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ABI LF - Teil II.2 – Analysis trainieren

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ABI LF - Teil II.2 – Analysis trainieren

Einleitung

English first. In Teil II.2 you analyse the writer’s/speaker’s intention or the content presented and support your interpretation with precise textual evidence and appropriate linguistic, formal or narrative techniques. Your core routine is:

evidence → technique → function → interpretation

This aiMOOC is designed for the Leistungsfach Englisch in the Kursstufe in Baden-Württemberg. It trains independent close reading, evidence-based analysis, precise analytical language and transfer to unfamiliar literary, non-literary and visual material.

Mini-description: Find what the text does, show where it does it, name how it does it, explain why that choice matters, and connect the effect to the task.

Media entry – 60-second close-reading challenge: Look at the image as a metaphor for analysis. Write one sentence beginning with: Good analysis does not merely spot details; it ... Then add the four labels evidence, technique, function, interpretation to your sentence.

Viewing task: While watching, note one example each for speaker/writer → audience → purpose → strategy. Do not copy a definition. Explain the relationship in your own English.

Official Abi 2027 check

Checked: 2 October 2026. According to the official Baden-Württemberg Facherlass 2027 for Englisch LF:

Area	What matters for this course
Written exam	About 255 minutes including selection time
Part I	About 30 minutes listening
Break	15 minutes additionally
Part II	225 minutes including selection time
Teil II.2	Analyse of intention and/or presented content, supported by the text and linked to relevant design choices
Literary texts	use of language; narrative techniques such as point of view, characterization, plot/time structure and setting
Non-literary texts	structure; use of language; communicative strategies such as forms of address, statistics, references, quotations, examples and perspective
Visual/discontinuous material	Depending on the task: composition, proportion, scale, symbolism, perspective, captions, headings or slogans

Important distinction: This MOOC trains the written Teil II.2. The Kommunikationsprüfung is a separate oral component with its own criteria. Analytical thinking helps there, but a written analysis paragraph is not simply transferred unchanged into an oral exam.

Official sources:

I-can goals

By the end, you can say:

I can ...	Success looks like ...
identify relevant evidence	I select short, precise quotations or references instead of retelling the whole passage.
name techniques accurately	I distinguish language, structure, narrative technique and communicative strategy.
explain function	I show what a choice does in its immediate context.
interpret	I connect the effect to intention, content, audience, character, conflict or theme.
build analytical paragraphs	Each paragraph follows a clear line of reasoning rather than a device list.
link materials independently	I compare or connect textual and visual evidence where the task requires it.
work at LF depth	I discuss interaction, ambiguity, contrast, development and limitations of interpretations.

Vorwissen: quick diagnostic

Without a dictionary, answer in English:

Evidence: What is the difference between a quotation and evidence?
Technique: Name one language feature and one narrative technique.
Function: Complete: The repetition is important because ...
Interpretation: What makes an interpretation plausible rather than arbitrary?
Audience: Why can the same wording affect different audiences differently?

Then use the help ladder below only where needed.

Help ladder: English before German

Use support in this order:

Context clue: Infer meaning from the sentence, paragraph and task.
Word formation: Break the word into root, prefix, suffix or word family.
Visualisation: Sketch the relation or use the diagrams in this MOOC.
English explanation: Paraphrase the term in simple English.
Dictionary: Check a reliable monolingual dictionary first.
German help: Use German only if the English route is not sufficient.

Listening and Viewing

Viewing 1: rhetoric as audience design

Use the image to ask three questions:

Writer or speaker: Who is constructing the message?
Audience: For whom is the message designed?
Purpose: What change in thought, feeling or action is invited?

After the TED-Ed video above, write one E-T-F-I chain: Evidence from the video → Technique → Function → Interpretation.

Viewing 2: critical reading

Task: Watch a suitable section and write two notes:

What does critical reading require beyond understanding plot or topic?
Which idea from the video helps you justify an interpretation with evidence?

Do not produce a video summary. Extract only ideas that improve analysis.

Viewing 3: narrative tension

Task: Identify one technique used to create suspense. Then transform your observation into an analytical sentence using: By ..., the writer ..., which ..., thereby ...

Reading

Training text A: non-fiction

Fictional practice material – not an exam text. The statistic below is deliberately invented for training.

When our school asked students how they use independent study time, 68 per cent said they switch between a task and a notification within ten minutes. That number is not proof that phones are the enemy. It is a warning that attention is becoming a resource we spend without noticing. A weekly screen-free study period would not solve every problem, but it would create one protected space in which concentration is the default rather than the exception. We already schedule rooms for sport, music and experiments because environments shape behaviour. Why should focused reading be treated differently? Give students one quiet hour, not as punishment, but as practice: practice in following a complex argument, staying with uncertainty and finishing a thought before the next alert arrives.

First reading: What is the central claim?

Second reading: Mark:

one contrast
one statistic
one rhetorical question
one example of inclusive or audience-oriented language
one phrase that reveals tone

Third reading: Build two E-T-F-I chains. Do not reuse the same evidence.

Transfer: Imagine the paragraph is delivered as a speech. Which element would gain importance through voice, pause or emphasis? Explain, but do not invent an effect that the wording does not support.

Training text B: literary narrative

Fictional practice material – not part of the Pflichtkanon.

Maya kept the train ticket in her coat pocket long after the ink had begun to fade. At the station in Bristol, announcements dissolved into the metallic breath of arriving trains. She understood every word and still felt as if the city were speaking around her. Her suitcase rolled badly over the platform tiles, catching at each gap. She could have lifted it, but the stubborn noise gave her something to follow. At the exit, she stopped beneath a sign that simply read WAY OUT. For everyone else it was an instruction. For Maya it looked almost like a dare.

Close-reading task: Analyse how the passage presents Maya’s arrival. Consider point of view, setting, sound imagery, symbolism, sentence structure and the final contrast.

LF extension: Do not force every narrative into a complete plot pyramid. Instead ask: Where in the narrative development is this passage located, and what expectations does its structure create?

Kontextwortschatz

Word families and analytical verbs

Core word	Word family / related form	Useful analytical use
persuade	persuasion, persuasive	The speaker uses ... to persuade the audience that ...
imply	implication, implicit	The contrast implies that ...
emphasize	emphasis, emphatic	The short sentence emphasizes ...
reinforce	reinforcement	The image reinforces the idea of ...
contrast	contrasting, contrastive	The contrast foregrounds ...
narrate	narrator, narrative	The narrator limits the reader’s access to ...
characterize	characterization, characteristic	The detail characterizes Maya as ...
frame	framing	The statistic frames the issue as ...
evoke	evocation, evocative	The sensory imagery evokes ...
undermine	undermining	The irony undermines the apparent certainty of ...

Precision upgrade: Replace weak verbs such as shows, makes and uses where possible with foregrounds, reinforces, challenges, positions, contrasts, evokes, qualifies, intensifies, distances, aligns.

Dictionary routine

Before asking for a German translation:

infer from context
identify the word family
write a simple English paraphrase
check a monolingual learner’s dictionary
verify collocation in the sentence
only then use bilingual support if needed

Analyse

The core routine: E → T → F → I

Step	Question	Strong move	Weak move
Evidence	Where exactly is it?	short quotation, line reference or precise textual reference	vague reference to the text
Technique	What is observable?	name the relevant feature accurately	device hunting without relevance
Function	What does it do here?	explain local effect on meaning, tone, emphasis, perspective or audience	universal claim such as alliteration catches attention
Interpretation	Why does that effect matter?	connect to intention, content, conflict, character, theme or audience	unsupported speculation about the author’s private motives

Sentence frame: The phrase “...” provides evidence of [...]. Through [...], the text [...]. This matters because [...], which supports the interpretation that [...].

LF upgrade: While the technique initially seems to [...], its interaction with [...] also [...], creating a more ambiguous/qualified presentation of [...].

Evidence is not quotation dumping

Evidence can be:

a short quotation
a repeated lexical pattern
a structural shift
a narrative restriction
a contrast between beginning and ending
a visual detail
a statistic or example
a recurring motif

A quotation becomes evidence only when you explain what it demonstrates.

Technique bank: literary texts

Analysis aspect	Possible techniques	Function questions
use of language	choice of words, lexical fields, tone, stylistic devices, syntactic patterns	What is foregrounded? What attitude is created? What changes in intensity or distance?
narrative techniques	narrative situation, point of view, mode of presentation	Whose knowledge controls the scene? What can the reader know or not know?
characterization	direct/indirect characterization, dialogue, action, thought	How is a figure positioned, developed or made ambiguous?
plot/time	ordering, pacing, flashback, anticipation, ellipsis	Why is information delayed, accelerated, repeated or withheld?
setting	place, atmosphere, social environment, symbolic space	How does setting shape conflict, mood or identity?

Technique bank: non-literary texts

Analysis aspect	Possible techniques	Function questions
structure	line of argument, sequencing, contrast, problem-solution, concession	How is the reader guided from one step to the next?
use of language	diction, lexical fields, register, tone, stylistic devices, syntax	How does language frame the issue or position the audience?
communicative strategies	forms of address, statistics, references, quotations, examples	How is credibility, involvement, urgency or plausibility created?
perspective	balanced, selective or one-sided presentation	Which viewpoints are included, qualified or excluded?

Rule: Never write The author uses statistics to make the text more convincing unless you explain which statistic, why it is relevant, how it is framed, and what conclusion it supports.

Function before interpretation

A useful distinction:

Function = the immediate textual job of the feature.

Interpretation = the larger meaning you infer from that job.

Example from Training Text A: “not as punishment, but as practice” → contrast → reframes the proposal positively → suggests the speaker anticipates resistance and tries to present restriction as skill-building.

Visual analysis

For images, posters, diagrams, cartoons or other discontinuous material, use the same chain: visual evidence → visual technique → function → interpretation

Possible visual techniques include composition, proportion, scale, symbolism, perspective, captions, headings and slogans.

Micro-task: Analyse one relation in the image above. Do not describe the whole diagram. Select one visual feature and explain its function.

Speaking

60-second micro-analysis

Choose one item from Training Text A or B. Speak for 60 seconds without reading a full script:

state the evidence
name the technique
explain the function
connect it to interpretation
finish with one limitation or alternative reading

Partner feedback: I heard strong evidence when ... Your function became clear when ... The interpretation needs stronger support because ...

From written analysis to communication

The written Abi task and the Kommunikationsprüfung are not identical.

Written Teil II.2	Kommunikationsprüfung
developed written analysis	spoken interaction and discourse
time for planning, drafting and revising	spontaneous reaction and active conversation management
paragraph-level evidence and explanation	concise evidence integrated into an oral argument
focus here: E-T-F-I writing	transfer skill: clear reasoning under speaking conditions

Writing

Build one analytical paragraph

Use this order:

Claim: answer the task, not just name the device.
Evidence: quote or refer precisely.
Technique: identify the relevant choice.
Function: explain the local effect.
Interpretation: connect to intention/content.
Link: return to the analytical focus.

Micro-model based on the fictional Training Text A:

The speaker frames the proposed screen-free period as supportive rather than restrictive. The contrast “not as punishment, but as practice” explicitly rejects a negative interpretation of the policy. By replacing the idea of prohibition with the semantic field of training and improvement, the speaker reduces possible resistance and presents concentration as a learnable skill. This supports the broader intention to make the proposal appear constructive and reasonable.

Your turn: Write a second paragraph using different evidence. Do not copy the model structure word for word.

From device spotting to synthesis

LF analysis gains depth when you connect features.

Weak: There is a rhetorical question. There is also a statistic. The author uses inclusive language.

Stronger: The invented statistic first frames distraction as measurable, while the subsequent rhetorical question shifts from data to direct audience involvement. Together, these strategies move the argument from diagnosis to participation.

LF challenge: Add a sentence that qualifies the effect. Ask whether the statistic alone proves the claim or merely frames the issue.

Mediation

Optional analytical mediation

Explain one finding from Training Text B to a German-speaking learner in two concise German sentences. Then switch back to English and write the full analytical paragraph.

The German step is only a comprehension bridge. The target analysis remains English.

Hilfen

Sentence starters

Purpose	English starter
evidence	The phrase / repeated reference / shift in ... indicates ...
technique	This is reinforced through ...
function	The effect is to foreground / qualify / intensify ...
audience	This positions the audience to view ... as ...
narrative	By restricting the perspective to ..., the narration ...
interpretation	This supports the interpretation that ...
qualification	However, this effect is complicated by ...

Differentiation

Level	Support
Foundation	one E-T-F-I chain, sentence starters, technique bank, short quotation
Standard LF	two connected chains, precise analytical verbs, independent paragraph structure
Advanced LF	synthesis of multiple techniques, ambiguity, counter-reading, material link and stronger AFB II/III transfer

You may reduce text length, number of features, time pressure or vocabulary load without reducing the intellectual core of the task.

Feedback

E-T-F-I peer feedback

Check only four things first:

Criterion	Feedback question
Evidence	Is the evidence precise and sufficient?
Technique	Is the feature named accurately and relevantly?
Function	Does the paragraph explain what the feature does here?
Interpretation	Does the final inference answer the task and stay supported?

Then give one language upgrade: Replace ... with the more precise verb ...

Fehleranalyse

Common analysis errors

Error	Why it weakens analysis	Repair move
plot summary	retells instead of analysing	ask: Why is this detail presented in this way?
device zoo	lists techniques without relevance	keep only features that help answer the task
quote dumping	evidence is not explained	add technique + function
universal effect	claims every device always has the same effect	explain the local context
intention guessing	invents private motives	infer communicative or textual function from evidence
vague verbs	shows and makes hide the reasoning	use foregrounds, frames, reinforces, qualifies, undermines
context overload	historical knowledge replaces close reading	return to the passage and material
unsupported AI claim	generated information may be wrong or unverifiable	check source, wording and evidence independently

Transfer

Image-to-text analysis

Write a 120-word mini-analysis of the visual representation. Focus on composition and conceptual relationship. Then explain how the image could help analyse a persuasive speech but why it is not a substitute for close reading.

Cold-text drill

Take an unfamiliar short English text from a legally accessible source. In 12 minutes:

mark two pieces of evidence
identify one structural or narrative pattern
write two E-T-F-I chains
combine them into one paragraph
underline your interpretation sentence

Do not use a full model answer before your own attempt.

AI, Quellen und Datenschutz

Use digital tools to support learning, not replace it.

Eigenständigkeit: Write the analysis yourself. Do not submit AI-generated replacement essays.
Quellenprüfung: Check AI claims, quotations, page references and terminology against the original material and reliable sources.
Transparenz: Follow your school’s rules for documenting tool use.
Datenschutz: Use fictitious data in practice tasks where personal data would otherwise be needed.
Aufnahmen: Audio/video recordings are voluntary and should remain private unless explicit permission exists.
Uploads: Do not upload classmates’ work, voices, images or personal information without permission.
Externe KI: No unrequested external AI access is required for this MOOC.

Abi-Check

Before submitting Teil II.2, check:

Check	Yes?
I answered the exact analytical focus in the task.	□
Each main claim has textual or material evidence.	□
I named only relevant techniques.	□
I explained function in context.	□
I connected effects to intention/content/audience/theme.	□
I linked features rather than listing them.	□
I used present tense for textual analysis where appropriate.	□
I avoided unsupported author-biography claims.	□
I checked quotations and references.	□
I revised analytical verbs, grammar and paragraph links.	□

Time planning 2027

Official frame: about 30 minutes listening + 15-minute additional break + 225 minutes Part II = about 255 minutes working time plus the break.

Training suggestion for Part II only – not an official allocation:

Phase	Example time
choose task + plan	15 min
II.1 reading comprehension / summary	35 min
II.2 analysis	80 min
II.3 writing task	75 min
revise whole Part II	20 min

Adapt the plan to your strengths, task complexity and teacher guidance.

Folgekurs

Continue with:

Interaktive Aufgaben

Quiz: Teste Dein Wissen

What is the best first step in an E-T-F-I chain? (Select precise evidence from the text or material) (!Name as many stylistic devices as possible) (!Guess the author’s private intention) (!Write the conclusion before reading closely)

What makes a quotation function as evidence? (It is connected to a claim and explained) (!It is especially long) (!It contains difficult vocabulary) (!It appears at the beginning of the text)

Which question belongs mainly to the function step? (What does this technique do in this specific context?) (!What is the dictionary translation of every word?) (!How many paragraphs does the text contain?) (!What grade will this answer receive?)

Which aspect is especially relevant for literary narrative analysis? (Point of view) (!Footnote numbering) (!Page colour) (!File size)

Which aspect belongs to non-literary communicative strategies? (Forms of address) (!Chapter binding) (!Font installation) (!Book price)

What is a weak form of analysis? (Listing devices without explaining their relevance) (!Using short precise quotations) (!Connecting function to intention) (!Qualifying an interpretation)

What should an LF-level interpretation do? (Link evidence and technique to a supported larger meaning) (!Retell the entire passage) (!Avoid all reference to the task) (!Replace evidence with background knowledge)

How should AI-generated information be treated in independent analysis work? (Check it against reliable sources and the original material) (!Assume it is correct because it sounds formal) (!Use it as an unmarked replacement essay) (!Copy quotations without checking them)

What is the official 2027 working time stated for Part II in English LF? (225 minutes including selection time) (!255 minutes after the break) (!30 minutes including the break) (!15 minutes for the entire writing section)

What is the main purpose of the interpretation step? (Connect the local effect to the task’s larger meaning) (!Translate the quotation into German) (!Count the stylistic devices) (!Repeat the technique name)

Memory

Evidence	precise textual support
Technique	observable design choice
Function	immediate effect in context
Interpretation	larger supported meaning
Point of view	control of narrative access
Register	level and style of language
Concession	acknowledging a counterpoint

Drag and Drop

Ordne die richtigen Begriffe zu.	Thema
Evidence	short precise quotation or reference
Technique	repetition, contrast, point of view or structure
Function	local effect on meaning, tone or audience
Interpretation	connection to intention, content or theme
Synthesis	interaction of several analytical observations

Kreuzworträtsel

Evidence	What do you need from the text to support a claim?
Function	Which step explains what a technique does in context?
Register	What term describes the level and style of language?
Narrator	Who presents the story in a narrative text?
Audience	Who is addressed or positioned by a message?
Contrast	Which technique places differences next to each other?

LearningApps

Lückentext

Offene Aufgaben

Leicht

Evidence hunt: Mark five short pieces of evidence in Training Text A and label what each could prove.
Verb upgrade: Replace ten uses of shows with more precise analytical verbs and explain why each replacement fits.
Technique cards: Create six cards with a technique on the front and one context-specific function question on the back.
Visual chain: Use one Commons image in this MOOC and write one complete evidence → technique → function → interpretation chain.

Standard

Paragraph repair: Take a weak device-list paragraph and rewrite it as one coherent analytical paragraph.
Comparative reading: Compare how Training Text A and B create reader involvement through different means.
Speaking rehearsal: Record a private 60-second micro-analysis if you choose; alternatively present it live to a partner without recording.
Cold-text practice: Analyse an unfamiliar legally accessible text in 20 minutes and annotate your own E-T-F-I steps.

Schwer

Synthesis essay map: Plan three analytical paragraphs that each combine at least two techniques around one interpretive claim.
Counter-reading: Develop two plausible interpretations of one passage and decide what evidence strengthens or limits each.
Material link: Combine a short text with a visual, diagram or statistic and analyse how the materials reinforce or complicate each other.
Abi simulation: Complete a self-timed Teil II.2 section, then write a metacognitive error analysis identifying one content, one evidence and one language improvement.

Lernkontrolle

Transferanalyse: Analyse an unfamiliar paragraph and explain how two techniques interact to shape the presentation of one central idea.
Funktionsprüfung: For three quotations, distinguish between technique, immediate function and larger interpretation.
Alternativdeutung: Develop a second plausible reading of a narrative detail and state what additional evidence would be needed to support it.
Materialverknüpfung: Relate a visual element to a textual claim and explain whether it reinforces, qualifies or challenges the text.
Fehlerdiagnose: Diagnose a paragraph that contains summary, device spotting and unsupported intention claims, then rewrite it.
AFB-Transfer: Move from analysis to a justified evaluation of how effectively the text’s design supports its communicative or narrative purpose.

Lernnachweis

For a strong learning record, you should be able to demonstrate:

one independently annotated unfamiliar text
at least three complete E-T-F-I chains
one revised analytical paragraph with visible feedback changes
one literary and one non-literary analysis example
one visual/discontinuous material analysis
one short self-evaluation naming a recurring error and a concrete repair strategy
verified source use and transparent handling of any AI support
awareness of the distinction between written Teil II.2 and the Kommunikationsprüfung

No external media, upload or AI tool is required for the Lernnachweis.

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