Januar | Februar |
März | April |
Here are the suggested assignments–but please be aware that your instructor may make changes to this in class!
Each ROW in the homework plan below corresponds to one day’s homework for the daytime sections. Since the evening section only meets two days/week, you will be assigned two “rows” of homework on each class day. PLEASE try to do these on two separate days if you can: doing both parts at once is too much, and you will learn less from it. Please remember that late homework will receive a “check minus,” and homework that is more than two class days late may not be accepted (unless, of course, you have a good excuse for handing it in late). If you notice any mistakes, please use the Contact/Feedback link at the bottom of this page, or inform your instructor!
Donnerstag, 6. Januar |
To understand this homework schedule, imagine your instructor saying “This is what you have to do for the NEXT class.“==> What is listed here today is due ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 11). Work through the numbered items one by one. **SUBMIT** indicates something you need to submit to your instructor for grading. 0a. Kennenlernen Discussion Post – See details on Canvas. 0b. “Letter to my Instructor” Assignment – See details on Canvas. 1. If your book has not yet arrived, please print pages 2-7 for tomorrow’s class (Stunde 2) [die Stunde = hour]. You can print from the eBook from Canvas: Files > Vorsprung Scans > Vorsprung4e Kapitel1.pdf. 2a. Sehen Sie [=watch] das Kapitel 1 Video. Klicken Sie hier! 2b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to take the online Kapitel 1 “pre-quiz.”
3a. Lesen Sie [=read] die Kursinformation. 3b. Lesen Sie Vorsprung Seite xxv-xxvi (“To the student”).
4. **SUBMIT** Click here to take the quiz on learning strategies (see also Vorsprung Seite xxv-xxvi), important course policies, and on the vocabulary from the first day of class [Click on the preceding three links to review the info covered by this quiz!]. You need a score of 80% or higher in order to get a “check.”
5. OPTIONAL: “Kapitel 1 Videos zum Spaß [=for fun].” Watch the ones that look interesting to you. This chapter’s videos include e.g. the “Twist and Shout” Scene from Ferris Bueller; David Hasselhoff singing auf Deutsch; Sesame Street (Sesamstraße) auf Deutsch; & a music video classic by Die Toten Hosen: Zehn kleine Jägermeister.
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1a. Begin learning the Kapitel 1 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to take the Kapitel 1 Vokabelquiz. You need a score of 80% or higher in order to get a “check.”
2. **SUBMIT** First Kapitel 1 MindTap Due Date ==>
3. Sounds of German – Pronunciation Practice:
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Dienstag, 11. Januar |
0. If you are still printing out Kapitel 1 bit by bit, what you will need for next time is pages 2-35. 1. **SUBMIT** Continue learning the Kapitel 1 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! Then complete and submit this worksheet.
2. OPTIONAL: Schoolhouse Rock! For an entertaining and nostalgic review of the basics of English grammar (which will help you a lot to understand the grammatical concepts in this course, and your future German courses), review some of the classic Schoolhouse Rock episodes. Even if you know all about grammar, you may want to watch the classic “Conjunction Junction.” Newer, but very sweet and particularly helpful for this course, is “The Tale of Mr. Morton,” which explains subjects and predicates. Check out the related videos to find more. [Nothing to do with grammar, but the other must-see Schoolhouse Rock classic is “I’m Just a Bill.”]
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1. **SUBMIT** Main Kapitel 1 MindTap Due Date
2. **SUBMIT** Complete this worksheet.
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Donnerstag, 13. Januar |
0. If you are still printing out Kapitel 1 bit by bit, what you will need for Stunde 7 is (still) pages 2-35. 1. **SUBMIT** Kapitel 1 Kultur. Go to Canvas > Discussions. |
1. **SUBMIT** Test 1 Wiederholungsblatt AND Essay.
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Dienstag, 18. Januar |
1. Lernen Sie für Test 1! IDEEN:
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1a. Sehen Sie das Kapitel 2 Video. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. Sehen Sie das Kapitel 3 Video von 5:39-7:34 (i.e. watch ONLY the section of the Kapitel 3 video that’s about Accusative Pronouns). Klicken Sie hier! 1c. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to take the online Kapitel 2 “pre-quiz” and use the “Submit” button to submit your score to your instructor. You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a “check.”
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Donnerstag, 20. Januar |
1a. Begin learning the Kapitel 2 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to download a worksheet on the Kapitel 2 Vokabeln, which you should fill out and submit! 2. **SUBMIT** First Kapitel 2 MindTap Due Date
3. **SUBMIT** AMD 1: Go to Canvas > Discussions. The AMD 1 prompt includes instructions and ideas! |
1. Lesen Sie auf der Kurswebseite die “Supplementary Grammar Explanations” für Kapitel 2. 2. OPTIONAL: Watch the “Kapitel 2 Videos zum Spaß [=for fun].”
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Dienstag, 25. Januar |
1.**SUBMIT** Continue learning the Kapitel 2 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! Then complete and submit this worksheet.
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1a. Sehen Sie Teil 1 des Films Lola rennt [ca. 20 Minuten]. [We’ll be watching the movie in 4 parts.] To access the clip, Go to Canvas > Media Gallery, and click on the “Lola rennt [Clip 1]” thumbnail. Email Hartmut if you run into any problems!
1b. **SUBMIT** Click here to download the “Lola rennt – Teil 1 Worksheet,” fill it out as you watch the clip, and hand it in in class. |
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Donnerstag, 27. Januar |
1. **SUBMIT** Main Kapitel 2 MindTap Due Date
2. **SUBMIT** Complete and submit this worksheet. |
1. **SUBMIT** Kapitel 2 Kultur. Go to Canvas > Discussions. |
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Dienstag, 1. Februar |
1. **SUBMIT** Test 2 Wiederholungsblatt AND Essay.
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1. Lernen Sie für Test 2! IDEEN:
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Donnerstag, 3. Februar |
1a. Sehen Sie das Kapitel 3 Video. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to take the online Kapitel 3 “pre-quiz” and use the “Submit” button to submit your score to your instructor. You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a “check.” Click here for more info and troubleshooting advice about this assignment.
2. **SUBMIT** AMD 2. Go to Canvas > Discussions. The AMD 2 prompt includes instructions and ideas! |
1a. Begin learning the Kapitel 3 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to download a worksheet on the Kapitel 3 Vokabeln, which you should fill out and submit! 2. **SUBMIT** First Kapitel 3 MindTap Due Date
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Dienstag, 8. Februar |
1. **SUBMIT** Lesen Sie den Text “Restaurants und Supermärkte in den USA”. Click here to download the text combined with vocabulary notes and a worksheet, which you should fill out and submit.
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1a. Sehen Sie Teil 2 des Films Lola rennt [ca. 20 Minuten]. To access the clip, Go to Canvas > Media Gallery, and click on the “Lola rennt [Clip 2]” thumbnail. Email Hartmut if you run into any problems!
1b. **SUBMIT** Click here to download the “Lola rennt – Teil 2 Worksheet,” fill it out as you watch the clip, and hand it in in class. 2. **SUBMIT** Continue learning the Kapitel 3 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! Then complete and submit this worksheet.
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Donnerstag, 10. Februar |
Entspannen Sie sich |
1. **SUBMIT** Main Kapitel 3 MindTap Due Date
2. **SUBMIT** Complete and submit this worksheet. |
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Dienstag, 15. Februar |
1. **SUBMIT** Kapitel 3 Kultur. Go to Canvas > Discussions. 2. Bring a fun (but inoffensive!) object to class; choose something that won’t break if it’s passed around in class, and that you’re not terrified of losing (it shouldn’t get lost during the activity in class, but you never know). Look up the German word for this object (including the gender!) if you don’t know it, and write it down! 3.OPTIONAL: Watch the “Kapitel 3 Videos zum Spaß“
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Entspannen Sie sich |
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Donnerstag, 17. Februar |
1. **SUBMIT** Test 3 Wiederholungsblatt AND Essay.
2. RECOMMENDED: Lesen Sie “Some Hints on How to Guess Gender“
3. **SUBMIT** AMD 3. Go to Canvas > Discussions. [If you need an extra day or two to complete this AMD, just LET YOUR INSTRUCTOR KNOW!] |
1. Lernen Sie für Test 3! IDEEN:
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Dienstag, 22. Februar |
1a. Sehen Sie das Kapitel 4 Video. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to take the online Kapitel 4 “pre-quiz” and use the “Submit” button to submit your score to your instructor. You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a “check.” Click here for more info and troubleshooting advice about this assignment.
3. [Für Donnerstag, den 10. März:] Aufsatz 1 (150 Wörter). Topic (“Thema”) and instructions on Canvas! |
1a. Begin learning the Kapitel 4 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to take the Kapitel 4 Vokabelquiz. You need a score of 80% or higher in order to get a “check.” Click here for more info and troubleshooting advice about this assignment. 1c. OPTIONAL: Here are a few additional vocab practice activities from another site that you could try for fun: (i) Kleider (ii) Körperpflege (iii) Reisen (iv) Unterwegs 2. **SUBMIT** First Kapitel 4 MindTap Due Date
3. Lesen Sie hier mehr über den Imperativ. BITTE BRINGEN SIE NÄCHSTES MAL DAS JANOSCH-BUCH! |
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Donnerstag, 24. Februar |
1. **SUBMIT** Lesen Sie Janosch Seite 3-11. Click here to download a worksheet on the text, which you should fill out and submit!
2. **SUBMIT** Continue learning the Kapitel 4 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! Then complete and submit this worksheet.
BITTE BRINGEN SIE NÄCHSTES MAL DAS JANOSCH-BUCH! |
1. **SUBMIT** Lesen Sie Janosch Seite 12-19. Click here to download a worksheet on the text, which you should fill out and submit!
2a. Sehen Sie Teil 3 des Films Lola rennt [ca. 20 Minuten]. To access the clip, Go to Canvas > Media Gallery, and click on the “Lola rennt [Clip 3]” thumbnail. Email Hartmut if you run into any problems! 2b. **SUBMIT** Click here to download the “Lola rennt – Teil 3 Worksheet,” fill it out as you watch the clip, and hand it in in class. [This section of the movie contains lots of useful/fun expressions and examples of modal verbs and the Imperative ==> this worksheet is a little longer than the others ==> today’s Janosch worksheet is a little shorter than usual!] |
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Dienstag, 8. März |
1. **SUBMIT** Aufsatz 1 (150 Wörter). Topic (“Thema”) and instructions on Canvas! BITTE BRINGEN SIE NÄCHSTES MAL DAS JANOSCH-BUCH! |
1. **SUBMIT** Main Kapitel 4 MindTap Due Date
2. **SUBMIT** Complete and submit this worksheet. |
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Donnerstag, 10. März |
1. **SUBMIT** Kapitel 4 Kultur. Go to Canvas > Discussions. 2. OPTIONAL: Watch the “Kapitel 4 Videos zum Spaß“
3. **SUBMIT** AMD 4. Go to Canvas > Discussions. |
1. **SUBMIT** Test 4 Wiederholungsblatt AND Essay.
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Dienstag, 15. März |
1. Lernen Sie für Test 4! IDEEN:
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1a. Sehen Sie das Kapitel 5 Video. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to download a worksheet on the Kapitel 5 grammar, which you should fill out and submit!
2. Anlauftext lesen (Important preparation for the next class!): Read the Kapitel 5 cartoon text (p. 166-7) as follows: First, read through the vocabulary in the bullet point below. Then read the text once quickly without stopping. Then look through the vocabulary one more time. Finally, read the text a second time, this time more carefully, referring back to the vocabulary below as needed, and looking up any other troublesome words/phrases online.
3. [Für Donnerstag, den 24. März:] Aufsatz 2 (150 Wörter). Topic (“Thema”) and instructions on Canvas! |
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Donnerstag, 17. März |
1a. Begin learning the Kapitel 5 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to take the Kapitel 5 Vokabelquiz. You need a score of 80% or higher in order to get a “check.”Click here for more info and troubleshooting advice about this assignment.
1c. OPTIONAL: Try this quiz on weather-related vocabulary: Himmel. 2. **SUBMIT** First Kapitel 5 MindTap Due Date
BITTE BRINGEN SIE NÄCHSTES MAL DAS JANOSCH-BUCH! |
1a. **SUBMIT** Lesen Sie den Text “Freundschaft in Zeiten der sozialen Netzwerke”. Click here to download the text combined with vocabulary notes and a worksheet, which you should fill out and submit.
1b. **SUBMIT** Lesen Sie Janosch Seite 20-27. Click here to download a worksheet on the text, which you should fill out and submit! Today’s worksheet is very short, since you’re also reading the “soziale Netzwerke” text.
BITTE BRINGEN SIE NÄCHSTES MAL DAS JANOSCH-BUCH! |
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Dienstag, 22. März |
1. **SUBMIT** Aufsatz 2 (150 Wörter). Topic (“Thema”) and instructions on Canvas!
2. Lesen Sie mehr über die Verbformen im Conversational Past: |
1a. Sehen Sie Teil 4 des Films Lola rennt [ca. 20 Minuten]. To access the clip, Go to Canvas > Media Gallery, and click on the “Lola rennt [Clip 4]” thumbnail. Email Hartmut if you run into any problems! 1b. **SUBMIT** Click here to download the “Lola rennt – Teil 4 Worksheet,” fill it out as you watch the clip, and hand it in in class. 2. **SUBMIT** Continue learning the Kapitel 5 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! Then complete and submit this worksheet.
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Donnerstag, 24. März |
1. **SUBMIT** Main Kapitel 5 MindTap Due Date
2. **SUBMIT** Complete and submit this worksheet. 3. [Für Dienstag, den 5. April:] Aufsatz 3 (350 Wörter). Topic (“Thema”) and instructions on Canvas! 4. **SUBMIT** AMD 5.If you need more time for this AMD, please just ask your instructor for an extension! Go to Canvas > Discussions. |
1. **SUBMIT** Lesen Sie Janosch Seite 28-35. Click here to download a worksheet on the text, which you should fill out and submit!
2. **SUBMIT** Kapitel 5 Kultur. Go to Canvas > Discussions. 3.OPTIONAL: Watch the “Kapitel 5 Videos zum Spaß“
BITTE BRINGEN SIE NÄCHSTES MAL DAS JANOSCH BUCH! |
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Dienstag, 29. März |
1. **SUBMIT** Test 5 Wiederholungsblatt AND Essay.
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1. Lernen Sie für Test 5! IDEEN:
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Donnerstag, 31. März |
1a. Sehen Sie das Kapitel 6 Video. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to take the online Kapitel 6 “pre-quiz” and use the “Submit” button to submit your score to your instructor. You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a “check.” Click here for more info and troubleshooting advice about this assignment.
2. Anlauftext lesen (Important preparation for the next class!): Read the Kapitel 6 cartoon text (p. 206-7) as follows: First, read through the vocabulary in the bullet point below. Then read the text once quickly without stopping. Then look through the vocabulary one more time. Finally, read the text a second time, this time more carefully, referring back to the vocabulary below as needed, and looking up any other troublesome words/phrases online.
3. Memorize the Basic Chart of Forms of der/das/die, ein-words, Pronouns [ignore the Genitive]. Note that there are some simple, repetitive exercises at the bottom of the page to help you memorize this materials (they include the Genitive, however).
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1. **SUBMIT** Aufsatz 3 (350 Wörter). Topic (“Thema”) and instructions on Canvas! 2. Review the following items in the Appendix of Vorsprung (pp. 488-496) over the next few days, in preparation for the final exam: 2 [ignore the Genitive], 6, 7 [ignore the Genitive], 13 [just the first two columns], 15 [just danken, gefallen, gehören, helfen & schmecken], 16 [also review the information on negation on our website], 17 [just Present and Conversational Past], 18, 19, and 22 [ignore the Narrative Past] 3. OPTIONAL: Check out Deutsche Welle’s compilation of their “10 Favorite German Idioms” (starting with “Schwein gehabt,” of course 🙂 ) |
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Dienstag, 5. April |
1a. Begin learning the Kapitel 6 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! 1b. **SUBMIT** When you’re ready, click here to download a worksheet on the Kapitel 6 Vokabeln, which you should fill out and submit!
1c. RECOMMENDED: Try the following activities: (i) Hausteile (ii) Möbel (iii) Räume (iv) Körperteile 2. **SUBMIT** First Kapitel 6 MindTap Due Date
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1. **SUBMIT** Lesen Sie den Text “Kleine Zimmer, kleine Miete – Leben im Studentenwohnheim”. Click here to download the text combined with vocabulary notes and a worksheet, which you should fill out and submit.
2. **SUBMIT** Lesen Sie Janosch Seite 36-41. Click here to download a worksheet on the text, which you should fill out and submit!
BITTE BRINGEN SIE NÄCHSTES MAL DAS JANOSCH-BUCH! ***BITTE BRINGEN SIE NÄCHSTES MAL AUCH DEN TEXT VON IHREM ROLLENSPIEL!!*** We will have some time in class for you to rehearse your role play and brainstorm additional ideas. |
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Donnerstag, 7. April |
1. **SUBMIT** Continue learning the Kapitel 6 vocabulary. Klicken Sie hier! Then complete and submit this worksheet.
2. **SUBMIT** AMD 6. Go to Canvas > Discussions. [LET YOUR INSTRUCTOR KNOW if you need an extra day to get this done!]
BITTE BRINGEN SIE NÄCHSTES MAL DAS JANOSCH-BUCH! |
1. **SUBMIT** Lesen Sie Janosch Seite 42-48. Schreiben Sie dann 100 Wörter über das Buch. Ideen:
2. OPTIONAL: Watch the “Kapitel 6 Videos zum Spaß“
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Dienstag, 12. April | Entspannen Sie sich |
PLEASE REMEMBER TO FILL OUT AN ONLINE COURSE EVALUATION FOR THIS COURSE! 1. **SUBMIT** Main Kapitel 6 MindTap Due Date
2. **SUBMIT** Complete and submit this worksheet. 3. **SUBMIT** Kapitel 6 Kultur. Go to Canvas > Discussions. |
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Donnerstag, 14. April |
PLEASE REMEMBER TO FILL OUT AN ONLINE COURSE EVALUATION FOR THIS COURSE! 1. **SUBMIT** Kapitel 6 Kultur. Go to Canvas > Discussions. |
1. **SUBMIT** Endexamen Wiederholungsblatt AND Essays.
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Dienstag, 19. April |
PLEASE REMEMBER TO FILL OUT AN ONLINE COURSE EVALUATION FOR THIS COURSE! 1. Lernen Sie für das Endexamen! IDEEN:
2. Sprechen und lesen Sie in den Ferien Deutsch! Gehen Sie in einen Park, entspannen Sie sich, und sehen Sie sich die Pflanzen und Tiere an. Frohe Ferien!! |