Enjoy the Break... and "Deine Woche"

Guten Tag,

This upcoming weekend is our break for Thanksgiving. There will be no class on November 26th. If you show up to school, you will be alone and rather bored.

On Saturday we assigned the "Meine Woche" presentations for the remaining weeks of the school year. In short, instead of me presenting my own week's experiences, it is now the students doing so.

The assignments are as follows: Updated on 11/29

December 3rd: Andrew, Sarah, Emily, 
December 10th: Samantha, Ethan, Will, Anna U, Abby
December 17th: Peter, Paige, Grace, Anna L


If you/your child will not be present on your/their assigned weekend, let me know so I can re-assign dates. Showing up unprepared or simply not giving the presentation is not an option. This is 50% of the averaged "Sprechen" and "Fleiss" grades for this semester.

In short, using the past tense, give me at least 5 slides covering your experiences over the week. These may be things you did, things you saw, or things you otherwise experienced. These should be real and not just fantastical fabrications. Saying nonsense in German is easy; speaking about real life is the real challenge. The slides must also include pictures.

A presentation should last at least 5 minutes. Saying a single sentence and then moving on to the next slide is not enough, nor is simply reading the title aloud and moving on. Each slide should be a short story on its own, in other words. Much like I do mine.

Example: A slide that says "Ich habe Pizza gekocht." Should not just be a picture of pizza, you pointing to the title, and then moving on. It should be more like, "Am Freitag habe ich pizza gekocht. Es war sehr lecker! Ich habe Kochen lieber als Bestellen denn Restaurant Pizza ist zu fettig. Mein Pizza hat Pepperoni und viel viel viel Käse. Mutters Pizza hat Zwiebel. Ich hasse Zwiebel..."

Note cards may be used during the presentation if it helps.

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Over the last 2 class periods, we have gone over the Perfect (also known as "spoken past" or "present perfect") tense and are ready to begin using it in assignments such as the above-listed and onward. I produced a handout that has been given to all who were present one of the last 2 weeks. Anyone who was absent may request a copy, and I will be happy to distribute.