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Die Vogelscheuche
Contributor: Eva Lamb
Language of text: German
Type of text: Poem
Author or source: Christian Morgenstern
Intended age of students: Key Stage 3
Source reference: Text:
https://www.heilpaedagogik-info.de/herbstgedichte/829-die-vogelscheuche.html
Reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnxZl6dnwy4
Attached files:
Extract:
Die Raben rufen: "Krah, krah, krah!
Wer steht denn da, wer steht denn da?
Many more Autumn texts here:
https://www.heilpaedagogik-info.de/herbstgedichte.html
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Approaches:
Nice as a starter – present without the title; students guess what is being described here.
Vocabulary – which words give us hints as to what is being described here: Raben, fürchten, nicht Mann / nicht Frau, kannst nicht gehn …; stehen bleiben, blosser Stock mit Stiefeln …)
Elicit vocab through questioning
Rationale:
Outcomes:
Rebuild the text – Gapped version with verbs in infinitive at the bottom
Topics or themes:
Grammar:
Grammar – find all the verbs, look at verb endings
Strategies:
How much time required:
Part of a lesson