Rosenstraße
Rosenstraße
German with English subtitles.
A complete German lesson plan for Rosenstraße — ready to open and teach.
Berlin, 1943. A group of non-Jewish German women stand in the street outside a detention center, demanding the release of their Jewish husbands. They stand for days. They do not leave. Margarethe von Trotta's film is about what ordinary courage looks like — not the heroism of special people, but the stubborn refusal of women who would not accept what was being done to the people they loved.
Good films have natural moments — a powerful scene, a cultural encounter, a shift in the story — where the language and meaning come together. This plan identifies those moments in Rosenstraße and builds a lesson around each one. For every scene, you get vocabulary and cultural notes, comprehension activities, and communicative tasks your students can work through in class or independently. A pre-film warm-up gets them ready before the first screening.
Everything is included: the teacher's guide, student worksheets in German, and an answer key.
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📅 Teach it when it counts
- Holocaust Remembrance / January 27: A film about resistance and solidarity during the Nazi period — anchored in a true event.
- Women's History Month / March: This act of collective defiance is one of the most documented examples of civilian resistance in WWII.
- Civil courage unit: The Rosenstraße protest is a case study in what it costs to do the right thing.
Language: German | Director: Margarethe von Trotta | Year: 2003
Level: Intermediate | Format: Downloadable PDF — instant delivery
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Director: Margarethe von Trotta
Cast: Katja Riemann, Maria Schrader, Svea Lohde
Audio: German with English subtitles.
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