Required Daily Materials, Class Expectations, Objectives, Classroom Rules and Discipline Procedures

Required Daily Materials:

Textbook	Pencils, Erasers, and Pens
Laptop + Batteries/Power Cord	Loose-leaf Paper (No spirals, please.)
CD-Rom Program + Headphones with microphone	3-Ring Binder (Lightweight)
Small Paperback German Dictionary	Index cards (3x5) in varying colors
Moeller Planner	Optional:  tabbed dividers, ruler, scissors, glue stick

Classroom Expectations 

Students are expected to adhere to classroom rules and arrive on time willing to learn.  Homework should be completed and ready to submit at the beginning of class.  Students should bring all materials required for class to avoid time consuming locker trips.  Students should be ready to participate and lend their talents to the German I family atmosphere.  Courtesy, kindness, compassion and acceptance are greatly encouraged.  Dishonorable words and actions outlined in the Moeller 2002-2003 Student Handbook will not be tolerated.  This includes swearing, cheating, lying, stealing, intimidation and intentional disruptions.  

Computer Expectations and Use

Students should bring their fully charged and operational computers to class for daily use.  The trend-setting computer program at Archbishop Moeller High School is a blessing to students studying foreign language.  Compact CD's and on-line resources replace second-venue lab settings and provide students with a multitude of language lab resources at their beck and call on one thin, shiny disc.  Computer assignments such as CD-Rom programs, Internet exercises and  PowerPoint projects will be planned on a regular basis.  Students are advised to create a "German I"  folder  on the computer hard drive for assignment storage.  

Fair Warning:  Students are advised to seek computer repairs as soon as problems arise.  Unresolved repairs, if a direct result of student negligence or procrastination, could result in loss of assignment credit (a zero).  Students are required to avoid web surfing, music and gaming distractions during class.  Unauthorized activities cause class-wide disruptions and will result in loss of assignment credit ( 0/10 pts.) and disciplinary action for the offender.  "Let's not go there!"

Grades

Internet Assignments-  Each class will begin with an internet assignment consisting of up to 100 points.  Grades will be assessed on content, accuracy, specific project parameters and participation.  Unauthorized surfers are subject to unconditional zero credit dangers.

Homework*-  Homework checks occur frequently and can range from 5 to 100 points.  Smaller totals are usually calculated weekly before they are entered into the grade book.  Larger assignments usually appear as separate entries.  

Quizzes*-  The text divides each unit into three vocabulary levels.  Progressive vocabulary quizzes will be given regularly and students are highly encouraged to score well.  Accumulated quiz points per unit can rival totals for tests.  Quizzes will be announced but students should be prepared for rare pop quizzes.

Projects*-  Project assignments will consist of at least 100 points each.  Written projects will  be assessed on content, accuracy, neatness and adherence to specific project parameters.  Oral presentations will be assessed on content,  preparedness, professionalism, PowerPoint slides and adherence to specific project parameters.  

Tests*-  Tests vary and generally fall between 200 to 300 points.  Questions can include a variety of sources such as standardized book tests, verb conjugations, grammar charts and rules, supplemental materials and translations.  Book tests assess listening, reading, writing and comprehension skills.  Other sources are instructor generated and are, for the most part, identical to materials received in class and repeated on each test.

Make-up Work-  Students are eligible for make-up work resulting from excused absences.  Within one week of absence, students are responsible for printing out a copy of the web page assignment for the day(s) missed AND setting up an appointment with the instructor (bring web page print out with you).  Make-up work not completed within one week will receive an unconditional zero.

Extra Credit-  Extra Credit can be planned in advance (after school study sessions) or awarded spontaneously at the discretion of the instructor (exemplary  work and/or outstanding display of character).  Students failing for the quarter are eligible for Extra Credit projects toward a "D" and must make an appointment with the instructor to determine topic.  Students are highly encouraged to avoid the latter option!

*Students are reminded that Mrs. Gallagher is available most days after school until 4:00 to answer questions and help you succeed!  Homework, quizzes, projects and tests will be outlined on the Germish web page under German I under the following guidelines:  

-	Homework, quizzes, project assignments and test dates will appear under the Assignments link.
-	Projects will be listed under Assignments but appear outlined in their entirety under a special link.  For example, - the Family Tree project specifications will be located under a rectangular link button entitled Current Project or Family Tree Project. - Culture Day assignments will be located under the German I Culture Day rectangular link  button.

Using textbooks, CD-Rom programs, the Internet and supplemental materials, German I students will have a well-rounded understanding of reading, writing, listening and speaking skills as a result of accumulated vocabulary and grammar familiarization.  Students will be introduced to German culture and German business.

Texts and Resources:    

1. Komm mit!  Level 1 Text published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston

2. Komm mit!  Level 1 CD-Rom program, discs 1 and 2

General objectives:  

 Students will be able to:

1. interpret basic written materials found in books, newspapers and magazines.

2. write simple narratives in a clear and correct manner.

3. converse idiomatically in German.

4. satisfactorily understand oral material as spoken on radio, film and in class lecture.

Linguistic Objectives

German students will be able to:

1. say hello and goodbye; ask someone's name and give theirs; ask who someone is.
2. ask someone's age and give theirs.
3. talk about where people are from; talk about how someone gets to school.
4. talk about interests.
5. express likes and dislikes and favorites.
6. say when they do various activities; ask for an opinion and express their own; agree and disagree
7. talk about where they and others live; offer something to eat and drink and respond to that offer; say please, thank you and you're welcome.
8. describe a room.
9. talk about family members; describe people.
10. talk about class schedules; use a schedule to talk about time; sequence events.
11. respond to good and bad news.
12. talk about prices; point things out.
13. express wishes when shopping.
14. comment on and describe clothes; give compliments and respond to them.
15. talk about trying on clothes.
16. start a conversation; tell time and talk about when they do chores and activities..
17. make plans.
18. order food and beverages; talk about how something tastes; pay the check.
19. extend and respond to an invitation; express obligations.
20. talk about how often you have to do things; ask for and offer help.
21. talk about the weather.
22. ask what you should do and tell someone what to do.
23. talk about quantities; say you want something else
24. give reasons; say where you were and what you bought.
25. talk a bout where something is  located.
26. ask for and give directions.
27. talk  about what there is to eat and drink; say you do or don't want more; express opinions.
28. express familiarity.
29. express preferences and favorites.
30. talk about what you did in your free time.
31. use a telephone in Germany 
32. invite someone to a party and accept or decline; talk about birthdays and express good wishes.
33. discuss gift ideas.
34. give commands in the familiar.

Grammatical objectives

Students will be able to use

1. the definite  articles and the verb sein.

2. the personal pronouns.

3. the present tense of regular verbs.

4. the verb möchten.

5. the indefinite articles.

6. the possessive adjectives.

7. the verb haben.

8. noun plurals.

9. the accusative case.

10. the verb gefallen.

11. direct object pronouns.

12. separable prefix verbs.

13. the stem-changing verbs.

14. the modal auxiliaries.

15. present tense to express the future

16. command forms of verbs.

17. the conjunctions weil and denn.

18. the past tense of the verb sein.

19. the verb wissen

20. dependent clauses with wo.

21. the verbs fahren and gehen.

22. the phrase es gibt.

23. the negative word kein.

24. the conjunctions daß, wenn, and ob.

25. the verbs mögen and kennen

26. the phrases leiber and am liebsten.

27. the verb sehen

28. the verbs lesen and sprechen.

29. the dative case.

Cultural Objectives

 Students will demonstrate knowledge of and appreciation for

1. various types of German schools and how they differ from American schools.

2. using advertisements to buy clothing.

3. using entertainment ads to plan an evening.

4. transportation in German-speaking countries.

5. leisure activities of Germans.

6. housing in the German-speaking countries.

7. the interest of German speakers concerning the environment.

8. analyzing advertisements for food.

9. geographical and cultural information about Munich.

10. cultural events that Germans attend.

11. reading ads and reviews for books, movies and concerts.

12. Basic knowledge of the geography of the German-speaking countries.  Special concentration on the Bundesländer Brandenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Bavaria, and Baden Württemberg.

13. European travel experiences/observations of classmates or guest speakers.

14. Euro currency and exchange rates.