Deutsch 3 and 4
Tuesday
April 20, 1999

Begin writing / editing the entire text of the interview. Model it on a more formal exchange with question and answer, and polite response. Maybe like an evening news show conversation, about something serious, with a calmer, more academic tone. The next one, if this film goes well, can be a more theatrical and humorous piece, if you like. Keep your German simple; strive toward accurate speech and sensible responses in this project.

By Wednesday morning, I want everyone in the class to have a photocopy of your texts. So choose the best scribe of the bunch, let him / her write the text, then make copies of your text in the media center; I will provide you with a pass to go there during lunch. I expect about a page of written work; don't bother typing it yet. We will recite our texts and critique them in class while German Two work elsewhere.

Computer Access Today?: None. Use dictionaries, textbooks and your language skills to devise your script. You have some vocabulary items already; here are some new ones:

• das Hemd in die Hose stecken to tuck one's shirt in

• die Mannschaft, -en teams

• durch die Personenkontrolle gehen to go through the metal detector

• der Schülerrat the student council

• die Sprachebene the level of discourse

• Ausflüge field trips

• die Clique the clique

• auf die Uni gehen to go to college

• das Familienleben the family life
• That is all.