The following activity could be completed by German 101 students. This is appropriate because the video clip is of a German speaking German, so students get practice with hearing authentic spoken German. It isn't very long, so the video can easily be played multiple times to help student understanding. The students will hear some new vocabulary, but enough of it is familiar for students to understand the new words via context clues. This activity should take between 30 and 35 minutes but is variable due to student discussion.

The following activity could be completed by German 101 students. This is appropriate because it allows students to talk about themselves, especially things they find exceptionally interesting or uninteresting about themselves. Because the prompt is creative, it allows for excessive creativity within strict boundaries of subjects they are familiar with.

The following activity could be completed by German 101 students. This is appropriate because students get to practice reading German in a familiar context (chatting online with a friend) at a level they will understand: everything is written in the present tense and it uses very basic vocabulary and sentence construction. Though the passage contains an independent clause, context should make the meaning very clear. The entire activity should take between 15 and 20 minutes. This is, however, variable due to discussion and speed of student writing.

The following activity could be completed by German 101 students. This is appropriate because it allows for students to personalize their responses. This will help students in practical uses of normal German conversation. It, however, does not allow for so much creativity that students get confused. The reading that precedes the writing activity is very basic in vocabulary and sentence construction. Though there is a relative clause, context should make the meaning abundantly clear. This activity should take between 20 and 30 minutes, but this is variable due to student pacing.