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Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2024/25 - 2025/26
Institution Næstved Gymnasium og HF
Fag og niveau Engelsk B
Lærer(e) Charlotte Madsen, Natascha Nadarajah
Hold 2024 En/x (1x En, 1x En oms, 2x En, 2x En oms)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 The Cult of Celebrity
Titel 2 Conspiracy Theories
Titel 3 Multiculturalism in Britain (Exam topic)
Titel 4 The American Dream and American Values (Exam topic
Titel 5 Carpe Diem (Exam topic)
Titel 6 Australia
Titel 7 Ireland and Lingua Franca (Exam topic)
Titel 8 Tilladte hjælpemidler til eksamen

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 The Cult of Celebrity

Through this topic, the students will explore the different roles of celebrities. Sometimes  we see them as role models, sometimes we find them ridiculous and weird, but either way celebrities are of interest and affect the lives of many people in multiple ways.


All texts are from the chapter "The Cult of Celebrity" from the antology Angles by Anders Daugaard and Jonas Kjær Andersen, Gyldendal, 2014.

Texts:
- Nick Hornby: "Juliet, Naked", excerpt from novel, 2009. S. 11-18 (8 ns.)
- Sharon Jayson: "Generation Y's Goals? Wealth and Fame", article,
  2007. S. 35-38 (3,5 ns.)
- Jessica Stillman: "Is Facebook Turning Generation Y Into a Bunch of
  Narcissists?", article. 2010. S. 41-45 (3 ns.)



- Gili Malinsky: "57% of Gen Zers want to be influencers - 'but it's constant, Monday
  through Sunday,' says creator". Published by CNBC, 14 September 2024, https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/14/more-than-half-of-gen-z-want-to-be-influencers-but-its-constant.html (3,48 ns)

- Taylor Swift: "Look What You Made Me Do", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tmd-ClpJxA, 28 August 2017. (4 min. and 15 sec.).
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 9 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 2 Conspiracy Theories

This topic has a primary focus on group work as the students explore self-chosen conspiracy theories in groups.


"Narrating Truth" edited by Katrine Brøndsted and Mathias Larsen. Published by Alt I Ord, 2021, pp. 54-64.
- Enemies from Within by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (1950). "Narrating Truth" pp. 65-71.


Documentaries:

- "Conspiracy Road Trip: 11. september", DR3, 21 August 2014 (57 min.)
- ""QAnon: Konspirationskulten", BBC Nordic, 25 July 2024 (50 min.)


Group work on self-chosen conspiracy theory topics.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 12 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 3 Multiculturalism in Britain (Exam topic)

In this topic, the diversity of London's multiethnic society is explored through different texts. The main focus is multiculturalism and main concepts are the effect of the British Empire, segregation, diversity etc.

Non-fiction:

- Alan Cowell: "Is Britishness Cream Tea and the Queen? Or Curry and
  Zadie Smith?". The New York Times, 1 February 2006. (2,72 NS)
- John Torode: "When Deportation Means Death: Joy Gardner Died After
  Police Raided her Home". The Independent, 3 August 1993. (1,75 NS)
- BBC News: "2011 Census: 45 % of Londoners White British",
  December 11, 2012. (1,23 NS).
- Robert Booth: "Four in 10 think British culture is undermined by
  multiculturalism". Published by The Guardian, 17 September 2018,               https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/sep/17/four-in-10-people-think-multiculturalism-undermines-british-culture-immigration. (1,61
  NS).
- "The Guardian view on multicultural Britain: learning to live together
  Editorial". Published by The Guardian, 17 September 2018, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/17/the-guardian-view-on-multicultural-britain-learning-to-live-together (1,61
  NS).
- Jakob Sinding Skött og Casper Sylvest: "Chapter 10: The Empire Comes Home: Immigration to Britain after the Second World War" from the book "UK NOW". Published by Forlaget Columbus, 2023, e-book. (Parts are used for a powerpoint given to the students).



Fiction:

Benjamin Zephaniah: "The British (Serves 60 Millions)". (1 NS)
Hanif Kureishi: "My Son the Fanatic", 1994. (11,22 NS)
Benjamin Zephaniah: "The Death of Joy Gardner". (2,17 NS)


Film:
- "Bend it Like Beckham" by Gurinder Chadha, Great Britain, 2002. (112 min).


Documentary:
- Warner Bros. International Television Production: "My Hometown Fanatics: Stacey Dooley Investigates", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_wgOHuY-vM, 11 August 2024. (Accessed online 2 May 2025) (56 min and 9 sec).
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 13 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 4 The American Dream and American Values (Exam topic

Through this topic, the students encounter the idea of "The American Dream".
They will study different materials including speeches, songs and films that will allows them to learn about the American values and the "American Dream" from the 18th century to the present day.



Materials:
- American Values and the American Dream compendium
    - Texts:
      - Richard Powers: “Identity; American Dreaming”. Published 7 May
        2000. (2,80 NS).
      - Britannica: “Consider the import of America’s founders George
        Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abigail Adams”. (3 min. 59
        sec.).
      - “Declaration of Independence: A Transcription”. (3,47 NS).
      - “The Constitution”. (3,13 NS).
      - “The U.S. Bill of Rights” (only the first ten amendments). (1,24 NS).
      - Martin Luther King Jr: “I Have a Dream” transcript. (3,70 NS).
      - “The National Anthem” lyrics (0,70 NS).
- Lester and Irene David: “America’s National Symbols”. Published
  by American Studios Newsletter, number 25, September 1991
  (10,08 NS).
- Mette Holm: Being American. Published by Systime in 2020. (8,62 ns)
    - “Introduction” pp. 8-9
    - "Being an Immigrant" pp. 9-14.
    - “Being a Frontier Man” pp. 14-18

- “The Inaugural Address” by Donald Trump. 20 January 2025, published by The White House: https://www.whitehouse.gov/remarks/2025/01/the-inaugural-address/ (Accessed online 1 October 2025). (7,5 ns)

- Film:
    - “The Blind Side”, 2009, directed by John Lee Hancock. (129 min.)

- Documentary:
    - "USA's historie (3)", DR2, 2011. (Only the first 22 min. and 29 sec.)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 19 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Læse
  • Søge information
  • Skrive
  • Formidling
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
  • Kommunikative færdigheder
  • Overskue og strukturere
  • Personlige
  • Selvstændighed
  • Ansvarlighed
  • Sociale
  • Samarbejdsevne
  • IT
  • Præsentationsgrafik
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Gruppearbejde
  • Individuelt arbejde
  • Lærerstyret undervisning

Titel 5 Carpe Diem (Exam topic)

This topic explores the theme "Carpe Diem" through fictional texts.
It allows the students to study poems, a novel and film with the focus of taking chances, making choices, living life and not missing out on one's dreams.

- Book:
    - "Dead Poets Society" by Nancy H. Kleinbaum, 1988. (101,68 NS)


- Poems:
    - "To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time" by Robert Herrick. (0,53 NS)
    - "O Me! O Life!" by Walt Whitman (0,37 NS)
    - "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost (0,67 NS)


- Films:
    - "Dead Poets Society", directed by Peter Weit, 1989. (124 min.)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 21 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Læse
  • Skrive
  • Selvrefleksion
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
  • Kommunikative færdigheder
  • Overskue og strukturere
  • Personlige
  • Selvstændighed
  • Sociale
  • Samarbejdsevne
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Gruppearbejde
  • Individuelt arbejde
  • Lærerstyret undervisning

Titel 6 Australia


Australia - Convict Nation and the Stolen Generation

Formål:
- Studere et område af den engelsktalende verden, som IKKE drejer sig om Storbritannien eller USA. Fokus ligger på "the Convict Nation", dvs. på "The First Fleet" og dermed de første britiske kolonister. Desuden ligger fokus på "The Stolen Generations" og dermed på behandlingen af den indfødte australske befolkning.
- Analysere og fortolke forskellige tekstgenrer: breve, artikler, film, tale, novelle.
- Formulere egne synspunkter på engelsk.
- Oparbejde et ordforråd, som er relevant for emnet.

Materiale:

Geography Now! Australia    video (10 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynHIlx5RgtI             

Intro: The Australian map                                                         map exercise

Intro: Historical facts and the Aborigines                                 two short non-fiction texts

Robert Hughes: “The Fatal Shore” (1987), excerpt                 non-fiction text

“Arrival of the First Fleet”                                                         documentary ( ca. 10 min.)
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYBog09q5eo

Margaret Catchpole, “Letters to England” (1802)                 letters

Jennifer Kent (dir.) "The Nightingale" (2018)                          film (ca. 135 min)

Terry McCarthy, “The Stolen Generation” (2000)                 article in Time

“Bringing Them Home Report” (1997/2001)                         personal tales (government report)

Phillip Noyce: “Rabbit-Proof Fence” (2002)                         film (ca. 90 min.)

The Prime Minister's Apology 2008                                            speech transcript + video
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/full-transcript-of-pms-speech/news-story/3143dac870aec0145901e575ae79cc3b + http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/our-people/apology-to-australias-indigenous-peoples

Peter Goldsworthy: “One of My Best Friends” (1994)          short story


The Australian accent(s)  different tasks
                                          



Benyttede online hjælpemidler:
ordbogen.com
https://www.thesaurus.com/
https://www.dictionary.com/
Oxford: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/
Cambridge: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Longman: http://www.ldoceonline.com/
http://www.enchantedlearning.com
http://octavius.vibygym.dk/engelsk.html

Websites about Australia's Indigenous People:
http://www.dreamtime.net.au/index.cfm
http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/index.html#indig
http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/indg_overview.html   
http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/reconciliation.html
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/special/rsjproject/rsjlibrary/parliamentary/rebutting/
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: 15,00 moduler
Dækker over: 14 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 7 Ireland and Lingua Franca (Exam topic)

The topic “Ireland and Lingua Franca” allows the students to work with another English-speaking country than Great Britain and the US. The students will learn about some of the main historical events in Ireland from the 1800s until Brexit.
Through fiction and non-fiction, the students will learn about parts of the Irish history, the culture.
Furthermore, the students will study English as a lingua franca.


Articles:

- “Ireland independence: Why Jan 1919 is an important date”. Published by BBC Newsround, 21 January 2019, https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/46480953 (Accessed 18 August 2020). (3,58 NS).

- “Irish butt of English racism for more than eight centuries”. Published by Independent, 20 March 1996, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/irish-butt-english-racism-more-eight-centuries-1342976.html (Accessed 10 March 2026). (1,54 NS)

- “Who was the gunpowder plotter Guy Fawkes” By BBC: Bitesize. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zdrrcj6#z8sq7yc (Accessed online 10 March 2026).

- "Anti-Irish Sentiment in Modern Britain" by Enya Holland, The York Historian
The University of York Student History Magazine, published 18 March 2018, https://theyorkhistorian.com/2018/03/18/anti-irish-sentiment-in-modern-britain/ (Accessed online 10 March 2026). (The students only looked at the pictures of how the Irish have been portrayed by the British and skimmed the text).

- “Good Friday Agreement: What is it?” Published by BBC, 3 April 2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-61968177 (Accessed online 8 May 2026). (2,23 ns)


Short story:
- “Field of Tears” by Declan J. Connaughton, 2011. Courtesy of Declan J. Connaughton. Published in “The Island of Ireland” by Rosanne McCollum and published by Systime in 2014 (e-book). (4,6 ns)



Poems:

- “The Famine Year.” by Lady Wilde (Jane Wilde). From the book “Poems by Speranza” published in 1864. The poem is published online by the British Library: https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/poems-by-lady-wilde (2,5 NS).

- “Sixteen Dead Men” (1917) by William Butler Yeats. From the e-book The Island of Ireland published by Systime. Accessed online 7 December 2020. (0,6 NS).


Songs:
- “The Foggy Dew” in “The Folk Music of Ireland”-pdf. (0,67 NS).


Pictures:
- The Fenian Guy Fawkes. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Punch_Anti-Irish_propaganda_%281867%29_Guy_Fawkes.jpg (Accessed online 10 March 2026).


Film:

- “Michael Collins” directed by Niel Jordan, 1996. (133 min.)


Documentary:
- “Nordirlands blodige borger (1): Protestanter mod katolikker”. BBC-documentary
    published by DR2, 2023. (56 min.)


Video clips:

- “Peace in Northern Ireland, But Religious Divide Remains”. Published by PBS NewsHour,
    11 July 2012, https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/peace-in-northern-ireland-but-religious-divide-remains (Accessed 12 May 2025). (11 min.)

- “The Irish Potato Famine (1845-1852)” by Simple History. Published 4 September 2018:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8Rbj7H0eX4 (Accessed online 6 March 2026). (5 min. and 41 sec.)

- “The Devastating Impact of Ireland's Great Potato Famine”. Published by Britannica,
    https://www.britannica.com/video/171551/overview-Great-Famine-Ireland (Accessed 30 November 2020). (3 min. 14 sec.)

- “The Troubles: What led to Northern Ireland's conflict? Published by BBC, 13 August 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-49299800 (Accessed online 8 May 2026). (1 min. and 43 sec.)

- "Guide to Irish Accents" published on Facts.-channel on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee_N3g4ORLk, 11 March 2015. Accessed online 27 March 2026. (2 min. 41 sec.)

- Langfocus: "What is 'Lingua Franca'?",
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9ZdC6wZnks, 27 January 2016. Accessed online 27 March 2026. (3 min. 17 sec.)

- Langfocus: "IRISH English and What Makes it Different”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Gp3beVDvU, 4 November 2023. Accessed online 27 March 2026. (only the first 5 min. and 18 sec.).

- EU Reporter - Featured: "#asylumseekers Danish Minister for Immigration, Integration and Housing Inger Støjberg". Published 25 January 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL5CaeSyKUk (Accessed online 27 March 2026). (6 min. 52 sec.)

- Don Harris: "Villy Søvndal på engelsk - nu med danske undertekster.mp4". Published 9 September 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0HWlWKMIck (Accessed online 27 March 2026). (4 min. 33 sec.)

- Exercise "Intercultural Lunchbreaks":
https://routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/9780415638449/intercultural.php (Accessed 27 March 2026).
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 21 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Læse
  • Skrive
  • Formidling
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
  • Kommunikative færdigheder
  • Overskue og strukturere
  • Personlige
  • Selvstændighed
  • Ansvarlighed
  • Sociale
  • Samarbejdsevne
  • IT
  • Præsentationsgrafik
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Gruppearbejde
  • Individuelt arbejde
  • Lærerstyret undervisning

Titel 8 Tilladte hjælpemidler til eksamen

Eleverne må bruge følgende hjælpemidler under hele eksamen:

- Noter der ligger lokalt på jeres computer eller er i papirform
- Gamle afleveringer med og uden NN's og CM's kommentarer. Skal ligge lokalt på jeres
  computere eller være i papirform.
- Toolbox
- Ordbøger og andre bøger I måtte have brug for.
- PowerPoints og skrivekompendiet. De skal ligge lokalt på jeres computer eller være i
  papirform.


Følgende links må bruges under hele prøven:

https://www.ordbogen.com/da/  (Dansk ordbog)

https://www.ordbogen.com/en/  (Engelsk ordbog)

https://www.thesaurus.com/  (Synonymordbog)

https://www.ldoceonline.com/  (Longman’s dictionary)



https://www.minlaering.dk/login (Min Læring)


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Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 0 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer