Students have the option to take either Spanish or German as their language requirement for graduation. Although Spanish tends to be the more popular pick, the German classes often try to make things fun with all sorts of projects. German teacher Frau Stevens tries to switch up her projects from year to year and then re-rotate through every once in a while. This year, for the first quarter, German 1 and 2 students made Gravestones for famous Germans who have passed away in honor of Allerheiligen (All Saints day), a holiday where Germans go to cemeteries and visit their loved ones.
Frau Stevens says that she likes to do this project because it is interactive while also a good learning experience, and from year to year students tend to enjoy it.
German 2 student Elizabeth Caroll thinks it is interactive and is good to help students learn on their own. She states, “It is better than listening to a long lecture on these people.” She believes it was a little time consuming, but not too difficult. She shares a common issue among students “I enjoyed it, but I think it would have been better if I did not procrastinate.”
This is just one of the many interactive projects that German students get the privilege of doing in order to switch up the way in which they learn about these topics. So if a language still seems like an option or is needed at this point in high school, think about joining German class to enjoy and experience some things like this.
