Present tense (including regular
and some irregular verbs, haben and sein, separable-prefix verbs)
Imperatives (optional)
Use of present tense to express
future
Pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Accusative objects
Questions
Phase
2
Modal verbs (conjugation and
placement)
Perfect tense of regular verbs
Simple past of haben, sein, and modal
verbs
Comparatives and superlatives
Skills
Listening
Movie
Podcasts
Weather reports
Demonstrations
Short YouTube clips
Reading
Signs
Schedules
Menus
Emails
Postcards
Maps
Speaking
Ask and answer basic questions,
using question words
Describing images of current
topics
Role plays
Memory games
Writing
Short messages
Letters
Scripts
SMS messages
Timetables
Content
Communication Contexts
Grade 7
What we need
Sustainability/Factory Farming
Friendship and Courage
Sports
Language Mechanics
Phase 3
Perfect tense of irregular verbs
Reflexive pronouns
Dative with verbs and
prepositions
Weil and dass sentences
Phase 4
Simple past of regular and
irregular verbs
Future tense
Dative and accusative (verbs,
objects, prepositions)
Relative clauses
Skills
Listening
Watch/listen to a variety of
authentic multimodal texts, e.g., movies, TV programmes, weather
forecasts, vlogs, news, video clips, etc.
Reading
Variety of authentic multimodal
texts, e.g., magazines, newspapers, emails, websites, blogs, interviews,
letters, etc.
Speaking
Class discussions
Presentations
Describe and analyze pictures
Interviews, etc.
Writing
Spelling, grammar, plot,
punctuation, format, and audience
Articles, blogs, interviews, and
personal writing
Proficient: German
Content
Communication
Contexts
Grade
7
What we need
Sustainability/Factory Farming
Friendship and Courage
Sports
Language
Mechanics
Phase
5
Adjective endings
Prepositional verbs
Passive mode
Subjunctive mode (including haben, sein, modal
verbs, and other verbs with würde)
Skills
Listening
Watch/listen to a wide variety of
authentic multimodal texts, e.g., movies, podcasts, radio broadcasts, TV
programmes, debates, lectures, weather forecasts, vlogs, etc.
Reading
Magazines
Newspapers
Emails
Websites
Poetry
Blogs
Fiction books, etc.
Speaking
Participate in class discussions
and debates
Make presentations
Describe and analyze pictures
Interviews
Discuss literature, etc.
Writing
Spelling, grammar, plot,
punctuation, format, and audience
Articles, blogs, interviews,
essays, and personal writing
German Language Acquisition
Language Acquisition - German
Grade 09
Content
Communication
Contexts
My self, my family, pets, friends
Hobbies, school subjects, and
supplies
Calendar, seasons, numbers
Home, house, and rooms
Body, clothing, and food
Language
Mechanics
Phase
1
Present tense (including regular
and some irregular verbs, haben and sein, separable-prefix verbs)
Imperatives (optional)
Use of present tense to express
future
Pronouns
Possessive pronouns
Accusative objects
Questions
Phase
2
Modal verbs (conjugation and
placement)
Perfect tense of regular verbs
Simple past of haben, sein, and modal
verbs
Comparatives and superlatives
Skills
Listening
Movie
Podcasts
Weather reports
Demonstrations
Short YouTube clips
Reading
Signs
Schedules
Menus
Emails
Postcards
Maps
Speaking
Ask and answer basic questions,
using question words
Describing images of current
topics
Role plays
Memory games
Writing
Short messages
Letters
Scripts
SMS messages
Timetables
Content
Communication Contexts
Grade 9
Media
Love and Friendship
Social Issues
Stuttgart and Germany
Language Mechanics
Phase 3
Perfect tense of irregular verbs
Reflexive pronouns
Dative with verbs and
prepositions
Weil and dass sentences
Phase 4
Simple past of regular and
irregular verbs
Future tense
Dative and accusative (verbs,
objects, prepositions)
Relative clauses
Skills
Listening
Watch/listen to a variety of
authentic multimodal texts, e.g., movies, TV programmes, weather
forecasts, vlogs, news, video clips, etc.
Reading
Variety of authentic multimodal
texts, e.g., magazines, newspapers, emails, websites, blogs, interviews,
letters, etc.
Speaking
Class discussions
Presentations
Describe and analyze pictures
Interviews, etc.
Writing
Spelling, grammar, plot,
punctuation, format, and audience
Articles, blogs, interviews, and
personal writing
Proficient: German
Content
Communication
Contexts
Grade
9
Media
Love and Friendship
Social Issues
Stuttgart and Germany
Language
Mechanics
Phase
5
Adjective endings
Prepositional verbs
Passive mode
Subjunctive mode (including haben, sein, modal
verbs, and other verbs with würde)
Skills
Listening
Watch/listen to a wide variety of
authentic multimodal texts, e.g., movies, podcasts, radio broadcasts, TV
programmes, debates, lectures, weather forecasts, vlogs, etc.
Reading
Magazines
Newspapers
Emails
Websites
Poetry
Blogs
Fiction books, etc.
Speaking
Participate in class discussions
and debates
Make presentations
Describe and analyze pictures
Interviews
Discuss literature, etc.
Writing
Spelling, grammar, plot,
punctuation, format, and audience
Articles, blogs, interviews,
essays, and personal writing
Phonetik und Worterkennung: Buchstabenlaute, kurze Vokale, Konsonantenmischungen (phonics and word recognition: letter sounds, short vowels, consonant blends)
Anwendung: Groß- und Kleinschreibung(Applying capitalization)
Kreative Geschichte schreiben(Creative story writing)
Selbstgeschriebene Texte mit Hilfe einer Vorlage korrigieren(Editing texts using a template)
Verben, Nomen, Adjektive anwenden(Applying verbs, nouns, and adjectives while writing)
Wörterbuch benutzen(Using a dictionary)
Silbentrennung(Breaking words into syllables)
Laut vorlesen, leise lesen, detailliertes Lesen(Reading out loud, quiet reading, detailed reading)
Umgang mit Texten: Informationen entnehmen, Fragen beantworten, über Texte nachdenken, zu Handlungen und Personen Stellung nehmen(Dealing with texts: Extracting information, answering questions, reflecting on texts, taking a stand on actions and people)
Gedichte auswendig lernen(Memorizing poems)
Unbekannte Wörter herleiten über Plural, Grundform bilden(Deriving unknown words via plural, forming basic form)
Erlebnisse folgerichtig und zusammenhängend erzählen(Telling stories logically and coherently)