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Visit the TeacherWeb® videos to learn about the features, modifications, and customizations available on your website. Click here to learn more. Intro to German <DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG></DIV> <DIV align=left> <DIV><STRONG><U></U></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><BR> FINAL EXAM DEC. 14th - We are the 2nd exam of the day.<BR> <BR> <SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG><U>KNOW:<BR> </U></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000ff"><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG><U style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Accusative Case<BR> </U></STRONG></SPAN>Look over powerpoints. Go back to home page of the site. At bottom of page click on the photos/documents icon. Find powerpoint info about the Accusative Case.<BR> <H3><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><U>German Nominative </U></SPAN>(SUBJECTS)</SPAN></H3> <P class=MsoNormal>The <strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">nominative</SPAN></strong> is the easiest case in German and also the one dictionaries use as the standard form of nouns, adjectives, articles…and refers to the subject of the sentence. The teacher went to school, “The teacher” is the subject of the sentence, and therefore <U>“The teacher”</U> is nominative.</P> <P class=MsoNormal>So it will take the nominative form in German, which is <U>“Der Lehrer”.</U></P> <P class=MsoNormal>Below is a table of some forms of Nominative: </P> <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class=MsoTableGrid border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 611.6pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=815 colSpan=4> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">German Nominative Case</SPAN></strong></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 125.6pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=167> <P class=MsoNormal>Definite Articles</P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 1.75in; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=168> <P class=MsoNormal>Indefinite Articles</P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 135pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=180> <P class=MsoNormal>Personal Pronouns</P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 225pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=300> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=FR>Possessive Pronouns</SPAN></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 125.6pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=167> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>Der, die, das, die </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>(they all means <strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">the</SPAN></strong>)</SPAN></P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 1.75in; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=168> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>Ein, Eine, Ein </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>(they all mean <strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">a, an</SPAN></strong>) </SPAN></P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 135pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=180> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>Ich, du, er, sie, </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>wir, ihr, sie. </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>(<strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">I, you, he, she</SPAN></strong>...)</SPAN></P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 225pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=300> <P class=MsoNormal> <P class=MsoNormal></P> <SPAN lang=DE> M F N Plural<BR> Nom: mein meine mein meine<BR> dein deine dein deine </SPAN></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE> </SPAN>These are just some examples to show the nominative form of some elements such as articles, pronouns, adjectives. Note that the nominative case can be used in a much wider scope such as in Nouns, interrogative pronouns…what comes next will help you notice the difference between Nominative and the other case the.....<SPAN lang=DE> </SPAN></P> <H3><SPAN style="COLOR: blue"><U style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><U style="COLOR: #ff0000">German Accusative (Direct Objects)<BR> </U></SPAN></U></SPAN>Now we will learn the second case in German which is the <strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">accusative</SPAN></strong>, the good news is that apart from the masculine, the other 2 genders + the plural (feminine, neuter and plural) look just like the Nominative. Now let’s learn what the accusative really is. <U>The accusative case is considered the direct object.</U> </H3> <H3>I see the teacher, “the teacher” is the direct object of the sentence, and therefore would take the accusative form, and since “the teacher” is masculine it will become in German “de<strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">n</SPAN></strong> Lehrer” and not “de<strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">r</SPAN></strong> Lehrer” as in the nominative case. I see the teacher = Ich sehe d<strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">en</SPAN></strong> Lehrer.</H3> <P class=MsoNormal> <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none" class=MsoTableGrid border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 611.6pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: windowtext 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=815 colSpan=4> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" class=MsoNormal align=center><strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">German Accusative Case</SPAN></strong></P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 125.6pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=167> <P class=MsoNormal>Definite Articles</P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 1.75in; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=168> <P class=MsoNormal>Indefinite Articles</P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 135pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=180> <P class=MsoNormal>Personal Pronouns</P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 225pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=300> <P class=MsoNormal> </P> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 125.6pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=167> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>De<strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">n</SPAN></strong>, die, das, die </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>(they all means <strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">the</SPAN></strong>)</SPAN></P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 1.75in; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=168> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>Ein<strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">en</SPAN></strong>, Eine, Ein </SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=DE>(they all mean <strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">a, an</SPAN></strong>) </SPAN></P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 135pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=180> <P class=MsoNormal><strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue" lang=DE>mich, dich, ihn, </SPAN></strong><SPAN lang=DE>sie<strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">, </SPAN></strong></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal><strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue" lang=DE>uns, euch, </SPAN></strong><SPAN lang=DE>sie<strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">. </SPAN></strong></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal>(<strong><SPAN style="COLOR: blue">me, you, him, her</SPAN></strong>...)</P> </TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 225pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in" vAlign=top width=300> <P class=MsoNormal> M F N Plural<BR> Nom: mein meine mein meine</P> <P class=MsoNormal> Acc: meinen meine mein meine<BR> <SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000">Make these all mean "your" by switching the "m" for a "d"</SPAN></P> </TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> </P> <P class=MsoNormal> </STRONG></SPAN>12/8 - Vocab Quiz - Powerpoint Continue with the Accusative Case. <BR> 12/3 - Continue with Unit 7 and the accusative case - powerpoint presentation over the accusative Case<BR> <SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00; COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG>Vocab Quiz on Dec. 8th - Flash Cards: <A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1004589114941"><SPAN style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"><A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1004589114941">http://www.studybulb.com/item/1004589114941</A><BR> </SPAN></A></STRONG></SPAN>11/30 - Start New Material (FINAL SECTION BEFORE FINAL EXAM WILL BE VERY BRIEF)<BR> Accusative Case vs. Nominative Case _ Direct Objects _ der,die, das, den, die das<BR> <BR> 11/24 - Go over EXAMS from last Thursday - Discuss <STRONG><U style="COLOR: #ff0000">German American Partnership Program</U></STRONG> (GAPP) <BR> Powerpoint Slide Show<BR> <BR> </P> </DIV> <DIV>11/19 EXAM over Wie viel Uhr ist es? (What time is it?) <BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>11/17- Review of time (24 hour time included) <BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>11/12 - continue - How to tell time</DIV> <DIV>++++* <STRONG><U>Flash Cards on how to tell time:</U></STRONG> <A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1008203319060">http://www.studybulb.com/item/1008203319060</A> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>11/10 - How to tell time</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><U>11/5 -</U> Vocab Quiz - Here is the link to the flash cards: <A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1047374223957">http://www.studybulb.com/item/1047374223957</A></STRONG></DIV> <STRONG> <SPAN style="COLOR: red"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000">Powerpoint Presentation over "Der Tag der Deutschen Einheit" "Day of Germany Unity"<BR> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. <BR> </SPAN><U><BR> </U></SPAN></SPAN><U>11/3-</U> Give back and go over quizzes - review parts of quiz where there were problems<BR> eine, ein, einen / kein, keine, keinen - Quiz on Thursday over Vocab. Here are the cards:<BR> <A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1047374223957">http://www.studybulb.com/item/1047374223957</A><BR> <BR> <BR> <U>October 29th - Quiz over haben, sein, and wohnen, spielen, kommen<BR> <BR> KOMMEN (a regular verb)<BR> </U></STRONG>ich komm<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG>e</STRONG></SPAN></DIV> <DIV align=left>du komm<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG>st</STRONG></SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>er komm<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG>t</STRONG> <DIV>sie komm<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG>t</STRONG></SPAN></DIV> <DIV>es komm<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG>t</STRONG></SPAN></DIV> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>wir komm<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG>en</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV>ihr komm<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG>t</STRONG> <DIV>sie komm<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG>en</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV>Sie komm<SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG>en</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><BR> <STRONG><U><BR> SEIN - to be<BR> </U></STRONG>ich bin</DIV> <DIV>du bist</DIV> <DIV>er ist</DIV> <DIV>sie ist</DIV> <DIV>es ist</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>wir sind</DIV> <DIV>ihr seid</DIV> <DIV>sie sind</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sie sind<BR> <BR> <BR> <STRONG><U>HABEN to have</U></STRONG></DIV> <DIV>ich habe</DIV> <DIV>du hast</DIV> <DIV>er hat</DIV> <DIV>sie hat</DIV> <DIV>es hat</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>wir haben</DIV> <DIV>ihr habt</DIV> <DIV>sie haben</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Sie haben</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>OCTOBER 27TH - FINISH POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON "HABEN" AND "WOHNEN", "SPIELEN", "KOMMEN" - REVIEW OF SEIN</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>FLASH CARDS:</DIV> <DIV>HABEN</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1064831576415">http://www.studybulb.com/item/1064831576415</A></DIV> <DIV>SEIN: </DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1095070779647">http://www.studybulb.com/item/1095070779647</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>ANNOUNCEMENT - QUIZ DATE <STRONG><U>CHANGED</U></STRONG> TO OCTOBER 29TH (THURSDAY)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>QUIZ - TUESDAY 10/27 OVER HABEN SEIN KOMMEN SPIELEN WOHNEN (CONJUGATION)</DIV> <DIV>BE LOOKING FOR FLASH CARDS COMING SOON!!!!)<BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>10/20 & 10/21 PowerPoint Presentations HABEN, SEIN, KOMMEN, SPIELEN, WOHNEN</DIV> <DIV><BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000">10-1-09 <SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">Intro to new Units 3,4 and 5 (THIS WILL MAKE UP THE SECTIONS FOR OUR NEXT EXAM)</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"> <DIV><BR> 9-29-09 <SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">VIDEO "German by Singing"<BR> </SPAN><BR> 9-24-09 - <SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">Exam over Units 1 and 2 in "Genial"<BR> <BR> </SPAN>9-22-09 <SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">Take Vocab Quiz - review for test Thursday<BR> <BR> </SPAN>9-17-09 Begin Reviewing in class for our first test which <STRONG><U>will be next Thursday. </U> Also watching this video: </STRONG><BR> </DIV> <DIV> <STRONG><FONT size=4><U>"Alles Gute" Videos Episodes 1</U></FONT></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><STRONG><BR> 9-16-09 </STRONG><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><STRONG>NEW VOCAB WORDS!!! Look for flash cards soon right here. The vocab quiz will be Tuesday Sep 22nd. </STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><STRONG><U>The exam will be Thursday Sep 24th over sections 1 and 2 of "Genial"</U></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> <A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1041421822610">http://www.studybulb.com/item/1041421822610</A> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><STRONG><U></U></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN><STRONG><BR> 9-10-09</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #ff0000"><SPAN style="COLOR: #000000">Take a look at these vocab words. We will have a vocab quiz next Tuesday, Sep. 15th. These are flash cards that are online flash cards. Go to this link: </SPAN></SPAN> <A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1041421822648">http://www.studybulb.com/item/1041421822648</A> <DIV> </DIV> </SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>9-8-09</DIV> <DIV>Today we focused on the readings about three middle school students in Munich. Some vocab good to know from todays</DIV> <DIV>reading would be:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Ich bin - I am</DIV> <DIV>M<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">ünchen - Munich</SPAN></DIV> <DIV>Mein Name ist.... - My name is...</DIV> <DIV>das Klavier - piano</DIV> <DIV>die Fl<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">öte - flute</SPAN> <DIV>die Tiere - animals</DIV> <DIV>die Katzen - cats</DIV> <DIV>ich mag... - I like...</DIV> <DIV>Ich spiele Tennis. - I play tennis</DIV> <DIV>Ich spiele Tennis gern. - I like to play Tennis.</DIV> <DIV>das Hobby - hobby</DIV> <DIV>die Musik - music</DIV> <DIV>ein bisschen - a little bit</DIV> <DIV>kochen - to cook</DIV> <DIV>Ich kann - I can</DIV> <DIV>schwimnmen - to swim</DIV> <DIV>das Gymnasium - high school</DIV> <DIV>die Filme - films/movies</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Go to this link to quiz yourself over these words and phrases:</DIV> <DIV><A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1041421822648">http://www.studybulb.com/item/1041421822648</A></DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Go to the link below to learn and quiz yourself over verbs and subjects and how they can agree with one another. <BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <A href="http://www.studybulb.com/item/1090217947592"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>http://www.studybulb.com/item/1090217947592</DIV> </A> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Course Syllabus:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">2009-2010<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Cascia Hall <o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Intro to German<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">7<SUP>th</SUP> Grade Course<o:p></o:p></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Class Syllabus<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></STRONG></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Course: Intro to German <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">7<SUP>th</SUP> Grade Class<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Teacher Web:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><A href="http://teacherweb.com/OK/CasciaHall/KevinWeaver">http://teacherweb.com/OK/CasciaHall/KevinWeaver</A> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Time: Tues and Thurs. during 7<SUP>th</SUP> Period <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"> Best way to reach me!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Instructor: Herr <st1:personname w:st="on">Kevin Weaver</st1:personname> <STRONG><U>Phone (918) 557-8852</U></STRONG><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Prerequisite: None <STRONG><U>E-mail: <A href="mailto:herrweaver@email.com">herrweaver@email.com</A></U></STRONG> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Textbooks: Langenscheidt </SPAN><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">“Genial”</SPAN></U></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"> Workbook and Textbook<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">This course will focus on the very basics and beginnings of learning the German language. We will focus on oral communication primarily but also on reading and German. There will be a large focus of the class on the various cultures of German speaking countries. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> </OL> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1 start=2> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Course Expectations/Requirements:<o:p></o:p></SPAN> </LI> </OL> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1 start=2> <OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=a> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Complete assignments in the Arbeitsbuch (Workbook)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Written Homework Assignments<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Contributions and participation in the class discussion<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Vocabulary Quizzes<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"> Tests<o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">**Come to class prepared and ready to learn something new<o:p></o:p></SPAN> </LI> </OL> </OL> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1 start=3> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">We will take this book in sections of 2 and 3 chapters at a time. The chapters are very short, only 5 or 6 pages each, and the exams will be over those groupings as well as other things we have covered in class.<o:p></o:p></SPAN> </LI> </OL> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1 start=4> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Audit or Credit: Students may take this course on an audit or credit basis. Students who prefer to audit should request the instructor to complete an Audit Form soon after the semester begins. Audit students are expected to do the same work a credit students, i.e., complete all homework and exams. The final exam is optional for audit students.<o:p></o:p></SPAN> </LI> </OL> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1 start=5> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Next German course in sequence: <U>GERMAN I </U> in the 8<SUP>th</SUP> grade<o:p></o:p></SPAN> </LI> </OL> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <OL style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type=1 start=6> <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Grading - All assignments, quizzes, tests, etc. will be worth 100 percentage points. At the end of each quarter I will average all of the student’s tests grades and then I will average the other grades they have received in this class.<o:p></o:p></SPAN> </LI> </OL> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">For example: If a student had an 88% test average and a 79% quiz, homework, assignment average, this is how I would figure their grade:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"> 88<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"> 88<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">+<U>79 = 85% or a “B”<o:p></o:p></U></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">So tests are worth 2/3 of the student’s overall grade. All other assignments are worth 1/3 of their overall grade.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p><SPAN style="TEXT-DECORATION: none"> </SPAN></o:p></SPAN></U></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Grading scale for the class is the standard 10 point scale: 100-90 A, 89-80 B, 79-70 C, 69-60 D, 59 and below F. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">I would make a few suggestions for study and keeping up with the class: Have a system for learning the vocabulary. Take <STRONG><U>daily notes</U></STRONG> on what is being said in class, even <STRONG><EM><U>and especially</U></EM></STRONG> when it seems repetitive and boring. Write down anything I write on the board or what I show on a power point presentation. Ask questions about what you do not understand. Take part in German conversations in class. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><STRONG><U><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen">Students who successfully complete this intro level course are welcome to join the German I class which meets in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place> next year, 8<SUP>th</SUP> and 9<SUP>th</SUP> graders combined.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></U></STRONG></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Teen"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P> <BR> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Updating your site is easy! 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Intro to German

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