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Teacher's Guide for FACES ® Unified Germany

March 2000

Teacher Guide prepared by: Judith Adams, retired teacher and Primary - Junior consultant from Ontario.

"Only in Germany" p. 6 - 7
  • List all the ways Germans are trying to help their bats.
"The High Price of Unification" p. 8 - 13
  1. When the Berlin Wall came down, everyone celebrated. Who put it up and why? How did it work?
  2. Why are some from western Germany not pleased with the changes in the new Germany? Why are eastern Germans concerned?
"The End of the Little Stinker" p. 14 - 17
  1. Make a Plus - Minus chart to compare the good and bad features of the Trabant.
  2. Plan an ad campaign to encourage people to get rid of their Trabants. You may use speeches, songs, jingles, posters, etc.
"The Black Forest" p. 16 - 17
  1. Can you find out why it is called the "Black Forest"?
  2. What other damage has pollution caused around the world?
"Who is a German?" p. 18 - 25
  1. Why were so many people coming to Germany at the end of the 80s?
  2. On a map, find the different places from where the Aussiedler were coming.
  3. What problems did such a large number of immigrants cause?
"Berlin: Again Capital of Unified Germany" p. 22 - 25
  1. Imagine that when you woke up this morning you found that overnight a huge wall had been built down the middle of your city. You cannot cross to the other side. What problems would this cause for everyone?
  2. Compare the Berlin that Beryl saw on each of her visits in 1985, 1991, and 1999.
"Knowledge Up In Flames" p. 26 - 27
  1. Why did Hitler have so many books destroyed?
  2. What do you think it means - "Wherever books are burnt, men will eventually be burnt?"
"Guten Appetit!" p. 28 - 30
  • Make up a day's menu for the meals you'd like to eat if you were in Germany. Use the lists of food mentioned in the story.
"Christmas Markets" p. 32 - 35
  • Make a mural to show a Christmas market in the local square. Check out the pictures in this book for ideas for the buildings and people's clothes.
"The Brothers Grimm" p. 36 - 37
  1. Check the library to find a list of fairy tales the brothers wrote. Choose your favorite and make a diorama.
  2. Read one of their stories to someone younger than you.
"The Forest Cottage" p. 38 - 43
  1. Write a script for the story. Present it as a class play.
  2. What other fairy tales can you think of that have some of the same elements as this one?
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