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German And German Immersion: Reading Selection: Ghosts - The White Lady
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This scientific article explains the historical background and the spreading of the legend. It starts with lady Kunigunde who, after the death of her husband, falls in love with Albrecht the Handsome from Nuremberg. After a misunderstanding she kills her two children from the first marriage. Albrecht leaves her and she dies of sorrow over her dead and her fate. Ever since she has been spooking in the Plassenburg castle. The legend spread in variations as one of the most popular ghost stories all over Germany and into England. The article is written for native speakers 9 years and up.

Subject:
English Language Arts
German
World Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Author:
Anja Scheifinger
Date Added:
02/26/2019
German Immersion: Bones - Hard Things With Soft Core
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This article is divided into four parts. The first parts explains the structural features of bones and their role to physically support an organism. The second part focuses on the self-healing ability of bones and how broken bones are medically attended. The third part exemplifies how the sceletal and muscular system are connected with the example of the shinbone. The last part explains the astonishing fact that the number of bones shrinks with growing age, since separate bones during infantry grow together later in life into one bone. The text is written for native speakers age 9 and up.

Subject:
English Language Arts
German
Science
World Languages
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Author:
Anja Scheifinger
Boerni Schulz
Karen Zoller
Date Added:
02/26/2019