Abitur Sachsen Englisch 2026 · LK · Xie: Holding Pattern

Material

Jenny Xie: Holding Pattern

Folgende Stellen markieren die Anfangs- und Endpunkte der verwendeten Passagen sowie die Auslassungen.

Heartbreak was its … squeaked her excitement […].

Inside the shop … basketball jersey […], frowning at the handheld … the old Marissa.

984 words

Xie, J. (2023). Holding Pattern. New York: Riverhead Books. pp. 1-5.

Folgende Annotationen erläutern einzelne Begriffe der verwendeten Textpassagen.

Marin – Marin County, California, county in the San Francisco Bay Area

marmoreal – made of or resembling marble

Big Sur – section of California's Central Coast, popular as a scenic venue for weddings

switchback – a road which goes up a steep hill in a series of sharp bends

1

Outline the information on Marissa Cheng and the changes in her life. (20 %)

Material

Jenny Xie: Holding Pattern

Folgende Stellen markieren die Anfangs- und Endpunkte der verwendeten Passagen sowie die Auslassungen.

Heartbreak was its … squeaked her excitement […].

Inside the shop … basketball jersey […], frowning at the handheld … the old Marissa.

984 words

Xie, J. (2023). Holding Pattern. New York: Riverhead Books. pp. 1-5.

Folgende Annotationen erläutern einzelne Begriffe der verwendeten Textpassagen.

Marin – Marin County, California, county in the San Francisco Bay Area

marmoreal – made of or resembling marble

Big Sur – section of California's Central Coast, popular as a scenic venue for weddings

switchback – a road which goes up a steep hill in a series of sharp bends

2

Analyze how the narrator's emotional state is conveyed. Focus on narrative techniques and use of language. (40 %)

Material

Jenny Xie: Holding Pattern

Folgende Stellen markieren die Anfangs- und Endpunkte der verwendeten Passagen sowie die Auslassungen.

Heartbreak was its … squeaked her excitement […].

Inside the shop … basketball jersey […], frowning at the handheld … the old Marissa.

984 words

Xie, J. (2023). Holding Pattern. New York: Riverhead Books. pp. 1-5.

Folgende Annotationen erläutern einzelne Begriffe der verwendeten Textpassagen.

Marin – Marin County, California, county in the San Francisco Bay Area

marmoreal – made of or resembling marble

Big Sur – section of California's Central Coast, popular as a scenic venue for weddings

switchback – a road which goes up a steep hill in a series of sharp bends

3.1

Taking Kathleen's and her mother's situation as a starting point, assess to what extent socio-economic status plays a role in the integration of immigrants into U.S. society. (40 %)

3.2 The New York Times has invited young people to submit contributions to their annual writing contest, this year's topic being “The American Dream Revisited”. Participants have been given the following statement by Kamala Harris from 2017, when she was a Democratic senator representing the state of California: “[…] the American dream belongs to all of us, not just the wealthy or powerful.”

Write an article for the contest discussing whether Harris' claim holds true today.