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This is our e-learning space for the introductory class for the Oberstufe. The course meets for three regular sessions per week plus one extra session Methods, Skills and Competencies (Kompensationskurs). One part of your participation is the completion of course minutes (Stundenprotokoll) for each session or double session, which will be uploaded to his space so that it is accessible for all curse participants. You will take turns completing this document according to an order to be determined.

Our general topic for this year, which will also appear on your report card under the subject English, is Coming of age. There are three individual topis we'll be dealing with during the course of this year, plus possibly one novel and some short stories with various themes (love, relationships, growing up,...). The three mandatory topics are:

- Growing Up

- Making a Difference

- The Blue Planet

In addition we will be reading one novel in class and a selection of short stories. 

Class participation and attendance are mandatory. In addition, each participating student will complete the session minutes (Stundenprotokoll) in turn in alphabetical order. A class roster can be found in our virtual classroom so that you may determine whose turn it is for any given day. it is your responsibility to determine your turn and to upload your file on time. For further instructions refer to the file "READ ME Minutes" and the file "E2a_Boie310815".  

This course description will be updated as required.

Welcome to our virtual classroom!

This is our e-learning space for the advanced class of the Oberstufe. The course meets for five regular sessions per week. Some of these are held as double sessions and some as single sessions. Your attendance in all of these sessions is mandatory. Should you be unable to attend class, please advise your instructor in advance.

Your participation in this class is expected, since we all learn from each other. The more you participate, the more lively and productive our sessions will be. 

Our general topic for this year, which will also appear on your report card under the subject English, is

Q1 Ideals and realities (Ideal und Wirklichkeit)

The following will be our sub topics: 

- The USA – the formation of a nation (Die USA – die Entstehung einer Nation)

- Living in the American society (Leben in der amerikanischen Gesellschaft)

We will be reading one novel in its entirety and possibly some excerpts from a second one. The (mandatory) novel we will be reading is Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, which deals with racial injustice in the American Deep South in the 1930s.

As mentioned above, class participation and attendance are mandatory. 

This course description will be updated as required.

Welcome to our virtual classroom!

This is our e-learning space for the advanced class of the Oberstufe. The course meets for five regular sessions per week.  Your attendance in all of these sessions is mandatory. Should you be unable to attend class, please advise your instructor in advance.

Your participation in this class is expected since we all learn from each other. The more you participate, the more lively and productive our sessions will be.

Our general topic for our course Q1, which will also appear on your report card under the subject English, is Ideals and Realities.  This general topic consists of three subtopics we'll be dealing with during the course of this year:

• The USA - the formation of a nation
• Living in American society
• The manifestation of individualism.

Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird" and the film by Robert Mulligan will be mandatory.

Our general topic for our course Q2 is The Encounter of Cultures.

It consists of three subtopics:

• Great Britain - past and present: the character of a nation
• Ethnic diversity
• The English speaking world, including Ireland as the country of reference.