Note: the "on-time" factor in the third and fourth columns applies mostly to assignments in GER 10X. See the scoring guides for the individual activities. TBA = to be announced; NA = does not apply

Assignment / Activity

Date Activated / Conducted

Date due for 6 on "on-time" factor

Date due for 4 on "on-time" factor

GER 101/102/103 (my section ONLY) • course website

Assignment #1: email instructor

11 January 2012

11 January 2012

18 January 2012

Assignment #2: explore course materials (for all those new to PSU first-year German)

ASAP

ASAP

ASAP

"Kontext" study self-evaluation for every "Kontext" in the quarter

at start of each "Kontext" - NOT YET, and maybe not at all this quarter

24 hours after the "Kontext" is completed in class

day of next class meeting after "Kontext" is completed

Assignment #3: Take the online WebCAPE placement test for German (for all those new to PSU first-year German)

30 September 2011

NA. Grade is either A+ (took the test) or F (did not take the test).

Assignment #4: evaluate your own language proficiency

TBA

NA. See assignment description for scoring guide.

Project 1: "Einkaufen und Geschenkie • Shopping & Gifts"

23 January 2012

one week later

<2 weeks later

Writing Test #1

1 February

one week after activation

two weeks after activation

Oral Test #1

done in class

NA

NA

Project 2: "Willkommen! • Welcome!"

TBA

one week after activation

two weeks after activation

Writing Test #2

TBA

one week after activation

two weeks after activation

Oral Test #2

TBA

NA

NA

Project 3: "Unsere Musik"

TBA

TBA

at final writing exam

Weekly assignment: Tagesschau

NOT THIS QUARTER

GER 301/302UNST 236E Sophomore Inquiry "Origins of Sustainable Environmentalism: Alexander von Humboldt" • course website

For details click on the links below or use the link on course "schedule" page where you see the outline for the meeting on the day the assignment was activated.

Assignment

Assigned

Due

notes

1 Writing assignment: Description of Humboldt Portrait

done in class at Meeting #2, 12 January

ASAP

2 Writing assignment: Reflection about "Leaving Home"

11 January

17 January

see scoring guide for reflective assignments

3 Writing assignment: Reflection about your education and Oregon standards

26 January

9 February (changed from 2 February)

see scoring guide for reflective assignments; probably also some specific standards

midterm

9 February

16 February

print, not email