Poetry+Recitation


 * Levels I, II, III, and H (separate section for heritage learners).[[image:Letzte_Seite width="51" height="50" align="right" link="Deutsch ist Handy"]]
 * Up to 8 students (2 in each level) per school.
 * NB: Students compete on the level of German they are signed up for in school, no matter for how long they have actually been instructed on that level.


 * Guidelines: **

> Level H: Heritage Speakers
 * 1) All contestants in Levels I, II, and III have to recite the poem chosen for their level.
 * 2) Level I is for beginning students, Level II for intermediate students, and Level III for advanced students. Level H is for heritage speakers (see below).
 * 3) The poem has to be delivered entirely from memory without use of script or prompter.
 * 4) The performance is being judged in three areas: pronunciation, fluency, and interpretation. No special visuals are allowed to enhance the poem except for gestures and clothing (optional).
 * 5) Five minutes are allotted for each individual presentation and its judging. There are at least two judges for each event. Their decisions are final.
 * "Heritage learners" are native speakers, students who speak German at home, or students who have been to full-time German school, in Europe or a Deutsche Schule elsewhere.
 * All contestants write a poem inspired by the current year's topic and including the current slogan.
 * The poem should be between 8 and 20 lines (stanzas optional).
 * The contestants provide their work in written form to the judges and also present it orally, memorized, as above.
 * The entries are judged according to the effectiveness of the delivery, the interesting content, correct grammar, good pronunciation, and fluency.


 * Level 2 **

// von Bertholt Brecht //
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Anmut sparet nicht noch Mühe **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Anmut sparet nicht noch Mühe Leidenschaft nicht noch Verstand Daß ein gutes Deutschland blühe Wie ein andres gutes Land.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Daß die Völker nicht erbleichen Wie vor einer Räuberin Sondern ihre Hände reichen Uns wie andern Völkern hin.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Und nicht über und nicht unter Andern Völkern wolln wir sein Von der See bis zu den Alpen Von der Oder bis zum Rhein.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> Und weil wir dies Land verbessern Lieben und beschirmen wir's Und das Liebste mag's uns scheinen So wie andern Völkern ihrs.