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Current Events
The Arts
German 3 > Humanities
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions concerning current events.
- Express and exchange reactions to current events.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify pertinent information when listening to media newscasts or reading selections from written news sources.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Communicate main ideas and supporting details orally and in writing when presenting a current event.
- Produce and explain opinions and reactions to current news events.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Discuss how the viewpoints of people from German-speaking countries are reflected in their news broadcasts and publications.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Relate knowledge of current events gained in social sciences, history, government, and science classes to information learned in German class.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast attitudes towards world events of people in the U.S. and in German-speaking countries.
Communication Across Communities
- Locate and use authentic resources in German television news programs, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet to broaden understanding of current events.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to mass media (e.g. articles, editorials, and broadcasts)
- Verb tenses required for narrating and commenting on current events
- Use of the passive voice
- Vocabulary describing and expressing preferences and opinions
German 3 > Humanities
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions concerning theatre, concert halls, opera and art galleries in German-speaking countries.
- Discuss major authors of German-speaking countries and their works.
- Ask for and give information concerning the arts.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Understand main ideas and pertinent details presented in oral and written descriptions or critiques of music, art, or literature.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Produce oral and written reports on artists (e.g. composers, painters, writers, musicians, etc.) from various time periods.
- Produce and explain opinions and reactions to music, art and literature.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices and Products
- Explore how music, art, and literature are influenced by historical and political events throughout time within cultures of German-speaking countries.
Connections, Comparisons, and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Relate knowledge gained in art, music, and humanities classes to information learned in German class.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast attitudes towards the arts of Americans and citizens of German-speaking countries.
- Compare the use of the German passive voice and the imperfect tense with English for discussing the arts.
Communication Across Communities
- Locate and use authentic resources in German to broaden understanding of the arts.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Vocabulary related to the theatre, museums, art exhibits, and geography
- Vocabulary expressing preference, envy and admiration
- Use of genitive prepositions
- Use of the subjunctive forms of the modal verbs in present and past tenses
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