PEQUEA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Curriculum Guide
for
Course
German II
Grade Level
10
Course Length (Days)
90
Clock Hours Per Year
Periods Per Week/Cycle
Written By
Course Number
521
Number Minutes Per Day
Number Credits
82
3
6
Amy Getz
Date
June 2005
Special Requirements or Prerequisites:
German I
Course Description:
This level continues to build on the four aspects of language learning in a proficiency-oriented
program. Verb conjugations and tense formation are emphasized, as well as vocabulary
development. Audio and videocassettes and oral class activities continue to provide
pronunciation and listening comprehension practice. Cultural awareness continues to be a goal of
the program through the study of the countries where the languages are spoken.
Pequea Valley School District Curriculum Guide
Grade:
Subject:
12.1
12.3
PDE Standard (ID #): 12.5
Est. #
Class
Sess.
12
10
Course Name/Number:
Topic of Study:
German II - # 521
Communication in a Target Language
The Role of Culture in World Language Acquisition
PDE Standard (Description):
World Languages in the Community
World Languages
Process Indicators
Content Indicators
Priority
(Students will be able to:)
Talk about a film.
Express likes and dislikes.
Describe weekend activities and hobbies.
(Students will know:)
Vocabulary dealing with hobbies, leisure-time
activities, entertainment, obligations at home
and musical entertainment.
Uses of separable verbs, compound nouns,
command verbs.
Planned Learning
Experiences/
Resources
Textbook
Teacher texts
CDs
Videos
Wechselspiel
Samples from former AATG
Language Exams
Kapitel 9: “Vergnügen und Arbeit”
Assess. Procedures
and
Stand. of Perform.
Other
Stand.
Address.
Oral role -plays
Homework
Classroom activities,
vocabulary & grammar
quizzes, worksheets,
problem-solving situations,
CD samples
All students will perform
process indicators at least
70% of the time.
Students must achieve at
least a 3 in each criterion of
the rubric
Grade:
Subject:
12.1
12.3
PDE Standard (ID #): 12.5
Est. #
Class
Sess.
12
10
Course Name/Number:
Topic of Study:
German II - # 521
Communication in a Target Language
The Role of Culture in World Language Acquisition
PDE Standard (Description):
World Languages in the Community
World Languages
Process Indicators
Content Indicators
Priority
(Students will be able to:)
Talk about sports competition.
Name different kinds of sports.
Ask about others’ interests.
Identify parts of body.
Talk about weekend activities.
Speak in present perfect tense.
Use the dative case.
(Students will know:)
Vocabulary dealing with sports, competitions,
interests of others, parts of body, weekend
activities.
Process of forming the dative case: indirect
objects, dative verbs, dative prepositions.
Planned Learning
Experiences/
Resources
Text book
Teacher texts
CDs
Videos
Wechselspiel
Samples from former AATG
Language Exams
Kapitel 10: “Sport”
Assess. Procedures
and
Stand. of Perform.
Oral role -plays
Homework
Classroom activities,
vocabulary & grammar
quizzes, worksheets,
problem-solving situations,
CD samples
Unit test, writing samples
All students will perform
process indicators at least
70% of the time.
Rev. 7/05
Page 1 of 4
Other
Stand.
Address.
Pequea Valley School District Curriculum Guide
Grade:
Subject:
12.1
12.3
PDE Standard (ID #): 12.5
Est. #
Class
Sess.
12
10
Course Name/Number:
Topic of Study:
German II - # 521
Communication in a Target Language
The Role of Culture in World Language Acquisition
PDE Standard (Description):
World Languages in the Community
World Languages
Process Indicators
Content Indicators
Priority
(Students will be able to:)
Talk about various sports, hobbies, sporting
events, directions, places in a city, and
means of transportation.
Express likes and dislikes.
(Students will know:)
Vocabulary dealing with traveling, sports,
places in a city, directions.
Present perfect tense (regular and irregular
verbs).
Planned Learning
Experiences/
Resources
Textbook
Teacher texts
CDs
Videos
Samples from former AATG
Language Exams
Kapitel 11: “Reisen”
Assess. Procedures
and
Stand. of Perform.
Other
Stand.
Address.
Oral role -plays
Homework
Classroom activities,
vocabulary & grammar
quizzes, worksheets,
problem-solving situations,
CD samples
Unit test, writing samples
All students will perform
process indicators at least
70% of the time.
Grade:
Subject:
12.1
12.3
PDE Standard (ID #): 12.5
Est. #
Class
Sess.
6
10
Course Name/Number:
Topic of Study:
German II - # 521
Communication in a Target Language
The Role of Culture in World Language Acquisition
PDE Standard (Description):
World Languages in the Community
World Languages
Process Indicators
Content Indicators
Priority
(Students will be able to:)
Review, practice material from lessons 6-11.
(Students will know:)
Information and material covered in lessons
6-11.
Planned Learning
Experiences/
Resources
Text
Teacher texts
CDs
Videos
Samples from former AATG
Language Exams
Kapitel 12: “Spaß”
Assess. Procedures
and
Stand. of Perform.
Oral role -plays
Homework
Classroom activities,
vocabulary & grammar
quizzes, worksheets,
problem-solving situations,
CD samples
Unit test, writing samples
All students will perform
process indicators at least
70% of the time.
Rev. 7/05
Page 2 of 4
Other
Stand.
Address.
Pequea Valley School District Curriculum Guide
Grade:
Subject:
12.1
12.3
PDE Standard (ID #): 12.5
Est. #
Class
Sess.
12
10
Course Name/Number:
Topic of Study:
German II - # 521
Communication in a Target Language
The Role of Culture in World Language Acquisition
PDE Standard (Description):
World Languages in the Community
World Languages
Process Indicators
Content Indicators
Priority
(Students will be able to:)
Discuss travel plans.
Describe airport facilities and means of
transportation.
Identify pieces of luggage.
Make comparisons and sequence events.
(Students will know:)
Vocabulary for baggage items, means of
transportation, traveling, airport facilities and
transportation in a city.
Comparison of adjectives and adverbs.
Gem and lieber
Kapitel 1: “Wohin geht’s?”
Planned Learning
Experiences/
Resources
Assess. Procedures
and
Stand. of Perform.
Other
Stand.
Address.
Oral role -plays
Homework
Classroom activities,
vocabulary & grammar
quizzes, worksheets,
problem-solving situations,
CD samples
Unit test, writing samples
Textbook
Teacher texts
Wechselspiel
CDs
Videos
Samples from former AATG
Language Exams
All students will perform
process indicators at least
70% of the time.
Grade:
Subject:
12.1
12.3
PDE Standard (ID #): 12.5
Est. #
Class
Sess.
12
10
Course Name/Number:
Topic of Study:
German II - # 521
Communication in a Target Language
The Role of Culture in World Language Acquisition
PDE Standard (Description):
World Languages in the Community
World Languages
Process Indicators
Content Indicators
Priority
(Students will be able to:)
Ask for information.
Talk about youth hostels, camping and travel
experiences.
Make statements using reflexive verbs.
(Students will know:)
Vocabulary dealing with travel, youth hostels
and camping.
Meanings, uses, formation of sentences with
reflexive verbs & pronouns.
Correct order of dative and accusative
pronouns in a sentence.
Kapitel 2: “Im Sommer”
Planned Learning
Experiences/
Resources
Textbook (Deutsch Aktuell II)
Workbook
Cassettes
"Real-life" situations
Computer disks
Journal daily activities
Extra worksheets
Assess. Procedures
and
Stand. of Perform.
Oral role -plays
Homework
Classroom activities,
vocabulary & grammar
quizzes, worksheets,
problem-solving situations,
cassette samples
Unit test, writing samples
All students will perform
process indicators at least
70% of the time.
Rev. 7/05
Page 3 of 4
Other
Stand.
Address.
Pequea Valley School District Curriculum Guide
Grade:
Subject:
12.1
12.3
PDE Standard (ID #): 12.5
Est. #
Class
Sess.
12
10
Course Name/Number:
Topic of Study:
German II - # 521
Communication in a Target Language
The Role of Culture in World Language Acquisition
PDE Standard (Description):
World Languages in the Community
World Languages
Process Indicators
(Students will be able to:)
Talk about past events, current weather
conditions, weather forecasts, a trip and
making plans.
Use the narrative past tense (regular and
irregular verbs).
Grade:
Subject:
12.1
12.3
PDE Standard (ID #): 12.5
Est. #
Class
Sess.
12
Content Indicators
Priority
10
(Students will know:)
Vocabulary related to weather and travel.
Basic formation and conjunction of verbs in
the narrative past.
Formation and conjugation of modal verbs in
narrative past.
Oral role -plays
Homework
Classroom activities,
vocabulary & grammar
quizzes, worksheets,
problem-solving situations,
CD samples
Unit test, writing samples
Real -life situations
All students will perform
process indicators at least
70% of the time.
Course Name/Number:
Topic of Study:
German II - # 521
Communication in a Target Language
The Role of Culture in World Language Acquisition
PDE Standard (Description):
World Languages in the Community
Process Indicators
Content Indicators
(Students will be able to:)
(Students will know:)
Talk about obligations, likes and dislikes,
daily activities, animals and farms.
Vocabulary dealing with daily activities,
animals, farms, obligations, likes and dislikes.
Use the past tense of modal auxiliary verbs.
Formation of past tense modal auxiliary
verbs.
Use infinitives as nouns.
Formation of infinitives used as nouns.
Page 4 of 4
Assess. Procedures
and
Stand. of Perform.
Textbook
Teacher texts
CDs
Role-play postal situation
Worksheets
Wechselspiel
Samples from former AATG
Language Exams
World Languages
Priority
Rev. 7/05
Planned Learning
Experiences/
Resources
Kapitel 3: “Ferien”
Planned Learning
Experiences/
Resources
Textbook
Teacher texts
CDs
Flash cards
"Real-life" situations with
genitive
Wechselspiel
Video
Samples from former AATG
Language Exams
Other
Stand.
Address.
Kapitel 4: “Bei uns”
Assess. Procedures
and
Stand. of Perform.
Oral role -plays
Homework
Classroom activities,
vocabulary & grammar
quizzes, worksheets,
problem-solving situations,
CD samples
Unit test, writing samples
All students will perform
process indicators at least
70% of the time.
Other
Stand.
Address.