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**Duluth ****//EAST HIGH SCHOOL //**** Mr. Michael Tatro ** ** E ****veryone ** ** A ****chieves ** ** S ****uccess ** ** T ****ogether ** **German 101- Deutsch für Anfänger ** Grades: 8-12 (The desired course will teach 8-9) //. ////5 credits // per semester towards 2 credits of Foreign Language Study most Colleges and Universities require of applicants. Monday through Friday 8:00-8:50 **Mr. Michael Tatro **  East High School Directory Mr. Michael Tatro Phone: 218-728-7426 Phone:612-462-3222 <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Address: 2900 East 4th Street e-mail: michael.tatro@mnsu.edu <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Duluth, MN 55812 **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">About Mr. Michael Tatro ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I am old. I am a guitar player, not a singer, rusty hockey player, theater lover, and man crazy about German literature. I got my K-12 German Education Teaching licensure degree in a little big town named Mankato, Minnesota. I’ve been to Germany three times, once for a full year, during which I met my current fiancée Kristin Hüneburg. I am here to find out who you are and what you are doing in my class. Right now, my life is for making sure you guys have a great time in this class, while learning German. I know I will be having just as much fun as you are, so please have some fun this semester and those to come. For now you may call me Herr Tatro. **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Course Description: ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">German 101 (GER 101) is an introductory level course of German. There are no prerequisites, and you need not know any German. At the introductory level of German, you, the students, will learn the basic, and most important, beginning listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. You will describe yourself, your family, your friends, and your plans, amongst so much more. One of the other main topics, besides the topic of you and your life, will be German people and their lives. We will see how your life and their lives are similar and different. GER 101 is the first and therefore most important step to begin a relationship with someone from Germany, Austria, Switzerland and anyone who speaks German. **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">GER 101 Goals: ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">After completing GER 101 you will have a command of the basics of the German language. Students will have improved from knowing little to no German to understanding and continuing common conversation by themselves, and comprehending German texts as well as producing pieces over personally chosen topics within ranges of units. The ultimate goal is to come out of GER 101 with the ability to begin a relationship with a native German speaker. The step before this ultimate goal is striving to gain the respect of a native German speaker, so that we can begin to learn how to maintain that relationship. **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Course Material: ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As a first-time language learner, or first time German language learner, it is most important to remember how you learned English. Did you learn English from textbooks? I sure didn’t start that way. I learned from picture books and stories read out loud. Throughout this year that’s what we’ll be doing. Some books are: <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Hans aus Berlin” <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Hans geht zur Schule” <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">“Ich bin ein Superheld” <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">by Michael Tatro and Kristin Hueneburg __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ach, so heisst das! __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> “Im Supermarkt” __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Ach, so heisst das! __<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> “Durch Jahr und Tag“ <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">From Cornelsen Scriptor <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">By Dorothee Raab. **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Course Rules of Conduct: ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Please refer to the school handbook for the discipline policy. My rules of attendance, tardiness and further responsibilities of you adhere to these policies. Here are a few references and/or additions to the rules: //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Cell Phones: //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Please, have it on vibrate, check it discretely, and in case of emergency, or unexpected parental/guardian calling take it outside or let me know what the emergency (in an English nutshell) is. Any responses to messages during class, or answers will give me rights to your cell-phone for the day. Should an emergency happen during the day, I will notify you immediately. //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Tardiness: //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Unexcused tardiness exceeding ten minutes will be recorded and reported as an absence. //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Communication: //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> You and I are expected to participate in class so that we can individualize this class based on our wishes. We should tell each other when something is working. This means, if you have something that you want to know, it is expected of you to let me know. I will do my best to incorporate your wish at the appropriate time, and let you know when that will be. If I am teaching in a way that you don’t understand, let me know, and I will work on creating a greater amount of variety in how I present the information. This communication should be done in German as much as possible, however I do not expect you to be able to tell me completely in German what could be done to improve the class, and will therefore appreciate any communication in English after class. //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Speaking German: //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> I will let you know when it is appropriate to speak or respond in English. There will be much opportunity outside of class to speak and think about what you want from this class in English. During class it will be expected that you remain speaking in German. Should it be necessary that English be spoken, I will flip the sign around, saying “English. **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Grade Breakdown: ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">30% Formative Assessments //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">An average of four formative assessments (tests (quizes) throughout unit) per unit will make up this percentage of the total class points. These are similar to creating a presentation explaining your product to your own company. // <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">15% Summative Assessments <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> //A single summative assessment per unit will test your ability to apply what you have learned throughout the unit to a given topic or direction. This is similar to having to create a business proposal for any company.// <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">20% Participation <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> //Daily participation is expected from everyone, whether it is a question, answer, repetition or any form of including one’s self in the activity is necessary in order to learn the language and understand the culture behind it. This is like expanding the accepted product you presented to your company, for which other businesses had great interest. Working on it every day to improve it and get it out on the market.// <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">5% Attendance <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> //Showing up is half the battle. Unexcused absences will lead to difficulties finding and maintaining future occupations. Those with many unexcused absences throughout their work week find themselves unemployed quicker than those who are rarely absent or have appropriate excuses.// <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">15% Class work <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> //Similar to attendance, completing the class work will demonstrate not only participation but also application and complex reasoning/understanding skills. Employers look for those workers, who complete their assignment efficiently and appropriately.// <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">15% Homework //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Taking your thoughts home brings new life to both your ideas and the material. You will discover that the homework assigned will bring you to greater understanding of the content. Many occupations will require work, which can only be accomplished timely, if one takes the work home. Other occupations will require more homework than work on site. It is important to be able to cope with the daily distractions of a household and the work necessary for your job. // **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Units: ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">These units are personalized by you during the class, and will be reasonably modified based off of class and individual suggestions. **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Unit 1: Me, myself, and who are you? **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">– 101 points //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">During this unit we will be exploring who you are, which means we will look into what you like, don’t like, do, don’t do, enjoy, don’t enjoy, feel and think about certain topics revolving around the common daily routine. After this unit you will know how to introduce yourself, your friends, and understand how to begin a lasting relationship with someone from a German speaking country, as well as what foods to include in a healthy life-style of your choice. You will be working on your very own short story in German, already! // **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Unit 2: The ones closest to me do the darndest things. ** //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">During this unit we will be exploring those closest to us, whether that be family or guardians, extended family, or nuclear family. We will discuss what they like to do, don’t like to do, enjoy, don’t enjoy, feel and think about similar topics to the previous unit. Furthermore, we will discover what they mean to us, and how they have or haven’t gained so much respect or meaning to us. // **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Unit 3: The very first day of school abroad. ** //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">What classes are you taking? What classes do you actually like taking? What classes are available to take? Where are your classes? How long are your classes? When are your classes? Now take these questions and imagine you are an exchange student going to Germany for a year, knowing as much German as you currently know. This is what we will be looking into during this unit. We’ll run through the very first day of school in Germany, but take it even further, and examine a whole month. // **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Unit 4: My friend from Germany. ** //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">You’re back from your year in Germany, and you made a really good friend, who has decided to exchange with your high school for a year. What are you going to show her/him? What are you going to do together? How are you going to show her/him your home? What is she/he going to be interested in? What will she/he like? What will she/he dislike? How will you get around? This unit will look not only into what you will be doing with your friend from Germany, but also how you accomplish all of those things. // **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Unit 5: Going back for vacation ** //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Now that you have finished your high school years, you have the summer ahead of you, during which you have the most money you will ever have in your life to spend on vacationing. Really? No, but for this units sake, you have been given a scholarship for a vacation to Germany. During this unit we will examine what you can do, see, visit, and fall in love with in Germany, and what you will need some time to get used to. This unit looks into what will be expected of you as you enter, stay, and depart in Germany. // **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Unit 6: Another look into the mind of a human. ** //<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">This unit will be designated to reading German Fairy Tales. The stories told by the brothers Grimm have undeniable significance in understanding the common unconscious desires of the human mind, and hardships of early adulthood. They are very interesting to read and challenging to understand. You will recognize some of these stories, or if you don’t, then you will hereafter. The stories are unique, and varied. This unit will focus on understanding them. //