die letzte Woche vor Winterpause!

Deutsch 2
Wohin möchtet ihr in den Ferien fahren? Wohin seid ihr denn gewesen?
Ferien Expressions! Quiz on these expressions on Monday!

Kapitel 2 Test - audio part 1
Kapitel 2 Test - audio part 2

Kapitel 2 Retest!

Irregular Verbs - chart on many common, and not so common, German irregular verbs.
Upcoming Assignment on Simple past Tense - Schreibübung!
Common German Verbs whose simple past tense you must learn!

Deutsch 3
Sound File #1
Sound File #2
Sound File #4
Sound File #5

Deutsch 4
Audio-Datei #1
Audio Datei #2

Montag, der 2. Dezember 2013 und vorwärts...

Deutsch 1
Test on Chapter 4 Tuesday - Schule!
Units 1 - 4 - Essential German you should know!
Units 1 - 4 Grammar Essentials
Die Monate!
www.wetter.de
 
Deutsch 2
Working with pronouns in German - conversation exercise
Working with pronouns, part 2 - conversation exercise
Verb Study - present, future, and present perfect tense
More with pronouns - both accusative and dative pronouns
Accusative (and nominative) pronouns

Deutsch 3
die Kreuzung - Presentation!
die Kreuzung - video
Online Quiz - Kapitel 2
Mutti, wir kommen nicht weiter! - Anruf! 
Vom Leben des gemeinen Volkes - Fragen zum Text 
an der Kreuzung - Eure Audiodaten! viel Spaß! 
Kurzgeschichte - lebendes Bild - Schreiben

Deutsch 4
Sandkastenliebe - unsre erste Liebe- read the article, then select the entire article, copy it, paste it into a word processing document, read it again, making footnotes of all new and interesting words. Print the your footnoted document and bring to class tomorrow.
 

Montag, der 18. November 2013 und vorwärts

Deutsch 1
Accusative Case in German

Speaking about your classes
School subjects in German
Indefinite Article in the accusative case
Definite article in trhe accusative case
School vocabulary

Deutsch 2
Reflexive Verbs - exercise
Reflexive Verbs writing exercise
Reflexive Verbs in German 
Die Jugendherberge - vocabulary exercise 
Was machst du in diesen Situationen? Reflexivverben! 

Deutsch 3
Die Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt
Wohin soll ich gehen?
Mehr Sehenswürdigkeiten einer Stadt - Presentation
Irregular Verbs - principal parts 
In der Stadt - Presentation - Projekt 
Verbs to know!

Deutsch 4
Wofür setzt du dich ein? - Aufsatz

November 2013 - erste Woche, oder so etwas......

Deutsch 1
Schule! - Vocab Exercise on school items
Speaking about your classes

Deutsch 2
Listening Exercise - script and key
Test Tuesday on Kapitel 1 - Im Flughafen - study entire chapter, every single word

Deutsch 3
Test on Tuesday - Kapitel 1 - study everything in chapter 1.
Older version of Test Review

AP Deutsch
Die Leiden des jungen Werthers - der ganze Text 
Die Leiden des jungen Werthers - Hintergrund
AP Syllabus - noch einmal......

Letzte Woche Oktobers 2013 - - wohin die Zeit?

Deutsch 1
Quiz Tuesday!!! Activities, conjugation of haben.
Useful time expressions
Wie spät ist es?

Deutsch 2
Komparativ/Superlativ - Übung
Komparativ/Superlativ - Übung #2


Deutsch 3

Länder der Welt - Projektgebiete
Die Welt - Aufgabe
Projekt - Länder der Welt
Konjunktionen - Übung
Konjunktionen - Notesheet


AP Deutsch
SPD - das Hamburger Programm
CDU - das Grundsatzprogramm
Die Grünen - Parteidokumente

Approaching the end of the quarter...

Deutsch 1
Verb Conjugation Exercise
Syntax in German / The Verbal Expression - Short lesson
Verbs in the Present tense - short lesson
haben conjugation

Deutsch 3
Buchmesse - final part - rubrik - expectations


Deutsch 4
EU Nachrichten 
EU Nachrichten von dem Spiegel-Online

Mitte Oktobers - der 14. Oktober und vorwärts....2013

Hier ist der Plan für die Woche . . . .

Deutsch 1
Eine Klausur (a test) am Dienstag!
Neue Einheit - Was machst du denn?
Was machst du gern in der Freizeit?
Verbal Expressions for your use.
Flavoring Words - for conversation
Common Verbal Expressions 
More verbal expessions to describe your activities 
Freizeit in der EU - Grafik
Die liebsten Freizeitsbeschäftigungen - Österreich

Deutsch 2
Musik-Projekt

Deutsch 3
Buchmesse - Projekt
Buchmesse - Addendum to the project notes
Grosse Liste von Buchmessen in Deutschland
Rubrik - Individuelle - Buchmesse
Rubrik - Gruppen - Buchmesse



Deutsch 4
Die EU - Offizielle Website - auf deutsch
EU - wikipedia page
EU Learning Center, from Carleton College

AP Deutsch
eine kafkaeske Erzählung
German Writing Tips
More Writing tips

Homecoming Week!

This week is a week of Homecoming festivities and also tests. Students in German 1, 2, 3 and 4 will take tests on Tuesday.

German 1 - click here and read the main points of the unit test on Tuesday.

Here is a short study guide for German 3

More updates soon......progress reports on Monday.....German Club this Friday after school, we'll take part in the homecoming field day with a table on the practice track. Bring fisbees and soccer balls......

Kurze Woche, diese Woche . . . Naja....

Came back to work after my trip to Michigan to several touching cards hung on the well, devised by my caring students. I appreciated that a great deal. I'll take pictures of the cards and post them here shortly. It'll include a funny caricature of yours truly that I'm happy to share.

Deutsch 1
Wo ist denn dein Bruder? - conversation
sein - to be - conjugation and exercises.
Telling Time - notes
telling time - conversation exercise

Deutsch 2
travel vocabulary  - notes
Essay Assignment - im Perfekt!
some weak verbs - conversation
Case in German - short explication - ignore the Genitive Case for now!

Deutsch 3
Conversation exercise with ob
Conversation exercise with weil
Weißt du das?? - conversation combining ob and dass

Deutsch 4
Relative Pronouns - review
Relative Pronouns - big review from the University of Michigan 
Relative Clauses - another review site from Dartmouth University 

AP Deutsch
Elf Söhne - another story to tackle by Franz Kafka

Der Herbst beginnt - die Woche von 23. September 2013

Hey everyone, sorry I hadn't been in the classroom with you the past few days. I'll return on Wednesday of this week. Needed to head to Michigan for a week because of a sudden death in the immediate family. So, all tests scheduled for this Tuesday have been rescheduled for next week on Tuesday. Be good for the sub and keep up with your German studies. See you soon!

Mitte Septembers 2013 - das Schuljahr fährt fort!

Grüße, meine Schüler! German Club met last Friday after school for the inaugural meeting of the year. Read all about it at our Enloe Deutschverein blog - http://enloedeutschverein.blogspot.com/

Deutsch 1
On Tuesday of next week we'll have a test that covers the first unit of German 1. All students should be able to answer the following questions on the test:

• Wie heißt du?
• Wer ist das Mädchen da?
• Wie heißt der Junge da?
• Wie alt bist du?
• Woher kommst du?
• Woher kommt sie?
• Wo wohnst du?
• Wo wohnt er?
• Wie geht's? 
• Was ist die Hauptstadt von Bayern? Wo liegt Berlin? Wo liegt Kiel?

Spelling counts on the test. Know how to spell the numbers and states and capitals of Germany!

Many folks still haven't left a google voice mesage for me. Do this please!

Currently we have begun Unit 2 - zu Hause! Here are some important links pertaining to this chapter.
Familientreffen - family reunion!
Short Online Quiz on Question Words in German
Sabines Familie
Short project - City Brochure!
Conversation about your family

Deutsch 2
On Tuesday of next week we'll have a test on this unit. We'll continue to study this unit this week
Fahren wir mit dem Zug! - Übung
Verkehrsmittel
Verkerhsmittel - exercise

Dritte Woche bei Enloe......

This week, on Friday after school, we have our first German Club meeting!

Also, don't forget that Thursdays after school is always tutorial time for anyone needing a little extra push in the right direction.

Deutsch 1 
Important Phrases for conversation....
Wo wohnst du? - Vocabulary
Online Quiz - Do by Monday evening, 10 PM. Honor system!!
Introductions of former German students - read their intros....copy new vocabulary in your notebooks.
Quiz on Friday - capitals of German states, and their names and locations!!


Deutsch 2
Giving Street directions in German, Part 1
Giving Street directions in German, Part 2 - Lost in Hannoversch Münden
Present Perfect Tense - Notes
Exercise - past participles of German Verbs.

Deutsch 3
Wiederholung - Autoteile
Quiz - Mittwoch dieser Woche - Grammatik, Lektion 11A

Deutsch 4
Der Harz 
Goethes Faust
Goethes Faust, WIkipediaseite - Überblick der Tragödie

Short week this week at Enloe......

I wrote a post already today - see below. Now I'll begin a growing list of the week's handouts, assignments, important weblinks, etc. Stay tuned.....

Deutsch 1
Basic Greetings in German
Introductions in German
More Greetings, part 2
Wer ist das??
Deutsche Geografie!
Die Zahlen, 0-20 - Listen to the numbers with this video
The German Alphabet - search the web for a preview!
Key Questions - Unit 1

Deutsch 2
German 1 Essential Topics
Verkehrsmittel - Wie komme ich dahin?
Wie fährst du dahin?
Was hast du gestern Abend gemacht? Partnerwork!
Das Perfekt - notes

Deutsch 3
Automythen - Wahr oder unwahr? Wer glaubt, alles über Autos zu wissen, macht am besten hier den Schnelltest
Kapitel 11A - Projektideen!

Deutsch 4
Aufsatz - Gesundheit und Stress!

AP Deutsch
Audio Files - Hörverständnis - Sie verschwinden bald. Deshalb machen Sie die Übungen schnell. 

Labor Day, 2013

Our first week was a good one, I thought. Let's keep the momentum going!

One reminder: Thursdays after school is when I hold tutorials, in our room. I waited and waited last Thursday and nobody showed up! But it is still early in the semester, I understand. Soon Eagle Enrichment begins, and Thursdays after school (and before school, too) are always part of ensuring your understanding of German.

I started collecting notebooks. Here is a generalized rubrik for the expectations of the notebook checks.

In German 1 we watched a short video of how Germans greet each other; here, in the streets of Münster, Germany. I include it here for your enjoyment.

There will be another post soon! I have begun updating grades also, so check Powerschools. I also included a link on the right side of this page for the students' email server. Remember to us this account whenever you want to email teachers, send assignments, ask questions, etc.

Tschau!

First week of school - Beste Wünsche!

Hallo! Hope everyone is set for the first week of school. My goal is to keep this page updated for you, so you can see what's current in German class, what's upcoming, etc. Keep in my mind you can scroll downwards to prior posts, so that everything becomes a running commentary on our class this year. For example, the syllabi I posted are in the previous post, and you can scroll down to see it. Now, also forgive me if I leave out a word in my rush and zeal to update this page; I am an excellent speller, but sometimes a misstyped word slips through. My apologies in advance.

Note also my typical curricular post: organized by German class. And I'll also post links to appropriate German-related videos for everyone's benefit. And during the week I'll add items to the current posting.

Deutsch 1
German Cognates with English
Greetings in German - handout
the du-Sie dilemna in Germany - article. Read it and reflect on it in your notebooks. 
Common German names for boys
Common German names for girls
Printable German Map 
Greetings 
Wie geht's? Asking how one is doing.

Deutsch 2
Review all German 1 communicative topics
German 1 Review sheet of everything in German 1

Deutsch 3
Review all German 2 communicatve topics
Powerpoint Presentations for use with our review 
Verben mit Präpositionen - Übung
irregular verbs in German - big list!


Deutsch 4
Gesundheit und Ernährung! Fragen zum Interviewen
Mit Ketschup in die Schule - Fragen
Mit Ketschup in die Schule, Seite 259 - lesen genau, Neue Vokabeln ablisten
Hausaufgabe:  Seiten 260 - 265, Übung 10 - Lesen, lernen, neue Vokabeln ablisten, notieren.
Lektion 8A Quiz
Das Passiv in Deutsch - Anmerkungen 

AP Deutsch
Video-Bericht - Anmerkungsblatt 

And another year begins . . . Welcome back, everyone!

Willkommen, meine Schüler und eure Familien! Deutschlernen macht echt Spaß, und ich freue mich auf ein neues Schuljahr mit euch!

You should bookmark this page at home, or even make it your browser homepage! Forget facebook, twitter, espn sports, whatever, kandah.org is where you need to be this year for all things German, particularly your German courses! Note to the right of this page some important links for your edification. And below, in a blog post, each week, I'll post notes, handouts, assignments, websites, etc, so you can keep up to date with our coursework this year.

First things first: the syllabi for this year:

1. German 1 Syllabus
2. German 2 Syllabus
3. German 3 Syllabus
4. German 4 Syllabus
5. AP German Syllabus

I'll give you copies of these syllabi to put into your folders for reference, but they'll always be here. I'll also give my AP German students a massive vocabulary list, a Gateway Vocabulary List (thanks to an awesome website at my alma mater, the University of Michigan, for this resource!).

One thing I am going to use year is something called linguafolio - "a portfolio assessment instrument designed to support individuals in setting and achieving their goals for learning languages." You can read more about this approach to world language study at http://www.ncssfl.org/LinguaFolio/index.php?linguafolio_index
Each student is expected to create an account for themselves at the following website: http://www.elinguafolio.org/  There will be further instruction on how we will use this website to further our language acquisition goals.

This year all teacher-student email communication must take place using Wake County email servers. All students will be assigned a unique Wake County email address. You can access this email server at the following link: https://webmail.wcpss.net/inotesctr.nsf Learn how to use and access this email account in order to communicate via email with your Enloe teachers!

An all important computer checklist - can you do these tasks???
Maintaining your note books in German class.

Das Ende kommt bald - stimmt das?

It has been a while since I updated this blog, and now the semester, the school year, is coming to a close. It was a great year at Enloe, as usual - great students, great school, great German exchange this year, an altogether rewarding 9 months or so of challenges, succeses, frustrations. Mostly awesomeness! Some things we did undertake this year:

Deutsches Wochenende - November, 2012. First time undertaking this overnight German Immersion excursion at Camp Caraway. Nine Enloe students went, and we had great fun.

German Club - excellent officers made this year a smash. We elected new officers, who are Sarah W. - returning as President, Justin M. - Vice President, Melanie N. - Treasurer, Kate N. - Secretary, and Jill J. - historian, a new position, that aims to chronicle the activities of our German Club through our blog at http://enloedeutschverein.blogspot.com/ with pictures, minutes, summaries of each meeting, etc.

German Day - at UNC Greensboro, March 2013. While we didn't win 1st place overall like we wanted, we did place in several categories, and as always we brought the largest school contingent from North Carolina!

German-American Partnership Program - we welcomed a group of 15 students from our partner school in Schweztingen, Germany. By all accounts, great fun. Enloe families hosted our German friends with all-American hospitality, and we're gearing up for our three-week whirlwind tour starting on June 14, 2013. Germany, here we come!

Now a few important links that should help prepare students for the final exams this year.

German 1
Dative Case - short explanation with some exercises.
Wem kaufst du das Geschenk?
Dative Case exercise
Dative Case pronouns - exercise - Kapitel 10B
Was hast du vor? - Kapitel 9B - conversation
Chores - identify these

den 15. April 2013

German 1
Was hast du nach der Schule vor? Gespräch
Variety of Verbal Expressions for your use

German 2
Auf die Post gehen!
Wo? either/or prepositions
Wohin? either/or prepositions


German 3
eine Stelle suchen! Lektion 6B
 Tipps für Bewerbung - Wichtige Website
Eine Stelle suchen - Wichtige Vokabeln
stepstone.de - Stellenanzeigen in vielen Berufsfelde
Vokabel 6A - Quiz
eine Stelle suchen - Projekt! 
das Interview - Hauptfragen

die zweite Woche vom März, 2013

Grüße, meine Schüler! Letzte Woche sind wir zu german Day gegangen. Und ich denke, wir hatten viel Spaß dabei gehabt. Obwohl wir nicht die Nummer Eins waren, haben wir viele Preise erhalten. Ich gratuliere allen der Wettkämpfer. Ihr habt etwas Tolles auf UNC-G geleistet, und darauf sollen wir stolz sein. Nun, hier ein Gruppenfoto von euch. Gut gemacht!!

GAPP - Enloe und Hebel!!
Our Hebel group will be here next week! WOW!
Hebel Gymnasium - Schulwebsite
Vier Ecken!

Deutsch 1
Geschenkideen
Possessive Adjectives and pronouns - conversation
Conversation with unser and euer
Ordinal numbers
Possessive Adjectives - Exercise
Chapter 8 Review Presentation

Deutsch 3
Das Nibelungenlied - Rubrik
Unsre Klasse - auf einem Klassentreffen.
Modal Verbs in the Past Tense
Chapter 6A - review questions
Klassentreffen - key words, ideas
Vokabeln - Die Hänsestädte Bremen und Hamburg
Klassentreffen - Hauptfragen / Hauptausdrücke

Source from http://xanten-web.de/

Wann und Ob - an explanation

ein neues Semester, ein neuer Anfang!

German Day Materials!

German Day 2013 - Website

German Day Announcement - from Herr Kandah

German Day 2013 permission form - print it, fill it out

Deutsch 1
Kleidung - Review
Kleidung - conversation exercises
wissen versus kennen

Deutsch 2

Demonstrative Pronouns - Conversation #1

Demonstrative Pronouns - Conversation #2

Im Kaufhaus - Conversation

Im Kaufhaus - Rollenspiel
Quiz - Chapter 7A

Deutsch 3

Interesting article on du and Sie

Du, Sie und Hallo! Deutsche Welle Artikel
Lektion 5A - du und Sie - Vokabeln


Gehen wir wandern!!!



Comparative forms - conversation
Comparative Forms - questions

Lektion 5A - review exercise

Adjective Endings - Exercise

Konjunktiv in der Vergangenheit - Anmerkungen.

Rollenspiel - Lektion 5A 

Eine Verabredung!

Subjunctive - Past Tense if/then
Subjunctive - Past Tense - Partnerarbeit
Wandern - Projekt!
Hiking Essay - rubrik

Deutsch 4
Clara Schumann - eine Zeitleiste

Frohes Neues Jahr!!!

Soon midterm exams begin at Enloe High School. Look at the Mid-Term schedule to see when your exams take place. We'll be reviewing for the exams starting next week. These exams will be cumulative exams and should cover all the material we've studied this year.
 
German 1 and 2 Midterm Review - Partner Work in class.
German 1 Mid term exam review sheet
German 2 Review for Mid Term Exam
AP German Midterm Stuff and AP Syllabus

German 1
Was esst ihr bei der Party? Conversation with food items.
Beim Imbiss - conversation
Some review notes, Kapitel 6 - wie schmeckt's?
More Review Notes for Kapitel 6
Was magst du lieber? - conversation
Magst du die Musik??
Was möchtest du am Wochenende machen?
Was gibt's denn? Conversation with müssen
Was willst du nach der Schule machen?

German 2
Demonstrative Pronouns - accusative
Demonstrative pronouns - dative case
Demonstrative Pronouns - notes

German 3
das Armaturenbrett - Vokabeln
das Armaturenbrett - Bilder zum Lernen
Verbs with Prepositions - exercise