Suitable for A level German students studying Jana Hensel's Zonenkinder as their set text. This includes a set of detailed reading questions which test students' understanding of the German and form an English key to the events of the first chapter. The second document draws together quotations which exemplify various themes that emerge in the first chapter. I intend to make these for each chapter. The reading notes encourage students to read independently after we have completed the first section together in class. We will then use them in the following lesson to ensure they have a good understanding of the reading they have completed at home and to identify any misconceptions. The thematic quotation sheet demonstrates how textual evidence can be found for the emerging themes of the text. As they gain confidence I intend to give just headings or a heading and one quotation and ask pupils to find their own for further themes.

A set of detailed questions to guide students through reading chapter 2 of Zonenkinder and quotations linked to different themes.

Detailed questions to take students through reading chapter 3 of Zonenkinder and quotations for key themes.

Activities for a first lesson on festivals. Powerpoint that gives instructions including the English for secret sentence activity. The sentences for this are from page 70 ex5. Secret sentence words (colour coded by sentence) to be cut up. English sentences to cut up for a sorting activity putting the ideas from the text on page 70 back in the correct order. Listening activity based on the first 1.5 minutes of youtube clip.

Definitions of key words for this topic, vocabulary finding task and translations

Expressing more complex opinions about TV using linking language. I use mini-whiteboards to check understanding with this. For Y10 could also be used with weaker Y12 or at the start of the Y12 TV topic

A progressive exercise using time phrases with past tense and leading into using the pluperfect with nachdem. You will probably need to adapt this unless you work in the same town as me!

Video and questions on clip from Film-AG of a German primary school

Categorise the vocabulary using colours, then throw dice to select random parts of a sentence. Use your parts of the sentence to write in different tenses.