Finding interesting texts for students that encourage discussion and presenting them in an engaging way can often be very time-consuming and labor-intensive. This volume supports you in preparing your German lessons for secondary education level I. This way, you can spark and nurture your students' joy of reading. Each lesson plan includes a motivating introduction, a structured exploration of the content and meaning of the texts, as well as an appropriate evaluation phase. Additionally, the key outcomes of the lesson are summarized on a worksheet that provides ample space for transfer. The volume contains: 18 lesson plans with introduction, exploration, and evaluation phase, an introduction to the genre "short story," worksheets with solutions, transparencies and images, biographies of the authors, and information on the conditions of creation and historical contexts of the texts discussed.