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German 1 – Unit 1 – Wer bin ich?
Language
Course
Targeted Proficiency
Level
Thematic unit
Unit length
German
German I
Novice-mid
Wer bin ich? (Who am I?)
about 5 weeks
Stage 1: Desired Results
_x____1.1 Interpersonal communication
_x____1.2 Interpretive communication
_x____1.3 Presentational communication
_x____2.1 Cultural practices and perspectives
Standards: Check as
_x____2.2 Cultural products and perspectives
many as apply.
_x____3.1 Connections to other disciplines
_x____3.2 Acquiring new information
_x____4.1 Language comparisons
_x____4.2 Cultural comparisons
There are many people in the world who speak German. It is beneficial to use the
Enduring
Understanding(s)
German language to communicate with others and establish relationships.
Essential Question
Who am I in a global world?
Guiding Questions
• Why learn German?
• Where is German spoken?
• How do I get to know others in another country?
• What basic personal information is important to share?
• How do I make a first impression?
Learning Goals
At the end of the unit learners can meet and greet, introduce themselves, talk about
personal information, ask others about their personal information and leave-takings.
Learners know where German is spoken in the world and understand the importance of
learning another language, especially German.
Functions
Knowledge
What can learners do?
What context, structure and culture will learners need to show their knowledge?
Functions
Context
Structure
Culture
greetings and leave-takings
 greeting and leaving
 social register, du
words
und Sie
 titles
 how to meet/greet in
different German
speaking countries
 compare ways to
meet and greet
 formal and informal
introduce oneself
 Ich heiße…
 alphabet
 German names
 Mein Name ist…
 pronunciation
 spell the name
 nationality
introduce someone else
 er/sie heißt…
 er and sie
 difference between
du and Sie
 er/sie ist…
 ist/hat
 er/sie hat…
ask and give personal
 Wie alt bist du?
 Du and Sie
 phone numbers
information
 Wo wohnst du?
 sein (ich bin)
 maps of German
speaking countries
 Woher kommst du?
 haben (ich habe)
 compare means of
 Was ist deine
transportation
Telefonnummer?
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expressing well-being
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use polite expressions
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use numbers to communicate
age and phone number
Wie kommst du zur
Schule?
Wie heißt deine
Schule?
Wie viele Personen
hast du in deiner
Familie?
answers to questions
on the conversation
card
Wie geht’s? (see
conversation card)
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Es geht mir (dative
pronoun as lexical
item)
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danke, bitte, bitte
du vs. Sie
numbers 0-20
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different ways to
express how you are
doing
formal and informal
German phone
number
Stage 2: Assessment Evidence
Summative Performance Assessments
1. Additional listening activities – Unit 1
Interpretive
1. Interpersonal Speaking Task – Introduction Q/A Conversation
Interpersonal
 Storyboard – 1 minute presentation (who am I?)
Presentational
 Country/State brochure with information about a German state
Formative Assessments
Other Summative Assessments
 numbers quiz 1-20
 Spell German name with German alphabet
 alphabet listening quiz
 meeting and greeting vocabulary quiz
Stage 3: Learning Activities
Interpersonal
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text a friend your phone number
using words
Ask and tell ages
Practice asking and answering
introduction questions: whole class
practice, speed dating, inner/outer
circle
Interpretive
 spell your name, have partner
write it down
 listening activities from the
textbook
 Read an introductory paragraph
and identify cognates
 Practice recognizing introduction
questions: drawing answers, point
to the picture for the question
Other Learning Activities
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storyboard with questions about personal information
Advocacy for why learning German is important
Cloze activities with question words and numbers 0-20
Resources
District Resources-Komm Mit Level 1
 Vorschau (Intro Chapter) – Geography, Names, Alphabet, Numbers,
 Kapitel 1 – Personal information
Other resources
 YouTube Videos about learning German and German speaking countries
 Internet maps of Germany, German-speaking countries
 Song: “Drück die Eins” – Annett Louisan
 AATG site-advocacy
Presentational
 mini-presentations with basic
personal information