Grade 11 Acquiring Information

It is expected that students will:

• research and use relevant information from a variety of German-language resources to complete authentic tasks
• convey acquired information in a variety of formats

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Many students are now able to research specific information and apply their expanding language abilities to adapt the information for purposeful tasks.

• Encourage students to find out about employment opportunities locally and abroad by interviewing employees of German, Austrian, or Swiss companies doing business in the community.
• Have students read German-language brochures or articles or view videos or films to learn about a range of current global issues (e.g., violence, free trade, substance abuse, the environment). Students could then organize an awareness campaign for the school, which might include posters, public-announcement leaflets, or short articles for the school newspaper.
• Divide the class into small groups and have each group research types of jobs available in Canada and in one German-speaking country. Ask students to organize their data in tabular form to present to the class.
• Have students use a variety of resources to obtain information on healthy lifestyles. Ask them to use this information to set personal lifestyle goals and monitor their progress on a weekly basis, making regular entries in journals. Invite students to present their plans to the class at the end of each month, including summaries of their results in written, visual, or graphic form. Challenge students to create their own flyers outlining the benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle.
• Ask students to examine German employment advertisements and choose positions that interest them. Have them work in groups to use the information they have acquired, including what knowledge and skills are requested by the advertisers, to determine the steps necessary to find a position and apply for it.

Assessment focusses on the extent to which students are able to draw on a wide range of resources to find accurate and relevant information for a variety of purposes. The formats and skills that students use to apply and convey information for particular purposes and audiences are increasingly important.

• Ask students individually or in small groups to take responsibility for preparing specific components of an awareness campaign. Look for evidence that students have:
  • acquired accurate and relevant information
  • determined causes for the problems they identified
  • suggested solutions
  • proposed actions to be taken by the school or community
  • presented information or views in convincing and appealing ways
  • used a range of appropriate vocabulary, structures, and expressions
  • taken risks to include complex information or unfamiliar language
• When assessing students' flyers outlining the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, use criteria such as:
  • includes information that is clear, relevant, and accurate
  • includes details, reasons, and examples to support key points
  • uses appropriate vocabulary and structures
  • contains information that is organized in a way that makes it easy to follow
• Prompt students to assess the skills and strategies they use for acquiring and using information. Ask them to compile personal records of:
  • strategies they find effective
  • tasks they are comfortable with
  • skills and strategies they wish to improve

Print Materials

• Active German
• Alles Gute
• Collins 10,000 German Words
• Collins Pocket German Grammar
• The Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary
• Das Max und Moritz Buch
• Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland
• German Crossword Puzzles - Blackline Masters
• Du und Ich
• German For Leisure and Tourism Studies
• German Vocabulary
• In Play
• Langenscheidt's Grosswoerterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache
• Langenscheidt's Pocket German Dictionary
• Langenscheidt's Standard German Dictionary - Indexed
• Lies Doch Mal!
• Schreib Mir Bitte
• Take Your Partners: German Pairwork Exercises
• Von Helden und Schelmen
• Von Weisen und Narren

• Jung in Deutschland
• A Love Divided: Berlin

• Deutsch Aktuell (Levels 1-2)
• Deutsch Heute Neue 1, 2, 3 (Neue Ausgabe)
• German Today - Einfach Toll!
• Heute Hier, Morgen Dort - Lieder, Chansons und Rockmusik im Deutsch-Unterricht
• Kopfhörer auf! - Listening Pack
• Lernexpress
• Neue Welle Deutschland

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