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Course Outline

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Module 1 | Aktivitäten

Module 1 Introduction: Sports and Activities

Lesson 1: Activities and Pastimes
1.1 Lesson Overview
1.1.1 Activities, Months, and Seasons Vocabulary and Structure (Explore and Connect)
1.1.2 Monaten, Jahreszeiten und Aktivitäten (Engage with Concepts)
1.1.3 Spielen (Engage with Concepts)
1.1.4 What do People Do? (Think Aloud and Reflect)
1.1.5 Activities & Pastimes (Self Reflection)

Lesson 2: Sports and Music
1.2 Lesson Overview
1.2.1 Sports and Music Note - Taking (Explore and Connect)
1.2.2 Was machst du? Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
1.2.3 Listening-Sport und Musik (Think Aloud and Reflect)
1.2.4 Sports and Music (Self Reflection)

Lesson 3: Weather Conditions
1.3 Lesson Overview
1.3.1 Weather Vocabulary Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
1.3.2 Vocabulary Practice - Wie ist das Wetter? (Engage with Concepts)
1.3.3 Quel temps? Activities (Think Aloud and Reflect)
1.3.4 Weather Conditions (Self Reflection)

Lesson 4: Where do you do your activities?
1.4 Lesson Overview
1.4.1 Going Places - Vocabulary and Structure Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
1.4.2 Activities and Locations Vocabulary Practice - Part 1 (Engage with Concepts)
1.4.3 Activities and Locations Vocabulary Practice - Part 2 (Engage with Concepts)
1.4.4 Activities and Locations Structure Practice (Engage with Concepts)
1.4.5 Activities and Locations Structure Practice - ALLER (Engage with Concepts)
1.4.6 Places to go - Writing (Think Aloud and Reflect)
1.4.7 Where do you do your activities? (Self Reflection)

Lesson 5: Making Weekend Plans
1.5 Lesson Overview
1.5.1 Making Weekend Plans Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
1.5.2 Futur (Engage with Concepts)
1.5.3 "Am Wochenende..." Speaking/Writing Sentences in the Futur (Think Aloud and Reflect)
1.5.4 Making Weekend Plans (Self Reflection)

Lesson 6: Games and Activities in France
1.6 Lesson Overview
1.6.1 Doppelkopf (Engage with Concepts)
1.6.2 Bundesliga (Think Aloud and Reflect)
1.6.3 Games and Activities in France (Self Reflection)

Module 1 Assessment (Part I) and Module 1 Assessment (Part 2)

Module 2 | School Life

Module 2 Introduction: School Life

Lesson 1: Classroom Vocabulary and Supplies
2.1 Lesson Overview
2.1.1 Classroom Objects Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
2.1.2 Classroom Vocabulary and Supplies (Engage With Concepts)
2.1.3 Speaking and Writing Video Challenge - In meinem Rucksack (Think Aloud and Reflect)
2.1.4 Classroom Vocabulary and Supplies (Self Reflection)

Lesson 2: Numbers 60-100
2.2 Lesson Overview
2.2.1 Die Nummern 100-1000 Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
2.2.2 Numbers 60-100 Practice (Engage with Concepts)
2.2.3 Numbers 100-1000 Quiz (Engage with Concepts)
2.2.4 Listen to and Write Phone Numbers (Engage with Concepts)
2.2.5 Numbers 60-100 (Self Reflection)

Lesson 3: What time is it?
2.3 Lesson Overview
2.3.1 What time is it? Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
2.3.2 What time is it? (Engage With Concepts)
2.3.3 What time is my train/plane? (Think Aloud and Reflect)
2.3.4 What time is it? (Self Reflection)

Lesson 4: Class Schedules
2.4 Lesson Overview
2.4.1 School Schedule Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
2.4.2 Reading a French Middle School or High School Schedule (Engage With Concepts)
2.4.3 German School Schedule (Engage with Concepts)
2.4.4 Reflect on Differences Between School Schedules (Think Aloud and Reflect)
2.4.5 Write a Letter (Share, Comment, and Critique)
2.4.6 Class Schedules (Self Reflection)

Lesson 5: Class Preferences
2.5 Lesson Overview
2.5.1 Class Preferences Note-Taking (Engage with Concepts)
2.5.2 Class Preferences (Engage with Concepts)
2.5.3 Einen Brief nach Beate (Think Aloud and Reflect)
2.5.4 Class Preferences (Self Reflection)

Lesson 6: German vs. American Schools
2.6 Lesson Overview
2.6.1 German School Articles (Explore and Connect)
2.6.2 The German School System/Grading (Engage With Concepts)
2.6.3 das Abitur (Share, Comment, and Critique)
2.6.4 German vs American Schools (Self-Reflection)

Module 2 Assessment (Part 1) and Module 2 Assessment (Part 2)

Module 3 | Guten Appetit!

Module 3 Introduction: Guten Appetit!

Lesson 1: What's for breakfast?
3.1 Lesson Overview
3.1.1 Food and Drink Vocabulary/Listening (Engage with Concepts)
3.1.2 Food and Drink Vocabulary (Engage with Concepts)
3.1.3 NEHMEN and TRINKEN Practice (Engage with Concepts)
3.1.4 Breakfast Food (Check for Understanding)
3.1.5 What's for breakfast? (Self Reflection)

Lesson 2: Time for Lunch!
3.2 Lesson Overview
3.2.1 Lunch Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
3.2.2 Lunch Vocabulary Practice (Engage With Concepts)
3.2.3 Definite and Indefinite Articles Practice (Engage With Concepts)
3.2.4 Lunch Food (Engage with Concepts)
3.2.5 Time for Lunch! (Self Reflection)

Lesson 3: Let's have dinner!
3.3 Lesson Overview
3.3.1 Let's have dinner! Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
3.3.2 Dinner Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
3.3.3 More Dinner Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
3.3.4 Abendessen (Think Aloud and Reflect)
3.3.5 Speaking-Describing Food in a Restaurant (Share, Comment, and Critique)
3.3.6 Let's have dinner! (Self Reflection)

Lesson 4: Going to the Market
3.4 Lesson Overview
3.4.1 Going to the Market Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
3.4.2 Going to the Market Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
3.4.3 More Going to the Market Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
3.4.4 Regular Verb Practice (Engage with Concepts)
3.4.5 More Regular Verb Practice (Engage with Concepts)
3.4.6 Am Markt Culture Comments (Share, Comment, and Critique)
3.4.7 Going to the Market (Self Reflection)

Lesson 5: Let's go food shopping
3.5 Lesson Overview
3.5.1 Let's go food shopping Note-Taking (Explore and Connect)
3.5.2 Let's go food shopping - Kleinhändler vs Supermarkt (Explore and Connect)
3.5.3 Let's go food shopping - Supermarkt Quiz (Explore and Connect)
3.5.4 Food Merchants Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
3.5.5 German Supermarkt and Specialty Food Shops (Share, Comment, and Critique)
3.5.6 Let's go food shopping (Self Reflection)

Lesson 6: Ordering Food
3.6 Lesson Overview
3.6.1 How to order food in a café or restaurant Note-taking (Explore and Connect)
3.6.2 Möchten: would like (Engage with Concepts)
3.6.3 Dining at a Café or Restaurant: Vocabulary Practice (Engage with Concepts)
3.6.4 Dining at a Café or Restaurant: More Vocabulary Listening Practice (Engage with Concepts)
3.6.5 Ordering in a Café or Restaurant Dialogue (Think Aloud and Reflect)
3.6.6 Eating in a German Café or Restaurant (Share, Comment, and Critique)
3.6.7 Ordering Food (Self Reflection)

Module 3 Assessment (Part 1) and Module 3 Assessment (Part 2)