7th Global Language

Week of June 8

German: This week, students will be given their last activities. There will be three "last activities" posted on the google classroom. Should students find they have extra time, full credit will be awarded for any missing assignments made up. Please remember to send an email to indicate that work has been made up and needs to be rechecked. Thank you for all of your hard work!

Week of June 1

German: This week, students will be asked to choose which Duolingo modules they would like to study, the expectation being that they earn 150 XP points, which is equivalent to about 15 minutes of study per day over five days. Students will also be assigned a new type of assignment: Jabbalab. A login and password will be provided. I will ask students for feedback on how this platform works for them as a Remote Learning tool. Our cultural focus this week will be an exploration of how Germany is handling the reopening of schools as restrictions due to the pandemic are lifting. Students will be asked to engage with content I post on the Google classroom, then respond to that content by either writing an analysis in English, creating a video response to share, or signing up for a live conversation with me in small groups. Bleib froh und gesund!

Italian: Students will not be introduced to any new material this week in order to wrap-up for the end of the year. Students will have 2 “enrichment” activities to complete (on a teacher-provided website), and then should utilize the week to complete/re-do and submit/resubmit any work that they have not completed (or completed incorrectly this Trimester in order to earn full credit.

Assignments

  1. 1 Duolingo “enrichment” assignment with 2 lessons.

  2. 1 Duolingo “enrichment” assignment with 5 lessons.

French:

- speaking activity on Flipgrid

- writing activity (Google Form)

Spanish: In this final activity students will demonstrate how to introduce themselves and share basic information including talking about weather, kite festivals, personal information, likes and dislikes, and family activities.



Week of May 25

German: This week, students will be asked to restore their skills on previously assigned Duolingo modules. This just means students will be asked to complete a short review lesson to keep their skills fresh. If a student missed the Duolingo module when it was originally assigned, completing it now will count towards the original, and this assignment. Viel Glueck und viel Spass! Good luck and have fun!

Italian: This week students will practice, reinforce and expand their knowledge of the vocabulary unit on “Education” on a teacher-provided website (Duolingo).

French: Watch the Screencast provided. Fill in the descriptions chart

Spanish: Presentation - By the end of this lesson students will be able to ask and answers questions about kites.


Week of May 18

German: Students will expand their vocabulary by completing two Duolingo modules - Not and Question 1. In these modules, students will focus on how to negate statements and how to form questions. For a cultural focus, students will explore German popular music on our class website, choosing a favorite artist and song. Students will find an English and German copy of the song lyrics online, then use them to create a vocab list of 10 words and/or phrases they learn from the song (students may use google translate and Leo-English German dictionary to help them build a vocab list). On Friday, May 22nd we will have a virtual class using Google Meet - a Gimkit Battle! Students are also asked to check Aspen this week and make up any missing assignments for full credit.

French: Students will study "descriptions" vocabulary via Quizlet and then complete a Gimkit assignment on the same topic

Italian: This week students will practice, reinforce and expand their knowledge of the vocabulary unit on the “Numbers” on a teacher-provided website (Duolingo).

Week of May 11th

German: Students will focus on expanding their vocabulary by completing three modules in Duolingo ("Animals," "Plurals," and "Adjectives"). In order to strengthen students' ability to hear and understand German in meaningful contexts, students will complete two modules in Nico's Weg ("Das ist Nico" and "Woher kommst du?"). For our cultural focus, students will be exploring the significance of V-E Day, and researching the way Europeans are celebrating this year under quarantine. We will hold a virtual meet this week on Friday, May 15th, just to check in and share one thing we love about quarantine, and one thing we dislike about quarantine (in German!).

French: Watch the Screencast video. Create a Family Album on Google Slides. Study Descriptions Vocabulary on Quizlet.

Italian: This week students will practice number-related vocabulary using the teacher-provided website (Quizlet) in order to complete their extension assignment on another teacher-provided website (Gimkit).

Week of May 4th

German: Students will continue expanding their vocabulary by completing the Duolingo modules "Intro," and "Food." Students will reinforce their learning by watching video clips and completing exercises in response, based on the film Nicos Weg from Deutsche Welle (ich heisse Emma, ich mag (nicht)).

Italian: Students will complete a DuoLingo XP assignment on a variety of basic topics.

French: Duolingo: "Family" Vocabulary Topic & 75XP (earn a minimum of 75 points while working on this topic).

Spanish: Presentation - By the end of this lesson students will be able to describe the sizes of kites.

Week of April 27

French: Study and practice Family vocabulary via Quizlet. Complete a Gimkit assignment to reinforce Family vocabulary.

Italian: Students will use the provided resource (StoryJumper.com) in order to add narration to the Italian book they created during 4/17-4/30.

Week of April 13

Italian: Students will use a teacher-provided website (StoryJumper.com) to create a personalized book that will include a variety of vocabulary and grammatical concepts, both old (review) and new (challenge).

Spanish: Presentation - This lesson will focus on colors, and describing items using colors.

German: Students will be able to answer yes/no and either/or questions about pictures of people doing basic activities (e.g., Is the woman eating an apple, a piece of bread, or a piece of cake? Is the man reading the newspaper, a book, or a magazine?). Students will be able to read and understand, as well as speak and write phrases using four common verbs: essen (to eat), trinken (to drink), lesen (to read), and haben (to have). Students will be able to identify and define the pronouns in German, and match verb forms to their pronouns. Students will review the concept of gender, and will be able to correctly match common nouns to their gender (der, die, das).

Week of April 6

French: Students will respond to a writing prompt describing what they typically do/don't do during the weekends (prior to school closure).

Italian: (Listening and Writing) Students will use provided Quizlet link to acquire, practice and study new vocabulary related to pastime activities and hobbies, which they will then be expected to incorporate into their personal descriptions.

German: Students will use Duolingo, Quizlet, and/or Gimkit to memorize basic vocabulary and phrases. In the coming weeks, students will use this vocabulary to create a comic strip and narrate a picture story.

Spanish: Presentation - Students were introduced to the first lesson of our “Kites unit” in which they will be able to review recycled vocabulary and elaborate in giving their basic opinion in the target language.