German

=**DDR Grabstein Projekt**=

Your task is to select a person and learn more about a famous or not-so-famous person from the DDR. You'll spend some time doing research on the person you have chosen.

This Tombstone project will introduce you to a famous East German and his or her accomplishments. Even though this is a tombstone project, you do not have to select a person who is dead. Many people choose their tombstones and have them set up with everything but the final date.


 * The Activity**

1. Select a famous person who was born in the DDR. Use the links provided to select a person. Many of them allow you to search by category, such as politics, sports, etc.

2. Find a photo (or make a copy of a photo) of the person you are researching. Don't forget to give proper photo credits!

3. Make a tombstone that is about 12 inches tall. Extra credit is given for a cool three-dimensional tombstone that stands up on its own. Use cardboard, plastic foam, or other materials.

4. The following information should be on the face of your tombstone: (a) person's full name, (b) date and location of birth and death, (c) burial place (not always where the person died! If your person is still living, choose a burial place where s/he did most of her/his work.), (d) either a real epitaph or one you make up for that person (keep it short).

5. On a typed or computer printed standard sheet of paper, write out at least six complete sentences in German with the following information: (a) dates of birth and death, (b) place of birth and death, (c) occupation and/or achievements, and (d) a quotation by the person or a comment about the person. These must be in your own words.

6. On a 3x5 card, write out two questions (and answers) in German about your person. (If you are doing this as a classroom activity, please put your name on the back of the card. Be prepared to read your question out loud.)

7. Provide an active link to each website you used as a works cited.

NOTE: The person must have been born in the DDR!!!


 * Links**

(This assignment is also on Moodle, so you can access these links by holding CRTL and clicking.)

[|DDR Persönlichkeiten auf Deutsch]

[|More Famous People]

[|Famous Germans] – Note: If you use this site, you must be careful! Not everyone (in fact most) is from the DDR!

[|Epitaphs]