BY Abitur Catholic Religion (gA) study plan
BY Abitur Catholic Religion (gA) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Katholische Religionslehre – Lernbereiche des Lehrplans (Gymnasium, Oberstufe)
Sketch the architecture of the bayerischer LehrplanPLUS Oberstufe Katholische Religionslehre: list the Lernbereiche and their expected competencies from memory on a blank sheet
Define the four konstituierende Elemente religiöser Bildung (biblisch-geschichtlich, systematisch-theologisch, ethisch, religionswissenschaftlich-dialogisch) and assign each Lernbereich to at least one element
Build a one-page glossary of exam-relevant Grundbegriffe (Offenbarung, Tradition, Schriftprinzip, Hermeneutik) with one-sentence definitions in your own words
Identify which Lernbereiche carry the most curricular weight and mark the three you will treat as priority for the next two weeks
Your checkpoint
A hand-drawn or digital mind map of the full Lernbereich structure plus a 25-term glossary, self-checked against the Lehrplan text with corrections noted in a different colour
Katholische Religionslehre – Lernbereiche des Lehrplans (Gymnasium, Oberstufe)
Reconstruct the biblisch-geschichtlich element: explain Entstehung des Kanons, Literarkritik, Formkritik and Redaktionskritik with one worked example each
Practise exegetical method on a short pericope: state text, context, genre, synoptic comparison and theological Aussage in under 300 words
Distinguish the synoptic problem solutions (Zwei-Quellen-Theorie, Markuspriorität) and justify the standard model in writing
Connect exegesis to Unterricht: draft two Aufgabenstellungen that require historical-critical and canonical reading respectively
Your checkpoint
One full exegesis write-up (max 400 words) plus two original Aufgabenstellungen with expected-answer sketches, timed at 45 minutes total
Katholische Religionslehre – Lernbereiche des Lehrplans (Gymnasium, Oberstufe)
Map the systematisch-theologische Lernbereich: Gotteslehre, Christologie, Soteriologie, Ekklesiologie and Eschatologie with key loci and conciliar decisions
Explain the christological councils (Nizäa 325, Chalcedon 451) and the Zwei-Naturen-Lehre precisely enough to correct a wrong statement
Summarise the Rechtfertigungslehre and the Ökumene-Dokument (Gemeinsame Erklärung 1999) with the remaining differences named
Draft a short argument showing how a systematisch-theological locus translates into a Lernziel for Oberstufe
Your checkpoint
A comparative table of five dogmatic loci (Aussage, biblischer Anker, Konzil/Dokument, unterrichtliche Konsequenz) built without notes, then verified
Katholische Religionslehre – Lernbereiche des Lehrplans (Gymnasium, Oberstufe)
Consolidate the ethisch Lernbereich: Grundlagen (Naturrecht, Autonomie, Gewissen, Verantwortung) and their Anwendung on one bioethical and one sozialethisches Feld
Apply a decision model (z. B. Güterabwägung, Doppelwirkung) to a concrete Fallbeispiel in a written Stellungnahme
Compare kirchliche Lehre and säkulare Ethik on one contested question, naming convergence and dissent
Self-test the first four Lernbereiche with 20 recall prompts and log every gap
Your checkpoint
One written ethische Stellungnahme (max 500 words) with explicit criteria, plus a gap log listing every item answered incorrectly in the self-test
Katholische Religionslehre – Lernbereiche des Lehrplans (Gymnasium, Oberstufe)
Cover the religionswissenschaftlich-dialogische Perspektive: Grundbegriffe (Religion, Religiosität, interreligiöses Lernen) and the position of Christentum among world religions
Outline Judaism and Islam in their relation to Christianity with shared roots and genuine differences stated accurately
Explain Modelle interreligiösen Lernens (exklusiv, inklusiv, pluralistisch) and their didaktische Folgen
Design one Unterrichtssequenz of three lessons that applies a chosen model consistently
Your checkpoint
A three-lesson Sequenzplan with Kompetenzen, Materialhinweisen and a Begründung of the chosen interreligiöses Modell (max 600 words)
Katholische Religionslehre – Lernbereiche des Lehrplans (Gymnasium, Oberstufe)
Integrate the Lernbereiche: take one Thema (z. B. Leid, Menschenwürde, Tod) and show how all four konstituierende Elemente contribute
Write a full Abitur-style Aufgabe (Material + three Teilaufgaben of increasing Anforderungsbereich I–III) and solve it under exam time
Practise operator precision: define what 'erläutern', 'beurteilen', 'analysieren' and 'Stellung nehmen' demand in this subject
Review the Anforderungsbereiche and check your own solution against them
Your checkpoint
One complete self-authored Klausur (Material, three Teilaufgaben, Erwartungshorizont) plus your timed solution, both corrected against the operators
Katholische Religionslehre – Lernbereiche des Lehrplans (Gymnasium, Oberstufe)
Run two full 240-minute mock exams under exam conditions using self-authored or teacher-provided Aufgaben
Diagnose recurring weaknesses by error type (Wissen, Operator, Struktur, Zeitmanagement) and rank them by impact
Close the top three weaknesses with targeted rewriting of the affected paragraphs
Rehearse the Materialanalyse routine: summary, genre, intention, relevance to the Frage
Your checkpoint
Two timed mock solutions with a written error analysis and three rewritten paragraphs that demonstrably fix the top weaknesses
Katholische Religionslehre – Lernbereiche des Lehrplans (Gymnasium, Oberstufe)
Compress the entire Lernbereich content into a 10-page personal Wiederholungsblatt with only what you cannot reconstruct from memory
Recite the glossary, the five dogmatic loci and the four konstituierende Elemente cold, without notes
Write one final 90-minute essay on a cross-cutting Thema to confirm transfer ability
Plan the exam-day routine: time allocation per Teilaufgabe, order of attack, buffer
Your checkpoint
A 10-page condensed revision sheet, a cold-recall check with at least 90 % correct, and a written exam-day time plan
Milestones
Week 2: You can explain the synoptic problem and perform a short exegesis in 45 minutes without notes; the glossary has 25 verified terms
Week 4: A written ethische Stellungnahme scores at least 70 % against your own criteria, and the gap log from the 20-prompt self-test is fully worked through
Week 6: Your self-authored Klausur has a coherent Erwartungshorizont covering all three Anforderungsbereiche, and your timed solution reaches the expected level in at least two of three Teilaufgaben
Week 8: Cold recall of glossary, dogmatic loci and konstituierende Elemente is at 90 % or better, and the final 90-minute essay is finished within time with a clear operator-driven structure