Planning a group poster

A2.1 · Write a short message with personal information and an action for the reader.

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A1 foundations and sentences linked with and, but or because in the target language. No new tense is required.

Model

Hallo Nils, ich komme heute später zum Kochkurs, denn mein Bus fährt erst um fünf Uhr. Du kannst schon die Zutaten auf den Tisch legen. Ich bringe die Schüsseln mit und helfe dann beim Aufräumen. Brauchen wir noch Teller? Schreib mir bitte kurz. Viele Grüße, Elif

1. Hallo Nils · The opening identifies the writer or the reader.
2. mein Bus fährt erst um fünf Uhr · This concrete detail makes the message specific.
3. Schreib mir bitte kurz. · The ending gives the reader a clear action or question.

Task

Write in German to your poster group. You arrive at four thirty; they start at four. The title is finished, but a drawing and a short text are missing. Choose your part, say what the others can do before you arrive and ask what materials to bring.

40–65 words

Planning

1. Who will read your text, and what do they need to know first?
2. Note the facts you must keep and decide what information you will add.
3. Plan the order of your ideas and a sentence for your decision or request.

Criteria

1. Identify the poster and its finished title.

   Identify the referent: the reader needs to know who or what you mean.

2. Keep your four-thirty arrival and their four-o’clock start.

   Keep the fact that lets the reader act without guessing.

3. Divide the drawing and text without redoing the title.

   Connect your decision to the need in this situation.

4. Ask about equipment for your part.

   End with useful information for the next step.

Review

Keep your draft. Mark an improvement and explain why it helps the reader; if it already meets the criteria, identify and justify a specific check.

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