German 11

Core Competencies

Communicating
 
Collaborating
Critical and Reflective Thinking
 
Creative Thinking
Personal Awareness and Responsibility
 
Positive Personal and Cultural Identity
 
Social Awareness and Responsibility

Students are expected to know the following:

Students are expected to be able to do the following:

Big Ideas

Big Ideas

Listening and viewing with intent supports our acquisition of a new language.
Language and culture are interconnected and shape our perspective, identity, and voice.
The communicative context determines how we express ourselves.
Exploring diverse forms of cultural expression
representing the experience of the people from whose culture they are drawn; for example, celebrations, customs, folklore, language use, traditions, and creative works (e.g., books, paintings, pictures, sculpture, theatre, dance, poetry and prose, filmmaking, musical composition, architecture)
 promotes greater understanding of our own cultural identity.
Developing proficiency in a new language provides opportunities for careers, travel, personal growth, and study abroad.

Content

Learning Standards

Content

German declination
grammatical forms/endings for gender, case, and number (e.g., das kleine Haus, die kleinen Häuser)
gender, case, and number
increasingly complex vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:
  • complex questions
  • sequence of events
    using appropriate verb tenses and expressions of time (e.g., zuerst, danach, anschließend, schließlich, nach 30 Minuten, eine Stunde später, am nächsten Tag)
    in stories
  • explanation and justification of opinions
    e.g., Meiner Meinung nach…, weil…; Ich finde, dass…, weil…; Ich bin der Ansicht, dass…, weil…
  • points of view
    e.g., Ich finde, dass…, aber er findet, dass…; Sie hat Recht; Meiner Meinung nach…, ihrer Meinung nach…
  • prepositions and the respective cases
    prepositions with Dativ (e.g., aus, nach, von…), with Akkusativ (e.g., gegen, durch…), and with Wechselpräpositionen (e.g., Das Buch liegt auf dem Tisch versus Ich lege das Buch auf den Tisch)
past, present, and future time frames
including past tenses (Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt, Präteritum), Präsens, Futur; difference between past tenses (Perfekt versus Präteritum)
language formality and etiquette
For example:
  • elements of formal versus informal speech and writing (e.g., Konjunktiv I in writing)
  • etiquette, such as addressing people they have not met as Herr or Frau + surname/title (e.g., Herr Müller/Direktor) and using the formal address (Sie)
  • topic-specific jargon, abbreviations, and texting short forms (e.g., gn8 = gute Nacht; MfG = mit freundlichen Grüßen; LG = Liebe Grüße)
distinguishing features
e.g., accents, idiomatic expressions, local slang vocabulary (Servus, Grüß Gott, Moin, Grüezi…)
of major German regional dialects
German works of art
creative works (e.g., books, dance, paintings, pictures, poems, songs), regional dialects, historical origins of words and expressions
First Peoples perspectives connecting language and culture, including oral histories
e.g., conversations with an Elder about celebrations, traditions, and protocols
, identity
Identity is influenced by, for example, traditions, protocols, celebrations, and festivals.
, and place
A sense of place can be influenced by, for example, territory, food, clothing, and creative works.
ethics of cultural appropriation
use of a cultural motif, theme, “voice,” image, knowledge, story, song, or drama, shared without permission or without appropriate context or in a way that may misrepresent the real experience of the people from whose culture it is drawn
and plagiarism

Curricular Competency

Learning Standards

Curricular Competency

Thinking and communicating

Demonstrate degrees of formality in speech and writing to reflect different purposes
e.g., to convince, inform, entertain
Derive meaning in speech and a variety of other texts
“Text” is a generic term referring to all forms of oral, written, visual, and digital communications. Oral, written, and visual elements can also be combined (e.g., in dramatic presentations, graphic novels, films, web pages, advertisements).
and contexts
e.g., differing in terms of audience, purpose, setting, formality/informality
Identify perspectives
A text can reflect the author's personal point of view, which may include bias.
in texts
Use various strategies
For example:
  • use circumlocution, paraphrasing, reformulation, reiteration, repetition, word substitution
  • interpret body language, expression, and tone
  • use contextual cues
  • interpret familiar words
to increase understanding and produce oral and written language
Recognize how choice of words
words with close but not identical meanings (e.g., malen versus zeichnen, kennen versus wissen, der gleiche versus derselbe)
affects meaning
Narrate
  • Use expressions of time and transitional words to show logical progression.
  • Use multiple time frames.
 stories
Stories are a narrative form of text that can be oral, written, or visual. Stories are derived from truth or fiction and may be used to seek and impart knowledge, entertain, share history, and strengthen a sense of identity. (e.g., a series of pictures, First Peoples oral histories, personal stories, skits, student-created stories).
, both orally and in writing
Exchange ideas
with peers, teachers, and members of the wider community; can include virtual/online conversations
and information with growing fluency, both orally and in writing
Share information using the presentation format
e.g., digital, visual, verbal; aids such as charts, graphics, illustrations, music, photographs, videos, props, digital media
best suited to their own and others' diverse abilities

Personal and social awareness

Investigate regional and ethnic diversity
e.g., distinguishing features of major German regional dialects, connections between language and culture
of German language and culture
Recognize First Peoples perspectives and knowledge; other  ways of knowing
e.g., First Nations, Métis, and Inuit; and/or gender-related, subject/discipline-specific, cultural, embodied, intuitive
, and local cultural knowledge
Engage in experiences
e.g., blogs, school visits (including virtual/online visits), concerts, exchanges, festivals, films, letters, plays, social media, stores and restaurants with service in German
with German communities and people
Analyze personal, shared, and others' experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens
e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions
Identify and explore educational and personal/professional opportunities
e.g., academic research, translation, international affairs, government, teaching, travel, study abroad
requiring proficiency in German