ichheisse dasDatumist13Mai2014

GERMANONE HeuteistDienstag
dasWetteristwarm
Das Warmup
1.Have you ever heard of the Berlin Wall? If so, tell me everything you know:

2.WhywasEastGermanyseparatedfromWestGermany?(Youmighthappentoknowthisfromhistory
class.)

3.WhatisCommunism?

4.Howdoyousay/writetheweatheriscold?

5.WhatisKarneval?

Agenda: 1.DoNow 2.Agenda/Objective3.AnticipatoryQuestions 4.WalledInVideoand

Questions 5.VennDiagramEast/WestBerlin6.Draw/summarizetheBerlinWall 7.ExitTicket
SWBAT:describetheBerlinWall,whyitwascreated,andhowitcamedownintheirownwords(80%)

AnticipatoryQuestions:
1. Whatwouldyoudoifyourfamilywascutofffromyou?Yourjob?Friends?
Church/Temple/Synagogue/Mosque/HouseofWorship?Yourschool?Supermarket?
2. IftherewereaWallbuiltthroughBroadStreetinPhiladelphia,wouldyoutrytocrossit?
3. WhatdoyouknowaboutTheColdWar?WhataboutCommunismingeneral?Whatsso
badaboutCommunism?WhatsgoodaboutCommunism?
4. WhatcountrydoyouknowhasaDemocraticRepublicforagovernment?Whatdoes
thatmean?
5. Doyouknowwhatitisliketoliveundercommunism?Whatcouldyoutelltheclass
aboutit?

BerlinWallNotes(Timeline)

(Hint:War)______________________________began28July1914andlasteduntil11November1918.

(Hint:War)_______________________________beganby1939andendedin1945.

Attheendof_(hint:____________________,Berlinwasseparatedinto_____sectors.
Thecommunistsectorwastakenoverby________________.
QuestionstogowithWALLEDIN!:Asyouview
thevideo,pleaseanswerthefollowingquestions.

1. WhatfoursectorswasBerlindividedinto?
1.
2.
3.
4.
2. WhywasBerlinseparatedintofoursectors?
3. WhatyearwastheWallbuilt?_________________________________________
4. WhendidtheWallfall?_____________________________________________
5. Whywouldsomeonehaveto/wanttobuildsuchawall?
____________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________
6. HowmanybordertroopsarepostedinBerlin?____________________________
7. Whattype(s)ofcommunities/buildingswereseparatedbythewall?
__________________________________________________________________
8. In1985,whatwasdemolished?Why?
9. Whatistheasparagusboard?Whatisitfor?
10. Howmanypeopledidittaketoopenthewall?___________________________
11. Whatwasthewallmadeof?
12. Whatisnomansland?

DRAWorSUMMARIZEwhatyouheardabouttheBerlinWall.IncludethepartsoftheBerlinWall,
whereitwas,whatitseparated,etc.Includeatleast5details.

ExitTicket
1.Wouldyounow,knowingwhatyounowknow,trytoleaveEastBerlinduringthistime?Wouldyoutryto
crossthewall?Whyorwhynot?
2.IfyouweregoingtocrosstheBerlinWallhowwouldyoudoit?
3.WhydoyouthinkthattheEastGermangovernmentwouldhavetoworksohardtokeeppeopleinsideEast
BerlinandEastGermany?

PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAPER PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAPER

DO NOW: WRITE ON LOOSELEAF/IN YOUR BINDER
1. What is German Reunification Day? Have you heard of it before? If so,
please write about what youve heard about it.

2. What would you do if you and your family/loved ones had been
separated from you for 60 years and then reunited?

3. What two countries was Germany for sixty years?




Dear TWIG Readers,
Every year on October 3, Germany erupts in jubilant celebration of its reunification. German Unity Day
commemorates the 1990 unification of East and West Germany, marking the rebirth of a nation that was
once divided.
In celebration of this national holiday, the Federal Republic of Germany observes German Unity Day with an
enormous annual celebration called the Brgerfest (citizens festival), which takes place in a different city
each year.
In 2012, hundreds of thousands of Germans flocked to Munich, celebrating the countrys unification with
traditional German music, food and beverages. This year, Stuttgart hosted the colossal festival, attracting
more than 500,000 people to its festival grounds in the inner city.
This year's Brgerfest motto is
"Zusammen Einzigartig" (Together
Exceptional).

Each Brgerfest also has a motto by which it defines itself; this year, the slogan Zusammen Einzigartig
(Together Exceptional) was displayed throughout the festival grounds, instilling pride in the citizens of
Germany.
And while 500,000 Germans assembled in Stuttgart on October 3, the German Embassy had its own
celebration in Washington. The event, hosted by German Ambassador Peter Ammon, attracted Germans and
Americans who came together to jointly toast to a unified Germany and sample local dishes from each of
the 16 German states. The musical program was equally diverse, one of its highlights being the
performances by the Berlin Comedian Harmonists, a popular vocal ensemble that takes after the Comedian
Harmonists of the 1920s and 1930s.
Meanwhile, Secretary of State John Kerry published a congratulatory statement in support of the 23
rd
Day
of German Unity, reflecting upon his own experiences living in a divided Berlin while his father worked as a
Foreign Service Officer.
Ill never forget, as a 12-year-old boy, riding [my bike] into the East Sector and seeing men and women
with their heads turned down I saw a city deeply polarized, a people divided, a country rent by war,
Kerry said.
Following years of struggle, the German people made an historic choice that set their country on the path
of unity, he added. Today we celebrate the vision and courage of Germanys leadership over the past two
decades. We reflect on the fundamental values that we share, and we reaffirm our commitment to work
together for a more peaceful, prosperous and secure world.
German Unity Day - Ambassador's
residence.

Check out our gallery to view photos of the Embassys October 3 celebration in Washington.
Nicole Glass
Editor, The Week in Germany
Webteam, Germany.info

AmbassadorAmmonHostsCelebrationofDayofGermanUnity
Oct4,2013
AmbassadorAmmonaddressestheguestsashiswife,Marliese,looks
on.OnamildeveningonOctober3,about2,500AmericanandGermanguestsgatheredintheterracedgarden
oftheAmbassadorsResidencetocelebratetheDayofGermanUnity,Germanysnationalholiday.Itwasa
nighttocelebratethevibrantGermanAmericanfriendshipinaneveningfilledwithgoodmusic,goodfoodand
goodrelationships.
Germanunificationin1990wasmadepossiblethroughthestrongsupportoftheUnitedStates,and
GermanAmericanfriendshipisstillattheheartofthetransatlanticrelationshiptoday,AmbassadorPeter
Ammontoldtheguestsgatheredintheresidencegarden.Today,welookbackonGermanreunification23
yearsago,andIstillthinkofitasvirtuallyamiracle,Ammonsaid.ItisonlythestrongalliancewiththeUSthat
madethatmiraclepossible.
AmbassadorPeterAmmon,MarthaAnnBomgardnerAlito,Marliese
HeimannAmmonandSupremeCourtJusticeSamuelAlito(lefttoright)Theagetestedfriendshipbetween
GermanyandtheUnitedStatesisstillthebackboneofthetransatlanticrelationship.Today,Europeandthe
UnitedStatesareworkingonexpandingtheirpartnershipwithafreetradeagreement,togetherlayingthe
groundworkforaneweraofglobalprosperity.TheAmbassadorpressedonepointinparticular:Withthe
projectofanewTransatlanticTradeandInvestmentPartnership,shortTTIP,weareaimingtotakeour
cooperationtoanewambitiousandfarreachinglevel.Concludingacomprehensiveagreementtolowertrade
barriersbetweenthetwobiggestandmostsophisticatedmarketsintheworldtheEuropeanUnionandthe
USAanddoingthissoon,willhaveatransformationaleffectonoureconomies,andIbelieve,onoursocieties
too.
AmbassadorAmmonquotedfromSecretaryofStateJohnKerrysspecialmessageonthatday.Todaywe
celebratethevisionandcourageofGermanysleadershipoverthepasttwodecades.Wereflectonthe
fundamentalvaluesthatweshare,andwereaffirmourcommitmenttoworktogetherforamorepeaceful,
prosperousandsecureworld.
TheelegantBerlinComedianHarmonistscharmedtheguestsfavorites
like"MeinekleinergrnerKaktus"(Mylittlegreencactus).AmbassadorAmmonandhiswife,Marliese,
welcomedAmericansandGermansfromgovernment,business,media,academiaandtheartsintothe
expansiveterracedgarden,whereguestsdinedonculinaryspecialtiesfromeachofthe16FederalStates:
everythingfromcurrywurstandpotatosaladfromBerlinandBrandenburg,tocrabandherringrolesfromthe
statesofSchleswigHolsteinandHamburg,toWeiwurst(whitesausage)andApfelstrudelfromBavaria.
ThewarmOctobereveningwasalsoperfectweatherforgatheringintheauthenticbeergardensetupinthe
lowerpartofthegarden.
TheterraceoftheGermanAmbassador'sResidenceatsunset(
Germany.infobyZacariasGarcia)GuestsweretreatedtoaspecialperformancebytheBerlinComedian
Harmonists,asingingensemble(group)thatembodiesthepersonalitiesandcompellinghistoryoftheoriginal,
worldfamousGermangroup,billedastheworldsfirstboyband.Dressedinwhitetiesandtales,thegroup
tooktheaudienceonatripbackintime,thrillingthecrowdwithcharmingnumberslikeVeronika,derLenzist
da,(Veronica,thespringishere)andMeinkleinergrnerKaktus.(Mylittlegreencactus)Adistinctly
Americanandequallyelectrifyingperformancecamenext,whentheGrammywinningsingersongwriterBill
DanofftookthestageandgotthecrowdmovingwithhitslikeTakeMeHomeCountryRoads,amongothers
thathewroteorcowroteforstarslikeJohnDenver,EmmylouHarrisandtheStarlandVocalBand.The
GermanAirForceBandfromthecityofKarlsruhe(prounoucedCarlsRooah),Germanyclosedtheevening
outwithpopularGermanrockhits.

Questions:
1.Whoisthisarticleabout?

2.Whateventisthisarticlemainlyabout?

3.WhatisaBuergerfest?Doesithaveanythingtodowithhamburgers?Whyorwhynot?

3.WhatisthemottoofthisyearsBuergerfest?Whydoesthatfitwiththeevent?

4.InwhichcitywastheBuergerfestheldthisyear?Howmanypeopleattendeditthisyear?Howmanypeople
attendedthefestlastyearinMunich?

5.Wherewasthereanothercelebrationheldthisyear?

6.WhatwassignificantaboutJohnKerrysexperienceswithGermany?(JohnKerryistheUnitedStates
SecretaryofState)

7.HowmanyyearshasGermanybeenreunifiedfor?

8.WhatkepttheEastandtheWestseparated?

BerlinWall:WalledIn!

SWBAT:describetheBerlinWall,whyitwascreated,andhow
itcamedown