Jenseits der Stille

Film & Writing

Angelika Becker, West Lafayette HS, Indiana

Das deutsche Fingeralphabet

http://www.irishfilm.ie/downloads/ifi_jenseits_sg.pdf

http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/germanistik/sprachwissenschaft/leo/gebaerdensprache.html

Web Resources

Lesson Plan

• Lesson Plan Overview

• Questions to answer while watching the movie

• Vocab list Hausaufgabe

• Teach “Das deutsche Fingeralphabet” and certain words in German• Give instructions about the assignment, including the self-evaluation rubric and the grading rubric.

Day 1

• Start lesson with review of the sign language words and/or the Fingeralphabet

Days 2/3/4

• Show 30 minutes of the movie

• Allow 12 - 15 minutes for writing

• Answer questions about the movie and allow class discussion about issues

Schreiben oder Writing

• My 2nd year students write the essay in English (Our School Improvement Plan requires all content areas to also write in English).

• Deutsch 3 und 4 schreiben auf Deutsch.

• Questions are in English to ensure comprehension, since I use it as a sub plan as well!

Day 5

•Write essay. This can also be done for homework on day 4.

•Type essay in computer lab or as homework

• Peer evaluation following a check-list• Corrections and re-evaluation by peers

The Essay

1. The title, year it was filmed, director and a star rating, just like in the newspaper.

2. A brief, but concise summary of the movie, addressing at least 2 of Lara’s issues WITHOUT giving away the important details and the ending.

3. A recommendation who should watch the movie, why and what the student learned from watching it.

Assessment

• Students will turn in a compete packet of their work (see cover sheet)

• Mini-quiz on Fingeralphabet and/or phrases

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