GERMAN: Scope and Sequence Components
Level One
Grammar & Coordinating conjunctions Dieser words in the Future time expressed in present Gern with verbs/haben Imperative Interrogative Modal auxiliaries Negation with nicht & kein Noun/Pronoun relations Nouns with definite and indefinite articles in nominative/accusative Personal pronouns in nominative/accusative Position of verbs in statements, questions and commands Possessive adjective in nominative Prepositions, accusative Present perfect tense Present tense regular verbs Present tense irregular verbs Separable prefix verbs Use of zu Hause/nach Hause Use of kennen/wissen |
Topics & Age Alphabet Animals Cardinal numbers 1-1000 Classroom Expressions Colors Courtesy expressions Days of the week, months seasons Feelings (emotions) Family Food Greetings/farewells Hobbies Holidays Likes and dislikes Meals Metric system Music Names Neighboring Countries Personal experiences Prayer Question words School materials School subjects Shopping and money Sports Time Weather |
Culture/ Capitalizing nouns Countries, Germanic Currency Current events Daily routines Foods Greetings/farewells Geographical terms Handshakes History Holidays/festivals Idioms Meal times Names and titles National Pastimes Phone numbers Phone usage Proverbs Recipes School systems Songs Telling time 24 hour clock Use of du,ihr, Sie Verb position in sentence |
Answer questions Board work Class participation Computer work Conversations Dialogues Dictations Exams Games & puzzles Handouts/worksheets Homework Interviews Listening activities Map activities Mind Mapping Notebook Oral participation Oral tests Pair/small group work Portfolios Poster Presentations Quizzes Recite Recorded oral work Role play Stories TPR Activities Translations Videos/student generated |
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Level Two
Grammar & Adjective endings Da and Wo compounds Future tense Indirect objects Inseparble prefixes Interrogative Nouns and pronouns in dative Present perfect tense regular/irregular Prepositions, dative Reflexive pronouns Reflexive verbs Simple past of modals Simple past regular verbs Simple past irregular verbs Two-way prepositions Use of alsand wenn Verbs in the dative |
Topics & Animals Body parts Chores Dates Directions Family relationships Health House, living accommodations Holidays Leisure activities Locations Means of transportation Ordinal numbers Personal routines Places (church, store, school) Prayer hopping Vacations/travel Weather |
Culture/ German TV Holiday traditions Fairy tales/fables Flavoring words Foods, recipes Geography History Music Nachtisch Privacy Poems, short stories School system Shop hours Slang Social etiquette Travel |
Achievement test Answer questions Board work Comprehensive exams Dialogues Dictations Games and Puzzles Handouts/work sheets Homework Interviews Listening & respond Map activities Mind Mapping Notebook Oral participation Oral tests Pair/small group work Portfolios Posters Presentations Role play Stories Videos/student generated |
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Level Three
| Grammar
& Usage ___________ Adjective endings Comparative/superlative Genitive prepositions Genitive pronouns/nouns Relative clause/pronouns Subordinating conjunctions Subjunctive voice/present tense Word order: time/manner, means, place Würde constructions |
Topics & Government History Idioms Informational language skills Prayer Shopping skills Suffixes: - heit ,- keit,- ung,- lich -los Travel |
Culture/ Art Current events Films History Holidays/festivals Literature/fables Music Periodicals/newspapers Slang |
Achievement tests Cloze passages Computer projects Conversations cards Conversations Creative writing Essays Dialogues Dictations Games & Puzzles Giving definitions Interviews Mind Mapping Pair/small group activities Poems Reports Role playing Summaries Videos/student-produced |
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Level Four
Grammar & Advanced syntax and grammar expanded Passive voice Pluperfect Subjunctive I & II Substitutes for passive voice |
Topics & Art Current events Fairy tales Future plans History Idiomatic expressions Literature/vocabulary expansion Literary analysis Media events Music Personal goals Political/social issues Prayer
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Culture/ Art Career Opportunities Films Food/recipes History Holidays,celebrations Literature Music Newspapers/periodicals Politics Slang |
Achievement tests Cloze passages Compare/Contrast Computer work Creative writing Debates Dialogues Essays Games & Puzzles Mind Mapping Pair/group work Pen pal correspondence Reaction papers Recorded oral work Research papers Role playing Stories created with visuals Student generated definitions Summaries Unrehearsed conversations |