HSC German Extension study plan

Annotate two short German non-fiction texts (300-400 words each) to mark main claim, supporting evidence and rhetorical structure

Paraphrase each paragraph of one German article in your own German words to confirm literal comprehension

Compile a personal glossary of 40 connectives and discourse markers and classify them by function (contrast, cause, concession, sequencing)

Summarise one German opinion piece in 120 German words without consulting a dictionary on the second pass

Identify and label tone, register and implied stance in three German texts of different genres (report, commentary, literary extract)

Distinguish fact from opinion by underlining and colour-coding every evaluative adjective and modal particle in one text

Draft five German analysis sentences using the pattern 'Der Autor behauptet..., indem er...' to link technique to effect

Explain in German how one stylistic device (irony, hyperbole, rhetorical question) shapes the reader's response

Compare two German texts on the same issue and state in German where they agree, diverge and why

Write a structured German interpretation of a short literary extract covering figure, setting, conflict and narrative perspective

Formulate a personal stance in German on one text's argument, supporting it with two reasons and one counter-argument

Use a bilingual dictionary selectively, recording five new collocations rather than isolated words

Plan and draft a 300-word German critical response to a text under a 50-minute timer

Revise the draft for cohesion, replacing repeated nouns with pronouns and varying sentence openings

Build a reusable German phrase bank of 25 sentence frames for expressing opinion, concession and evaluation

Self-assess the timed piece against a checklist of content, structure and language accuracy

Adapt one core argument into three German registers: a formal letter to the editor, a blog comment and a short speech

Identify the audience, purpose and required conventions for each of the three formats and annotate a model in German

Practise German register markers (Sie/du, Konjunktiv II for politeness, modal particles) in ten rewritten sentences

Draft a 250-word German formal letter with correct salutation, structure and closing formula

Write a 350-word German discursive essay on a set question, using a clear introduction, two developed arguments and a conclusion

Integrate three short quotations or paraphrases from a German source text accurately into your own prose

Edit the essay for verb position, case endings and tense consistency, correcting at least ten errors

Read one unfamiliar German text at speed and answer five comprehension questions in German within 20 minutes

Complete two full timed practice tasks (one comprehension and analysis, one personal response) under exam conditions

Mark your own responses in German against a criteria sheet and justify each band awarded

Target your two weakest criteria with focused German drills (e.g. paragraphing, range of vocabulary, depth of argument)

Rehearse a two-minute spoken German summary of a text to strengthen active control of its key vocabulary

Sit one full mock paper in a single block and record time spent per section

Rewrite your weakest answer in German, raising it by at least one band against the criteria

Consolidate the phrase bank and glossary into a one-page German revision sheet for exam-day use

Review recurring error patterns from weeks 1-7 and write five German rules to prevent them