Please Note: This consensus map is a work in progress. We will continue to engage in conversations, reflection and revisions as we
explore how to more clearly align and articulate our German consensus map.
GERMAN – Level 4/AP/IB
First Quarter
Essential Question (s):
Theme/Unit
Content
1. Love and
Friendship,
Family and Home
Live
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2. Health, Society
and politics
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Relationship
vocabulary
Life events (marriage,
divorce, moving,
etc…)
Standards of society
Government / church
Reciprocal verbs
The past conditional
The verbs to miss and
to please
The subjunctive
review and in more
depth
Stress pronouns
Political campaign
Government
Government services
(police/firefighters/
administration)
Trends in society
Health of society
The past subjunctive
Students can…
(I1, I2, P)
 Say what
happened in a
relationship
 Ask for and give
advice about
dating
 Share good and
bad news
 Renew old
acquaintances
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Teaching Strategies
Resources
Express a point of
view
Speculate about
what happened
Ask for assistance
Get information
and explain
I1=Interpersonal I-2=Interpretive P=Presentational
Salt Lake City School District/WL German Level 4+/82011
Assessment
Strategies (I1, I2, P)
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Debates: political
topics
GERMAN – Level 4/AP/IB
Second Quarter
Essential Question (s):
Theme/Unit
Content
3. Nature,
sports, and
leisure
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4. Our planet
(environment)
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Nature
How to enjoy nature
without damaging
nature
Animals continued
Exploration
Extreme sports
Subjunctive with
expressions of fear
The imperative
review
To take/to bring
people and things
Verbs with idioms
Natural disasters
Environmental issues
and solutions
The comparative and
superlative review
Passive voice
Prepositions
Subjunctive after
conjunctions
Students can…
(I1, I2, P)
 Identify animals
found in nature
 Describe extreme
sports
 Express
astonishment and
fear
 Forbid and give
warning
 Give general
directions
 Complain and
offer
encouragement
 Identify and
describe natural
disasters
 Caution about
disastrous events
 Tell why
something
happened
 Make predictions
and express
assumptions
 Express and
Teaching Strategies
Resources
I1=Interpersonal I-2=Interpretive P=Presentational
Salt Lake City School District/WL German Level 4+/82011
Assessment
Strategies (I1, I2, P)
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Presentation:
breaking news,
natural disaster
Read
environmental
articles and
create Brochure:
ways to save our
planet
support
an opinion
GERMAN
– Level 4/AP/IB
Third Quarter
Essential Question (s):
Theme/Unit
Content
Students can… (I, I, P)
5. Travel and
Tourism
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6. News,
Business, and
Technology
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Travel around the
world
Types of tourism
Effect on planet
Cultures
Awareness
Means of
transportation
Safety
Newspapers and
magazines
The news
Businesses in today’s
economy
Social media and
politics
Subjunctive review w/
doubt and
uncertainty
The verb to believe
The verb to appear
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Ask for and give
information and
clarifications about
travel by car
Remind and
reassure
Ask or and give
help
Ask for directions
Express certainty
Express possibility
Express doubt
Express disbelief
Break news
Ask about
information
Teaching Strategies
Resources
Assessment
Strategies (I, I, P)
Internet news-sites
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I1=Interpersonal I-2=Interpretive P=Presentational
Salt Lake City School District/WL German Level 4+/82011
Simulate a
breaking news
story (possibly
even video tape)
GERMAN – Level 4/AP/IB
Fourth Quarter
Essential Question (s):
Theme/Unit
Content
7. Fine arts and
Education
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Types of fine arts
Music and other
performing arts
What is important in
education (home vs.
school) – role of
education in different
countries
Fine arts important in
school education?
The verb to know
Students can…
(I1, I2, P)
 Ask for and give
opinions
 Introduce and
change a topic of
conversation
 Make suggestions
and
recommendations
 Give an impression
Teaching Strategies
Resources
I1=Interpersonal I-2=Interpretive P=Presentational
Salt Lake City School District/WL German Level 4+/82011
Assessment
Strategies (I1, I2, P)
 Museum-tour –
present a work of
fine art (or an
artist).
 Critique a piece
of art