2018 - Year 9 Assessment Book
IB MYP YEAR 9 – LANGUAGE ACQUISITION: GERMAN Phase 2/3
SEMESTER STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
CONCEPTS
GLOBAL CONTEXT
CONTENT
ASSESSMENT
Language plays an important role in social connections. One of its
Personal and Cultural Expression
Connections
Negotiating what to do:
Interactive Oral (Criteria C and D)
Recreational activities (TV, concerts, music, events, travel) Making suggestions and giving preferences
Function
key functions is to facilitate negotiations on what to do.
Context
Listening Comprehension Test (Criterion A)
Modal verb (möchte)
Adjectives, Comparatives and Superlatives
ONE
Languages have different grammatical structures. To communicate about the past in German, a certain pattern needs to be followed. Modal verbs add more meaning to sentences. People can communicate a more precise message with their use. (Phase 2) Careful word choice can help someone communicate their point of view more effectively and arouse more empathy for their situation. (Phase 3)
Personal and Cultural Expression
Reporting about the past (Social Events): Verbs Holiday activities Perfect Past Tense Temporal adverbs Discussing problems and solutions: Youth problems and Solutions Relationships All modal verbs Making complaints and offering advice
Communication
Reading Comprehension Test (Criterion B)
Structure
Patterns
Writing Task (Criteria C and D)
Identities and Relationships
Interactive Oral (Criteria C and D)
Communication
Meaning
Message
Listening Comprehension Test (Criterion A)
Word choice
Empathy
TWO
Personal and Cultural Expression
Connection
Supporting arguments with statistics: Demographics, Patterns and Trends Advantages and Disadvantages Cohesive devices Email conventions
Reading Comprehension Test (Criterion B)
Using language to share information about cultures brings people together.
Meaning Context
Writing Task (Criteria C and D)
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