Deutsch 231 Hausaufgaben--Winter 2008

Januar

Februar
März April

Assignments are due on the class day following the day on which they are listed on this schedule, unless otherwise noted.  Please remember that late homework will receive a "check minus," and homework that is more than two class days late will not be accepted (unless, of course, you have a good excuse for handing it in late). If you notice any mistakes, please email Hartmut or inform your instructor!

Flexible Homework

If some types of assignments don't seem useful to you, talk to your instructor about whether you might be able to do something else instead that seems more worthwhile to you.

Important note on working on assignments in pairs or groups

We strongly encourage you to consider working on assignments in groups of 2, 3 or even 4 students.  You will learn a lot more by discussing the assignment with each other and helping each other figure out difficult parts.  ==> If you do this, you can hand in one assignment with the names of everyone in your group on it, and you will then all get the same grade for it. This is not appropriate for all assignments ==> if you'd like to try it, please consult with your instructor beforehand and get his/her approval! [For some assignments, the homework schedule already tells you that you can do this ]

Language Learning Journals

These are due every other Monday. We suggest that you plan ahead to find a day when you have time for the LLJ, rather than leaving it to the last minute.
Tag 1: Donnerstag, 3. Januar 1. Lesen Sie CP iii-xxi und sehen Sie sich CP xxii-xxxiii an.  

2. "Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web: 
a. Lesen Sie den "Basic Verb Review" 
b. Füllen Sie das "Arbeitsblatt: Verb-Wiederholung" aus (CP 2)

  • You may work on this assignment in groups of 2, 3 or even 4 students.  You will learn a lot by discussing it with each other and helping each other deal with difficulties.  ==> If you do this, you can hand in one Arbeitsblatt with the names of everyone in your group on it, and you will then all get the same grade for it.
  • In case you don't want to tear the page out of your coursepack, the Arbeitsblatt is also available as a downloadable document on the CTools site for 221/231, under "Resources."

3. Für Donnerstag, den 10. Januar: Sehen Sie den Film Nach fünf im Urwald. [Der Film ist 99 Minuten lang.] Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions.

NÄCHSTES MAL SIND WIR IM LRC!
Tag 2: Montag, 7. Januar

1. "Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web: 
a. Lesen Sie und machen Sie die "Practice Exercises" über Wortstellung und Konjunktionen [You need not submit the "Practice Exercises," but items from them may appear on tests and quizzes.]
b. Machen Sie die "Diagnostic Exercises" auf der "Wortstellung" Seite. [You must "submit" your work electronically in order to get credit for this assignment.  You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check."  You may try the exercise repeatedly, and if you like you can submit your results more than once.  If you submit a score below 80%, you will get a "check minus" for this assignment.] 

  • Since this is the first "electronic" assignment of the term, you may run into some difficulties, and we want this to help you work more efficiently, not to frustrate you ==> if you have trouble submitting these exercises, try to figure out how to make a "screen shot" of the page showing your score and send it as an attachment to your instructor [alternatively, you could write down your responses to the first ten items]; if you have trouble getting to the exercises at all, just describe the problem to your instructor when you come to class.

2. VOLUNTARY PRESENTATIONS ON GERMAN MUSIC:

  • If there's a German band you like and you would be willing to give a short presentation on it in class tomorrow, please let your instructor know. 
  • If you volunteer, your instructor will give you a sheet outlining what you should do: basically, you would
    • play two minutes of the song and
    • talk about it for three minutes, including creating a simple activity that draws the class's attention to the use of verb forms and/or conjunctions in the song.
  • This would count as your LLJ 1.
Tag 3: Dienstag, 8. Januar

1. Arbeitsblatt: Wörterbuchübung (CP 8-9)

  • You may work on this assignment in groups of 2, 3 or even 4 students.  You will learn a lot by discussing it with each other and helping each other deal with difficulties.  ==> If you do this, you can hand in one Arbeitsblatt with the names of everyone in your group on it, and you will then all get the same grade for it.

2. OPTIONAL: You can download the Verb Review transparencies covered today and on the first day of class, write out your responses and hand them in to your instructor to grade. They are available via the CTools site: go to "Resources" and then to the folder "Folien"; click on "VerbTenseReviewFolie.doc." Students enter this course with different levels of preparation ==> if you're not feeling confident with the verb forms, this is a chance for you to get some additional practice.

3. OPTIONAL: If you haven't done so yet, try using the online German Flash Card Program to study the Gateway Vocabulary list. Just go to Options > Add Cards > Load Pre-Made Cards, click on "German 221/231 Gateway Vocab" and select the categories you want to practice. Note that if you take a minute to read the Help menu, you may discover lots of additional useful features!

Tag 4: Mittwoch, 9. Januar

1. Sehen Sie den Film Nach fünf im Urwald. [Der Film ist 99 Minuten lang.] Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on what happens in the movie.

2. Für Mittwoch, den 16. Januar: Aufsatz 1 (250 Wörter). THEMA: Klicken Sie hier.

  • **Please come to class tomorrow with an idea for what webpage(s) you want to write about! We will give you ten minutes to start on your essay in class.**
Tag 5: Donnerstag, 10. Januar

1. "Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web: 
a. Lesen Sie und machen Sie die "Practice Exercises" über "Case Review".  [You need not submit the "Practice Exercises," but items from them may appear on tests and quizzes.]
b. Machen Sie die "Diagnostic Exercises" auf der "Case Review" Seite. [You must "submit" your work electronically in order to get credit for this assignment.  You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check."  You may try the exercise repeatedly, and if you like you can submit your results more than once.  If you submit a score below 80%, you will get a "check minus" for this assignment.]

  • A note on this exercise: Some of the questions will ask you something like "Why is the noun X in the following sentence...?" This is an odd-sounding question, and will probably only make sense to you if you take a look at the summary of the German case system offered in Case Overview II: Why is the Noun in the Sentence, so please take a good look at that page if those questions give you some trouble. The point of this is to clarify something that confuses many students, namely the relationship between what you learned about case in relation to verbs (i.e. information about subjects and direct and indirect objects) and what you learned about case in relation to prepositions (i.e. information about accusative, dative, two-way and genitive prepositions).
2. Lernen Sie die Formen in den Tabellen in CP Seite 13.  

3. Lesen Sie "Some Hints on How to Guess Gender" in CP Seite 12.
Tag 6: Montag, 14. Januar

1. Lernen Sie für Quiz 1 (Popmusik; Nach fünf im Urwald; Verben; Konjunktionen; Case Review)

  • Normally we will NOT give you detailed info on what kinds of questions will be asked on the quizzes: they will simply cover the indicated material. But for this quiz, you can click here to see all the quiz question formats. In some cases, you'll notice that you can prepare your exact answer at home (i.e. questions 5, 6 & 7)
  • Verbs for questions 1-4 will be taken from the Gateway Vocab List

2. Bring Aufsatz 1 draft (250 Wörter). THEMA: Klicken Sie hier.

Tag 7: Dienstag, 15. Januar

1. Aufsatz 1 (250 Wörter). THEMA: Klicken Sie hier. If you need an extra day to incorporate all the comments you get on your essay during today's peer review, you can hand this essay in one day late :)

Tag 8: Mittwoch, 16. Januar

1. "Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web:
a. Lesen Sie und machen Sie die "Practice Exercises" über "Prepositions", "Strong Verb/Weak Verb Pairs (stehen/stellen etc.)" und "Prepositional Verbs and Adjectives".  [You need not submit the "Practice Exercises," but items from them may appear on tests and quizzes.]
b. Machen Sie die "Diagnostic Exercises" auf der "Prepositions" Seite. [You must "submit" your work electronically in order to get credit for this assignment.  You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check."  You may try the exercise repeatedly, and if you like you can submit your results more than once.  If you submit a score below 80%, you will get a "check minus" for this assignment.]

Bitte bringen Sie morgen (und in den folgenden Tagen!) das Buch Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee in die Klasse!
Tag 9: Donnerstag, 17. Januar

1. Lesen Sie Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee, Seite 3-13. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on the assigned reading.

  • Until it becomes easy for you to read this book, we recommend that you proceed page by page as follows:
    • Quickly read over the "Informationen & Vokabeln" ("Sonnenallee Reading Notes") for that page (CP 43-78).
    • Then read that page, referring back to the "Informationen & Vokabeln" for that page if necessary.

2. LLJ 1 Follow the link to see a description of the Language Learning Journal assignment, and a lot of ideas for what you could do. If you can't find anything you're enthusiastic about doing, please talk to your instructor so s/he can try to help you, since this assignment will be much more effective if you enjoy it KONKRETE IDEEN:

  • Gehen Sie zur Kaffeestunde oder einem Filmabend im Max Kade Haus, oder zum Deutschtisch in South Quad oder Bursley.
  • Lesen Sie eins von den "LLJ-Büchern" (Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, Damals war es Friedrich, oder Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte).
  • Sehen Sie den Film Lola rennt, wenn Sie ihn noch nie gesehen haben. [Sie können den Film bei CTools finden: CTools > Resources > Filme/Videos > Additional Movies for LLJs etc.]
  • Informieren Sie sich mehr über eine deutsche Band
Tag 10: Dienstag, 22. Januar

1. Lesen Sie Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee, Seite 14-23. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on the assigned reading.

  • Until it becomes easy for you to read this book, we recommend that you proceed page by page as follows:
    • Quickly read over the "Informationen & Vokabeln" ("Sonnenallee Reading Notes") for that page (CP 43-78)
    • Then read that page, referring back to the "Informationen & Vokabeln" for that page if necessary
Tag 11: Mittwoch, 23. Januar

1. Lesen Sie Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee, Seite 24-39. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on the assigned reading.
Tag 12: Donnerstag, 24. Januar

1. Lesen Sie Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee, Seite 40-61. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on the assigned reading.
Tag 13: Montag, 28. Januar

1. Lesen Sie Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee, Seite 62-80. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on the assigned reading.

2. OPTIONAL: "Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web:
a. Lesen Sie und machen Sie die "Practice Exercises" über Reflexive Verben. [You need not submit the "Practice Exercises," but items from them may appear on tests and quizzes.]
b. Machen Sie die "Diagnostic Exercises" auf der "Reflexive Verben" Seite. [You need not "submit" your results.]

3. Für Montag, den 4. Februar: Sehen Sie den Film Sonnenallee. [Der Film ist 101 Minuten lang.] Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions.
Tag 14: Dienstag, 29. Januar

Entspannen Sie sich

Tag 14A: Mittwoch, 30. Januar

1. Lesen Sie Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee, Seite 80-102. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on the assigned reading.
Tag 15: Donnerstag, 31. Januar

1. Sehen Sie den Film Sonnenallee. [Der Film ist 101 Minuten lang.] Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on what happens in the movie.

2. Für Donnerstag, den 7. Februar: Sehen Sie die drei Drehort Neubrandenburg Videoclips/Interviews: "Bauer Gischow" [13 Minuten], "Der Trabant" [5 Minuten] und "Hochschule" [6 Minuten]. Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions.

  • There will be NO mini-quiz, but you should write and HAND IN a brief (100 words or so) journal auf Deutsch with your impressions of these video clips.

3. LLJ 2 IDEEN:

  • Gehen Sie zur Kaffeestunde oder einem Filmabend im Max Kade Haus, oder zum Deutschtisch in South Quad oder Bursley.
  • Lesen Sie eins von den "LLJ-Büchern" (Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, Damals war es Friedrich, oder Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte).
  • Schreiben Sie über das Buch Am kürzeren Ende der Sonnenallee! [Wenn Sie das machen, sollte Ihr LLJ ein bisschen länger als normal sein, vielleicht 150-200 Wörter!]
  • Informieren Sie sich über Thomas Brussig!
  • Informieren Sie sich über DDR-Alltagskultur!
Tag 16: Montag, 4. Februar

1. Wiederholungsblatt für Test 1 [Popmusik; Nach fünf im Urwald; Nachkriegsgeschichte & BRD/DDR Kontraste; Sonnenallee: Buch, Film & Vokabelliste; Verben, Wortstellung, Case Review, Präpositionen & Präpositionale Verben; Reflexive Verben]

  • Please show your instructor your completed Wiederholungsblatt in class. If you've attempted most of the sections, you will get a "check"; if you've done everything and drafted the essay, you will get a "check plus." Your instructor will determine the grade in class by taking a very quick look while you're discussing your responses in pairs, so that you can keep the sheet and continue studying with it.
  • You may work on this assignment in groups of 2, 3 or even 4 students.  You will learn a lot by discussing it with each other and helping each other deal with difficulties.
  • In case you did not get the review sheet in class, click here to download it. Please email Hartmut if this review sheet (or link) is not up-to-date!
  • You may bring a handwritten, one-sided 3 x 5 index card to the test. You can include whatever notes you want (ideas, facts, grammar, vocabulary), except that you may not write out your essay on the index card. Your instructor will ask you to hand in your index card with your test.

2. Für Montag, den 11. Februar: Sehen Sie den Film Good Bye Lenin! [Der Film ist 121 Minuten lang.] Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions.

Tag 17: Dienstag, 5. Februar

1. Lernen Sie für Test 1 [Popmusik; Nach fünf im Urwald; Nachkriegsgeschichte & BRD/DDR Kontraste; Sonnenallee: Buch, Film & Vokabelliste; Verben, Wortstellung, Case Review, Präpositionen & Präpositionale Verben; Reflexive Verben]

  • You may bring a handwritten, one-sided 3 x 5 index card to the test. You can include whatever notes you want (ideas, facts, grammar, vocabulary), except that you may not write out your essay on the index card. Your instructor will ask you to hand in your index card with your test.
Tag 18: Mittwoch, 6. Februar

1. Sehen Sie die drei Drehort Neubrandenburg Videoclips/Interviews: "Bauer Gischow" [13 Minuten], "Der Trabant" [5 Minuten] und "Hochschule" [6 Minuten]. Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions.

  • There will be NO mini-quiz, but you should write and HAND IN a brief (100 words or so) journal auf Deutsch with your impressions of these video clips.
Tag 19: Donnerstag, 7. Februar  

1. Sehen Sie den Film Good Bye Lenin! [Der Film ist 121 Minuten lang.] Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on what happens in the movie.

2. Für Donnerstag, den 14. Februar: Aufsatz 2 (250 Wörter). THEMA: Klicken Sie hier.
Tag 20: Montag, 11. Februar

1. "Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web:
a. Lesen Sie und machen Sie die "Practice Exercises" über Da-Verbindungen. [You need not submit the "Practice Exercises," but items from them may appear on tests and quizzes.]
b. Machen Sie die "Diagnostic Exercises" auf der "Da-Verbindungen" Seite. [You must "submit" your work electronically in order to get credit for this assignment.  You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check."  You may try the exercise repeatedly, and if you like you can submit your results more than once.  If you submit a score below 80%, you will get a "check minus" for this assignment.
Tag 21: Dienstag, 12. Februar

1. " Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web:
a. Lesen Sie und machen Sie die "Practice Exercises" über Adjektivendungen. [You need not submit the "Practice Exercises," but items from them may appear on tests and quizzes.]
b. Machen Sie die "Diagnostic Exercises" auf der "Adjektivendungen" Seite. [You must "submit" your work electronically in order to get credit for this assignment.  You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check."  You may try the exercise repeatedly, and if you like you can submit your results more than once.  If you submit a score below 80%, you will get a "check minus" for this assignment.]  

Tag 22: Mittwoch, 13. Februar

1. Aufsatz 2 (250 Wörter).  THEMA: Klicken Sie hier.

NÄCHSTES MAL SIND WIR IM LRC!
Tag 23: Donnerstag, 14. Februar

1. Lesen Sie auf dem Web über eine(n) deutschsprachige(n) Komponisten/Komponistin, der/die Sie interessiert. Schreiben Sie dann etwa [=roughly] 100 Wörter über ihn/sie.

ODER

Gehen Sie zur School of Music Library.  Auf einem Reference Table finden Sie die 15-20 blauen Bände von Musikgeschichte und Gegenwart (MGG).  Finden Sie eine(n) deutschsprachige(n) Komponisten/Komponistin, der/die Sie interessiert, und lesen Sie über ihn/sie.  Schreiben Sie dann etwa [=roughly] 100 Wörter über ihn/sie.

2. Für Donnerstag, den 21. Februar: Sehen Sie den Film Kebab Connection. [Der Film ist 96 Minuten lang.] Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions.

Click here to see a picture of a Döner Kebab; click here for an article in English with more information about the central role of Döner Kebab in Germany's fast food world. The following explanations will help you understand two little jokes that are made in the movie, and are both useful things to know about when you're in Germany:

  • The German word "scharf" means both "hot" as in "spicy hot," and "sharp" as in a sharp blade. This will be relevant in the first few minutes of the movie.
  • In the second half of the movie, the lady in the Greek restaurant tries to compliment Ibo by comparing him to Julius Caesar and Dieter Bohlen, whom she appears to admire equally. Dieter Bohlen became famous as part of Modern Talking, Germany's non-answer to the Backstreet Boys.  Modern Talking was Dieter Bohlen and Thomas Anders, two untalented, tanned one-hit wonders from the 80s who came out with a remix of their little song 20 years later and subsequently feuded and broke up. They have become cult figures of popular obsession and disgust. Dieter Bohlen, better known than the other guy and a favorite topic of German tabloids, plays the role of "Simon" on "Deutschland sucht den Superstar," the German version of "American Idol," i.e. he's the mean-spirited #$%@& who entertains the nation by his vicious putdowns of the contestants.

3. LLJ 3. IDEEN:

  • Gehen Sie zur Kaffeestunde oder einem Filmabend im Max Kade Haus, oder zum Deutschtisch in South Quad oder Bursley.
  • Lesen Sie eins von den "LLJ-Büchern" (Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, Damals war es Friedrich, oder Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte).
  • Wenn Sie mehr mit Drehort Neubrandenburg arbeiten wollen, können Sie alle Clips und viele Übungen zu den Clips online bei http://faculty-web.at.northwestern.edu/german/lys/ finden!
  • Sehen Sie den Film Nikolaikirche (Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder, then to the "Movies on Reserve for LLJs etc."  folder, and then click on the movie). This is a good movie, but not everyone necessarily finds it very entertaining. We highly recommend it because it shows you:
    • How the peaceful demonstrations that led to the overthrow of the DDR regime came about
    • The courage it took to participate in, let alone organize such protests
    • How amazing it was when these demonstrations kept growing, and eventually succeeded

If you watch it with this in mind, you may find this to be a very inspiring movie!

  • Sehen Sie den Film Das Leben der anderen [=The Lives of Others] (Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder, then to the "Movies on Reserve for LLJs etc."  folder, and then click on the movie). This film, which won the 2006 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, focuses on the pervasive observation of the lives of private citizens by the Stasi in the DDR.
  • Sehen Sie den Film Die Legende von Paul und Paula oder den Film Solo Sunny. [Sie können diese Filme bei CTools finden: CTools > Resources > Filme/Videos > Additional Movies for LLJs etc.]. These were two of the most successful movies made in the DDR. They're excellent movies, and they will give you a much better sense of what everyday life in the DDR was like than the movies we are watching in this course, which were made after reunification, and often from a "Western" perspective.
  • Informieren Sie sich mehr über die DDR!
Tag 24: Montag, 18. Februar

1. "Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web:
a. Lesen Sie und machen Sie die "Practice Exercises" über Komparativ/Superlativ. [You need not submit the "Practice Exercises," but items from them may appear on tests and quizzes.]
b. Machen Sie die "Diagnostic Exercises" auf der "Komparativ/Superlativ" Seite. [You must "submit" your work electronically in order to get credit for this assignment.  You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check."  You may try the exercise repeatedly, and if you like you can submit your results more than once.  If you submit a score below 80%, you will get a "check minus" for this assignment.]

2. Vergleichen Sie sich mit einem Pinguin [=compare yourself to a penguin].  Schreiben Sie 8 Sätze.  Ideen:
Ich bin größer als ein Pinguin. 
Ich spreche besser deutsch als ein Pinguin. 
Ich trinke nicht so viel Bud Ice wie ein Pinguin. 
Ich kann so gut fliegen wie ein Pinguin.  ODER Vergleichen Sie sich mit Elvis.  Schreiben Sie 8 Sätze.  Ideen: Ich bin größer als Elvis. 
Ich singe besser als Elvis. 
Ich bin nicht so alt wie Elvis. 
Ich bin so schön wie Elvis. 

3. Finden Sie heraus, wie viele Einwohner [=inhabitants] Ihre Heimatstadt hat [==> fragen Sie Ihre Eltern, oder Freunde, oder Ihre(n) alte(n) Deutschlehrer(in), oder suchen Sie die Information auf dem Web!]

NÄCHSTES MAL SIND WIR IM LRC!
Tag 25: Dienstag, 19. Februar

1. Lernen Sie für Quiz 2. Themen:

Tag 26: Mittwoch, 20. Februar

1. Sehen Sie den Film Kebab Connection. [Der Film ist 96 Minuten lang.] Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on what happens in the movie.

Click here to see a picture of a Döner Kebab; click here for an article in English with more information about the central role of Döner Kebab in Germany's fast food world. The following explanations will help you understand two little jokes that are made in the movie, and are both useful things to know about when you're in Germany:

  • The German word "scharf" means both "hot" as in "spicy hot," and "sharp" as in a sharp blade. This will be relevant in the first few minutes of the movie.
  • In the second half of the movie, the lady in the Greek restaurant tries to compliment Ibo by comparing him to Julius Caesar and Dieter Bohlen, whom she appears to admire equally. Dieter Bohlen became famous as part of Modern Talking, Germany's non-answer to the Backstreet Boys.  Modern Talking was Dieter Bohlen and Thomas Anders, two untalented, tanned one-hit wonders from the 80s who came out with a remix of their little song 20 years later and subsequently feuded and broke up. They have become cult figures of popular obsession and disgust. Dieter Bohlen, better known than the other guy and a favorite topic of German tabloids, plays the role of "Simon" on "Deutschland sucht den Superstar," the German version of "American Idol," i.e. he's the mean-spirited #$%@& who entertains the nation by his vicious putdowns of the contestants.

2. Für Mittwoch, den 5. März: Aufsatz 3 (300 Wörter). THEMA: Klicken Sie hier.

Tag 27: Donnerstag, 21. Februar

1. Lesen Sie online den Text Gegensätze und machen Sie die Übungen. [You must "submit" your work electronically in order to get credit for this assignment.  You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check."  You may try the exercise repeatedly, and if you like you can submit your results more than once.  If you submit a score below 80%, you will get a "check minus" for this assignment.] Click on "Show All Questions" in order to see each question relatively close to the text it refers to!

Tag 28: Montag, 3. März

Entspannen Sie sich

NÄCHSTES MAL SIND WIR IM LRC!

  • Bitte bringen Sie einen Entwurf [=draft] von Aufsatz 3 in die Klasse. Wir werden vielleicht in der Klasse ein bisschen Zeit haben, in der Sie an Aufsatz 3 arbeiten können.
Tag 29: Dienstag, 4. März

1. Aufsatz 3 (300 Wörter).  THEMA: Klicken Sie hier.

2. Für Dienstag, den 11. März: Sehen Sie den Film Europa, Europa. [Der Film ist 112 Minuten lang.] Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions.
Tag 30: Mittwoch, 5. März

1. Lesen Sie "Nachts schlafen die Ratten doch" (CP 116-118) und schreiben Sie in etwa 100 Wörtern eine kurze Zusammenfassung der Geschichte aus der Perspektive des Mannes.  [You may work on this in pairs or groups and hand in one copy for all of you]
Tag 31: Donnerstag, 6. März

1. Lesen Sie die "Zeittafel zur Geschichte des 2. Weltkriegs" in CP Seite 120.

2. LLJ 4 IDEEN:

  • Gehen Sie zur Kaffeestunde oder einem Filmabend im Max Kade Haus, oder zum Deutschtisch in South Quad oder Bursley.
  • Lesen Sie eins von den "LLJ-Büchern" (Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, Damals war es Friedrich, oder Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte).
  • Informieren Sie sich über einen deutschsprachigen Künstler!

NÄCHSTES MAL SIND WIR IM LRC!
Tag 32: Montag, 10. März

1. Sehen Sie den Film Europa, Europa. [Der Film ist 112 Minuten lang.] Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder and then click on the movie. You must be using a computer on campus for this to work. Click here for detailed instructions. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on what happens in the movie.
Tag 33: Dienstag, 11. März

1. Lesen Sie die "Zeittafel" aus Damals war es Friedrich (CP 129-132). Schreiben Sie insgesamt 6 Sätze [=a total of 6 sentences] über

  • Fragen, die Sie über den Text haben und/oder
  • Was Sie schon wussten, bevor Sie den Text gelesen haben und/oder
  • Was Sie überrascht oder schockiert hat

2. Lesen Sie CP 125-8 (brief background on the movie Shoah in German, and an English review of the movie by Roger Ebert--we will show an excerpt from the movie in class tomorrow)

Tag 34: Mittwoch, 12. März

1. Wiederholungsblatt für Test 2. Themen:

  • Please show your instructor your completed Wiederholungsblatt in class. If you've attempted most of the sections, you will get a "check"; if you've done everything and drafted the essay, you will get a "check plus." Your instructor will determine the grade in class by taking a very quick look while you're discussing your responses in pairs, so that you can keep the sheet and continue studying with it.
  • You may work on this assignment in groups of 2, 3 or even 4 students.  You will learn a lot by discussing it with each other and helping each other deal with difficulties.
  • In case you did not get the review sheet in class, click here to download it. Please email Hartmut if this review sheet (or link) is not up-to-date!
  • You may bring a handwritten, one-sided 3 x 5 index card to the test. You can include whatever notes you want (ideas, facts, grammar, vocabulary), except that you may not write out your essay on the index card. Your instructor will ask you to hand in your index card with your test.
Tag 35: Donnerstag, 13. März

1. Lernen Sie für Test 2!

  • You may bring a handwritten, one-sided 3 x 5 index card to the test. You can include whatever notes you want (ideas, facts, grammar, vocabulary), except that you may not write out your essay on the index card. Your instructor will ask you to hand in your index card with your test.

Themen:

Tag 36: Montag, 17. März

1. "Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web:
a. Lesen Sie und machen Sie die "Practice Exercises" über Konjunktiv II. [You need not submit the "Practice Exercises," but items from them may appear on tests and quizzes.]
b. Machen Sie die "Diagnostic Exercises" auf der "Konjunktiv II" Seite. [You must "submit" your work electronically in order to get credit for this assignment.  You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check."  You may try the exercise repeatedly, and if you like you can submit your results more than once.  If you submit a score below 80%, you will get a "check minus" for this assignment.]
Tag 37: Dienstag, 18. März

Entspannen Sie sich

Tag 38: Mittwoch, 19. März 1. Rehearse a 1-minute excerpt from your final video project to perform in class tomorrow. You MUST know your lines, i.e. you should not be reading them. The scene can be very short, so you won't have a lot of memorizing to do, and you should feel free to improvise during the role play if you can't remember a line - and be prepared to prompt your partners if they're having trouble! If you notice a couple of words you keep forgetting, scribble them on your hand This is meant to be fun, and to encourage you to record the video in the same way, i.e. rehearse each scene before you record it, and then perform your lines from memory and improvise as needed or when you have a good idea, rather than mechanically following a script. The video project should be a fun way to practice "real" speaking, and is not about perfectionism! In this respect, please also don't worry about technical "glitches" when you're editing. It's only important that it's possible to clearly follow the plot and hear the dialogue!
Tag 39: Donnerstag, 20. März

1. Lernen Sie für Quiz 3. Themen:

  • Testvokabeln: Film [Use the table of contents to find these in your coursepack, or click on the link to download the list from here!]
  • Konjunktiv II

2. Für Donnerstag, den 27. März: Aufsatz 4 (300 Wörter). THEMA:Klicken Sie hier.

3. LLJ 5 IDEEN:

  • Gehen Sie zur Kaffeestunde oder einem Filmabend im Max Kade Haus, oder zum Deutschtisch in South Quad oder Bursley.
  • Lesen Sie eins von den "LLJ-Büchern" (Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, Damals war es Friedrich, oder Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte).
  • Sehen Sie den Film Sophie Scholl - Die letzten Tage ODER den Film Before the Fall -- NaPolA (Go to the CTools site for this course, click on "Resources," go to the "Filme/Videos" folder, then to the "Movies on Reserve for LLJs etc."  folder, and then click on the movie). Klicken Sie hier für mehr Information über den Sophie Scholl Film, oder hier für mehr Information über den NaPolA Film.
Tag 40: Montag, 24. März

1. "Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web:
a. Lesen Sie und machen Sie die "Practice Exercises" über Relativsätze. [You need not submit the "Practice Exercises," but items from them may appear on tests and quizzes.]
b. Machen Sie die "Diagnostic Exercises" auf der "Relativsätze" Seite. [You must "submit" your work electronically in order to get credit for this assignment.  You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check."  You may try the exercise repeatedly, and if you like you can submit your results more than once.  If you submit a score below 80%, you will get a "check minus" for this assignment.]
Tag 41: Dienstag, 25. März  

1. Lesen Sie CP 160 ("Der Zauberlehrling") und machen Sie das Arbeitsblatt in CP 159 [write answers on a separate sheet of paper]

  • We strongly encourage you to work on this assignment in groups of 2, 3 or even 4 students.  You will learn a lot more by discussing the text with each other and helping each other figure out difficult passages.  ==> If you do this, you can hand in one Arbeitsblatt with the names of everyone in your group on it, and you will then all get the same grade for it.
Tag 42: Mittwoch, 26. März

1. Aufsatz 4 (300 Wörter).  THEMA: Klicken Sie hier.

Bitte bringen Sie morgen (und in den folgenden Tagen!) das Buch Die Verwandlung in die Klasse!

Tag 43: Donnerstag, 27. März

1. Lesen Sie Die Verwandlung, Seite 8-11, 18-21, 25-29. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on the assigned reading.

  • Until it becomes easy for you to read this book, we recommend that you proceed page by page as follows:
    • Quickly read over the "Informationen & Vokabeln" ("Verwandlung Reading Notes") for that page (CP 164-173)
    • Then read that page, referring back to the "Informationen & Vokabeln" for that page if necessary

Das Videoprojekt ist am Donnerstag, dem 3. April fällig!!! Extensions ARE possible (and you needn't feel guilty about requesting one!), but please email or talk to your instructor in advance if you think an extension will help you!

Tag 44: Montag, 31. März

1. "Grammatik-Zusammenfassungen" auf dem Web:
a. Lesen Sie und machen Sie die "Practice Exercises" über das Passiv. [You need not submit the "Practice Exercises," but items from them may appear on tests and quizzes.]
b. Machen Sie die "Diagnostic Exercises" auf der "Passiv" Seite. [You must "submit" your work electronically in order to get credit for this assignment.  You need to get a score of 80% or higher in order to get a "check."  You may try the exercise repeatedly, and if you like you can submit your results more than once.  If you submit a score below 80%, you will get a "check minus" for this assignment.]
Tag 45: Dienstag, 1. April

1. Lesen Sie Die Verwandlung, Seite 33-37, 43-46, 54-57. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on the assigned reading.

  • Until it becomes easy for you to read this book, we recommend that you proceed page by page as follows:
    • Quickly read over the "Informationen & Vokabeln" ("Verwandlung Reading Notes") for that page (CP 164-173)
    • Then read that page, referring back to the "Informationen & Vokabeln" for that page if necessary
Tag 46: Mittwoch, 2. April

1. Lernen Sie für Quiz 4. Themen:

  • Testvokabeln: Literatur [Use the table of contents to find these in your coursepack, or click on the link to download the list from here!]
  • Der Zauberlehrling
  • Die Verwandlung
  • Relativsätze; Passiv

2. Lesen Sie Die Verwandlung, Seite 61-65, 71-74. Note that Quiz 4 will include some mini-quiz-type questions on what happens in tonight's assigned reading.

3. Videoprojekt!!! Extensions ARE possible (and you needn't feel guilty about requesting one!), but please email or talk to your instructor in advance if you think an extension will help you!

Tag 47: Donnerstag, 3. April

1. Lesen Sie Die Verwandlung, Seite 81-86, 89-92. Note that class will begin with a mini-quiz on the assigned reading.

2. LLJ 6 IDEEN:

  • Gehen Sie zur Kaffeestunde oder einem Filmabend im Max Kade Haus, oder zum Deutschtisch in South Quad oder Bursley.
  • Lesen Sie eins von den "LLJ-Büchern" (Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen, Damals war es Friedrich, oder Peter Schlemihls wundersame Geschichte).
  • Lesen Sie ein paar von den Gedichten in CP 153-8.
Tag 48: Montag, 7. April Entspannen Sie sich  
Tag 49: Dienstag, 8. April

Wiederholungsblatt für Test 3. Themen:

  • Testvokabeln [Use the table of contents to find these in your coursepack, or click on the links to download the lists from here!]:
  • Die Verwandlung: Buch und Vokabelliste
  • Der Zauberlehrling
  • Konjunktiv II; Relativsätze; Passiv
  • Please show your instructor your completed Wiederholungsblatt in class. If you've attempted most of the sections, you will get a "check"; if you've done everything and drafted the essay, you will get a "check plus." Your instructor will determine the grade in class by taking a very quick look while you're discussing your responses in pairs, so that you can keep the sheet and continue studying with it.
  • You may work on this assignment in groups of 2, 3 or even 4 students.  You will learn a lot by discussing it with each other and helping each other deal with difficulties.
  • In case you did not get the review sheet in class, click here to download it. Please email Hartmut if this review sheet (or link) is not up-to-date!
  • You may bring a handwritten, one-sided 3 x 5 index card to the test. You can include whatever notes you want (ideas, facts, grammar, vocabulary), except that you may not write out your essay on the index card. Your instructor will ask you to hand in your index card with your test.
Tag 50: Mittwoch, 9. April

Lernen Sie für Test 3.

  • You may bring a handwritten, one-sided 3 x 5 index card to the test. You can include whatever notes you want (ideas, facts, grammar, vocabulary), except that you may not write out your essay on the index card. Your instructor will ask you to hand in your index card with your test.

Themen:

  • Testvokabeln [Use the table of contents to find these in your coursepack, or click on the links to download the lists from here!]:
  • Die Verwandlung: Buch und Vokabelliste
  • Der Zauberlehrling
  • Konjunktiv II; Relativsätze; Passiv
Tag 51: Donnerstag, 10. April Entspannen Sie sich  
Tag 52: Montag, 14. April Entspannen Sie sich
Tag 53: Dienstag, 15. April Sprechen und lesen Sie in den Ferien Deutsch, und entspannen Sie sich
Hören Sie den Vögeln beim Singen zu [zuhören = listen to].
Sehen Sie einen Film, weil er ein Klassiker ist.
Lesen Sie ein Buch, weil es ein Klassiker ist.
Schreiben Sie einen Brief mit der Hand.
Fragen Sie einen alten Menschen über die alten Zeiten.

Frohe Ferien!!