Lesson Plan: 3/12/2018

Course: German 3 Teacher: Elizabeth Tyburski

Timing: 57 Minutes

Objectives
Today learners can:
- Successfully talk about cars and driving in German

Rationale
Students were introduced to car vocabulary earlier this week, since some of the vocabulary is
very specialized, we need to spend more time reinforcing it.

ACTFL Standards Met

Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express
feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of
topics.

Materials and Set-Up

Materials & Set-Up for Lesson Plan Activities
Packets, Worksheets (Text & Broken Car, Speaking Activity half-sheet), fly swatters, Laptop,
Projector

Color Coding
Teacher Thinking
Guessed Student Responses
Script
Transitions

Agenda
Commercials
Vocabulary Review (with PowerPoint from previous class period)
Flyswatter vocabulary game
Partner activity (gap fill)
Partner activity (broken car)
Text about getting pulled over (fictional story, only if we have time)

Activities
Timing Directions and Description/Plan
Teacher Thinking
Mins
2 min. Start Class: Greet Usual Class Opening: Greet class, ask how students how
Class, Review Agenda they are today, review agenda
 Today’s Agenda Slide:

10 min. Werbung: Car To start class, we are going to watch two commercials,
Commercials since this is a good way to get the class’s attention and
(Attention Getter) integrate authentic texts.

Activity Type: We will watch each video twice. The first time the
Listening, Whole Class students will just watch the commercial (just listening!).
The second time, they will be prompted with questions
One commercial is to focus on.
current and is for
Volkswagen, the other I will also give context of the Trabi Commercial (teach
is a Trabi commercial students what the DDR is, explain that you often had to
from the DDR (GDR, wait 15 years for a car, that it was literally your only
former East Germany). option for a car in former East Germany, and that you
It’s a good way to still see these cars today)
bring in a bit of
German history Slide to Match this:
through cars. NOTE:
We are only playing
part of this link, since
it’s a collection of
commercials Play from
0:57

Questions for Students:

 Trabi:
Wie beschreiben sie den Trabi? [How do they describe
the Trabi?]

Volkswagen:
Was hat das Auto gemacht, wenn der Mann bewusstlos
geworden ist? [What did the car do, when the man went
unconscious?]

*Explain meaning of bewusstlos [unconscious] to

students*

Order of Events (summarized):

1. Explain context of Trabi

2. Watch Trabi Commercial
3. Give students question
4. Watch Trabi Commercial again
5. Go over questions

1. Show Volkswagen commercial

2. Give students questions
3. Watch commercial again
4. Go over questions

LINKS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TBFmiILDJw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6S5Gdj-6SI

10 min. Vocabulary Review Transition: Bring Up PowerPoint

(PowerPoint) Wir wiederholen die Vokabeln von gestern. Ihr braucht
die Blätter von Gestern.[We’re review the vocabulary
Link Found Below from yesterday. You need the sheets from yesterday.]
This is the first part of I show students the word and ask what it means, then
the PowerPoint is for reveal the photo. I’m not sure if I will cold call or not,
this activity. The last but since the students already reviewed and have the
two slides are part of sheets from yesterday, I think it is fair to do so.
the following activity. However, they did just learn the vocabulary, so it’s okay
if they don’t get them all.
 Activity Type:
Listening & Speaking,
Whole Class
LINK:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nv7tSgvHM0TIqgkYvolRF8_9zbNjvapP0Jb6qEdYE
5M/edit?usp=sharing

5-10 Fliegenklatsche: Transition: Switch Slide, show students the fly swatters
min. Wir spielen jetzt Fliegenklatsche! [We are playing
Using the last two Fliegenklatsche (Fly Swatter) now!]
slides of the
PowerPoint, we will Students have played this game before. Students
play a game called “fly approach the board in pairs, I say a word in German and
swatter.” Student have the students compete to hit the corresponding picture
played this before and first. The pictures are spread out (see last two slides of
really like it. PowerPoint).

Activity Type: Every student should go at least once.

Listening, Active,
Easy/Medium Summarized order of events:
1. Students approach board in pairs
ASSESS: How well do 2. I say a vocabulary word
students do here? 3. Students attempt to find vocabulary word (in
picture form on board)
4. Whoever hits the picture first “wins” that round
4-5 min. Partneraktivität: Gap- Transition: Ihr braucht dieses Blatt, wir machen jetzt
Fill Activity eine Partneraktivität. [You need this sheet, we’re now
doing a partner activity.]
Description: Students
have missing parts of 1. Follow Instructional Protocol
the gap-fill activity
2. Students complete gap-fill activity in pairs, I
Activity Type: circulate during this time. This activity is
Speaking, Partner, designed to teach students some new vocabulary.
Very Easy, There is some from the PowerPoint but there are
Interpersonal also some new words. Afterwards, we go
through it as a class.
Assess: How much do
students pick up from 3. Clarify special vocabulary that is not in the
context? PowerPoint if needed (after, since they should
get it from context):
 - Ruckspiegel/rearview mirror, Die Benzinuhr/gas
gage, Handschuhfach/glove compartment, dief
lüftung/air conditioning, Gangschaltung/Gear
Shift, Tachometer/speedometer

10-15 Das defekte Auto: Transition: Wir machen jetzt eine Partneraktivität. Habt
min. This is a partner ihr alle dieses Blatt? [We are now doing a partner
activity where students activity. Do you all have this sheet?]
have a “broken car”
that only includes a few 1. Follow Instructional Protocol. Student written
things. They get to instructions: Zeichne 5 Dinge ins Auto ein and
choose which five lasse deinen Partner raten, was es in deinem
things to put in their Auto gibt [Draw 5 things in your car and let your
cars and draw them in. partner guess what is in your car.] Remind
Then their partner has students to speak German.
to guess what five 2. Go over new vocabulary: Die Kupplung (clutch),
things are in the car. Scheinwerfer (head light), das Armaturenbrett
(dashboard), der/die Scheibenwischer
Activity Type: (windshield wipers)
Speaking, Partner, 3. Students complete this in pairs, if needed there
More difficult can be one group of three. I circulate during this
time and make sure that all students are on task
Assess: How do and speaking German.
students ask and
answer questions? How
are they pronouncing
the new vocabulary?
15 min. Lesetext: Auf der Transition: Okay, dreht es bitte um. Wir lesen jetzt einen
[if time] Autobahn Lesetext. [Okay, turn this over. We are now reading a
text.]
This text is about a
woman driving and *This text is on the back of the broken car worksheet*
getting a ticket, it
introduces the terms I’m not explaining any vocabulary beforehand since the
überholt (pulled over), vocabulary doesn’t seem that difficult and I think the
Strafzettel (ticket), students can get it from context. If many students are
Schein running into comprehension issues, then I will pause the
(note/certificate), class and we can check-in with some vocabulary.
Führerschein (driver’s
license), and winken
(to beckon, to wave) Students read this alone, when finished they answer the
comprehension questions. They can work with a partner
on the questions if they like. When students are finished,
 Activity Type: Reading we will talk about the story and the comprehension
& Writing, more questions as a class.
difficult, individual
Students will need to turn this in.
This activity may not
be finished today, or Summarized order of events:
we may not even get to
it.
1. Follow Instructional Protocol
2. Students read text
3. Students answer questions
4. We talk about questions as a class

1 min. End Class, Exit Ticket Class will end with me telling the students we are
finished for the day. There’s no bell, so timing of this is
important.

BACK-POCKET ACTIVITY
MATERIALS REASONING
Vocabulary in Context: Preposition + Verb The students still need more practice with
Combinations Worksheet (already printed in verb preposition combinations, and this
room) worksheet allows students to practice them
in context and work with a partner (and
practice speaking!).
DIRECTIONS & EXPLANATIONS
Hand out worksheets, follow instructional protocol, have students work in pairs. Each student
should ask their partner the questions and respond in full sentences.