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Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2020/21 - 2024/25
Institution Viby Gymnasium
Fag og niveau Engelsk B
Lærer(e)
Hold 2023 En/v (1v En, 2v En)
Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 Twisted Minds and Stories
Titel 2 Family
Titel 3 South Africa   (EKSAMEN)
Titel 4 Immigration/Multiculture in the UK (EKSAMEN)
Titel 5 The USA - The Presidential Election
Titel 6 The USA    (EKSAMEN)
Titel 7 The War in Vietnam  (EKSAMEN)

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 Twisted Minds and Stories

Twisted Minds and stories:

Besides introducing and repeating a number of literary terms, we will in the course of this topic examine how stories with a plot twist have other purposes than creating suspence and surprise. Themes like "Urbanism", "Madness", "Love", "Greed" etc. can be found in the texts. Can the texts thus give us insight into our own lives?

Material and texts:
INTRO: different Pre-reading activities, vocab and discussion
Psychological Thrillers Why Do We Love Them? (from: "Psychology Today, 2021)
Stephen King: The Man Who Loved Flowers
Richard Matheson: Button, Button (in: "Choices", Columbus)
Sonya C. Dodd: In an Instant (in: "Choices, Columbus)
James Reasoner: House Names (in: "Choices", Columbus)
Michele Finn: Yosemite (in: Choices, Columbus)
Charles Higson: The Red Line (in: "Now and Zen", systime)
Jonathan Demme(director): Silence of the Lambs
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 22 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 2 Family

FAMILY:
Being a child or parent in a family involves navigating a complex array of experiences and responsibilities. For children, family is the primary environment where they learn, grow, and develop their identity. It is within the family that children first encounter love, support, and guidance, forming the foundation of their values and social skills. However, in many families, many conflicts arise, and thus, family life is not always pleasant.

Parents, on the other hand, take on the critical role of caregivers and role models. Howevner, many parents also find it hard to live up the societal norms that are implied in being a good and caring parent.

In the text about "family", we have taken a look at some of the challenges parents and children face.

Texts and materials we have read:

Kelly Cherry: The Parents (short story)

Penelope Lively: Clara's Day (short story)

Raymond Carver: Popular Mechanics (short story)

John Cheever: Reunion (short story)

Adrian Mitchell: Saw It in the Papers (poetry)

The Glass Castle (film)

Philip Larkin: This Be the Verse (poem)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 15 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 3 South Africa (EKSAMEN)


South Africa  - Apartheid og post-apartheid

I emnet ser vi på livsbetingelserne for den sorte og farvede dele af befolkningen under apartheid. Hvorledes udmøntede undertrykkelsen sig konkret for den undertrykte sorte majoritet?      Hvordan levede det hvide mindretal?        I forlængelse af dette ser vi på tiden efter apartheids afskaffelse. Mandelas præsidentperiode indvarsler nye tider for befolkningen som helhed. Hvordan modtages denne ændring af befolkningsgrupperne?    Hvad kommer Mandela til at betyde som præsident for landet?

Anvendt materiale:

- Mango Tschbangu: Thoughts in a Train (short story, in: From Apartheid to Zefside)

- Soweto Protests Turn Violent (in: From Dompas to Democracy)

- Nelson Mandela: Statement from the Dock (speech, 1964)

- Nelson Mandela: I am prepared to sell the birthright of the people to be free (speech, 1985)

- Nadine Gordimer: Once upon a Time (short story. in: From Apartheid to Zefside)

- Michelle Faul, Associated Press:  What Life was like during Apartheid (fra: Apartheid to Zefside, Lindhardt & Ringhof)

- Humphrey Tyler's Eye-Witness Report (fra: From Dompas to Democracy)

-- Jeff Cangialosi: The State of the Rainbow Nation (2012), fra: From Dompas to Democracy, Gyldendal

- National Anthem of South Africa / Nikosi Sikelei' Afrika
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 17 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 4 Immigration/Multiculture in the UK (EKSAMEN)

Multicultural Britain:
Hvordan ser Storbritannien ud i dag?  Hvad motiverer immigranter til at rejse til Storbritannien?   Hvilket billede gives af det multikulturelle Storbritannien i litteraturen?

Vi kommer omkring tekster og materiale, der berører de konflikter, der bl.a. opstår mellem generationerne i familien, hvilket kan ses i novellen "Chameleon" af Ranbir Sahota og ikke mindst "My Son the Fanatic" af Hanif Kureishi. I digtet "Mr and Mrs Xenophobia" af John Agard vises en reaktion på immigrationen.
I artiklen "The man who fell to earth" fornemmes immigranters motivation til at komme til Storbritannien, og hvilke drastiske metoder, der anvendes for at komme ind i landet. Filmen "East is East" bruger humoren til at skildre et livet i et arbejderkvarter, hvor diversiteten er stor - både i kvarteret  og i den familie, som er omdrejningspunktet for handlingen.

Tekstmateriale og andet:
1.

- Immigration in Britain INTRO

- Kate Nivison: Just below the Surface

- Ranbir Sahota: Chameleon

- Hanif Kureishi: My Son the Fanatic

- East is East (filmuddrag)


2. Efter Am. valg:
- Esther Addley/Rory McCarthy: The Man who fell to earth (fra: The Guardian, artikel fra: "Worlds of English", systime)

- Mr and Mrs Xenophobia (poem by John Agard)

- Riots in Britain in 2024: article, 5 August 2024 , The Guardian:  "Rioters try to torch asylum seeker hotel amid far-right violence"....": https://itsvgym.sharepoint.com/:w:/s/En23-251v/ESv7HAGjSEJHkRflLXXF2ysBYwQ5nYP72ejiShGbvTYGOg?e=pg4V9Z
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 17 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 5 The USA - The Presidential Election

Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 5 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 6 The USA (EKSAMEN)

Formålet med dette forløb er at undersøge centrale træk omkring USAs historie og amerikansk kultur. Der lægges især vægt på "the American dream" og basale amerikanske idealer omkring lighed, frihed og materiel lykke. I diskussionen om The American Dream inkluderes blandt andet "Melting pot" vs "Salad Bowl" og "The cultural mosaic", immigration, opnåelse af the American Dream m.m. Desuden har vi arbejdet med præsidentvalget, og analyseret bl.a. taler af de to kandidater, og inddraget det kampagnemateriale, som de har anvendt i deres valgkamp.

Materiale:
Edward N: Kearny: The Frontier Heritage

Donald J. Trump: Acceptance Speech
Kamala Harris: Acceptance Speech

Campaign ads: Kamala Harris + Donald J. Trump

Hillbilly Elegy (film)

Brett Easton Ellis: Tuesday (chapter from Amercan Psycho)

Howard Fast: "Spoil the Child"

Emma Lazarus: The New Colussus (poem)

Declaration of Independence (abbreviated)

Værklæsning: John Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men (roman)

Forbes Magazine: The American Dream Is Unattainable for Many, According to Research(Oct 16, 2024)

Ed Hopper paintings Picture analysis + writing poetry
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 25 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 7 The War in Vietnam (EKSAMEN)

The War in Vietnam

The conflict and the war in Vietnam is a landmark in modern American history, and the war is an integrated part of the American self-perception.

When working with this topic, we directed our attention to the American political engagement in the country,why did the USA get involved in the conflict?   how did the war develop?  What was the impact for the veterans who returned?   How did the they cope with the traumas of war?

Furthermore, we have studied the warfare in South-East Asia. How did the American soldiers cope with being soldiers in a foreign and strange country in a different part of the world in which they were unfamiliar with both nature and the population. Why did the American soldiers commit atrocities against the Vietnamese population? Finally we have looked at how the American public turned against the war in Vietnam, and what were the consequences for the veterans?

Læste tekster + andet materiale:
- John F. Kennedy: America's Stake in Vietnam

- Vietnam War  (INTRO/film  + text)

- Philip Caputo: A Rumor of War
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- Tim O'Brien: Ambush
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- David Rabe: The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel

- Full Metal Jacket (ca. 15 min. af indledningen)

- The My Lai Massacre (documentary, from: Mit CFU.dk)

-  The Concluding Confessions of Lieutenant Calley

- Oliver Stone/Ron Kovac: Born on the 4th of July (film)

- Paul Sgroi: To Vietnam and back

- William Broyles, Jr: Remembering a We Want to Forget

- Country Joe and the Fish: "I-feel-like-I'm-fixing-to-die-rag" (song)

- Bruce Springsteen: Born in the USA (song)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 18 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer