🗞️German Level 3, Activity 10: Nachrichten / News (Face to Face)
Semantic Topics: The News, Nachrichten, Stories, Geschichten, Accidents, Unfälle, Headlines, Schlagzeilen.
Products: News Photos, Nachrichten Fotos.
Practices: News in German speaking countries. Nachrichten im deutschsprachigen Raum.
Perspectives: Value of the freedom of the press in German speaking countries. Wert der Pressefreiheit im deutschsprachigen Raum.
NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
Idaho State Content Standards:
- Objective: COMM 1.1 Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions.
- Objective: COMM 2.1 Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can create a fictional story.
- I can relate a story to a specific topic.
- I can present the topic to my peers.
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Warm-Up
Talk about what news stories they heard in the news today.
- Sprechen Sie darüber, welche Nachrichten sie heute in den Nachrichten gehört haben.
Main Activity
1. Students draw a card.
- Schüler ziehen eine Karte.
2. Then spend 5-10 minutes preparing a short news report based on the headline and picture provided on the card.
- Dann verbringen Sie 5-10 Minuten damit, einen kurzen Nachrichtenbericht basierend auf der Schlagzeile und dem Bild auf der Karte vorzubereiten.
3. Students can be as creative as they like.
- Die Schüler können so kreativ sein, wie sie möchten.
Wrap-Up
Ask students the following question to finish the activity:
- Was machst du dieses Wochenende? (What are you doing this weekend?)
END OF ACTIVITY:
- Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate their confidence. (Use thumbs up/thumbs down)
- Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
- Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future activities!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can create a fictional story.
- I can relate a story to a specific topic.
- I can present the topic to my peers.
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