April+24th


 * PRESENT PERFECT**
 * haben/sein ... ge + //root// + t
 * haben/sein ... irregular
 * haben ... other-verb modal


 * PRESENTATION EXPLANATION**
 * Presentations should be more than what you can find in Google. Connect what you learn with your own experiences and own culture.
 * In German
 * Say in German what you will talk about (using future tense with werden) - at least 3 things
 * Say how you got interested in the topic (by using past tense) - at least 3 things
 * At the end of the presentation, you should have 3 German keywords to teach the class.
 * In English
 * Everything else about your presentation, describing your topic and how it relates to your own experiences and culture.
 * You can use...
 * images
 * PowerPoint
 * Prezi
 * Poster
 * Other visual aid - just discuss with me first


 * PRESENTATION EXAMPLE**
 * Ich werde über die Ärzte sprechen.
 * Ich werde erzählen, was ihre Geschichte ist.
 * Ich werde auch sagen, was einige von ihren größten Hits sind.
 * Ich habe die Ärzte in 2007 zum ersten Mal gehört.
 * Eine Freunding von mir hat mir die CD //Jazz ist anders// gegeben.
 * Mein Lieblingslied auf diese CD ist //Junge// gewesen.


 * Formed in 1982 by Jan Vetter and Dirk Felsenheimer.
 * Jan's stage name is Farin Urlaub (created by his favorite hobby, going on vacation).
 * Dirk's stage name is Bela B - now idea why he chose that.
 * The bassist has changed a few times, though Gonzalez has been with them since the longest, joining in 1993.
 * In their early days, they had a lot crazy songs they wrote just to get a reaction from people, like one about incest and another about bestiality, and another about bondage. As a result, they had a lot of their songs banned by the //Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien,// or in English, the //Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons.//
 * As a result, they weren't allowed to play any of the banned songs live and weren't even able to promote the albums the banned songs were on.
 * At concerts though, they were clever and had such a cult following, that they could just play the music to the banned songs and have the audience sing the words instead.
 * In 1988, the band disbanded for personal reasons and each member went on to form their own, unsuccessful bands. Farin Urlaub had //King Køng// and Bela. B had //Depp Jones//.
 * Finally, they got back together again in 1993, with the current bassist Rodrigo Gonzalez joining them then.
 * Nowadays, they are renowned for their great sense of humor in their songs and music videos. They'll even often officially change the name of the band just for a few days. For example, they changed the name from to //Die Köche// to promote the first album I ever heard. They also have a lot more positive messages these days, with songs like //Junge//, about societal pressures on young people, //Lasse redn//, about how people will always talk behind your back and you can't pay any attention to it, and Farin Urlaub's own hit, separate from the band, //Glücklich//, which makes the case that anyone should be allowed to do whatever they want, without ridicule or shaming, as long as it makes them happy.
 * The band now splits their time between playing together and their other careers. Farin Urlaub, for example, has his own solo band that he writes all the music and lyrics for. Bela B. also has an acting career.
 * I personally have a lot of great memories listening to //Die Ärzte// and Farin Urlaub, as we used to play it in the background a lot while hanging out with my roommates while I was living in Germany.
 * My 3 key words/phrases for //Die Ärzte// are:
 * First of all, the band title, which means The Doctors.
 * Fahr in Urlaub -> Farin Urlaub. Fahr in Urlaub means going on vacation, or literally, "driving/traveling on vacation"
 * //Lasse redn//, which is shortened slang for "Lass sie reden" - it just means "Let them talk."
 * Fragen?


 * PRESENTATION RESEARCH**
 * Identify your topic, if you haven't already.
 * Start doing research on your topic, jotting down notes.


 * START TRYING TO FORM YOUR 3 SENTENCES ABOUT WHAT YOU'LL TALK ABOUT (IN THE FUTURE WITH WERDEN), THE 3 SENTENCES ABOUT WHAT GOT YOU INTERESTED IN THE TOPIC (IN THE PAST TENSE), AND THE 3 KEYWORDS/PHRASES THAT YOU'LL SHARE WITH THE CLASS AT THE END.**