9 photos to stimulate discussion / test knowledge regarding German history. The first slide acts as a homepage. Students pick a number and are hyperlinked to a mystery photo.
Another collection of 35 authentic items culled from the internet, with questions in English. Designed for a revisophobic year 11 class, but works well as a starter for the more engaged. Various topics covered.
Set of questions covering typical Yr 8 topics with answers for students to match up. There are however two answers for every question and students have to identify both possible answers.
Extended role play set in Hogwarts school. Pupils may wish / need to prepare this in writing before acting it out. Short vocab list of subjects at Hogwarts supplied in German and English.
Text about a Facebook protest regarding difficult questions in a recent Abitur Maths exam, : Schülerproteste; followed by 'True, false, not in text' questions.
Questions on Filmsprache in Das Leben der Anderen followed by (i) a manipulation exercise, in which students must adapt the questions to generate statements about technical aspects of the film and (ii) an essay title.
A sequence of activities relating to the thorny issue of G8 in German Gymnasien. There is (i) an article followed by questions in German (ii) a set of opinions to sort into Pro and Contra groups (iii) a discussion and a diamond 9 card sort (iv) an analysis of the structure of the article (which is very similar to an essay structure) and (v) an essay title.