Phase 5: Long-Genre Exercises
for Draußen vor der Tür:
Grade 12
Which exercise more effectively
builds on prior elements in the curricular sequence to
fulfill particular sets of Standards? Which
ones, and how?
After you read both exercises,
justify your choice in the Brainstorming Forum below, or
click directly on the Hints to
see what factors may play into your judgments. After that,
go on to Unit 8.
Long-Genre Production, Grade 12
You are to produce a series of television interviews that will convey images of postwar Germany. Using two or three of Borchert's characters as models for people that you will interview, write a series of questions and answers that would elicit and exemplify characteristic attitudes and behaviors during the 1946-1948 period in West Germany.
Long-Genre Production, Grade 12
A Hollywood producer has asked
you to rewrite Borchert's play with a "Happy End." You
must write a brief synopsis for her, comparing the original
drama with the changes you will make to "lighten up"
Borchert's grim story. Remember to use contrast and
comparison words such as "anstatt," "an der Stelle von," "im
Gegensatz zu."
Which of these exercises is more
feasible for this learning level, and which of the sets of
Standards do they foster?