Germany Jahrgangsstufe 9 German

1. Speaking and listening

Listening with understanding · Speaking to an audience · Conversation and debate · Drama and role play

• Presentation Skills: Speaking to an Audience – A good presentation is planned for its audience and purpose, has a clear opening, body and closing, uses simple slides that support (not replace) the speaker, and is delivered with a clear voice, eye contact and good timing. Practice turns nerves into confidence.
• Drama: Elements, Stagecraft and Performance – Drama is a story told by actors who become characters and act it out in front of an audience. Every drama has characters who want something, a conflict when those wants clash, a plot that builds tension to a climax and then resolves, dialogue, a setting and a theme. On stage, actors use voice and body, and the production adds lighting, set, costume and sound.

2. Reading texts and other media

Reading techniques and strategies · Understanding literary texts · Understanding non-fiction texts · Using digital media critically

• Media Literacy – Media literacy is the skill of reading, questioning and creating media: news, ads, videos, posts, films and games. Every media text is made by someone, for a purpose, for an audience, using forms, conventions and techniques that shape how we feel. A media-literate person checks the source, evidence, other coverage and the original before believing or sharing, notices bias and filter bubbles, and makes their own media responsibly.

3. Writing

Core writing skills · Planning and writing texts · Revising texts

Coming soon

4. Examining and reflecting on language

Language, clichés and discrimination · German sentence and text grammar · Correct spelling and punctuation

Coming soon

5. Profile area (music-focused school)

Arts profile area

Coming soon