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WS04 - Mein Elfchen (Poem and artwork)

Languages, German, Years 1 and 2

By the end of Year 2, students use German language to interact and share information related to the classroom and themselves. They use cues to respond to questions and instructions, and use simple formulaic language. They locate and convey key items of information in texts using non-verbal, visual and contextual cues to help make meaning. They use familiar words and modelled language to create texts. 
 

Students imitate the sounds and rhythms of spoken German. They demonstrate understanding that German has conventions and rules for non-verbal communication, pronunciation and writing. They give examples of similarities and differences between some features of German and English. They understand that language is connected with culture, and notice how this is reflected in their own language(s) and culture(s).

Communicating meaning in Greek | Mediating meaning in and between languages

AC9LMG2C03

locate, with support, key information in familiar texts, and respond using gestures, images, words and formulaic phrases

Communicating meaning in German | Creating text in German

AC9LG2C05

use words, familiar phrases and modelled language to create spoken, written and multimodal texts

Understanding language and culture | Understanding systems of language

AC9LG2U02

recognise that the Roman alphabet and features of language are used to construct meaning in German

Annotations

 

1. Reflects on the work, making a simple statement using a mix of German and English to explain why she likes the cat:, ‘I like die katze because it is in bunt die katze it is ausgemalt in bünt.’ 

 

2. Takes inspiration from a German - speaking artist to create their own poem and accompanying artwork.  

 

3. Writes an Elfchen or 11-word poem using focus words and simple phrases to describe the artwork.  

 

4. Uses capital letters for nouns, for example, Rechteck. 

 

5. Uses familiar language such as adjectives and colours, for example, bunt, klein, groß. 

 

6. Writes the text using the same alphabet for German and English and including additional symbols in German, for example, the use of the Umlaut for the vowel ü and the Eszett ß. 

 

7. Makes a simple sentence using ist to describe a feature of the artwork.  

 

8. Uses modelled structures to notice that German has multiple words for ‘the’, such as die Katze and das Quadrat. 

Annotations

 

1. Creates own artwork in the style of a renowned German - speaking artist.   

 

2. Demonstrates understanding of language through a creative response, for example, the cat situated in the middle and the use of kite shapes.