Undervisningsbeskrivelse
Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er)
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2023/24 - 2024/25
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Institution
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X - Nærum Gymnasium
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Fag og niveau
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Engelsk B
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Lærer(e)
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Nadja Marie Mariager
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Hold
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2023 En/u (1u En, 2u En)
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Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel
1
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(Why) is that frightening?!
Taught by Nadja Marie Mariager
At the end of the unit, you should be able to:
-explain what characterized the Romantic age in Britain
-explain how both nature poetry and the Gothic relate to changes in British society
-explain what characterizes romantic nature poetry
-explain what characterizes the Gothic
-explain how Gothic relates to horror fiction
-explain how horror may be blended into a comedy theater play
- preparing and presenting a fiction analysis of Frankenstein.
Primary materials: William Wordsworth "The Tables Turned" (poetry, 1798)
Mary Shelley "Frankenstein" (excerpt from the novel, 1818), Chapters 1-3 & 5.
Frankenstein (Mini Series - in two parts) from 2004, directed by Kevin Connor
Secondary:
Through Literary Landscapes p.8-23.
Crazy Christmas (theatre play by Vivienne Key and her Team, 2023)
https://www.tivoli.dk/da/kultur-og-program/teater/2023/crazy-christmas-cabaret
(App. 50 standard pages)
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
Skriftligt arbejde:
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Afleveringsdato |
Frankenstein
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06-12-2023
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Horror production
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19-12-2023
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
11 moduler
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Titel
2
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Coming of age (ORAL EXAM)
Taught by Nadja Marie Mariager
The unit focuses on the theme of growing up and on working with the genres of fiction.
At the end of the unit you will be able to:
- recognise the features and the structure of a coming of age story
- analyse fiction using relevant terminology
- focus on character analysis
Primary literature:
Indian Camp (Ernest Hemingway)
Just Like That (Michael Richards)
From "Contexts" (2004), red. af Grønvold, m.fl. Gyldendal
Film: Sleepers (directed by Barry Levinson, 1996)
Herudover anvendes Do it, Write! (minlæring), hvor vi arbejder med afsnit omhandlende 'Fiction analysis' og 'The analytical essay'.
(app. 20 standard pages)
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel |
Afleveringsdato |
Summary + Essay intro
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31-01-2024
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Essay final
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07-02-2024
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Essay rewriting
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26-02-2024
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Test
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19-03-2024
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
16,00 moduler
Dækker over:
17 moduler
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Titel
3
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Travelling
Taught by Nadja Marie Mariager
Focus is on the theme of travelling. The students are practicing the use of non-fiction analytical approaches.
At the end of the unit you will be able to:
- discuss the meaning of travelling
- analyse non-fiction using relevant terminology
- discuss the different ways to communicate the theme of travelling in non-fiction and fiction (the film)
Primary materials:
The Value of Traveling by Rick Steves (Speech)
Into the Wild (film)
What it means to be Florentine (travel article)
https://italysegreta.com/what-it-means-to-be-florentine/
Group work with and presentation concerning non-fiction analysis of a specific non-fiction article that revolves around travelling in various forms.
(App. 25 standard pages)
Kernestof:
det engelske sprogs grammatik, ortografi og tegnsætning
̶- udtale, ordforråd og idiomer
̶- principper for tekstopbygning
̶- kommunikationsstrategier
- et genremæssigt varieret udvalg af primært nyere ikke-fiktive tekster
- tekstanalytiske begreber og metoder til analyse af ikke-fiktive tekster
- fiktionsanalyse (film)
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Titel |
Afleveringsdato |
Oral presentation
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16-04-2024
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
12 moduler
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Titel
4
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American beliefs and values
Taught by Nadja Marie Mariager
American beliefs and values
At the end of the unit you will be able to recognise and to discuss:
- various elements of American beliefs and values
- various elements of American society and culture
- non-fiction and fiction analysis, incl. film analysis
Class discussions and group work. Multiple choice tests. Vocabulary games.
Primary literature:
Fiction/film: The Pursuit of Happiness (2006, Director: Gabriele Mucchino).
Secondary literature:
From American History: Early American history (Chapter 1: Discovery to Colonization) and The American Revolution and creation of the Constitution (Chapter 3: The Creation of a New Nation).
From 'Being American':
Chapter 1: American identity: Being an immigrant, being a frontier man, having rights and values, the new American identity.
(app. 60 standard pages)
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
14,5 moduler
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Titel
5
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Harris versus Trump: The presidential election
Taught by Nadja Marie Mariager
Teaching unit about the presidential election, 2024
Non-fiction: Campaign videos, selected sources on presidential election.
Secondary Literature:
American Politics: Republican party, Democratic party, populism, new political tendencies.
The Presidential Election: Political parties, fundraising, campaigning, electoral college. Mediacoverage
From "Being American"
Workforms: Presentations about political parties, campaign videos.
Listening to lecture (in Danish) about the American election.
Writing sessions: non-fiction texts revolving around issues in the US. Different point of views, different types of rhetorical devices.
Essay writing: Andrea Elliot's The Invisible Child (excerpt) - the issue of poverty in the US.
App. 40 standard pages
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
11 moduler
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Titel
6
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Voices of South Africa ORAL EXAM
Taught by Nadja Marie Mariager and Rikke Sterum
A teaching unit that revolves around the autobiographical comedy book ”Born a Crime”by Trevor Noah (2017).
At the end of the unit you will be able to analyse and discuss:
- the basics of apartheid in South Africa
- the consequences of British colonialism in South Africa
- cultural identity, when cultures clash and/or intermingle
- the strenghts and drawbacks of using different genres to thematize the complex issue of apartheid and its aftermath
Primary literature apart from "Born a Crime":
"The Moment Before the Gun went of" (1988) by Nadine Gordimer (short story)
"The New South Africa" (1991) by Athol Williams (poem)
"The child who was shot dead by soldiers in Nyanga" (1963) by Ingrid Jonker (poem)
Youtube videos:
History summarized: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_72a0J25cI (South Africa's history
Examples of Trevor Noah's stand up comedy sessions.
Africa is the new black: https://www.dr.dk/drtv/se/afrika-er-det-nye-sort_189038
Film: Mandela - A Long Walk to Freedom. (first hour of the film)
(app. 300 standard pages)
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
14 moduler
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Titel
7
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WW1 - The Great War (ORAL EXAM)
Taught by Rikke Sterum
The unit focuses on analysing campaigns and poetry from World War One. The aim is to trace the development of the attitude towards the war. At the end of the unit you will be able to:
- analyse the development of the attitude to The First World War
- analyse the most known poems from WW1 with special focus on figurative language
- discuss the individual soldier's experience in the trenches
- rephrase the background and political implications of WW1
Texts (from: Timeless Themes, Lindhardt & Ringhof, 2013):
The Charge of the Light Brigade (Alfred Lord Tennyson,1854)
Lord Kitchener's Advice
The Call (Jessie Pope)
The Soldier (Rupert Brooke, 1914)
Anthem for Doomed Youth (Wilfred Owen, 1916)
Dulce et decorum est (Wilfred Owen, 1920)
Armistice Day (Francis Brett Young, 1933. From the collection The Prisoner's Defence, 2017)
Illustrations:
Recruitment posters and campaigns
Film:
1917 (Sam Mendes, 2019)
Historical background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3UjJ5kxiLI
(app. 15 standard pages)
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thesaurus.com
urbandictionary.com/
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
9 moduler
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Titel
8
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Discovering India (ORAL EXAM)
Taught by Rikke Sterum
The unit is an introduction to the diversity of India. It gives an introduction to the Indian school system, politics and the varity of languages and religions. It especially focuses on the clash between traditional Indian lifestyle and Western culture as depicted especially in the film, the short story and in Bollywood.
At the end of the unit you will have basic knowledge of:
- the Indian school system
- the variaty of languages
- culture and traditions
Materials:
Background on India from 'Discovering India' (Lindhardt og Ringhof, 2015):
The Introduction
Chapter 1: Education, languages and historical influences
Chapter 2: Politics, religion and Gandhi's legacy of non-violence
Chapter 5: Bollywood, fashion, visual and performance arts
Interviews with Indians: http://www.lr-web.dk/Lru/microsites/discoveringindia/index.html - focus on two young girls, their school day, their relation to their family and community work + focus on the headmaster of an Indian school.
Short story:
The Tourist (James Georgalakis, 2016)
Documentary:
The origin and formation of the Taj Mahal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6i8cLXPGQE
Film:
Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle, 2008)
(app. 15 standard pages)
minlæring.dk
ordbogen.com
merriam-webster.com
thesaurus.com
urbandictionary.com/
ordnet.com
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
9 moduler
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Særlige fokuspunkter
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Væsentligste arbejdsformer
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