1. Jenseits der Stille Film & Writing Angelika Becker, West Lafayette HS, Indiana

2. Das deutsche Fingeralphabet

3. http://www.irishfilm.ie/downloads/ifi_jenseits_sg.pdf http://www.tu- chemnitz.de/phil/germanistik/sprachwissenschaft/leo/gebaerdens prache.html Web Resources

4. Lesson Plan Lesson Plan Overview Questions to answer while watching the movieQuestions Vocab list  HausaufgabeVocab list

5. Teach “Das deutsche Fingeralphabet” and certain words in German Give instructions about the assignment, including the self-evaluation rubric and the grading rubric.self-evaluation rubric grading rubric Day 1

6. Start lesson with review of the sign language words and/or the Fingeralphabet Days 2/3/4 Show 30 minutes of the movie Allow 12 - 15 minutes for writing Answer questions about the movie and allow class discussion about issues

7. Schreiben oder Writing My 2nd year students write the essay in English (Our School Improvement Plan requires all content areas to also write in English). Deutsch 3 und 4 schreiben auf Deutsch. Questions are in English to ensure comprehension, since I use it as a sub plan as well!Questions

8. Day 5 Write essay. This can also be done for homework on day 4. Type essay in computer lab or as homework Peer evaluation following a check-listcheck-list Corrections and re-evaluation by peers

9. The Essay 1. The title, year it was filmed, director and a star rating, just like in the newspaper. 2. A brief, but concise summary of the movie, addressing at least 2 of Lara’s issues WITHOUT giving away the important details and the ending. 3. A recommendation who should watch the movie, why and what the student learned from watching it.

10. Assessment Students will turn in a compete packet of their work (see cover sheet)cover sheet Mini-quiz on Fingeralphabet and/or phrases

11. ........ und das war’s dann auch……