Course Description

German literature to prepare for the IB HL oral exam (Internal Assessment). 

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Q3 WEEK 1 = Intro For The IB HL Oral Exam

    • QUARTER 1 & QUARTER 2 HL SENIORS: READ THIS FIRST

    • Q3 Supply Check! Rewrite Your Name On Eveything. Verify That You Have Everything (All Old & New IB German Composition Notebooks)

    • Q3 Week 1 =First You Must Finish All The Intro Assignments In the "Q3 IB Lang B Oral Exam Prep" course (Monday-Thursday's work). Then Move Into The Rest Of This Course

    • Q3 HL Instructions

    • Weekly Q3 Work Plan For HL Only

    • Q3 IB Lang B HL IA Packet - Must Read So You Can Plan Ahead!

    • Q3 Video: What Is The HL Oral Exam Like?

    • Q3 HL 2020 Sample Exam Audio Nr.1 (English Language B Exam: "All Summer In A Day")

    • Q3 HL 2020 Sample Nr.1 Exam Score Sheet (Marks for "All Summer In A Day")

    • Q3 HL 2020 Sample Exam Audio Nr.2 (English Language B Exam: "The Flying Machine")

    • Q3 HL 2020 Sample Nr.2 Exam Score Sheet (Marks for "The Flying Machine")

    • Q3 Each Story Has 3 Assignments With Multiple Tasks
  • 2

    Resources To Write Practice Scripts

    • Q3 HL IA Assessment Rubrics

    • Q3 HL IA Useful Phrases

    • Q3 Simple Analysis Of Literature (Sentence Builder Table)

    • Q3 IO Practice Script (Focus On ONE Story In Each Practice Script)

    • Q3 Exam Day Prep Sheet. Complete This HL IA Planning Sheet Auf Deutsch For Each Of Your Two Favorite Stories. Complete One Handout For The First Part Of The Story, One For The Middle Of The Story & One For The End Of The Story.

    • There Might Be A Prep Packet On The Shelf In The Back Of The Classroom
  • 3

    GESCHICHTE 1 = Die Streit Hörnchen. Fits The IB Theme: soziale Organisation (Relationships)

    • 1. Teil - Assignment = Write Your Own German Ending In Rhyming Text

    • 2. Teil - Don't Open This Until You Have Finished Writing Your Own Ending (6-8 Sentences). Then Read The Author's Own Ending.

    • Audio Support - Play While Looking At The Text

    • Get Help With An Online German Rhyming Dictionary
  • 4

    GESCHICHTE 2= Max und Moritz von Wilhelm Busch Fits The IB Theme: soziale Organisation (Community). Read The Entire Story & Do All Assignments

    • Literature Assignment - Read All Parts (The Entire Book) & Do All Posted Assignments

    • Download This Complete Book with Original Pictures, Then You Can Follow Along With The Recording. Read to the end on your own to see the other terrible pranks and discover the karmic conclusion.

    • Audio Recording of the "Erster Streich" Chapter in Max und Moritz

    • Worksheet #1 for "Erster Streich" (use the provided word bank and your listening skills to complete this exercise)

    • Answer Key for Worksheet #1 (only open after completing all of worksheet #1)

    • Worksheet #2 Listening Comprehension Test (+ cognates)

    • Answer Key for Worksheet #2 (only open after completing all of worksheet #2)

    • Article: Max und Moritz- keine harmlose Lausbubengeschichte von DW

    • Audio: Max und Moritz- keine harmlose Lausbubengeschichte von DW

    • Original Movie: Max und Moritz
  • 5

    GESCHICHTE 3 = Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten Fits The IB Theme: soziale Organisation (Relationships, Working World, Law & Order)

    • Watch The Intro Video = Story Summarized auf Englisch, Followed By Culture Lesson About The German City-State Bremen.

    • Watch The Video: Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (Just watch & listen and see what you pick up)

    • Picture Book: Die Geschichte zum Lesen (Read & Look At The Drawings)

    • Assignment 1: Die Geschichte in leichter Sprache

    • PDF: Text In Easy Language

    • AUDIO: Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten (Recording in Easy Language)

    • Assignment 2: Comprehension Quiz About The Bremer Stadtmusikanten

    • Bremer Stadtmusikanten Lösungen (Correct Your Answers In Red Pencil)

    • The Original Text - An Excerpt Will Be Presented To You During The IB German Oral Exam (IA)

    • Video: Das Märchen von den Bremer Stadtmusikanten. Listen. How Much Can You Understand Now After Doing All The Assignments?
  • 6

    GESCHICHTE 4 = Insekt. Fits The IB Theme: soziale Organisation (Relationships, Law & Order, Community). Also Fits The IB Theme: den Planeten teilen (Verschmutzung der Umwelt)

    • Read The Entire Story & Then Answer All Questions On All The Worksheets

    • Insekt (1. Teil) Click the double arrow near the top right of screen, then select rotate clockwise. Zoom in on text.

    • Fragen - Insekt (1. Teil)

    • Lösungen - Insekt (1. Teil)

    • Insekt (2. Teil)

    • Fragen - Insekt (2. Teil)

    • Lösungen - Insekt (2. Teil)

    • Insekt (3. Teil)

    • Fragen - Insekt (3. Teil)

    • Lösungen - Insekt (3. Teil)

    • Insekt (4. Teil)

    • Fragen - Insekt (4. Teil)

    • Lösungen - Insekt (4. Teil)
  • 7

    GESCHICHTE 5 = Struwwelpeter. Fits The IB Theme: Identitäten (Beliefs, Culture).

    • Video: Der Struwwelpeter Read Aloud

    • Die Geschichte zum Lesen

    • Reading Assignment For Stuwwelpeter
  • 8

    GESCHICHTE 6 = Aschenputtel (Cinderella). Fits The IB Theme: Identitäten (Life style, Beliefs & Values, Self-expression) .

    • Video: Aschenputtel Märchen

    • Review The Adjective Endings

    • Aschenputtel Adjective Endings Worksheet

    • Aschenputtel Audio (Check Your Worksheet Answers As You Listen)

    • Aschenputtel Script / Answer Key

    • Fun Article: 9 Differences Between The Original Story And The Disney Story

    • Website With The Original "Aschenputtel" Story From The Grimm Brothers

    • PDF: Aschenputtel Originaltext - An Excerpt From Here Will Be Presented To You At The German IB Oral Exam (IA)

    • Optional Advanced HL Aschenputtel Project
  • 9

    Q3 Week 6 Vocabulary Work

    • Q3 Work Plan For Weeks 6, 7, 8 & 9

    • Week 6 Assignment: Add More IB Theme Discussion To Both Scripts

    • Week 6 Assignment Handout: Staple A Copy Into Your Composition Notebook (Check For A Printed Copy Available In Class)

    • Time Your IA Script & Add Extensions
  • 10

    Optional Brüder Grimm Fairytales- For Fun

    • Video: Rotkäppchen

    • Video: Rumplestilzchen

    • Video: Frau Holle

    • Video: Dornröschen

    • Video: Der Froschkönig - Der eiserne Heinrich

    • Video: Hänsel und Gretel

    • Video: Der Wolf und die sieben Geißlein (die Geiß = female goat. die Geißlein = baby goats)
  • 11

    Online German Literature (for additional, optional reading practice and enjoyment)

    • Story Weaver

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