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Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2024/25 - 2025/26
Institution Egaa Gymnasium
Fag og niveau Engelsk B
Lærer(e) Kasper Foldager, Trine Merete Vestergaard Ravn
Hold 2024 En/w (1w En, 2w En)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 Growing Up
Titel 2 Generation Z (Approx. 10.p)
Titel 3 Style and fiction
Titel 4 Identity - Who am I?
Titel 5 Fantasy [EXAM]
Titel 6 British interpretations of power, corruption[EXAM]
Titel 7 Black Voices USA [EXAM]
Titel 8 I Was There: Narrative non-fiction and journalism
Titel 9 The Art of Evil [EXAM]
Titel 10 Eksamen, hjælpemidler og repetition (mdt. og skr.)

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 Growing Up

"Growing Up" is a central literary theme. Here we are going to read texts about the problems that affect younger lives.

Texts:
Penelope Lively: "Clara's Day", 1986 [6 pages]
Wendy Cope: "Tich Miller", 1990 [2 pages]
Kelly Cherry: "The Parents" 1990 [3 pages]
Bel Kaufman: "Sunday in the Park", 1985 [5 pages]
Allison Fell: "The Shining Mountain", 1992 [4 pages]
Joe Sherin: "The Whaler", Irish Short Stories, 2000 [4 pages]

[Total: 24 pages]
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 11 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige - – forstå mundtligt og skriftligt engelsk om almene og faglige emner – analysere og fortolke litterære tekster, ikke-litterære tekster og mediestof, herunder film, med anvendelse af faglig terminolo anvende faglige opslagsværker og øvrige hjælpemidler – demonstrere indsigt i fagets identitet og metoder.
  • IT
  • Lectio - Jeg er fortrolig med Lectio
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Gruppearbejde
  • Lærerstyret undervisning

Titel 2 Generation Z (Approx. 10.p)

This course introduces the students to Generation Z. The course will be based upon a project that focuses on "Activism". The student must choose a case where activism is central and make an investigation of the case. The course concludes with the groups presenting their case in class.

Texts:
Roberta Katz: "What to know about Gen Z- Stanford Report, 2022 [1 page]
The course includes a visit to Aarhus Theatre to see the play "GenZ" [15 pages]

[Total: 16 pages]
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: 4,00 moduler
Dækker over: 6 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 3 Style and fiction

Short stories: "Indian Camp", "Just Like That", "Champagne Flight", "Son of Satan", "The New Girl"
Film: "Moonrise Kingdom"
Inspirational trip to ARoS
Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: 12,00 moduler
Dækker over: 0 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 4 Identity - Who am I?

Non-fiction analysis of texts about identity with a focus on British society: class and choice of vocation.
Keywords: genes, environment, parenting, societal structures.


Materialer:
Nanna F. Kreiner m.fl: Compass, Systime 2022:
Introduction, Personality Development, Abby Young Powel "How I found my vocation", Molly Ines "Now I am at Oxford, am I still working class?"

"GenZ", Århus Teater d. 22/1 2025
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Self-portrait 20-02-2025
Self-portrait part 2 12-03-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 8,00 moduler
Dækker over: 8 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 5 Fantasy [EXAM]

Introduction to the characteristics and subgenres of the fantasy genre through analysis of a Harry Potter chapter; project work (analysis) on a self-selected fantasy text; introduction to film analysis. Debate on the impact of fantasy on the reader and society.

We discuss different types and subgenres of fantasy all across the board, as well as which elements to expect within the genre. Our main point of reference is the universe of Harry Potter.

Texts:
Harry Potter: book 1 chapter 2; book 2 chapter 8 [12+8 pages]
"Worlds of Fantasy" Systime 2005 s. 8-65; 81-128   
- What they say about fantasy" p. 16-18 in "Worlds of Fantasy". [2 pages]

- [projektarbejde] students worked in groups with excerpts from: "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe"; "The Lord of the Rings"; "The Familiar"; "Artemis Fowl"; "Neverwhere"; "Northern Lights"; "The Rule of Names") [approx. 5-10 pages]

Film: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire [20 pages]

[Total: 47 pages]
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Fantasy reading, analysis and summary 24-04-2025
Fantasy presentation (group) 13-05-2025
Written discussion 26-05-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 13,00 moduler
Dækker over: 14 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 6 British interpretations of power, corruption[EXAM]

The division of power in the British political system, the history of empire and Commonwealth and an investigation of power in film, documentary, and literature from Shakespeare to Larkin and Orwell.
Project work on films and documentaries.


Texts:

The School of Life: "LITERATURE: George Orwell" (Background video on George Orwell, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvXU3vzHq8E) [2 pages]
George Orwell, Animal Farm (https://animalfarm.systime.dk/?id=132) [150 pages][VÆRKLÆSNING]
Jeremy Paxman, BBC, "Empire's Legacy: Doing Good" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSxu58TT6M4) [15 pages]
George Orwell, "Shooting an Elephant", 1936 [7 pages]
Macbeth act 5, scene 1 (excerpts) [1 page] +  excerpts of different film adaptations of Macbeth
Philip Larkin, "This Be The Verse", 1971 (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48419/this-be-the-verse) [1 page]

Additional material:
Groups worked with different films related to the overall theme: Peterloo (2018), "The Wrong Empire" (BBC docu)(2008), Spencer, Robin Hood - Prince of Thieves (1991), Macbeth (2015) (all on MitCFU) [20 pages]

[Total: 196 pages]
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 24 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 7 Black Voices USA [EXAM]

The course introduces historical milestones that are particularly defining for African Americans’ place and opportunities in American society. We focus especially on “segregation” (racial separation and discrimination, with emphasis on Jim Crow) and the Civil Rights Movement (central here are Martin Luther King and Malcolm X’s different approaches to the issue and their significance for the United States today). Additionally, we examine the language of the two, focusing on their use of rhetorical devices.

Based on this historical framework, we then examine structural racism in a contemporary American context. In extension of this, we work with the purpose and significance of mass incarceration in the US through the documentary "13th". Additionally, the students work with presentations on a range of musical inputs from Billie Holiday to NWA, thus focusing on the link between African American history and the portrayal of African American culture and identity.

McQueen, Steve. 12 Years a Slave (2013). [20 pages]

- Excerpt from Black Voices, Systime 2024, Mathilde Thomsen og Bianca Erlich-Møller:
https://blackvoices.systime.dk/:
Frederick Douglass: What to the Slave is The Fourth of July? (1852). Speech [1,5 pages]

Langston Hughes: Merry-Go-Round (1942). Poem [1 page]
Billie Holiday: Strange Fruit (1939). Song [1 page]
N.W.A: Straight Outta Compton (1988). Rap [1 page]

Martin Luther King Jr.: I Have a Dream (1965) [1,5 pages]
X, Malcolm: The Ballor or the Bullet(1964) [1 page]

- Duvernay, Ava: "13th" (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8 [20 pages]

Additionally:
https://blackvoices.systime.dk/
1. Slavery [3 pages]
2. Separate but Equal [2 pages]
3. I Am a Man [3 pages]
4. Post-racist America? [2 pages]


Nina Simone performing "Feeling Good", written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse [1 page]
Financial Times: "Feeling Good — Nina Simone’s anthem of liberation", David Cheal FEBRUARY 3 2020 [1 page]

[total: 58 pages]
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
"12 Years a Slave" written tasks 21-11-2025
Black Voices presentation 11-12-2025
Terminsprøve 20-02-2026
Omfang Estimeret: 15,00 moduler
Dækker over: 20 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 8 I Was There: Narrative non-fiction and journalism

The course "I Was There: Narrative non-fiction and journalism" focuses on how journalism has been shaped from mainly focusing on facts and aiming at objectivity into more adventurous subgenres or narrative styles, our main focus being gonzo-journalism.

We experiment with writing in the style of gonzo ourselves by reporting on a theatre field trip watching the fabulous dancing show "Dancing on my own": a cacophony of bodily expressions set to the music of Robyn. The students write in line with their own sensory impressions, but are free to push reality to its psychedelic limits through their prose.

Fokus:
- genre- og stilistiske træk i særligt gonzo-journalistikken
- produktorienteret kreativ skrivning

Materiale:
Larsen, Mathias. "Narrating Truth" (2021). P. 14-16 (Intro to literary journalism) [4 pages]
Thompson, Hunter. "The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved" (1970) (Narrating Truth, p. 22-27) [5 pages]

[9 pages in total]
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: 5,00 moduler
Dækker over: 4 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 9 The Art of Evil [EXAM]

We examine evil from multiple angles aiming to widen our understanding of the
concept. According to anthropologists, the perception of evil is a culturally subjective
phenomenon; however, it exists in all human cultures. Arguably, evil fascinates and
entertains us just as much as it disgusts us. But is evil simply the opposite of good, a
shallow dichotomy, or is there more to gain from examining this topic?
We investigate the place of evil in literature and popular culture (in a broad sense,
and using the student's experience with evil in media as a reference), with the
character of Dexter Morgan from the popular tv-series"Dexter" as our main point of reference.

Focuses in the course:
- Definition of evil through knowledge of theories on four types of evil [Svendsen]
- Discussion of the issues that arise when evil is used as a concept
- Antiheroes and their characteristics in contrast to the classical protagonist
- Discussion of how a person becomes evil (“nature vs. nurture”), including to what extent a person is responsible for their evil actions and whether such actions can be understood or justified
- Essay focusing on characterization, narrative technique, and theme


Texts:
•Jeff Lindsay. "Chapter" i Darkly Dreaming Dexter. London: Orion Publishing Co,
2004. [6 sider]
•Michael Cuesta. "Pilot" s01e01af Dexter. Showtime, 1. oktober 2006. [15 sider]
• Richard Matheson. "Born of Man and Woman", 1950, Wider Contexts [3 sider]

Supplerende materiale
•Lars Svendsen. "Det onde som frihed" i Psykologiens Veje [3 sider]
• Fiona Apple. "Relay" (2020) (song from "Fetch the Bolt Cutters") [1 page]
• Shirley Jackson, "The Lottery" 1948. Excerpt from Wider Contexts. (Ohland-Andersen, Engberg and Grønvold) [3 pages]

[Total: 32 pages]

Online hjælpemidler brugt i undervisningen:
www.ordbogen.com
www.thesaurus.com
www.merriam-webster.com
www.minlaering.dk
https://abc.ordbogen.com/dictionary
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 8 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 10 Eksamen, hjælpemidler og repetition (mdt. og skr.)

Forløbet er fokuseret på træning frem mod den mulige skriftlige eksamen samt repetition af emner frem mod den mulige mundtlige eksamen.

Der fokuseres desuden på engelsk som globalt Lingua Franca på tværs af forløb og studietur.

Kompetencer:
- skrivning af non-fiction-essay samt hvordan man skriver en diskussion
- generel skriveteknik
- træning af delprøve 4 - sproglig stil/stilistik

Grammatiske fokuspunkter:
Sætningsstruktur (paratakse/hypotakse)

Tekst anvendt i træning af non-fiction essay (skriftlig stedprøve)
- Vance, J.D. "Hillbilly Elegy", 2017, excerpt (fra eksamenssættet stx b-niveau 2019)  [3 sider]

Lingua Franca:
"English as Lingua Franca" (The English Handbook, 172-174) (non-fiction) [3 sider]
"The Language of Power: How English Is (and Isn’t) Uniting the World"
from medium.com (https://medium.com/@pagany/the-language-of-power-how-english-is-and-isnt-uniting-the-world-4993ce7d5588), 2024 [3 pages]

[total: 9 pages]



Tilladte online hjælpemidler til den skriftlige eksamen, som er brugt i undervisningen:
www.ordbogen.com
www.thesaurus.com
www.merriam-webster.com
https://www.oed.com/?tl=true (Oxford)
www.minlaering.dk
https://abc.ordbogen.com/dictionary
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Skriftlig stedprøve 24-04-2026
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 12 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer