Learning circle 2005/2006
Class 11a
List of contents
Page 2-4 : The Classroom Survey --Getting to Know You!
Page 5-6 : Ruff Ryders
Page 7-11 : Laska-Yodos
Page 12-16 : FreRoSa
Page 17-23 : Die Schlaflosen
Page 24-28 : Gummi-Bears
Page 29-32 : Pussycats
Page 33-38 : Project from Sibiria
Page 39-40 : How we enjoyed the learning circle…
Page 41 : Backside
The Classroom Survey --Getting to Know You!
PART I. INTRODUCING THE CLASS
A. Name of teacher: Christina Reiss
B. Grade level: 11th (7th year of English)
C. Class favorites (List your class top 5 favorites in each category):
1. Music groups – different groups, but mostly HipHop
2. Authors – W. Hohlbein, J. K. Rowling, Stephen King
3. TV programs – Friends, OC California, Lost
4. Foods – Fast Food, pizza, pasta
5. School subjects – sports, English
6. Sports – soccer, badminton, dancing
7. Video or computer games – The Sims, GTA (but many don’t like any computer games)
PART II. INTRODUCING THE SCHOOL
A. School information
1. Name and address of class and school
Mariengymnasium Jever
Terrasse.3
26441 Jever
CLass 11a
2. Number of students in class and school
Class : 21
School : ca. 1000
3. Size of school
The school consists of 4 differrent buildings in Jever, Schortens and Hohenkirchen
4. School emblem, colors or mascot
5. Type and number of computers
18 PCs : 1GHz AMD Athlon
18 PCs: 266 MHz
16 Laptops: 1,5 GHz
6. School history
since 1573
founded by Miss Maria zu Jever
B. School program
1. List 3 things about your school program that make it unique.
1.Our school is unique cause it´s a very old building with an interesting
history.
2.Next to the Mariengymnasium lies an old castle which is very romantic.
3.Moreover our school has some Relationships to other schools here in
Germany and one in French, Czechia and Polen.. One time in the year some
classes visit Paris or Prag. Naturally we trival some cities in Germany too.
2. List school calendar from the session dates (holidays and special
events that may affect your participation).
Autumn holidays: Oct. 17th – Oct. 29th
Internship for all 11th classes: Nov. 21th – Dec. 2nd
Classroom test: Dec. 19th
Christmas Holidays: Dec. 23rd – Jan. 6th
PART III. INTRODUCING THE COMMUNITY
A. Your community
1. Name of your community/ Jever
2. If not a city, name and size of nearest city/ jever is a city
3. Location of your community/ Niedersachsen
4. The area of your community/ Germany
5. The population of your community/ 14000 habitants
B. Special characteristics
1. List 3 reasons why people come to visit your area.
Because of …
- the fresh air.
- the coast.
- the beer.
2. Describe any unusual land formation found in or near your community.
C. Industries
List major industries or occupations in your community.
PART IV. OTHER INFORMATION
Please feel free to share any other information about yourself that you
think would help us to know you better.
.
Introduction:
Group name: RuffRyders
Members: Frank, Daniel, Nikolai
Item: HipHop
Hi, I am Frank, 17 years old , nearly 18.. I will celebrate my birthday in January the 25th. I like music cause music is my life.
The RuffRyders are my fav. group. My hobbies are tuning, driving, counter strike, diving, cars and football.In my freetime, i hang around with my friends...We´re
just driving around the City or tuning up the hifi in the car. My Clothes are very important for me. I have a lot RuffRyders clothes , dirty denim and stuff like that..
I have 2 sisters, the oldest is from the first marriage of my father. I like her as much as i like my other sister. My father and my mother are physicans, my sister too..
My other sister studies in Dortmund German and English.
Hi, I am Daniel, 17 years old.
I have one brother, who is 11 years old.
My hobbies are playing football, tuning and driving my scooter, computer and listen music.Also I meet my friends in my freetime and have fun.
Hi, I am Nikolai and 16 years old (in one month I'm 17)!
I haven't brothers and sisters.
My hobbies are playing football, listen to music, driving my mofa, play PS2 and meet friends!
I'm a fan of the german football team Borussia Dortmund and I also like to watch sports in tv!
Germanyand in America)
We want to write aboutHipHop, german and americanRap.(What isbetter? Why is it better?Famous groups in Germanyand in America)
Emails:
Ruff Ryders
Hi guys!
My name is Anne and I'm 14 but in a few days I become 15 because my birthday is on the 30.11.1990. I don't play an instrument but I have an older sister Wiebke (she is near 18) and She plays the piano very, very good. I like it to listen to it if she play.
I love music and now I can't life without music. My fav. music is R&B, HIP HOP, German Rap, Black music and Techno. My fav. American singers ore bands are 50CENT, EMINEM, SNOOP DOGG, X-TINA, USHER and so on. German rap is ace,too. I like to listen to the music of SIDO, FLER, BUSHIDO, AZAD, KOOL SAVAS, G-HOT and DJ TOMMEK. They sing about war, forc, hot women and about their life as a rapper. My hobbies are music(thats clear), friends(I love it), my guineapigs and my computer.
greetings
Bye Anne
~Our Answer~
hi,
we just get an email like yours from another girl
The point is, that german rap has changed in the last 2 years... It became an "american" style with singing about money, dope and girls..believe me, there is no "Ghettolife" in germany. The german rappers copy a american style , which isnt present as it is presented at the moment in germany. Like to the other girl, i write you our favourite rappers and a song, that you should listen too.
Our favourite rappers are the Ruff Ryders.. To the Ruff Ryders belong DMX , EVE , Jadakiss, Sheek, Styles P. , Infa Red, Cross, Flashy, Kartoon, LT, Cashmere, Swizz Beatz, Drag-On , Cassidy and a lot more.. The Ruff Ryders label is the biggest in the world but is isnt very well-knwon in germany.
Just listen to
DMX - A Minute For Your Son
and you will know what i mean. Rap isnt violent anytime
greetings, the Ruff Ryders 11a
The next mail
Hi guys!
I´m Jella and I'm 15 years old, nearly 16. I can´t live without music. My favourits are HipHop, R&B, Black music,german rap (SIDO,BUSHIDO,FLER,TOKIO HOTEL,G-HOT,AZAD and KOOL SAVAS) and techno. My friends are rappers and work for a music company.They are the best rappers of the world and the name of this group is Spyders. I have one little brother he is 12 and a little bit crazy ;)...my mum works as a secretary and my dad as a electrician. I am a fan of Hannover96 ... this is a football team. German rap is the best, but the American rapper are also good ... for example Eminem,50cent or Snoop Dogg. I think that the American Rappers sing a lot about war, force, hot girls and about their life. If you ask me, I love it when Eminem sings about his life.
Bye and greetings
your Jella
~Our answer~
hi jella
thanks for your answer. It is a pity. that you only know the commercialrappers like snoop dogg, eminem and 50cent. If you would know more rappers,you wouldn´t say that american rappers "only" sing about hot girls , cars, money and their life. This american style is copied in germany at the moment... But it is a style, which isnt present in this way, like its "played" In germany..there is no "ghetto" in berlin. All of them , like S.I.D.O, Bushido, Azad and all the others are rapping about cars, hot girls dope and money... they are just an offense for the german oldschool like the ”Absolute Beginner" , " Einz Zwo" and "Freundeskreis"... They weren´t as sense-less than the Rappers, they grew up in the last 2 years.
In fact, i recommend you to listen to more american msic.. You will see,there is more than cars, money and dope... Listen to other rappers, that you never have listened to it.. My favourite are the Ruff Ryders with DMX ,Drag-On , EVE, Jadakiss, Styles P. , Sheek , Infa Red , Cross , Flashy, Kartoon and so on..There are a lot more...
Just "buy" ;) DMX - A Minute For Your Son
When you understand the text, you´ll understand what i mean.. Thank you for your answer Frank
Introduction:
Group name: Laska-Yodos
Members: Merle, Kai-Uwe, Matthias, Dennis
Item: Sports
Hey, we're the german group "Laska-Yodos"!
The group includes 4 people, called Merle, Dennis, Matthias and Kai, who all are interested in sports, so that we've decided to make it to our main-theme.
We'd like to discuss everything relating sports:
Do you like sport? Active or just watching? Mainstream or extreme?
Do you accept doping?
Is sport necessary to connect civilizations?
You know what E-sports is?
If you are interested in these questions, you just met up with the right ones!
Attention please!
In the following texts, every group-member would like to introduce himself/herself in his/her own profile:
Hello my name is Merle. I am 16 years old. My hobbies are handball, badminton and dancing, so I am a big fan of sports! Handball is my favourite sport. I like to see it on TV and to play. Football is in my opinion a very boring game.
Hi, my name is Dennis and I’m 16 years old. I live in Schortens, a small city in north Germany. We are six people in my family: my parents, two sisters, a brother and me. I like to meet my friends and playing soccer. One of my hobbies is playing badminton with a few friends. I like to do sports but watching it is nice too.
Hey, my name is Kai, I'm 17 years old and I'm from Dose. That’s a small village in north Germany with just about 300 inhabitants. My family consists of my parents, my little brother, my 2 older sisters and me. In my free time I like to meet my crazy friends. Other hobbies are playing badminton or using the computer for chatting, working or playing computer-games. I also like to watch Formula One or important soccer matches on TV.
Hey! I’m Matthias, 17 years old, living in Wangerland (next to Jever, Lower Saxony).
I have 2 sisters and I like the sun, sleeping, gaming on my PC and just enjoy life.
And (of course) I’m very interested in sports! My relation to sport is: „Don’t Touch - Just Watch“. I just simply observe sports, but I’m not active. My favourite sport I like to watch is
Soccer, I also like Formula One, TDF, Wintersports and much more.
Emails:
To Poland:
My name is Merle Bretschneider and I’m 16 years old.I rise up at 6.30 am.Normaly I eat only one little bread for breakfast.We have school from 7.45 am to 13.00 pm.One lesson is 45 min. long.after every lesson we have a brake=)!!My poket money includes 30€ and I spent it into clothes and music cd's!!And for my mobile phone...My favourite music styl is Rock and Ska..but normaly every kind of music.
My favourite Tv-channel is MTV^^.I have a lot of hobbys.I play handball, Badminton and I make dancing in standard form.I have no plans for holiday...only to make party XD!!!My favourite gift is somthing which comes with love^^.My go-to-bed time is very different...sometimes very early and sometimes too late
My name is Dennis Schumann and i´m 16 years old.
I stand up at half past six. For breakfast I usually have bread with jam. The school starts at 7:35 and ends at 13:00. One lesson takes 45 minutes. I get 5€ poket money per week and try to save it on my account. When I want to buy something, like a pc game, than I can take money from this account. My favourite music is techno, but I hear all kinds of music without hip hop and other rap-music. On TV, I like to watch “Lost“and “Tv Total” (german comedy program). My hobby´s are playing badminton and meeting friends. In my holidays, which begin at the 22. of december, I will following my hobbies and I want to relax them. On my birthday, my grandmas come to us and normally I celebrate a few days later with my friends. For supper I mostly eat bread.
Hey, my name is Kai and I'm 17 years old. Normally, I rise at 6:30 am and I don’t have breakfast.
I drive to school by bus, so I have to be ready at 7 am, to get it. School begins at 7:45 am and usually ends at 13:00 am. About the school hours and the discipline, I just can say, that there is sometimes too much homework, which is not always made by everyone, but in the lessons, there is no noise or something like this. One lesson takes 45 minutes.
I get about 25€ pocket money per month. I try to save the money, but sometimes I spend it to buy a computer-game or something else.
I’m not specified on any kind of music, so I am very flexible about this. In my free time I like to meet my friends. Other hobbies are playing badminton or using the computer for chatting, working or playing computer-games. I also like to watch Formula One or important soccer matches on TV. Other television programs I watch are “Lost” and “TV Total”.
In my holidays, which begin at the 22th of December, I will relax. Other things are not planned yet. These things will be decided spontaneous. The plans for my birthday also aren’t made yet. For supper, we usually eat bread. Normally, I go to bed too late…