded homework will count for about 20% of the final grade.

Grading Scale
93-100% A
85-92% B
77-84% C
70-76% D
0-69% F

Grading criteria may be altered for students in Study Skills Class upon review of the student’s performance in class, his/her performance in other class and their NEDT or other aptitude test scores (especially the communication, reading and educationability scores). Altered grading criteria is done individually and only after a meeting with the student and his/her parents.

Deadlines

All assignments are expected to be ready to turn in at the beginning of class. Assignments submitted after the due date, but before the assignments has been returned to the class, will be downgraded 10%. Complete assignments turned in after papers have been returned will receive a 50%. No late work is accepted one week prior to the end of each quarter.

Absences

Quizzes and graded assignments due to an excused absence will be made up at the teacher’s discretion. Tests must be made up within one week of your return. See me the day you return to school from an absence (use the 20 minute break between first and second block to see me).

Tips fir success in this class

Use your German as much as you can.
Ask questions in German when in class
Practice German with your friends
Kapitel 7 Wie gefaellt dir das?
Topics:
Making suggestions
Describing clothing
Writing a letter
Talking about stores
colors

Grammar
Modals, duerfen, koennen, sollen,
Flavor words
The future tense

Culture:
Shopping in Germany

Unit 8 Geburtstag

Topics
Birthday presents
Offering and accepting gifts
Congratulating someone
Rooms and furniture
Daily activities
Intentions
Commands

Grammar
Irregular verbs
Pronouns-nominative case
and accusative
Commands

Culture:
Special Occasions
Austria

Unit 9 Unterhaltung

Topics:
Talking about movies
Weekend activities and hobbies
Tasks and obligations
Making plans
Entertainment

Grammar
Separable prefix verbs
Accusative prepositions
Compound nouns

Culture:
Enterainment and music in Germany

Unit 10 Sport

Topics:
Talking about sports
Likes and dislikes
Restatomg omfpr,atopm
Personal preferences
Parts of the body

Grammar:
Dative indirect objects
Dative prepositions
Dative verbs

Culture
Soccer-Germany's passion

Unit 11 Reisen

Topics:
Asking for diections
Giving directions
Places in a city
Describing a trips

Grammar:
The perfecit tense
Dative pronouns

Culture:
Traveling by train

Unit 12 Das macht Spass

Topics:
Weekend activites
Invitations
Talents
Ordering from a menu
Talking about the past
The metric system
Musical intruments
Foods

Grammar
Perfect tense (irregular verbs)
possessive adjectives

Cuture:
Switzerland
Foreign influence in Germany