German 6

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 helps us understand a message.
We can explore our identity through a new language.
Reciprocal
involving back-and-forth participation
communication is possible using high-frequency words and patterns.
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.
help us to acquire language and understand the world
by exploring, for example, thoughts, feelings, knowledge, culture, and identity
around us.
Learning about language from diverse communities helps us develop cultural awareness.

Content

Learning Standards

Content

German phonemes
individual speech sounds (e.g., ä, ö, ü, eu, äu, au, ei, ie, sch);
German letter patterns
e.g., a, e, er, i, o, u, ä, ö, ü, ß, eu, äu, au, ei, ie
German noun characteristics
gender, case, and number; capitalizing all nouns
German declination
introduction to gender (masculine, feminine, neuter), case (Nominativ, Akkusativ, Dativ, Genitiv), and number (singular, plural; e.g., der kleine Junge versus die kleinen Jungen)
(basic concept)
common, high-frequency vocabulary, sentence structures, and expressions, including:
  • types of questions
    e.g., Wie alt bist du?, Wie viel kostet die Jacke?, Wie sagt man…?, Wo ist die Stadt?, Wann hast du Geburtstag?, Wer kommt mit?
  • descriptions
    using the third-person singular to describe family members and friends (e.g., er/sie/es...)
    of people
  • hobbies and topics of interest
    e.g., Ich spiele gern Gitarre
  • common emotions
    e.g., Ich bin traurig; Es geht mir gut
    and states of physical health
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
Place is any environment, locality, or context with which people interact to learn, create memory, reflect on history, connect with culture, and establish identity. The connection between people and place is foundational to First Peoples perspectives on the world. A sense of place can be influenced by territory, food, clothing, and creative works.
German works of art
e.g., creative works in dance, drama, music, visual arts, with consideration for the ethics of cultural appropriation and plagiarism
cultural aspects
location, history, population, activities, celebrations, clothing, festivals, food, land, music, protocols, traditions
of German communities in Canada and around the world

Curricular Competency

Learning Standards

Curricular Competency

Thinking and communicating

Recognize the relationships between pronunciation, intonation, tone of voice
For example:
  • differentiate between a statement and a question
  • recognize the emotion of the speaker and how it relates to their message
, and meaning
Identify key information in slow, clear speech and 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).
Comprehend stories
Comprehend high-frequency words and patterns in slow, clear speech and other texts
Use language-learning strategies
e.g., interpretation of gestures, facial expressions, intonation, tone of voice, and contextual cues; use of prior knowledge, familiar words, and cognates
Interpret non-verbal cues
e.g., gestures, facial expressions, pictures, props
to increase understanding
Respond to questions, simple commands, and instructions
Seek clarification
Request or provide repetition, word substitution, reformulation, or reiteration (e.g., Ich verstehe nicht; Wiederholen Sie bitte; Wie bitte?; Wie sagt man...?).
of meaning using common statements and questions
Exchange ideas
with peers, teachers, and members of the wider community; can include virtual/online conversations
and information, 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

Consider personal, shared, and others’ experiences, perspectives, and worldviews through a cultural lens
e.g., values, practices, traditions, perceptions
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