Klausur (assessment) — Unit 7: The Abitur Essay

Track E · Klasse 13 · Niveau E · Abitur-prep

Track E · Klasse 13 · Niveau E · Abitur-prep

Klausur (assessment) — Niveau E (Abitur-grade)
This Unit’s exam example follows the Abitur task pattern named in the Unit. Some Units focus on a single Abitur-task type (Comprehension / Analysis / Composition / Mediation / Kommunikationsprüfung); the full 90-BE Klausur is rehearsed in Klasse 12 Units 11-12 and continues in Klasse 13 Units 7-9.
Inhalt / Sprache split. Basisfach (basic course): 50/50. Leistungsfach (advanced course): 40/60.

Comprehension Link to heading

Composition / Comment prompt (sample): On the basis of the 1,000-word source provided in class, comment on the writer’s central claim that ‘public opinion’ and ‘aggregated platform behaviour’ are increasingly conflated in contemporary democratic discourse. Write an argumentative response of 350-450 words. Use at least one integrated quote, four academic discourse markers, and a clear thesis-evidence-counter-conclusion structure.

Analysis Link to heading

Time budget. Allocate the 90 minutes: ___ min plan; ___ min draft; ___ min review. Justify in 2 sentences.

Composition / Mediation / Reflection Link to heading

Reflection prompt: In 200 words, reflect on your Composition rehearsal. What worked? What needs the most rehearsal before the actual Abitur?

Additional task Link to heading

(No Mediation in this Unit — dedicated Mediation Unit was Unit 6.)

Expected-answer profile (Erwartungshorizont) — sample
Comprehension. Reward thesis + integrated quote + 4 markers + clear structure + register match. Analysis. Reward 15 plan / 65 draft / 10 review (or similar) + Sprache check. Composition. Open. Reflection. Open.
grading scale (Notenschlüssel) — Abitur-grade Klausuren

| 86–90 | 1+ | 81–85 | 1 | 76–80 | 1- | | 71–75 | 2+ | 66–70 | 2 | 61–65 | 2- | | 56–60 | 3+ | 51–55 | 3 | 46–50 | 3- | | 41–45 | 4+ | 36–40 | 4 | 30–35 | 4- | | 22–29 | 5 | 0–21 | 6 | | |

(Single-section Klausuren in this year scale to the proportional BE-weight of the section in the full Klausur.)