Unit 12 — Year Review: Portfolio

Track G+M · Klasse 9 · Niveau G/M

Template: Activate → Input → Practise → Produce → Reflect.
Niveau: G/M parallel. class test (“Klassenarbeit”) at Niveau M (45 BE).

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can compile a Klasse-9 portfolio with 4 representative pieces.
  • I can write a 200-word reflection on my year.
  • I can deliver a 2-minute portfolio talk with one quote from my own writing.

Bildungsplan alignment Link to heading

  • 3.2.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.2.3.4 Sprechen – zusammenhängendes monologisches Sprechen
  • 3.2.3.5 Schreiben
  • 3.2.4 Text- und Medienkompetenz

(Source: https://www.bildungsplaene-bw.de/,Lde/LS/BP2016BW/ALLG/SEK1/E1)

Lead-in story Link to heading

Mr. Yilmaz handed out an empty A3 sheet. “This is your portfolio,” he said. “Pick four pieces from this year. One you are proud of. One that surprised you. One that didn’t work. One that you would write differently now.”

1. Activate Link to heading

Pick-four scan. Open your folder. Pick four pieces. Label each: proud / surprised / didn’t work / would do differently.

2. Input Link to heading

Portfolio structure Link to heading

  1. Cover sheet (name, year, date, one-line theme).
  2. Four pieces (with one-line label each).
  3. Reflection (200 words: what changed, what didn’t, one moment of progress, one thing for Klasse 10).
  4. Talk (2 minutes, one quote from your own writing).

Reflection — useful frames Link to heading

At the start of Klasse 9 I … / By December I had started to … / The piece that surprised me was … because … / The piece that didn’t work taught me that … / If I rewrote one of these now, I would …

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau G Link to heading

  1. Build the four labels for your own folder.

Niveau M Link to heading

  1. Build a 5-line reflection draft.
Answer key

G. Open.

M. Open.

4. Produce Link to heading

Portfolio + 200-word reflection + 2-minute talk. Each student submits the A3 portfolio and delivers a 2-minute portfolio talk to the class. Audience gives one feedback sentence using I noticed that …

Sample Link to heading

At the start of Klasse 9, I wrote in short sentences that did the same thing twice. By December I had started to write longer sentences with a turn in the middle. The piece I am proudest of is the application letter — the formal register felt strange but I understood why it was needed by the third draft. The piece that didn’t work was my Canada reflection — I tried to cover too much. If I rewrote it now, I would pick one detail and stay with it. The biggest thing I learned this year is that careful first drafts save more time than fast ones, and that a good question is worth ten paragraphs of answer.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can compile a 4-piece portfolio.
  • I can write a 200-word year reflection.
  • I can deliver a 2-minute portfolio talk.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence using something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau M (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 45 points.

Task 1 — Listening (10 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice to a portfolio talk.

“At the start of Klasse 9 I wrote short, repetitive sentences. By December I had started to vary them. The piece I am proudest of is the application letter. The piece that didn’t work was my Canada reflection. If I rewrote it now, I would pick one detail.”

  1. September: ___ . 2. December: ___ . 3. Proud piece: ___ . 4. Didn’t work: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read the reflection sample above. Answer.

  1. September writing: ___ . 2. December change: ___ . 3. Proud piece + reason: ___ . 4. Lesson: ___ .

Task 3 — Use of English (10 BE) Link to heading

Mixed grammar review.

  1. By December I __________ (start) to write better. (past perfect)
  2. If I __________ (rewrite) the piece, I __________ (pick) one detail. (second conditional)
  3. The piece __________ (write / passive) in March.
  4. Although I ___ (struggle), I ___ (learn).

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Write a 200-word year-review reflection. Use 4 grammar points from the year.

Answer key
T1. short repetitive sentences; varied sentences; application letter; Canada reflection. T2. short, repetitive; varied sentences with a turn in the middle; application letter — formal register; first drafts save more time than fast ones, a good question is worth ten paragraphs. T3. had started / rewrote-would pick / was written / struggled-learned. T4. Open.
Notenschlüssel (von 45)
| 42–45 | 1 | 36–41 | 2 | 30–35 | 3 | | 22–29 | 4 | 13–21 | 5 | 0–12 | 6 |

Downloads Link to heading

**Slide deck timing.** 45 minutes total. Lead-in 4 min · Activate 5 min · Input 14 min · Practise 8 min · Produce 11 min · Reflect 3 min.

Differentiation. Niveau G: scaffold card with the key structure. Above Niveau M: extension prompt linking to Klasse 10.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • Reading the talk word-for-word.
  • Generic claims (I learned a lot) — give a concrete example.
  • Picking only your best four — the didn’t-work slot matters.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

  • BBC Bitesize — Reflective writing.
  • British Council — Self-evaluation tips for learners.

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