Unit 1:
What is a Readable Text?
The activities in this unit will
explain:
-criteria for readability with
respect to student population
-criteria for assessing student
population
-criteria for assessing what makes
a text readable.
Structure of Unit:
-sample texts with self-tutorial on
factors that make them readable
-follow-up assignment
-open-ended exercise:
brainstorming on readability of sample texts
-follow-up assignment
-review: what makes a text
readable
Introduction to ExercisesExercise 1Pair 1: Long Versus Short Texts
--Hints on Text A, "Männer"
--Hints on Text B, "Ein Dürer von morgen"
--Brainstorming 1
Pair 2: Abstracts versus Concretes
--Hints on Text C, "Zwölf Fragen"
--Hints on Text D, "Strom hilft ordnen"
--Brainstorming 2
Pair 3: Familiar or Interesting Topics versus Unfamiliar Topics
--Hints on Text E, "Cabrios"
--Hints on Text F, "Carmen hat ihn verführt"
--Brainstorming 3
Pairs 4 - 6: Texts that Suit the Audience
--Hints on "Texts and Audiences"
--Hints on Texts G, "Meine Geschichten," & H, "Hase"
--Hints on Texts I, "Besenstein," & J, "Leipzig"
--Hints on Texts K & L, "Zwei Briefe aus Stalingrad"
--Brainstorming 4Exercise 2: Texts that Suit Your Audience
--Questions on Texts M, N, O: Assessing Readability
--Brainstorming
--Follow-up Assignment
Unit 1 Review: What Makes Texts Readable?