Curriculum Map: German II
           Course: GERMAN 2  Sub-topic: German
           Grade(s): 10 to 12
            
           Course          The second-year study of German builds cumulatively in scope and depth upon the skills
           Description:    acquired in German I. Students will improve their proficiency by learning more vocabulary
                           and grammatical structures. Creative expression is required. Culturally authentic situations are
                           explored so that the students can communicate by practicing their language skills.
                            
            
           Unit: Unit 1
           Skills:         Students will be able to:
            
                           tell about shopping norms in Germany.
                           tell what someone is wearing.
                           give recommendations of what to buy.
                           use adjectives and appropriate endings to describe clothing.
                           use verbs with stem changes in sentences.
                           conjugate the verb "wissen".
                           know when to use "kennen vs. wissen"; both meaning "to know".
                            
                            
           Essential       What do shopping habits reveal about cultural views?
           Questions:
                           Can I say what someone is wearing?
            
                           Can I compliment someone on what they are wearing?
                           Can I make a recommendation to someone of what to buy?
                           Can I describe clothing (any nouns) using adjectives and endings?
                           Can I write a sentence and decipher between subjects and direct objects: nominative and
                           accusative cases?
                           Can I identify fabric and style of clothing?
                           Can I express likes and dislikes of clothing?
                           Can I conjugate verbs with stem vowel changes?
                           Can I conjugate the verb "wissen"?
                           Can I use the correct form of "to know": kennen vs. wissen?
                            
                            
                            
           Content:        Readings on shopping for clothing in Germany 
            
                           Clothing vocabulary
                           Adjectives to describe clothing 
                         Adjective endings for the nominative and accusative cases
                         Regular Verbs
                         Verbs with Stem Vowel Changes
                         "wissen" & the 2 "to knows": kennen vs. wissen
                          
                          
                          
           Assessments: Virtual formative assessment
            
                         Discussion Posts
                         Quizzes
                         Online Games
                         Project
                          
           Vocabulary:   Terms related to clothing and accessories; items found in a department store or closet: dress,
                         pants, shirts, skirt, hats, suit, jacket, coat, shoes, boots, etc.
                         Adjectives to describe clothing: long, short, big, small, tight, stylish, ugly, colorful, etc.
                         Regular verbs related to clothing: to wear, suit, fit, like, buy, pay, shop, etc.
                         Verbs with stem vowel changes
                         wissen = to know
                          
          Topic: Clothing, Verbs with Stem Vowel Changes, and Adjective Endings 
           
          Unit: Unit 2
           Skills:       Students will be able to:
            
                         talk about birthday customs in Germany.
                         ask when someone has a birthday.
                         tell when someone has a birthday.
                         invite someone to a birthday party.
                         tell what someone received as birthday gifts.
                         talk types of homes in Germany and how they differ to American homes.
                         tell what furniture is found in a house/room.
                         describe a room in a house.  
                         tell what the accusative prepositions are and use them in sentences.
                          
           Essential     What are the cultural norms in celebrating birthdays in Germany?
           Questions:
                         What are typical homes like in Germany?  How do houses in Germany differ from houses in
            
                         the USA?
                         Can I express when someone has a birthday?
                         Can I wish someone a happy birthday?
                         Can I invite someone to a party, expressing date, time, location, and tell who is coming to a
                         party?
                         Can I tell what furniture is found in a house and which items are found outside of a house?
                         Can I describe a room in a house?
                         Do I know the accusative prepositions and can I use accusative prepositional phrases?
                          
                          
          Content:       Birthday customs in Germany
           
                         Planning a party and inviting people to the party
                         Expressing birthday gifts given to someone
                         Types of homes in Germany
                         Furniture found inside a home and items found outside of a house
                         Describing furniture and/or a room in a house
                         Accusative Prepositions and their use in sentences
                          
                          
          Assessments: Virtual formative assessment
           
                         Discussion Posts
                         Quizzes
                         Online Games
                         Project
                          
          Vocabulary:    Terms related to birthday celebrations and wishing someone a happy birthday
           
                         Terms related to planning and having a birthday party
                         Terms related to gifts someone may receive
                         Furniture and items found in a home and outside of a home: rooms in a home, furniture,
                         appliances, etc. 
                         Accusative Prepositions: bis, durch, fuer, gegen, ohne, um, entlang
                          
          Topic: Birthdays, House, and Accusative Prepositions 
           
          Unit: Unit 3
          Skills:        Students will be able to:
           
                         express what typical leisure time activities in Germany are.
                         express what interests and hobbies they have.
                           express what chores or responsibilities they have in their household.
                           express what the like and dislike doing. 
                           tell when/how often they do certain activities/chores.
                           explain why there are four command forms in German.
                           use the command forms in sentences.
                           tell someone to do something.
                           identify separable prefix verbs and conjugate them in sentences.  
                            
                            
           Essential       How do Germans balance work and leisure time activities?
           Questions:
                           Can I express what my hobbies and interests are?
            
                           Can I express chores/responsibilities that I have at home?
                           Can I express what I like doing and what I dislike doing and give reasons why?
                           Can I express when or how often I "do" activities/chores?
                           Do I know which command form to use in conjunction to whom I am speaking?
                           Can I explain the four command forms in German and why there are four forms?
                           Can I tell someone to do something?
                           Can I identify a separable prefix verb and know how to conjugate these verbs in sentences?
                            
           Content:        List of hobbies, interests, and leisure time activities
            
                           List of chores/home responsibilities
                           Using many ways to express likes, dislikes, preferences of activities
                           List of separable prefix verbs
                           The Command Form - "Imperativ" - du, ihr, wir, Sie forms
                            
                            
           Assessments: Virtual formative assessment
            
                           Discussion Posts
                           Quizzes
                           Online Games
                           Project
                            
           Vocabulary:     Terms (nouns, verbs, phrases) expressing likes, interests, hobbies, leisure time activities:
                           being with friends, sports, reading, instruments, watching movies, playing videogames,
                           working, etc.
                           Terms (nouns, verbs, phrases) expressing chores/responsibilities in the home: cleaning,
                           dishes, laundry, cooking, taking care of pets, etc.
                           Separable prefix verbs