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1. DIARY ENTRIES 2. BLOG ENTRY 3. NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment

Imagine you are one of the characters of the
story. Write 2 diary entries. One when the
character was young and the other
his/her older self .
Show character´s development and reflection
of what has happened throughout the story.
(150 words each journal)
What is the story’s message?
Write a blog entry that includes the story’s
message and your opinion on it.
(250 words)
Imagine you are reporter who has
learned about Dr. Heidegger’s
experiment and the result. Write an
article on the subject for the
newspaper you work for.
(200 words)

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4. ADAPTATION CORE TASK 5. LETTER

The Lightening-Rod Man

The language and style used in the story is
complicated to some extent. Adapt the
story to a dialogue that your classmates
can understand better. Include the most
important scenes of the story.
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6. BACKGROUND RESEARCH
PLOT
Create the plot diagram for this story using the
layout provided for the previous story.
Imagine you are the
narrator of this story who
has decided to write a letter to
the salesman’s boss explaining his
employee’s behaviour and methods
of selling the product.
Include your opinion on such
methods.
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2. COMPARISON ESSAY

The Lightening-Rod Man

Research about the following themes the
narrator and the salesman refer to:
1. Who is “Jupiter Tonans”?
2. What are some safe measures during a
thunder storm?
3. How does the phenomenon of thunders
work?
4. Who is Tetzel?
Quote sources
1. SOCAL MEDIA PROFILE
Answer the following research
Create a social media profile (FB, Twitter, question:
Linkedin,…) for the salesman and the narrator To what extent do the characters of
on a piece of paper. Take a picture of it. the story the Lightening-Rod Man
represent good and evil?
GERMAN SCHOOL
ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT
DR. HEIDEGGER’S EXPERIMENT AND
THE LIGHTENING-ROD MAN

Sudent's name:______________________________________________________________________________________

Instructions: Complete the core task. Each of the other assignments has a value (number on the corner). At the end of Monday October 7th’s class
you have to have collected a total of at least ____8____ . You collect them by completing the number of assignments that together make a total of
___8 . For example, you could do assignments 2, 5 and 8; or you could do assignments 1,4,6 and 7.
Upload them to Managebac on one document if possible.

Criteria to evaluate assignment:

grade 1 4-5 6-7 8-9 10

Has not turned it in. Has not turned it in on Tasks show now Tasks show evidence Tasks show evidence
time, or evidence of dedication of dedication and of effort and have few
one or more tasks are or effort, but are effort, but have many language issues. None
missing. complete. language errors. Tasks impede
are complete including communication. Tasks
the reflection. are complete.

I will be doing the following assignments: Completed:

a. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………..

b. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………..

c. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. ………………………………..

Reflection space (mandatory): Were these assignments useful? Did your encounter at least one assignment you really liked? Which one?