German I, Semester I; Der Kalender
Sections:

Introduction  |  Section 1  |  Section 2  |  Section 3  |  Dictionaries

 

 Section One : Part A  |  Part B  |  Part C  |  Part D |  Part E | Part F  | Part G

Introduction

Welcome to Der Kalender, Unit 2!
You came through the entire first unit of German 1a! Gratuliere! Congratulations! You now know how to say many things that you didn't know prior to this course. You must keep in mind that fluency in German (or any foreign language) does not happen over night. It may seem to be a very slow process to you but it is one that is achieved the more you practice and seek ways to use your new skills.

In Der Kalender you will:

  1. talk about the days of the week
  2. learn the numbers 0-31
  3. talk about the date
  4. talk about what things you like to do on different days
  5. talk about your birthday
  6. learn about the country of Germany and several important cultural aspects of that country
  7. learn what cognates are and how to recognize them
  8. learn about nouns and how to make them plural
  9. learn that nouns have gender
  10. learn the definite articles and their forms
  11. learn to recognize subject pronouns
  12. learn to conjugate regular verbs

As you work, keep in mind the symbols that will help you to remember what it is you are going to be doing throughout the course. If you have forgotten those, you can look back at them to keep them in mind.

Unit Activities

Below is a list of the various activities in the unit. Though no activities should be skipped, the activities that are listed here are for a grade in the course and the point values are in red.

  1. Section 1, Part D, Discussion Assignment: 8 points
  2. Section 1, Part E, Writing Assignment: 16 points
  3. Section 1, Part F, Discussion assignment, 16 points
  4. Section 1, Part G, Writing Assignment: 8 points
  5. Section 1 Quiz: 34 points
  6. Section 2, Part A, Speaking Assignment: 8 points
  7. Section 2, Part B, Discussion Assignment: 8 points
  8. Section 2, Part C, Writing Assignment: 24 points
  9. Section 2 Quiz: 32 points
  10. Section 3, Part A, Writing Assignment: 16 points
  11. Section 3, Part B, Song Recording: 16 points
  12. Section 3, Part C, Writing Assignment: 16 points
  13. Section 3, Part C, Writing Assignment, 16 points
  14. Section 3, Part C, Discussion Board, 8 points
  15. Section 3 Quiz: 36 points
  16. Unit Exam: 62 points

You should keep in mind that during the course of this unit, Der Kalender, you should spend time doing the following daily in Der Kalender!:

  1. Vocabulary activities, drilling vocabulary (flashcards), at least 15 minutes daily.
  2. Practicing the alphabet in German
  3. Going back to review any vocabulary from Die Grüßen as a warm-up activity

Let's get going...

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