Mrs. Young

Welcome Parents and Students!

This blog is for students of Mrs. Young at Pope High School.  If you look on the left hand side of this screen, you will see links to different classes I teach. If your student takes German 1 or German 2, then click on that link to see information about just that class.  Likewise, if your student takes German 3/4/5, then click on that link to see information about just that class.  If you are interested in seeing the Georgia standards for languages, then follow this link.

https://www.georgiastandards.org/standards/pages/BrowseStandards/MLLStandards9-12.aspx

Reminder: students should submit electronic assignments to jennifer.young950@gmail.com.  If they use my school email, then it will become full fairly quickly.

I look forward to a great semester with your students.

German 3/4/5

Exam overview:

Download Exam overview grammar 2012-13

German 1

Final Exam Info

Here is the overview of what to study for the final exam:

Download Exam overview spring 2013

Here is the exam schedule for German 1:

4th period - all students take on May 21st

5th period - all students take on May 22nd

German 2

Final Exam Info

Here is the overview of what to study for the final exam:

Download Exam overview spring 2013

Here are some grammar links to use for review:

Download helping verbs/modals chart complete

Download grammar review exam

Download comparison ppt

Here is the exam schedule:

1st period - all students take exam on Monday, May 20th

7th period - seniors take exam on Wednesday, May 15th and all others take exam on Thursday, May 23rd

Germany 1

May 13 - May 22

The students began working on a semester review powerpoint last week.  They will be given some more time to work on it in class Monday and Tuesday, May 13th and 14th.  These projects are due on Wednesday, May 15th.  The directions to the project with rubric at the end are linked here:

Download Deutsch1powerpointproject semester -rev

The students have also been working on a final speaking assessment which will be done on Monday, May 20th.  They have a list of questions to be practicing how to answer at home.

German 2

May 13 - May 23

We are finishing up a mini-unit on youth movements in World War II Germany this week.  Students have been given some class time to work on a presentation over the movements and will be given more time on Monday and Tuesday, May 13th and 14th.  Students will also need to work on this presentation at home.  The presentations are due on Wednesday, May 15th.  The directions are linked below just in case any student needs them.  The rubric is also linked here:

Download Powerpoint project

Download WwII ppt rubric

German 2

April 29 - May 10

We have been continuing on with our music unit.  We finished up the movie Amadeus - the students enjoyed it.  We will have a test over the music and movie vocabulary on Monday, May 6th.  Use these links to practice the vocabulary:

Adjectives/phrases to describe

Movie Vocabulary

German 1

April 29 - May 3

We are learning about types of tv shows this week.  Here is a powerpoint with the vocabulary for review or for those who were absent:

Download Siehst_du_gern_fern[1]

We are also beginning to practice the final speaking assessment for this semester.  Students should begin working on these questions at home.

Homework: Review vocabulary, practice speaking questions

German 1

April 15 - April 26

The students finished up their weather mini-unit.  They did well on their weather reports and then took a vocabulary quiz.  Some need to review their quizzes for missed words to review again. 

Now we are working on another freetime unit - focusing on movies and television.  The students can use these links to review the vocabulary:

Movie Vocabulary Review

Adjectives/Phrases to Describe

Television Vocabulary Review

 

German 2

April 15 - April 26

We are continuing with our chapter over music and movies.  The students have been working on a music presentation in class over the past week.  They will have a chance to work on it at home for a couple of days.  Presentations will be on Friday, April 26th.  Students should look over the rubric to make sure that they will receive a good grade on the presentation.

We will be watching the movie Amadeus about Mozart and Salieri.  The students will then compare this movie and composer to the Beethoven movie we saw before spring break. 

Homework:  Work on music presentation

German 2

Here is a review powerpoint on how to form comparatives and superlatives. 

1. Complete 3 sentences for slides 7-15 on notebook paper.

Look at the example on the board.  Your sentences should match the pictures given on each slide.

2. For slides 16 - 23, complete 2 sentences for each on notebook paper.  Make unequal comparisons using both adjectives given.

Example: Der Mann ist älter als der Junge.  Der Junge ist jünger als der Mann.

3. For slides 24 - 29, write a sentence making an equal comparison between the two things.

Example:  Der Apfel ist so klein wie die Banane.

Download Comparing things!