This predicament in German I'm in.

Chagen

So a few weeks ago, we watched a German movie in.....German 2. Anyway, I didn't really pay attention to it. So I was kinda screwed when I learned that we we're going to do a powerpoint on it. Long story short, I didn't do it. Given that I was one of her best students, my teacher was worried about my grade. I came in during lunch today to make up some other stuff. Once finished, she told me that she would let me do an alternative powerpoint--one a liitle challenging, indeed. And she knows how much I love linguistics, so she thought that I should try an assignment that involved that. I agreed to do it. I now have to make a powerpoint explaining, to my class, the word order of direct and indirect objects in clauses in German, how the word order changes depending on whether the objects are proper nouns or pronouns, and when to use the Accusative and Dative cases while doing this. I have a weekend to make this. .....Shit

ClockworkUniverse

I suggest that you stop posting about it and do it, then.

Chagen

I don't have access to a computer.

It's not that it's long, but I have trouble explaining concepts in simple terms.

ClockworkUniverse

Ah, you're on your phone or whatever. Never mind, then.

Waltzy

> I have trouble explaining concepts in simple terms.

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Chagen

Yeah, I'm still at school....

But it will let out in 5 minutes. I'll spend today wracking my head for ideas. Once I finish that, the PP will be done within an hour.

Waltzy

That's the spirit! Just buckle down and get 'er done!

ClockworkUniverse

Sounds good. Keep on top of it and you'll be fine.

IanExMachina

It honestly sounds like the correct thing to do would have been to pay attention the film in the first place.

It isn't that helpful now but if you remember it in future you might avoid any additional worries.

Also have you read that Mark Twain extract Gelzo linked to in another thread here?

Chagen

Shiiiiiiit.

I just remembered why I'm really fucked. I have two English projects (Yeah, my crazy-ass English teacher assigned two fucking projects at the same time). Along with this. FUCK.

Vivi

Chagen, I fucking got you on this. I fucking aced this shit. (When I took German 3 here in America, having to brush up on it.)

Vivi

              ACC    DAT
Male       ihr       ihm
Female   sie      ihr
Neutral   es       ihm
Plural    Sie       ihnen

Nom   Acc  Dat
Der    Den   Dem
Die    Die    Der
Das   Das   Dem
Die    Die    Den

(Recite this shit like a song. You remember it. Der Die Das Die Den Die Das Die Dem Der Dem Den!!)

For the Noun Pronoun part, a simple but very useful punnet square a friend created works wonders. I'll make it in a second.

Chagen

I already know that.

How is that going to help me explain this to normal teenagers though?

I mean, I have a reputation at my school for being verbose to a fault.

Vivi

You don't really have to explain it.

Like I mean...

I now have to make a powerpoint explaining, to my class, the word order
of direct and indirect objects in clauses in German, how the word order
changes depending on whether the objects are proper nouns or pronouns,
and when to use the Accusative and Dative cases while doing this.

You pretty much just make the powerpoint what I said.

Chagen

Okay, I'll try, I'm just nervous about if I can do this.

But I will never, ever, talk bad of a teacher from now on. I've gotten a glimpse of what they have to do.

Vivi

If you want extra points, say you came up with this Square.

   P        N
P AD  P NP

   P          N
N PN    N DA

P = Pronoun
N = noun
D = Dative
A = Accusative

So Pronoun, Pronoun is Accusative then Dative.

Stormtroper

Also have you read that Mark Twain extract Gelzo linked to in another thread here?

It makes me want to learn German so bad.