German Storytime 'Ronja Räubertochter' in German

In this class I will be reading the book 'Ronja Räubertochter' (Ronja the robber's daughter) by Astrid Lindgren. 
Every week the students will be listening to 2 chapters of the book and we will discuss what's going on after each chapter and also if needed in between. The learners are always welcome to ask comprehension or vocabulary questions, but the class is geared to kids that er already fluent (for their age) in the German language.
I will not translate whole sections of the book into English. But sometimes it might be easer to explain a word by also translating it for better understanding. 

While I read the book, I will show the students the pictures. Just like in an in-person storytime.

One of Astrid Lingren's famous books about a strong girl besides Pippi Longstocking, but also her take on a Romeo and Juliet story:
Ronja is a girl growing up among a clan of robbers living in a castle in the woodlands of early-Medieval Scandinavia. As the only child of Mattis, the chief, she is expected to become the leader of the clan someday. Their castle, Mattis' Fort, is split into two parts by a lightning bolt on the day of Ronja's birth. Ronja grows up with Mattis's clan of robbers as her only company, until a rival robber group led by Borka moves into the other half of the castle, exacerbating the longstanding rivalry between the two bands.
One day, Ronja sees Birk Borkason, the only son of Borka, idling by the chasm. He is the only other child she has ever met, and so she is sorry that he is a Borka. He engages her in a game of jumping across, which does not end until Birk almost falls down. Ronia saves him, and they eventually become friends.
The following winter is long and cold and although Mattis's robbers are well fed, their counterparts are suffering on the other side of the chasm. Ronja brings food to Birk through a secret passageway. They get very close but both know that they cannot tell their families. Later that year, Birk is captured by Ronja's father. Ronja gives herself to the Borkas so she must be exchanged, but as a result, her father disowns her and refuses to acknowledge her as his daughter. Birk and Ronja run away to the woods, where they live in a cave and experience several harrowing adventures with the wood's indigenous wildlife, including trolls, forest gnomes, and harpies. Ultimately their families repent of their feuding, and everyone is reunited, but the story concludes with both Ronja and Birk deciding that the robber's life is not for them.

This book is a little dark and sometimes a bit scary with the little gnomes around. So if you have a more sensitive younger child, this story might not be a good fit. Ages 8+ should be totally fine, but you know your child best!
 
There are 18 chapters in the book and we will read 2 chapters a session. A 10th session will give us some wiggle room for more talking and explaining in in between and also an end of book discussion and a Kahoot quiz about the whole book which the students seem to love.

So roughly our schedule would be as follows: (Chapters have no names in this book)
1st week: Introduction and getting to know all students, Chapter 1+2
2nd week: Chapters 3+4
3rd week: Chapters 5+6
4th week: Chapters 7+8
5th week: Chapters 9+10
6th week: Chapters 11+12
7th week: Chapters 13+14
8th week: Chapters 15+16
9th week: Chapters 17+18
10th week: End of book discussion + Kahoot Quiz