Honors German 1/ German 1 Curriculum 
         Timeline     Unit 1      Standards     Objectives                Content                       Additional Resources        Performance Tasks             Assessments 
         1week        Die         ACTFL         Students will be able     Vocabulary:                       Handouts                  Students will work        One or more of the 
                      Erdkun-     1.1, 1.2,     to:                            Country names auf           Worksheets                 independently to use a    following: 
                      de          1.3, 2.1,          Identify                  Deutsch                     Power points               map to locate                   Verbal  dialogues 
                                  2.2, 3.1,           Germany, its             Country codes               Ancillary materials        countries, states,              Teacher observation 
                      (Geogra-    3.2, 4.1,           location in              Country capital             Selected readings          capitals, seas, rivers,         Writing samples 
                      phy)        4.2, 5.2            Europe, its               names auf Deutsch           Internet                   mountains, and forests.         Translations 
                                                      capital city,            State  names auf                                                                        Formative 
                                                      major rivers and          Deutsch                                                                                  assessments 
                                                      mountains,  and          State capital names                                                                     Quizzes 
                                                      forests                   auf Deutsch                                                                             Unit tests 
                                                     Identify and             Select topographical                                                                    Presentations 
                                                      label the                 terms auf Deutsch                                                                       Projects 
                                                      countries                Colors                                                                                    
                                                      surrounding              Cardinal directions 
                                                      Germany and          
                                                      their capital       Culture: 
                                                      cities                   Geography of 
                                                     Identify select           Germany  
                                                      country codes            Historical facts about 
                                                     Identify the              Germany 
                                                      German-                    
                                                      speaking 
                                                      countries and 
                                                      their capital 
                                                      cities  
                                                     Identify and 
                                                      label the states in 
                                                      Germany and 
                                                      their capital 
                                                      cities  
                                                     Identify and use 
                                                      the 4 cardinal 
                                                      directions 
                                                     Cite relevant 
                                                      points from the 
                                                      history of 
                                                      Germany 
                                                     Identify and 
                                                      memorize colors 
                                                      auf Deutsch 
                                                       
         Timeline      Unit 2     Standards           Objectives                   Content               Additional Resources          Performance Tasks                 Assessments 
         2 Weeks      Der         ACTFL         Students will be able     Vocabulary:                       Handouts                  Students will write a     One or more of the 
                         Vor-         1.1, 1.2,        to:                               Parts of speech                  Worksheets                     2-3 paragraph essay in        following: 
                         schau        1.3, 2.1,             Identify, recall,           Greetings and                    Power points                   English about                      Verbal  dialogues 
                                      2.2, 3.1,              and use the 8                farewells                        Ancillary materials            themselves.  This can              Teacher observation 
                         (Preview)    4.1, 5.2               parts of speech             Introductory phrases             Internet                       include facts about                Writing samples 
                                                            Identify patterns           Commands and                                                     themselves, their                  Translations 
                                                             in basic                     requests                                                         backgrounds, their                 Formative 
                                                             conversational              List of cognates                                                 families, their likes,              assessments 
                                                             phrases,                    Numbers 0-20                                                     dislikes, interests, and           Quizzes 
                                                             questions, and              Days, months, seasons                                            activities.                        Unit tests 
                                                             answers                                                                                       They must also include             Presentations 
                                                            Compare and            Grammar:                                                               their reason for                   Projects 
                                                             contrast the                How to use parts of                                              choosing German and                  
                                                             German alphabet              speech                                                           why they expect to get 
                                                             to the English              The alphabet and                                                 out of German.  This 
                                                             alphabet                     pronunciation                                                    writing sample will 
                                                            Compare and                 Introductory phrases                                             remain on file and be 
                                                             contrast the                 and correlating                                                  used as a comparison 
                                                             sounds of                    answers                                                          for their writing styles 
                                                             German to the               Counting 0-20                                                    auf Deutsch. 
                                                             sounds of                   Gender of nouns 
                                                             English                     Response to 
                                                            Recognize                    commands 
                                                             cognates                
                                                            Identify, repeat,      Culture: 
                                                             and use numbers             Formal vs familiar 
                                                             from 0-20                    forms of address 
                                                            Construct                      
                                                             questions and 
                                                             answers for 
                                                             telling age 
                                                            Construct 
                                                             questions and 
                                                             answers for 
                                                             describing place 
                                                             of origin 
                                                            Recognize and 
                                                             respond to basic 
                                                             commands and 
                                                             requests 
                                                            Classify nouns 
                                                             according to 
                                                             gender 
                                                            List and recall 
                                                             the days of the 
                                                             week, the 
                                                             months of the 
                                                           year, and the 4 
                                                           seasons auf 
                                                           Deutsch 
                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                         
           Timeline      Unit 3      Standards             Objectives                      Content                 Additional Resources             Performance Tasks                    Assessments 
          2 weeks       Wer bin  ACTFL               Students will be able       Vocabulary:                          Handouts                     Students will work in        One or more of the 
                        ich und      1.1, 1.2,       to:                             Sein, heiβen,                   Worksheets                    pairs to create a            following: 
                        wer bist     1.3, 2.1,            Introduce                  kommen, fahren                  Ancillary materials           dialogue featuring                Verbal  dialogues 
                        du?          2.2, 3.1,             themselves and            Subject pronouns                Selected reading              their introductory                Teacher observation 
                                     4.1, 5.2              others                    Question words                   passages                      phrases, questions, and           Writing samples 
                        (Who                              Identify and use          Transportation                  Internet                      answers.  Each student            Translations 
                        am I and                           subject pronouns           vocabulary                                                     must write and use 4              Formative 
                        who are                           Correlate subject         Numbers to 99                                                  questions or answers               assessments 
                        you?)                              pronouns to the           Vocabulary for telling                                         from their vocabulary             Quizzes 
                                                           correct                    time                                                           terms.  They students             Unit tests 
                                                           conjugated forms                                                                          must perform this                 Presentations 
                                                           of verbs              Grammar:                                                            conversation for their            Projects 
                                                          Conjugate and             Conjugation of sein,                                           classmates.  They will                       
                                                           use the verb                                                                              be graded on spelling, 
                                                           ,,sein”                    heiβen, kommen, and                                            grammar, and 
                                                          Conjugate and              fahren                                                         pronunciation.   
                                                           use the verb              Use of subject                                                 EXTRA CREDIT 
                                                           ,,heiβen”                  pronouns                                                       OPTION: Students 
                                                          Construct                 Word order in                                                  may memorize the 
                                                           questions and              sentence and question                                          dialogue for additional 
                                                           answers to                 construction                                                   points. 
                                                           describe place of         Formation of 2 digit                                          Students will use their 
                                                           origin                     numbers                                                        new vocabulary and 
                                                          Conjugate and             Telling age                                                    grammar skills to write 
                                                           use the verb              Telling time                                                   and introductory 
                                                           ,,kommen”                                                                                 paragraph about 
                                                          Conjugate and         Culture:                                                            themselves.  
                                                           use the verb                                                                              Autobiographical 
                                                           ,,fahren”                 Public transportation                                          information such as 
                                                          Identify and               in Germany                                                     name, age, place of 
                                                           recall methods of         24 hour clock                                                  origin, and how they 
                                                           transportation            Formal vs familiar                                             travel to and from 
                                                          Construct                  forms of address                                               school, and when they 
                                                           questions and             The Gastarbeiter                                               arrive at and leave 
                                                           answers to                                                                                school must be 
                                                           describe methods                                                                          included. 
                                                           of transportation                                                                        Students will then 
                                                           to and from                                                                               create a verbal 
                                                           school                                                                                    presentation about 
                                                          Use the question                                                                          themselves using the 
                                                           words ,,wer, wo,                                                                          information from the 
                                                           wie, wann, und                                                                            previous performance 
                                                           woher”                                                                                    task.   
                                                          Construct 2 digit                                                                         This presentation will 
                                                           numbers to 99                                                                             be 1 minute in length 
                                                          Use numbers to                                                                            and may be read from 
                                                           tell age 
                                                          Apply the                                                                                 the original report. It 
                                                           concept of 2                                                                              will be graded for 
                                                           digit number                                                                              grammar and 
                                                           formation to tell                                                                         pronunciation. 
                                                           time                                                                                       
                                                            
          Timeline       Unit 4      Standards             Objectives                      Content                 Additional Resources             Performance Tasks                    Assessments 
          3 weeks       Die          ACTFL           Students will be able       Vocabulary:                          Handouts                     Students will work           One or more of the 
                        Schule       1.1, 1.2,       to:                              School items                   Worksheets                    individually to create a     following: 
                                     1.3, 2.1,            Identify and               Common parts of the            Ancillary materials           poster of a classroom.            Verbal  dialogues 
                        (School)     2.2, 3.1,             memorize the                classroom                      Reading passages              Each poster or diarama            Teacher observation 
                                     4.1, 5.2              names of                   People in the                  Internet                      must be in color and              Writing samples 
                                                           common school               classroom                                                     contain 25 different              Translations 
                                                           items                      School subjects                                               items from the target             Formative 
                                                          Identify and               Select adjectives                                             vocabulary for the                 assessments 
                                                           memorize the               Ein words                                                     unit.  Each item must             Quizzes 
                                                           names of                   Possessive adjectives                                         be labeled with its               Unit tests 
                                                           common parts of                                                                           respective article.               Presentations 
                                                           the classroom         Grammar:                                                            The student must also             Projects 
                                                          Identify and               Conjugation of                                                write 10 sentences            
                                                           memorize the                ,,sein”                                                       using the verb ,,sein” 
                                                           names of                   Conjugation of                                                and  a  minimum of 5 
                                                           common school               ,,haben”                                                      possessive adjectives 
                                                           subjects                   Familiar vs formal                                            and nominative case 
                                                          Use the prefix              direct address                                                endings, 5 predicate 
                                                           ,,Lieblings-“ to           Nominative case                                               adjectives, and 5 
                                                           describe favorite          Replacing der words                                           descriptive adjectives 
                                                           subjects                    with ein words                                                and endings following 
                                                          Use of ,,gern” to          Endings for ein                                               der words. 
                                                           describe things             words                                                          
                                                           they like                  Use of predicate                                               
                                                          Identify and                adjectives vs 
                                                           memorize the                descriptive adjectives 
                                                           names of people            Adding gender/case 
                                                           and friends in the          endings to descriptive 
                                                           classroom                   adjectives 
                                                          Differentiate              Use of possessive 
                                                           between  the