German I, Semester 2, Die Schule und Pflichten
Sections:

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

  Section Three:

Part A  |   Part B  |   Part C  |   Part D   |   Part E

Section Three - Part B

Project AssignmentDas Projekt
In this Unit, your project is going to be a personal project. You will prepare an essay/photo essay talking about your typical day. You will talk about your school day and the way it is organized, what times you go to classes and in what order, what you do in each course, what items you need, what part of the school you go for to each course. You will also talk about your choes at home. You may include pictures in your essay, but it is not a requirement. You will produce an essay of about 200 words. This project is to be written in German. You should include:

  • an essay of about 200 words talking about your school day
  • how your day is organized and what classes you go to, in what order
  • what you do in those courses
  • what part of the school the course is located in
  • what you need in each course
  • what you do after school as part of your home responsibilities/chores
  • where you do these activities (what part of house?)

The project will have four deadlines:

Deadline 1: Idea (5 points)
Deadline 2: Detailed Outline (10 points)
Deadline 3: Rough draft (10 points)
Deadline 4: Final project: (35 points)

The third deadline is due now. This assignment is worth 10 Punkte.


Practice ActivitySchriftliche Übung
As we begin to wind down the unit, let's see how you are doing. Answer the questions in complete sentences in German and then click on each one to see a sample correct answer. Your answers may vary some. If you have problems with some of these, you will want to go back through the unit to find that section and get some additional practice.

 

1. Was macht man mit dem Besen?
2. Was braucht man zum Staub wischen?
3. Wer wäscht die Wäsche bei euch?
4. Welche Pflichten hast du?
5. Was lernst du in der Sportklasse?
6. Was brauchst du in der Matheklasse?
7. Wie kommst du zur Schule?
8. Gehst du zu Fuß nach Österreich?
9. Was ist deine dritte Klasse?
10. Welche Fächer sind Sprachen?
11. Was willst du Samstag machen?
12. Was möchtest du Samstag studieren?
13. Was musst du Samstag machen?


Culture Mehr verwandte Wörter
We have been learning about words that are known as cognates. These are words that look alike or very similar in two languages and share the same or a related meaning.

The cognates we are going to learn in this unit end in -isch in German and -ic or -ical in English. Look at the examples.

melodisch
magisch
typisch
hysterisch

So, now give the English for these words. Click to make sure you are right.

komisch
arabisch
logisch
chemisch

Now give the German for these words. You may have never seen them, but you will probably get them all right. Click to see for sure.

mathematical
athletic
tragic
hectic

 


Discussion Assignment

Diskutieren wir
Go to the discussion area and submit a posting asking at least four questions using this unit's vocabulary, talking in German about routine activities at school or at home. While you are there, take time to respond to two posts by some other student. If there are no other posts at this point, visit the area later to respond to two questions. Diese Aufgabe hat 16 Punkte.

Go on to Part C.

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