This document outlines activities for students to interpret and perform a German short story. It introduces the story "Die Geschichte vom Daumenlutscher" from Struwwelpeter and suggests having students discuss images and watch an animation of the story. It then provides differentiated vocabulary and performance activities for students to read, memorize, and adapt parts of the story, as well as reflect on what they learned.

1. Interpreting German short stories through performance

2. Our performance room

3. Setting the context
• Who do you think
Struwwelpeter is?
• What do you think has
happened to him?
• Background – written by
psychiatrist Heinrich Hoffman,
1845, for his 3 year old son.
• “Lustige Geschichten und
drollige Bilder”?

4. Die Geschichte vom Daumenlutscher
• Show the image – students
discuss in pairs.
• Show them the video animation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifzlWy4UpGw
• Physical punctuation.
• Differentiated vocab tasks:-
• Running dictation/ German and
English verse match-up/ Task
Magic.

5. Differentiated activities for performance
• Read aloud in groups.
• Learn by heart to perform in
groups.
• Adapt it to another scenario
(shopping for clothes).
• Hold a spontaneous discussion
(Group Talk phrases).

6. Reflection
• Guide students to reflect on the
vocabulary and skills they have
learnt.

7. Interpreting German short stories through performance
Annalise Adam
@thwartedmum
mrsacadam.blogspot.co.uk