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Activity: Die Schnitzeljagd
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by Tracy Shepherd
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, Oklahoma
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This activity was written for level 1 German students, in a unit on directions. It's a scavenger hunt to various places in the school, where students have to either obtain a signature from school personnel or answer a question related to a particular location. As this one is specific to the school I was teaching at, it is intended just as a model -- you can tailor it to meet your individual school, needs, and interests. Also, you could have students pick up objects at the various locations in addition to getting signatures or answering questions.
As this scavenger hunt is designed so that students must follow the directions in order, I stagger the start times of the groups by about a minute, so that the groups do not all go off at once. This avoids logjams, too-large groups in the hallways, and a tendency to cheat by just following the other groups! Another option would be to make the clues independent of each other. It is necessary to get permission for the scavenger hunt from various school personnel in advance, so that they will be helpful to the students rather than wondering why they're out of class. This is also a great advertisement for German, as students from other language classes see the German students out and about and want to do that in their classes, too. This has, without a doubt, been one of my students' favorite activities during the year.
The Prize
Determining the winning group can sometimes be tricky. I usually base it on both accuracy and speed. When a group comes in, I check their answers; if they have something wrong, they have the option to go back and correct the mistake, but they are informed that doing this will cost them more time. The winning group gets a prize, which in my class is usually German candy!
Finally, as you can see, all of my directions are written using the ihr command, but this could, of course, be changed to any command form you want to practice.
Hope you enjoy the activity!
 Die Schnitzeljagd
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