Das Reporterteam Scope and Sequence

3 2 1

 What are the different ways we greet each other?

 What kinds of information do we typically share when introducing ourselves?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Write and perform a skit in German for the school’s theater club

MINIPROJEKT 2 Create your Deutschpass

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Interview a famous German-speaking person for a talk show

Sprichst du Deutsch?

 How are origin and languages important in life?

 What do our interests say about us?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Create a world map to present three celebrities that have roots in various countries

MINIPROJEKT 2 Create a poster to illustrate your likes and dislikes

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Create a personal profile for a school exchange program

COMMUNICATION

• spelling and the German alphabet

• greeting people and saying goodbye

• introducing oneself

• expressing likes and dislikes

• identifying and asking about objects

• asking for information

• being polite

• apologizing

• giving instructions

• greeting people and introducing onself

• identifying professions and introducing others

• asking how old people are and telling their age

• asking and responding to questions about your name, age, and where you live

 What makes a family?

 How does style reflect someone’s personality?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Present your entourage in a poster

MINIPROJEKT 2 Write a post about one celebrity’s style

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Create and present a character from a book and his or her entourage

• identifying countries and saying where people come from

• identifying languages people speak and countries where German is spoken

• expressing activities people like and don’t like to do

• saying which pets people prefer and which people have and don’t have

• making plans for the weekend

• presenting family members and people who are close to me and describing their personalities

• asking for and giving information about family relationships

• describing what people wear

• describing someone’s physical appearance and personality

Scope and Sequence

LANGUAGE CULTURE

• expressions for greeting people and saying goodbye

• numbers from 0 to 31

• weather and seasons

• classroom objects

• days of the week and months

• everyday words and expressions in German

• useful classroom expressions

• famous German-speaking people, landmarks, and objects

• German state and city names in the United States

• gestures and greetings

• important cultural events in the German-speaking countries

VOCABULARY

• polite expressions

• professions

• numbers up to two million

• mathematical equations

STRUCTURES

• the definite article

• subject pronouns

• the verb heißen

• the verb wohnen

• word order

• questions with wer, wie, was, wo

• the verb sein

• telling dates

VOCABULARY

• countries and languages

• origins

• hobbies and leisure activities

• pets

STRUCTURES

• the stem-changing verb sprechen

• Yes/No questions

• Und, oder, aber

• verb + gern / nicht gern

• stem-changing verbs fahren, lesen, sehen, treffen

• the verb haben

• indefinite articles ein, eine

• the negation with kein, keine

VOCABULARY

• family relationships

• personality traits

• clothes and accessories

• physical descriptions

STRUCTURES

• genitive -s with proper names

• possessive adjectives

• negation with nicht

• expressing cause with denn

• definite articles in the accusative

• the stem-changing verb tragen

• the verb mögen

• object pronouns

• possessive adjectives in the singular accusative

• greetings in German-speaking countries

• famous German-speaking people

• the port of Hamburg

• Hamburger and Fischbrötchen

• Hamburg harbor birthday

• the Elbphilharmonie

• musicals in Hamburg, such as König der Löwen

• the European Day of Languages

• German-speaking countries

• the border triangle at Lake Constance

• the German singer Namika

• the association buntkicktgut, an intercultural football league

• the Deutscher Tierschutzbund, a German animal welfare association

• Lake Constance

• typical weekend activities in Germany

• the sitcom Türkisch für Anfänger

• Leni Klum and her famous family

• Checkpoint Charlie, lake Wannsee, Tempelhofer Feld, and the Berlinale film festival

• shopping in Berlin: Mall of Berlin

• shopping in Germany

• four German-speaking influencers

• the East Side Gallery in Berlin

• the metric system

• the movie and book Hände weg von Mississippi

• two German fashion designers: Michael Michalsky and Karl Lagerfeld

Hallo aus Hamburg!

5 4

Mein Lieblingsfach

 What makes a good school experience?

 How can activities bring us together?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Create an ideal or horrible school schedule

MINIPROJEKT 2 Create and present an ad for a new club at your school

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Present your school in a video report

Mahlzeit!

 What makes a healthy diet?

 How does food reflect a country’s culture?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Create a video to give advice on a healthy diet

MINIPROJEKT 2 Create and perform a skit that takes place in a restaurant

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Create and perform a skit in which you invite friends to your home

6

 What makes a city a good place to live?

 How do people shop differently across cultures?

MINIPROJEKT 1 Make a brochure of the best places for young Germans to visit according to your class

MINIPROJEKT 2 Organize a flea market in your classroom

ABSCHLUSSPROJEKT Design a city tour of your hometown for German-speaking tourists

• identifying places in a school

• describing school schedules and asking and answering questions about them

• understanding descriptions of school schedules and systems in the German-speaking world

• describing extracurricular activities at school

Willkommen in Zürich COMMUNICATION

• understanding information about contests for talented youths in Germany

VOCABULARY

• school areas

• school subjects and schedules

• alternatives to saying yes/no

• school clubs

• expressions of frequency

• performing

• events STRUCTURES

• possessive adjectives (plural)

• expressing days of the week and time: am, um

• es gibt + accusative

• the verb wollen + infinitive

• the imperative

• Tag der offenen Tür

• German schools

• the grading system in Germany

• the German education system

• Girls’ Day and similar events in German-speaking countries

• AGs at a German school

• two German national contests: Jugend forscht and Jugend musiziert

• school traditions in Germany

• identifying food items and sharing food preferences

• making suggestions for healthy eating and comparing food and beverage preferences

• ordering and paying for a meal in a restaurant

• extending, accepting, and rejecting invitations

• making a grocery list and purchases in a grocery store

VOCABULARY

• foods

• meals and eating habits

• dining out and menus

• accepting and rejecting an invitation

• going grocery shopping

• expressions of quantity

STRUCTURES

• the stem-changing verb essen

• the imperative (ihr)

• viel, viele / wenig, wenige

• the indefinite pronoun man

• answers with doch

• the stem-changing verb nehmen

• making polite requests with möchten

• the verb können + infinitive

• the preposition für + accusative

• the Wiener Schnitzel, a popular Austrian dish

• food products and specialities associated with Austrian cuisine

• eating habits or food products associated with Germanspeaking countries

• the euro

• customs in German-speaking restaurants

• the Imbiss

• etiquette in German-speaking countries

• the metric system

• places to go for grocery shopping

• Austrian coffee house culture and specialties offered

• describing places in a city and telling how to get there

• locating places on a map

• choosing a gift, saying where to buy it, and telling its price

• asking for information while shopping or exploring a city

• following, asking for, and giving directions

VOCABULARY

• places en town and directions

• means of transportation

• stores

• telling prices

• buying clothes

• gifts

• giving directions

STRUCTURES

• the preposition mit + dative

• prepositions of location + dative

• compounds

• the preposition of direction in + accusative

• Zurich’s cityscape and transportation

• leisure activities in Zurich

• Zurich’s cultural scene, famous sites and monuments

• languages spoken in Switzerland

• the Swiss franc

• shopping in German-speaking countries

• recycling in fashion

• original places to go shopping in Zurich