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Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2023/24 - 2025/26
Institution X - Nærum Gymnasium
Fag og niveau Engelsk A
Lærer(e) Anders Kildegaard Dünweber, Nadja Marie Mariager
Hold 2023 EN/b (1b EN, 2b EN, 3b EN)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 (Why) is that frightening?!
Titel 2 Coming of age
Titel 3 Travelling
Titel 4 American beliefs and values
Titel 5 Harris versus Trump (the presidential election)
Titel 6 Voices of South Africa
Titel 7 American superheroes
Titel 8 Preparation for written mock exam
Titel 9 Revision of annual written mock exam
Titel 10 Ireland
Titel 11 Political discourse in the US and the UK
Titel 12 Macbeth: ambition and power
Titel 13 Varieties of English
Titel 14 Literary periods in English literature
Titel 15 Post-modern identities
Titel 16 Romanticism - Social criticism
Titel 17 Preparation of written and oral exams

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 (Why) is that frightening?!

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. 70 standard pages)

Ordbøger mm:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
https://www.ordbogen.com/
https://ordbog.gyldendal.dk/
https://www.ldoceonline.com/
ordnet.dk
https://app.minlaering.dk/
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Frankenstein 04-12-2023
Horror production 19-12-2023
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 12 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 2 Coming of age

Forløbet har fokus på emnet "Growing up" og på et forsat arbejde med genrer indenfor fiktion.

Primary literature:
Indian Camp (Hemmingway)
Just Like That (Michael Richards)
From "Contexts" (2004), red. af Grønvold, m.fl. Gyldendal,
Dune (2021), Movie

I Do it, Write! (minlæring) arbejder vi med afsnit omhandlende 'Fiction analysis' og 'The analytical essay'.  
Crash course in grammar (intro-emner: ordklasser, sætningsanalyse, ordstilling, tegnsætning, kongruens & genitiv). Vi arbejder med eksamens-sæt.
(app. 30 standard pages)

Ordbøger:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
https://www.ordbogen.com/
https://ordbog.gyldendal.dk/
Grammatik:
https://www.minlaering.dk/

Læringsmålene er genrekendskab (fiction/non-fiction: short story, news article, movie), forskellige skrivestile, øget fokus på skriftlig arbejde og evalueringsprocesser. Fokus på at analysere og fortolke tekster med anvendelse af faglig terminologi og metode samt at demonstrere viden om fagets identitet og metoder.
Arbejdsformer er individuelle, pararbejde, præsentationer, oplæg og gruppearbejde med matrix.
Elevkompetencer er lytte til andre, deltage aktivt, humanistiske/sproglige metoder.
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Essay intro 30-01-2024
Essay final 11-02-2024
Essay rewriting 26-02-2024
Test 20-03-2024
Omfang Estimeret: 16,00 moduler
Dækker over: 18 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 3 Travelling

Focus is on the theme of travelling. The students are practicing the use of non-fiction analytical approaches.

Primary materials:
The Value of Traveling by Rick Steves (Speech). TED-talk from 2011.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYXiegTXsEs
"Travel is said to increase cultural understanding. Does it?" by Ruth Terry, published in National Geographic, 2020.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/does-travel-really-lead-to-empathy
The Beach (movie) from 2000 directed by Danny Boyle


Group work with and presentation of non-fiction analysis of a specific non-fiction article (concerning travelling)

App. 60 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)
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Oral presentations 15-04-2024
Creative group task: Writing a non-fictio 06-05-2024
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 11 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 4 American beliefs and values

American beliefs and values - Eksamensemne


Biographical drama: The Pursuit of Happiness (2006, Director: Gabriele Mucchino).

Paul Auster's Bloodbath Nation (excerpt) - the issue of mass shooting
Andrea Elliot's The Invisible Child (excerpt)  - the issue of poverty

Secondary literature:
From American History by David Nye: 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. 100 standard pages)

Focus areas: Introduction to American society and culture. Non-fiction and fiction analysis (movie analysis). Class discussions and group presentations.

Grammar: Verbs (minlæring)

Ordbøger:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/
https://www.ordbogen.com/
https://ordbog.gyldendal.dk/
https://www.ldoceonline.com/

Kernestof:
- det engelske sprogs grammatik, ortografi og tegnsætning
- tekstanalytiske begreber og metoder til analyse af fiktive og ikke-fiktive tekster
- væsentlige historiske, kulturelle og samfundsmæssige forhold i USA
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Multiple choice test Am History I 20-08-2024
Exam paper 1 31-08-2024
Multiple Choice American History II 03-09-2024
style of writing + argumentation 24-09-2024
Vodcast: Analysis of The Pursuit of Happyness 09-10-2024
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 12,5 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 5 Harris versus Trump (the presidential election)

Teaching unit about the presidential election, 2024 (incl. SRO preparation)

Non-fiction: Campaign videos, self-selected sources on presidential election. Reflecting on different types of values as well as the role of mediacoverage in the political debate.

Secondary Literature:
Being American af Mette Holm. Kapitel 3. (Presidential election). Republican party, Democratic party, populism, new political tendencies.
The Presidential Election: Political parties, fundraising, campaigning, electoral college.

Incl. SRO-forløb i samarbejde med samfundsfag. Herunder moduler i videnskabsteori samt informationssøgning.

App. 50 standard pages
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Exam paper 2 24-11-2024
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 10 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 6 Voices of South Africa

A teaching unit that revolves around the memoir ”Born a Crime”by Trevor Noah, published in 2017. We will reflect on the way in which the book sheds light on consequences of British colonialism in postcolonial South Africa. Highlighting themes such as cultural identity, when cultures clash and/or intermingle. Furthermore, we will discuss the strenghts and drawbacks of using different genres to thematize the complex issue of apartheid and its aftermath.

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.

Movie: Mandela - A long Way to Freedom.

Primary literature apart from "Born a Crime":
"The Moment the Gun went of" 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)

App. 300 standard pages
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 23 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 7 American superheroes

Overall aim of the unit:
Understanding depictions of the American superhero and American identity

Content of the unit:
In the lessons in this unit, the pupils will read a selection of comics (graphic novels) depicting the American superhero. The pupils will be introduced to analysing comics by applying graphic devices for analysis and interpretation. The pupils will also continue to apply the New Criticism model for literary analysis and interpretation in the unit.
The role of the American superhero in American society and American identity will be discussed. The pupils will enhance their skills in analysing characters, the setting, the composition, and graphic devices applied in graphic novels.

Academic learning targets (from UVM):
- principper for tekstopbygning og tekstsammenhæng
- tekstanalytiske begreber og metoder til analyse af fiktive og ikke-fiktive tekster
- et genremæssigt bredt udvalg af fiktive og ikke-fiktive tekster
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 7 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 8 Preparation for written mock exam

Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 2 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer









Titel 17 Preparation of written and oral exams

Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 4 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer