Submitted by Ruthanne Weispfenning
Objectives:
Content:
Students will...
- demonstrate an understanding of the causes of German speakers immigration to the United States by researching and writing a famous German speaking immigrant's biography.
- compare and contrast each German speakers time of immigration on a historical timeline depicting events in German history that caused immigration.
Cultural:
Students will...
- list reasons for German immigration to the United States from our famous biographies and how these reasons affected from where, when and to where they immigrated as well as the occupations these German speakers pursued upon arrival in the US.
Language: Content Obligatory
Students will...
- use vocabulary pertaining to historical events in German history.
- use the imperfect past tense accurately to describe the events in their famous German speakers life.
Language: Content Compatible
Students will...
- use a vary of words to start sentences.
- express dates accurately.
Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Students will...
- use prior background knowledge of Internet use and accessing printed word resources to help them gather information for the biographies.
- share with classmates information and helpful sites they find while working on the Internet as well as coach each other with helpful suggestions.
- use such skills as skimming, reading selectively, scanning for key words and refining searches.
- use note taking skills as they gather information.
Time Frame:
4 - 50 minute periods
Materials Needed:
- Beruehmte Immigranten (Famous German-speaking Immigrants)
- Immigranten Zeitlinie 1600 bis heute
- Zeitlinie Form und Zeitlinie Form Seite 2 (Timeline form and Timeline form page 2)-from Lesson 1
- Grabstein Projekt (Tombstone Project)
- Was sollst du heraufinden? (What should I find out w/questions in German)
- Grabstein Quiz
Description of Assessment (Performance Project):
Into:
As an introduction to the research part for the biographies I will first lecture (in the target language) on major events in European history which lead to immigration by German speakers. Students will take notes on this information on the provided timeline.Through:
Then each student will receive one name of a German speaking immigrant to the United States, who attained some measure of fame. Using techniques for researching family history acquired in the previous lessons the students will take notes and using their notes fill out a timeline for this person's life, paying particular attention to the year of immigration.Beyond:
To summarize the information gathered students will prepare a tombstone-like project depicting their person's life.
Assessment:
All in the target language:
- Famous individual's timeline from Lesson 1(Beruehmte Deutsche Immigranten)
- Grabstein Projekt (Tombstone Project questions)
- Grabstein Quiz (Tombstone Quiz)
Attachments:
NOTE: some attachments are in PDF form (get Acrobat Reader)Beruehmte deutsche Immigranten (Famous German-speakers immigration)
Das Grabstein Projekt (Tombstone Project)
Grabstein Quiz
Immigranten Zeitlinie 1600 - heute
Was sollst du herausfinden? (What should I find out? w/questions in German)