Families+and+Communities

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1. Website: __Kinder haben Rechte!__ [] (fairly simplistic text; could be combined with a corresponding fairy tale such as Haensel and Gretel) 2. Podcast: __Slow German #051 Good Bye, Lenin!__ [] (Annik Rubens describes and recommends the film Good Bye, Lenin!) 3. Film: __Good Bye, Lenin!__ (comparison between life in the DDR and BRD) 4. Article: __Gericht lehnt Hausunterricht fuer Kinder ab__ [] (somewhat complicated article about home schooling) 5. Statistics: Expenditures for public education per student [] (interesting statistics which can be compared to US stats about cost for education per student) 6. Podcast: __Oxfam fuer alle Podcast - Folge 1__ [] (Rights of people around the world and what countries are doing to help; complicated and fast - could be used in excerpts)  1. Website: __Gemeinnützige Arbeit__ [] (somewhat complicated text about substitutung community service for jail time) 2. Website: __Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr__ [] (what to do to register for alternatives to military service) 3. Website: __Zivildienst__ [] (interesting info about alternatives to military service) 4. Podcast: __Slow German #048 die Bundeswehr__ [] (Annik Rubens describes compulsory military service - great source for comparison to Zivildienst article above) 5. Podcast: __Slow German #012 Recycling__ [] (not quite community service, but a service that most Germans feel is their duty to take part in)
 * __** citizenship **__
 * __** community service **__

1. Book: __Neben mir ist noch Platz__ by Paul Maar. (children's book about friendship between two girls of different ethnic backgrounds) 2. Book: __Damals war es Friedrich__ by Hans-Peter Richter. (youth lit about friendship between boys of different religions) 3. Articles: __Frauenleben Meine Mutter__ [] (Immigrants write about their mothers) 4. Article: __Andere Laender, andere Sitten - Mexiko__ [] (An article preparing Germans for a visit or work in Mexico - great springboard for discussing cultural differences) 5. Website: Andere Laender, andere Sitten [] (Tips for travel to Egypt; great when paired with article above to make comparisons between cultures)  1. Website: __Hennings Haus__ [] (Super easy text and fun interactive game help students learn about families) 2. Website: __Familie 1, 2, and 3__ [] (similar to Hennings Haus; learn family structure, including not so common terms such as mother-in-law, etc.) 3. Film: __Das Wunder von Bern__ (a family comes together when a father returns from a Russian POW camp after 12 years) 4. Website: __Eine Hausfrau erzaehlt__ [] (Fairly easy text with comprehension questions) 5. Short Story: __Happy End__ [] (Super short short story that depicts a frustrated couple) 6. Podcast: __ORF Burgenland - Familien-Coach Scheidung__ [] (tips for families facing divorce)
 * __** diversity **__
 * __** family structure(s) **__

1. Website: __Kindergeld__ [] (Statistic: How much money do German parents get from the government when they have kids? Springboard for discussion about family size and why German population is not expanding) 2. Book: __Blueprint Blaupause__ by Charlotte Kerner. (strained relationship between a mother and her cloned daughter) 3. Short Story: __Brudermord im Altwasser__ [] (Short story about brothers that symbolizes coming of age/loss of innocence) 4. Article: __Mit dem Tod leben - Tag der Kinderhospizarbeit__ [] (article about a hospice service that supports the needs of families with children suffering from life threatening conditions) 5. Podcast: __GermanLingQ #9 Student Exchange Program and First Love__ [] (a mother describes her daughter's experience as exchange student in France - somewhat long and fast; excerpts could be used) 6. Podcast: __PukkaGerman Learn German Podcast PG5 Flirt and Infatuation__ [] (a somewhat annoying podcast with useful vocabulary about love and infatuation; if only it were just in German and not German followed by English)  1. Website: __Urlaub auf dem Land__ [] (Great ad for Ferienwohnungen in Austria) 2. Painting: __Metropolis__ by George Grosz [] (nice visual for discussion) 3. Short Story: __Schlittenfahren__ [] (Simple sentences with more complex message of a suburban father who yells but doesn't listen to his kids) 4. Website: __Ferien auf dem Bauernhof__ [] (Fairly easy text with comprehension questions) 5. Podcast: __Slow German #039 Urlaub__ [] (Annik Rubens describes vacation destinations and their appeal - ties in with article above)
 * __** relationships **__
 * __** urban, surburban and rural life **__