Grade 8 English — Belonging and Fairness

TRACK G+M · GRADE 8

Twelve Units across the school year. Each Unit ships an HTML article, a Reveal.js slide deck, a worksheet PDF (placeholder), and a worked exam example as class test (“Klassenarbeit”). Authored by S. Le Boulanger.

The recurring cast Link to heading

This year’s stories follow Jonas, Hawa, and a global pen-pal class. Characters (or, in the Oberstufe, texts as characters) reappear across Units so learners build a continuous sense of place and voice.

The twelve Units Link to heading

Unit 1 · Niveau G+M

Identities Link to heading

reading, writing, intercultural

Unit 2 · Niveau G+M

School Life Elsewhere Link to heading

reading, speaking, intercultural

Unit 3 · Niveau G+M

Fairness at School Link to heading

speaking, writing, language_awareness

Unit 4 · Niveau G+M

Ireland: Stories from the Island Link to heading

reading, writing, intercultural

Unit 5 · Niveau G+M

Digital Friendships Link to heading

listening, writing, language_awareness

Unit 6 · Niveau G+M

Writing an Opinion Link to heading

reading, writing, language_awareness

Unit 7 · Niveau G+M

Mediation: A Teen Magazine Link to heading

mediation, writing, language_awareness

Unit 8 · Niveau G+M

Music and Belonging Link to heading

listening, speaking, intercultural

Unit 9 · Niveau G+M

Rural and Urban Lives Link to heading

reading, writing, intercultural

Unit 10 · Niveau G+M

A Novella in Class Link to heading

reading, writing, language_awareness

Unit 11 · Niveau G+M

Public Speaking: A Short Talk Link to heading

speaking, listening, language_awareness

Unit 12 · Niveau G+M

Class Magazine Issue Link to heading

writing, speaking, language_awareness

What you will be able to do by the end of this year Link to heading

curriculum framework ("Bildungsplan")-aligned Kompetenzerwartungen
Filled in from _resources/bildungsplan_bw_gm_kl08.yml. The chapter codes and German labels are pulled live from bildungsplaene-bw.de.

Use this course in class Link to heading

  • The schedule lists all twelve Units.
  • Each Unit page links four downloads: article (HTML), slide deck (HTML), worksheet (PDF placeholder), exam example (PDF).
  • Speaker notes on every slide cover timing, transitions, and Niveau-aware differentiation prompts for mixed groups.