Today, we learned that most of us are learning English for family and traveling

We took a quiz on our English skills, which can be found below for your practice or reference

• ​See the questions, answers, and percentages of who got the questions correct​

Please click the below links to learn more about what we discussed in class today

We discussed many topics today in a free-flowing conversation, so there are no links below

These topics included

• U.S. American politics: gerrymandering, voter districts, the electoral college

• the U.S. college system: scholarship, tuition, student loan debt, graduate

• ​American identity: trust issues, politness, manners, apologizing, culpability

Today we talked about American politics

• ​The similarities between the Putin and Trump administrations

• The Putinesque rhetoric that is starting to show itself in Republican talking points (info below)

• Jim Crow laws and American racism (info below)

We read, analyzed, and discussed two poems, which can be found below in the lesson plan link

• Metaphors, symbolism, vocabulary, rhythm, rhyme

• Biographies of the two poets we looked at today are linked below

We talked about the societal pressures and standards placed on our poets during their lifetimes

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We will watch 2 videos on climate change from a scientific viewpoint

• We'll learn new vocabulary and listen to different accents​

We'll discuss climate change openly: results, causes, what we can do

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A look at the culture and history of the Confederate flag in the American South

A quick interaction with the accents and American curse words used as common vernacular

A discussion on the line between remembering war and glorifying it + the Freedom of Speech

We will discuss the prevalence of Fox News throughout the US and the world

We will discuss news biases and how to spot them

We will discuss the meaning of truth, fact, alternative facts, and how media perception has changed

We discussed possible outcomes and solutions to the current crisis in Ukraine

We looked at the similarities of dictators and tyrants Putin, Hitler, and Trump

Take a look at the videos below to learn more on this issue; please use a slower talking speed

We discussed mask and vaccine policies in the US and how they're politicized

We compared the view on masks and vaccines in Germany with those in the US

We discussed what a stereotype is

We looked at how Germans view Americans and why

We also discussed the American Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and judicial system

We'll discuss holiday time in America and workers' rights

We'll discuss past and future vacation plans