Grade 5 Experiencing Creative Works

It is expected that students will:

• view and listen to creative works with visual and contextual support, and respond to them in various ways

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Exposing students to a variety of creative works in German adds to their development and enjoyment of the new language. At this level, students will have a minimal familiarity with German, and their responses will be primarily in the form of drawing, miming, moving to music, or singing.

• Ask students to suggest things they like and, using their choices as themes, invent German lyrics for a simple, familiar tune. The result might be "Ich mag Schokolade" to the tune of "Happy Birthday" or "Ich mag Kuchen" to "Frère Jacques." Other ideas for songs might come from the current season or some other theme the class is studying.
• Introduce the class to simple German comic strips (e.g., "Max und Moritz," "Hägar") and ask students to note some frequently used expressions. Then have them each select a familiar situation and create a cartoon, using several common questions, answers, and greetings they noted when they examined the comic strips.
• Invite students to use computer programs to create and present banners depicting the titles of German songs, stories, videos, or poems.
• Have the class listen to and sing German-language children's songs. Ask students to mime and use gestures to represent and interpret the lyrics as they sing.
• Use illustrations and key words from illustrated German storybooks for prereading and prediction activities. Suggest that students follow the illustrations and simple text as the story is read. Once students are familiar with a story, have them create posters promoting the book, using visual information and some key German words.

The assessment of students' experiences with creative works should focus on their participation and responses. Students' responses will often be visual and, in many cases, in English. They should not be assessed in terms of language proficiency.

• When students participate in class or group singing activities, look for evidence that they are:
  • incorporating appropriate mime
  • attempting to convey meaning by intonation
  • willing to sing in German
• Work with students to establish criteria for the comic strips they create. The criteria might include:
  • uses appropriate greetings
  • uses vocabulary that matches the illustrations
  • takes risks to add detail or interest to the comic strip
  • incorporates some of the features from the German comic strips viewed
  • is willing to share work with others
• When students create banners or posters based on creative works they have experienced, note evidence that they are:
  • offering personal views or responses
  • incorporating some German words
  • interested in sharing their work with others
• Provide prompts such as the following to encourage students to reflect on the creative works they have experienced:
  • A song or rhyme that sticks in my mind is _____________ . The part I remember best is _____________ .
  • One activity involving creative works that I particularly enjoyed was _____________ , because _____________ .
  • An activity that was hard for me to participate in and enjoy was _____________ , because _____________ .
  • Something I wish we'd do more often in German is _____________ , because _____________ .

Note: Additional information will be provided as soon as resources to support learning outcomes are identified.

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