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Connections

Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information

Connections

Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.

Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures.

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Media

Editorials

RadioViolence Advertising

Newspapers

Jobs

TV EntertainmentInformation

Story Mapping

Title _____________________________________

Author _____________________________________

Genre _____________________________________

Characters

Setting

List characters and describe them.

Identify and describe the setting

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You’ve got …

1. Locate a partner teacher.

2. Decide on the topic(s).

3. Determine time frame.

Email Projects

Age and language level will determine the depth of engagement in these topics – here are some typical themes for which email exchanges seem ideal:

School Daily LifeFood FamilyFriends TravelFree Time WeatherSeasons Youth Clothing ShoppingCareers Movie Schedules/Ads/reviewsTV Listings and shows MusicTourist attractions PrejudiceWar LoveStereotypes Cuisine

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Interdisciplinary UnitsHeidi Hayes Jacobs

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Identify the organizing center

Brainstorm associations related to the organizing center using the disciplines

Devise a set of essential questions to frame theunit as a scope and sequence

Generate activities and assessments under eachessential question for implementation

Immigrant ExperienceImmigrant Experience

HolocaustHolocaust

ExpressionismExpressionism

HistoricalPeriod

HistoricalPeriod

Aztec Civilization

Aztec Civilization

Quick! Grab a soda …

5 minutes!

Comparisons

Develop Insights into the Nature of Language and Culture

Comparisons

Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.

Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

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Internet … News

English

FrenchGerman

Italian

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Spanish98

Working with Authentic Texts

#1.

#2.

#3.

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Teach for the “gist”

Narrow the task

Use same text for multi-levels

Highlight use of structures

Ask inferential questions

Student Self-Assessment of Writing Mechanics

Schreiben: Analyse NAME ____________________DEUTSCH III

Aufgabe 1 Aufgabe 2 Aufgabe 3 Aufgabe 4 Augabe 5

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PP

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Venn Diagram

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die Post

Using the Venn Diagram

Cultural Practices -- US and Target Culture

Two stories by the same author

Two stories with same theme by different authors

Point of view: characters of a story

Communities

Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World

Communities

Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

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