German Day at
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German Day 2008

 February 20		 Musik:

Von Hildegard von Bingen bis Tokio Hotel

Competitive Activities and Rules

ORAL EVENTS:

1. Dual "Show and Tell" Dialog Presentations

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND TWO TEAMS OF 2 STUDENTS PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
This is to be a one minute dialog between two students based on two German composers, musicians or musical groups. The dialog should be between two persons each discussing their favorite composer, musician or musical group.
For information on deutsche Musik, please see Materials.

LEVEL 1 – Students tell each other about a composer, musician or musical group.
LEVEL 2 – Students tell each other about their favorite composer, musician or musical group and try to convince each other why their favorite is the best.
LEVEL 3/4 – Students tell each other about a composer, musician or musical group by taking the role of that person.

2. Individual Poetry Presentation*  

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND 3 STUDENTS PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
The poem must be the one provided for the corresponding level. Poems must be recited from memory. As in the past, students in the highest level (Level 3/4) will recite their poem to the entire assembly at the opening session.

LEVEL 1 Ein kleines Lied (Ebner-Eschenbach)
LEVEL 2 Er ist's (Mörike)
LEVEL 3/4 Der Werwolf (Morgenstern)

3. Group Poetry Presentation

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND TWO TEAMS.  THE SIZE OF THE TEAMS IS NOT LIMITED. ONE PERSON FROM EACH TEAM IS TO SIGN IN BY SCHOOL AND TEAM NUMBER (1 OR 2) AT THE COMPETITION.

RULES:
The teams should plan to recite a poem of their choice in a dramatic fashion and from memory. The poem presented should not be longer than 2 minutes.

LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3/4

4. Individual Song Presentation

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND 3 STUDENTS PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
Students may sing a German song of their choice, but the song must be sung from memory. Students may sing a cappella or use accompanying music, however, the accompaniment may not be a recording where the words are being sung. Accompaniment with words, however faint, will disqualify the singer. A Cassette/CD player will be available for use.

LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3/4

5. Group Song Presentation

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND TWO TEAMS.  THE SIZE OF THE TEAMS IS NOT LIMITED. ONE PERSON FROM EACH TEAM IS TO SIGN IN BY SCHOOL AND TEAM NUMBER (1 OR 2) AT THE COMPETITION.

RULES:
Students may sing a German song of their choice, but the song must be sung from memory. Students may sing a cappella or use accompanying music, however, the accompaniment may not be a recording where the words are being sung. Accompaniment with words, however faint, will disqualify the singers. A Cassette/CD player will be available for use.

LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3/4

6. Skits

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND ONE TEAM PER SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS FROM ANY GERMAN LEVEL. THE SIZE OF THE TEAM IS NOT LIMITED. ONE PERSON IS TO SIGN IN, BY SCHOOL, FOR THE ENTIRE CAST.

RULES:
The script must be memorized and the skit should be no longer than 8 minutes. The skit must be related to a composer, musician or a musical group from a German speaking country.
For information on the deutsche Musik, please see Materials.

7. Extemporaneous Speaking*

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND 3 STUDENTS PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
Students will be asked to introduce themselves and speak about their families. They will be prompted by questions, only if necessary. They will then be asked to describe a picture related to music in 5-6 sentences.

LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3/4

8. Spelling Bee

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND 6 STUDENTS PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
The words for each of the levels will be chosen from the lists provided (see Materials). Students will be using a microphone while spelling.
1. Words must be spelled using the standard German alphabet.
2. Capital letters must be called out as such ("großes A", "großes S"). Misspellings will be called for a word that must be capitalized if the student fails to indicate capitalization. Words that are normally not capitalized will be considered misspelled if they are falsely capitalized.
3. Student must indicate Umlaut by saying "a-Umlaut", "o-Umlaut", "großes ü-Umlaut" etc. for ä, ö, Ü etc.
4. "ß" must be pronounced "ess-tsett" without exception. Words that must be spelled with "ß" will be called if spelled "ss" instead. We will follow the German spelling reform.
5. After the moderator has presented the word for spelling, the student has 20 seconds to respond. If the student is unable to spell the word within 20 seconds the word is considered misspelled.
6. Students must give their response by saying the word, spelling it, then repeating the word, as follows: Moderator: Wie schreibt man "Sonne"? Student: Sonne, großes S, o, n, n, e Sonne.
Students may ask the moderator to repeat the question by saying:"Wiederholen Sie, bitte!" They may correct themselves while spelling, either by clearly correcting an individual letter or by starting over. Once a word has been said the second time by the student, the spelling will be considered finished and judged as such.
7. The competition will be conducted in rounds. Each speller remaining in the spelling bee at the start of a round will spell one word in the round.
8. Upon missing the spelling of a word, a speller immediately drops out of the competition. The next word on the moderator's list is given to the next student, unless there are only two spellers remaining.
9. When the number of students is reduced to two, the elimination procedure changes. At that point, when one student misspells a word, the other student will be given an opportunity to spell that same word. If the second student spells that word correctly, plus the next word on the pronouncer's list, then the second student will be declared the winner.
10. If one of the last two students misspells a word and the other student, after correcting the error, misspells the new word, then the misspelled new word will be referred to the other student. If this other student then succeeds in correcting the error and spells the next word on the list, then he or she shall be declared the winner.
11. If both students misspell the same word, both will continue in the competition, and the one who first misspelled the word will be given a new word to spell.
12. The winner is not the winner until he or she corrects the misspelling of the other speller and then correctly spells the next word on the list. (Scripps National Spelling Bee Rules, Option B).
13. In case all words from the provided lists have been used, the moderator will present new words to be spelled from an additional list in the order provided until a winner has been established.
14. The judges are in complete control of the competition. Their decision will be final on all questions.

LEVEL 1 word list Materials
LEVEL 2 word list Materials
LEVEL 3/4 word list Materials

9. Extemporaneous Reading (LEVELS 1, 2)

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND 3 STUDENTS PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
Students will be given 30 seconds to preview a reading selection and will then be asked to read aloud for 30 seconds. Students will be judged on pronunciation, intonation, enunciation, and expression.

LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2

10. Power Point Presentation (LEVELS 3/4)*

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND 3 STUDENTS.

RULES:
Students will prepare a 5-minute presentation on a German composer, musician or musical group of their choice. The presentation must be narrated in German. Students may NOT read or simply repeat the text on the slides. The slides should contain pictures and/ or photos accompanied by keywords rather than long and complete sentences. Students will be judged on text presented, pronunciation, intonation, enunciation, and expression, as well as quality of technical presentation.
The Power Point presentation must be saved on a CD. A computer and screen for presentation will be provided.
For information on the deutsche Musik, please see Materials.

LEVEL 3/4

WRITTEN EVENTS:

1. Dictation*

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND 6 STUDENTS PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
Students will receive a preprinted paragraph where certain words are missing. The paragraph will be read first at normal speed (listen), then a second time slowly and with pauses, so that the words may be filled in (write), and a third and final time to check answers (check).

LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3/4

2. Reading Comprehension*

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND 6 STUDENTS PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
Students receive a German text to read from which they answer multiple-choice, true-false, or fill-in questions.

LEVEL 1
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 3/4

3. Geography

EACH SCHOOL MAY SEND 6 STUDENTS PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
Students will be asked to answer multiple-choice, true-false, or fill-in questions in English about the German speaking cities below.
For information on München, Wien and Zürich, please see Materials.

LEVEL 1 - München
LEVEL 2 - Wien
LEVEL 3/4 - Zürich

VISUAL PROJECTS:

Submission Guidelines for ALL Visual Projects:
All entries are due on FEBRUARY 15, 2008.

Please mail materials to
German Day, The University of Alabama, Dept. of Modern Languages and Classics, Box 870246, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
OR
hand-deliver by 4 p.m. to 200 B.B. Comer Hall at the University of Alabama.
The judging for all these categories will take place on SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2008 and late entries cannot be considered after the judging has been completed.

1. Video Competition

EACH SCHOOL MAY SUBMIT TWO VIDEOS PER GERMAN LEVEL. THERE IS NO LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF ACTORS IN THE VIDEOS.

RULES:
The video script must be memorized and must be spoken in German. The video should be no longer than 5 minutes. The videos must be numbered and include the German level and school.
Example:

Video #1, Level 1,
Brook Hollow H. S.
 Video #2, Level 1
Brook Hollow H. S.

LEVEL 1: Show an adventure that students might have visiting a concert in Germany.
LEVEL 2: Show an adventure that students might have visiting a German musician or band.
LEVEL 3/4: Show the life of a German speaking composer.

2. Poster Collage Competition

EACH SCHOOL MAY SUBMIT 1 POSTER PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
Titles must be in German, on regular poster board, two-dimensional, no frame, and be on the following subjects based on your German level. All posters must include the German level, school, and students' names on the back of each entry.
Example:

Collage Poster, Level 1
Brook Hollow H. S.
Mary Smith, Jane Doe, Joe Black
 Collage Poster, Level 2
Brook Hollow H. S.
Rebecca James		 Collage Poster, Level 3/4
Brook Hollow H. S.
Robert Jones

LEVEL 1: Collage representing the life of Johann Sebastian Bach
LEVEL 2: Collage representing the life of Gustav Mahler
LEVEL 3/4: Collage representing the life of Hildegard von Bingen.

For information on these composers, please see Materials.

3. Original Art Competition

EACH SCHOOL MAY SUBMIT 1 POSTER PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
Create a poster which exemplifies this year's theme of Deutsche Musik - von Hildegard von Bingen zzu Tokio Hotel. The title must be in German, on regular poster board, two or three dimensional, with or without frame. All posters must be numbered, and must include the German level, school, and the students' names on the back of each entry.
Example:

Original Poster, Level 1
Brook Hollow H. S.
Mary Smith, Jane Doe, Joe Black
 Original Poster, Level 2
Brook Hollow H. S.
Rebecca James		 Original Poster, Level 3/4
Brook Hollow H. S.
Robert Jones
For information on German music, please see Materials.

Level 1
Level 2
Level 3/4

4. T-Shirt Design Competition

EACH SCHOOL MAY SUBMIT 1 T-SHIRT DESIGN PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
The design must be on regular 8 1/2 x 11" paper. The wording must be in German. The design should show a German composer, musician or musical group encouraging the study of German.
All designs must include the German level, school, and the students' names on the back of each entry.
Example:

T-Shirt Design, Level 1
Brook Hollow H. S.
Mary Smith, Jane Doe, Joe Black
 T-Shirt Design, Level 2
Brook Hollow H. S.
Rebecca James		 T-Shirt Design, Level 3/4
Brook Hollow H. S.
Robert Jones

LEVEL 1: Provide one great reason to take German.
Example: Take German, so you can sing like Nena!

LEVEL 2: Provide a slogan encouraging the study of German.
Example: German, the language of Bach, Beethoven - and you!

LEVEL 3/4: Provide a jingle encouraging the study of German.
Example:
Sing like die Prinzen
Play like Rammstein,
Learning German
will make you feel so fine!

LEARN GERMAN!

PLEASE NOTE: The wording must be in German, even though the examples above are in English.

5. Children's Book

EACH SCHOOL MAY SUBMIT 1 CHILDREN'S BOOK PER GERMAN LEVEL.

RULES:
Write a story about a German composer, musician or musical group, real or imaginary. Be culturally correct.

Please include the German level, school, and students' names on the inside of the front cover.
Example:

Children's Book, Level 1
Brook Hollow H. S.
Sissy Hall
Children's Book, Level 2
Brook Hollow H. S.
Mike Bloom 		Children's Book, Level 3/4
Brook Hollow H. S.
Bill Hollingsworth

LEVEL 1: Ages 3-5
LEVEL 2: Ages 6-8
LEVEL 3/4: Ages 9-11

6. Scrapbook

EACH SCHOOL MAY SUBMIT 1 Scrapbook PER SCHOOL.

RULES:
The scrapbook should show the activities of the school's German classes (projects, cultural celebrations, plays, singing, etc.) as well as those of the German Club.  It can also reflect, through newspaper articles, programs, pictures, etc. any German related activities or events which took place in the local community in the designated time frame.  All captions must be in complete German sentences, not just words or phrases.  The content of the scrapbook should cover the time frame of February 8, 2007 - January 31, 2008.

*= Scholarship Award event, please see Rules for Seniors - Scholarship Award.

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