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Holdet 2024 En/PreIB2 - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Undervisningsbeskrivelse

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Termin(er)	2024/25
Institution	Viborg Katedralskole
Fag og niveau	Engelsk B
Lærer(e)	Ole Jensen
Hold	2024 En/PreIB2 (PreIB2 En)

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Titel 1	Third culture kids
Titel 2	American dreams
Titel 3	Once Were Warriors (novel)
Titel 4	Civil Rights in the USA
Titel 5	Literary journalism
Titel 6	Man and nature

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Titel 1	Third culture kids Contents: This course serves as a general introduction to text reading and fiction-/non-fiction analysis. Focus is on themes, setting, atmosphere, character, plot, and the use of analytical models: CAIP, the big 5 and the rhetorical pentagram.
Indhold	Kernestof: A warm welcome to everyone. No homework for this class.I am looking forward to getting to know you. TASK 1 on the prefix - add the correct prefixes to the base forms. Some prefixes may apply to more than one base form. Finally, for each word write a sentence that shows how the word could be used.Base forms: skirt, charge, bishop, flow, belief, fair Third Culture Kids - Citizens of everywhere and nowhere.docx Please read the attached article on third culture kids (TCK) - read for 10 minutes and see how far you get. Write down a few notes on benefits and challenges of being a TCK. In his TedEX Erik Vyhmeister points to a number of characteristics of a typical TCK.Please discuss what the following terms and claims refer to and whether or not they are positive or negative aspects of the TCK-experience:1. ‘I am off balance in my Narrator and Point of View.docx I Used to Live Here Once Jean Rhys 1976.docx Please read Jean Rhys' short story "I used to live here once'.Pay attention to the environment and how it affects the protagonist. What is the story ultimately about? Please read the novel extract from Jean Rhys' "Wide Sargasso Sea" and write down a few notes that help describe Antoinette. Wide Sargasso Sea - novel extract.docx TASK: Add to the story ‘I used to live here once’ and produce an ending. Your text must offer a 1st person narrator. Reread "I used to live here once" by Jean Rhys Parts-of-a-Comic-Page (1).pdf Zen Penzils archive Persepolis intro and extract 1.pdf Please read the introduction to the graphic novel + the short extract.Consider the way the author (Marjane Satrapi) communicates her message. Today, in class, you will produce an individual video presentation (5 min, Office/stream app) on:1. Who are you? (E.g. family, history, interests, dreams, fears, hopes, fun facts etc.)2. Which text has affected you the most till now - and why?TEXTS: Today we will watch a movie on growing up, so take a look at the document on film analysis. This will help you take notes when watching the film and ultimately evaluate the fim. FILM ANALYSIS-2.docx
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Titel 2	American dreams CONTENTS Starting with a brief introduction to the 2024 American presidential election, we will look into the idea and promise of ’The American Dream’, explore what it means, and assess whether or not the dream is still alive today. As we move along, we will identify core American values and touch upon four versions of the American dream: The immigrant dream, the middleclass dream, the entrepreneurial dream, and the New American Dream. Examples of key words are: Individuality, freedom, mobility, opportunity, Inequality, privilege, immigration and education. TEXTS BBC podcast. ‘The Origins of the American Dream’, (00:00-10:53, BBC 2017) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b08k2fmj Sarah Churchwell. A brief history of the American dream, essay 2021 https://www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/state-of-the-american-dream/churchwell-history-of-the-american-dream The Declaration of Independence Barack Obama, speech on education, September 8 2009, Wakefield Highschool Housing Segregation and Redlining in America (Npr, 2018) https://www.wgbh.org/news/2018/04/11/video-housing-segregation-everything Michael Cunningham, The Hours, (film 2002) George Blecher. “More Than Coffee; New York’s Vanishing Diner Culture”, (NY Times, 2016) Courtney Martin. ‘The New American Dream’, 2016 Tedtalk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPf0LjZAS14 Emma Lazarus, The New Colossus Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, 1952 (novel extract)
Indhold	Kernestof: Harris - Meet the Candidates.docx Walz - Meet the Candidates.docx Trump - Meet the Candidates.docx Vance - Meet the Candidates.docx US Presidential Debate 2024: Top Highlights \| Kamala Harris Vs Donald Trump \| Best 9 Minutes Get ready for the American presidential election - please watch the 9 minute highlights from the Trump (Republican) vs Harris (Democrat) debate. Biden ends failing reelection campaign.docx Republican Party is Trump's now.docx Key facts from the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.docx Trump impeachment_ Senate falls short of the majority needed to convict.docx The American Political System.pdf Read pages 10 - 16 and try to understand the terms: Electoral college, state, congress, senate, House of Representatives, president, swing state, secure state, 'winner takes all', two party system, the constitution, campaigning. Framing in a speech.docx Framing is a rhetorical devise that relates to non-fiction.Please read the document on framing and answer the questions. A Brief History of the American Dream \| George W. Bush Presidential Center Read Sarah Churchwell's essay on the American dream and Note down keywords on the concept of 'The American Dream'. Also, point to flaws in the American dream - what have critics said about the concept? Understanding the essay Reread/skim Sarah Churchwell's essay on the history of the American dream (see last class) and try to explain the difference between a 'socioeconomic promise' and a 'sociopolitical promise' - she points to these two terms in her essay, but what do t Declaration of Independence - Original text.pdf Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama: Back to School Event Toolbox analyses.docx President Obama's Message for America's Students Watch (02:20 - 12:48) previous president Barack Obama's speech on education at Wakefield High School, Virginia.What is his message and how does it relate to the American dream? - Write down a few notes.Which part of his speech (02:20 - 12:48) leaves Along literary lines 1.pdf The Hours quotations.docx 1. Write 2-3 lines that explain what the film is about. (5 min)2. Write 2-3 lines that explain how the 3 women connect.(5 min)3. Do a quick internet research on Virginia Woolf: Who was she and what was her life like? (5 min) Summing up on postmodernism and intertextuality Gym_trivselsmåling_information_letter_about_the_well-being_survey_2024_0.pdf Vejledning i besvarelse af UMV_ENG 1.pdf Please read the sections on Intertextuality and Postmodernism in the attached document. Try to understand both concepts and write down a few keywords on the postmodern lit. period based on the section you just read. More than coffee.pdf Please read the article "More than coffee" and consider the topic and the message. 2. Comprehension and analysis The New Colossus.docx Read Emma Lazarus' poem "The New Colossus". How would you characterize 'the Mother of Exiles' and whom does she address at the end of the poem? What is her message?The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the USA from France in 1885, honoring USA's indepe Undervisningsministeriets trivselsværktøj - we will start out by answering the questionnaire Invisible Man.pdf Read the prelude to the novel "Invisible Man".Consider the play on 'invisibility' - what does this suggest?Where does the narrator live and why? Please consider what part of the prologue to "Invisible Man" you find the most interesting and why? The coherent paragraph.docx Thesis PEE-structure documentation conclusion.docx Writing exercise – do A OR BA. Write two to three paragraphs that analyze “Invisible Man” and relate the narrative to the American dream.Make use of quotations and references to the text – use the PEE structure.Don’t write an introduction today.B. Wr Minlæring Hit the link and access the site by use of your UNIlogin.Read about the structure and coherence of an analytical essay, and do the two exercises.
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Titel 3	Once Were Warriors (novel) Contents: This course and novel introduce to New Zealand society, and Maori culture and history. Focus is on the novel genre, characterization and character development, plot structure, post colonialism, and writing style. Prior to reading the novel students did presentations on Maori culture, and reading the novel took the form of a book club where students had a major say in reading pace and analytical focus.
Indhold	Kernestof: Once were warriors Book Club.docx European presence in New Zealand Group work The journey for Māori.docx Please read the first two pages of the report on the abuse of Maori people and write down a few lines on the message of these first two pages. Read chapters 1 + 2 in "Once Were Warriors".Focus on the social setting and Beth's character. Your study group has decided on how many pages you cover.One of you (student A) will be in charge of leading this session: A short summary followed by analysis and interpretation - you (student A) decide on the focus, the perspective and level of abs Writing exerciseWrite a coherent piece of text (1-2 paragraphs) that offers a clear topic sentence. Your topic sentence should reflect the main message of your text.Build the central part of your paragraph on supporting sentences that offer echo word Your study group has decided on how many pages you cover. Today student B will be in charge of leading this session: A short summary followed by analysis and interpretation - you (student B) decide on the focus, the perspective and level of abstracti Your study group has decided on how many pages you cover. Today student C will be in charge of leading this session: A short summary followed by analysis and interpretation - you (student C) decide on the focus, the perspective and level of abstracti How to produce an introduction to an analytical essay.docx Minlæring Follow the link and read about how you write a proper introduction in an analytical essay. Write a list of ways in which we encounter violence or damage in the novel:Write a list of central themes in the novel: Students B + C present their synopses. Student B will start by taking charge and initiating analysis and discussion. Afterwards student C will do the same with a new focus/perspective. Conclusion.docx 1. Review your introduction and make sure it offers a clear thesis or problem statement (https://app.minlaering.dk/bog/44/kapitel/58869/sektion/58871) So far you have written an introduction + a first paragraph on a specific aspect of "Once Were Warriors". Today's homework is to write another paragraph (8-14 lines) on the same aspect but with a new perspective. Your new paragraph needs a new topic Quotations: Once Were Warriors - PreIB2 2024 Bring a powerful, central or just important passage from the novel with you to class. Make sure you can explain the contents (the what) of your passage and why your passage is important or central to the novel. If possible, consider how your passage
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Titel 4	Civil Rights in the USA Contents: The course offers a brief introduction to Afro-American history in America, focusing in particular on the Civil Rights Movement and significant historical events in the 1960s. We will explore and discuss the identity, agenda, voices, challenges and accomplishments of the movement, and we will consider its effects on Am. society and identity in a grand perspective. Objectives: I can account for the agenda and the development of the Civil Rights Movement in America in the 1960s. I can point to central agents and their positions in the conflict. Increased vocabulary. Increased awareness of context and perspective (cultural/historical) when reading a text. I can apply a particular method when I analyze a text. Texts: Rosa Parks. Interview, (1997) Declaration of Independence, (July 4th, 1776) Governor George C. Wallace's Inaugural speech (1963) MLK. ‘I have a dream’, (speech, 1963) Abraham Lincoln. The Emancipation Proclamation, (1863) Malcolm X, Interview (Youtube) Malcolm X. ‘The ballot or the Bullet’, (speech, 1964, extract) Ava DuVernay. 13th. (documentary, 2016) In groups, students have researches resources for a short presentation on Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the sit-in movement, Little Rock.
Indhold	Kernestof: History of African-Americans - Animation Today we are leaving New Zealand and directing our attention to the Civil Rights Movement in the USA.Watch the short video on the history of African-Americans in the USA. Pay attention to some of the limitations/restrictions that were imposed on the Work a bit on your presentation Interview with Rosa Parks.docx Read the Rosa Parks interview and focus on her integrity and what she represents. Please read the first 2,5 pages of Governor George Wallace's inauguration speech (Alabama, 1963): "This is the day of my inauguration..." page 1 top, the paper page it is - "You are Southerners too and brothers in our fight", page 3 mid, the paper pa George Wallace 1963 Inauguration Speech.pdf MLK i have a dream Read MLK's "I have a dream" (1963).Pay attention to his use of language and stylistic effects. Video: Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream Speech - August 28, 1963 TEXT: Martin Luther King - I have adream.doc Emancipation Procl Motivation.docx I have a dream modal verbs and linkers.docx The Emancipation Proclamation Today we will take a quick look at Abraham Lincoln's ethos in relation to 'The Emancipation Proclamation' - him 'freeing' the slaves during the Civil War.Homework: Watch as much of the video you can - however much you cover is OK. The first half deal Malcolm X Interview (1963) Watch and listen to the interview with Malcolm X (from the start - 15.47). What is his view on the use of non-violent protests by African-American citizens? Malcolm-X-The-Ballot-or-the-Bullet April 12 1964.pdf Read Malcolm X's speech again and try to identify what will be the backbone of your essay on his speech: His persona, his position on racial integration, his position on the use of violence, the concept of Black Nationalism, his use of language, his 1. Read your notes on the documentary "The 13th" and bring your notes to class.2. Also, do a quick research of the background of the following people from the documentary:Angela DavisBryan StevensonVan JonesNewt GingrichMarie Gottschalk 13TH \| FULL FEATURE \| Netflix 13th Review writing exercise.docx Reread your notes on the documentary "13th" and write down a few keywords on its strengths and weaknesses. Basically, would you recommend it - why/why not? Summing up on the Civil Rights Movement in the US - Fill in the boxes below Today we will round off the course on civil rights in the USA.For each text you have read, write down 2 lines that sum up the essentials of the text.
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Titel 5	Literary journalism The purpose of the course is to increase the student's awareness of the many nuances of non-fiction and the fact that the line between fact and fiction can be rather thin. This knowledge and this experience will add to and improve the student's analytical skill when dealing with fiction and no-fiction texts. Central concepts are 'the donkey', New Journalism and Gonzo Journalism. Texts: Jean Gregory. "Gabby Thomas' life is about much more than olympic medals", in Time, February 6. 2025. Lawrence Wright. "The Donkey - Getting into the story", in 'Narrating Truth' by Katrine Brøndsted and Mathias Larsen, Alt I Ord, 2023. Hunter S. Thompson. "The Kentucky Derby is decadent and depraved" (1970), in 'Narrating Truth' by Katrine Brøndsted and Mathias Larsen, Alt I Ord, 2023. Nicholas Tomalin. "The general goes zapping Charlie Cong" (1966), in 'With God on our side' by Lars Stæhr Jensen and Peter Frederiksen, Systime 2001.
Indhold	Kernestof: Gabby Thomas' Life Is About Much More Than Olympic Medals Read the short feature article and pay attention to its structure - what is the purpose of each specific paragraph? The donkey - getting into the story.pdf Read about Lawrence Wright's concept of 'the donkey' and pay attention to his strategy of drawing in the reader. Literary Journalism.pdf Reading the article: The General Goes Zapping.pdf Read Nicholas Tomalin's article on the Vietnam War "The general goes zapping Charlie Cong" and pay attention to the fusion of fact and fiction. Point to a few examples of when the journalist is factual and when he makes use of fiction.'Charlie Cong' The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent And Depraved.pdf Read the article on the Derby and consider the form of the article - how does it represent Gonzo Journalism?
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Titel 6	Man and nature Contents: This course will explore the relationship between man, nature and society. It will look into the portrayal of nature at different times in history and its impact on society. Central focus points: Discourse analysis, the sonnet form, British Romantic poets, the role of the poet, hierarchy of the British class system, the hero/tragic hero/anti-hero/antagonist. Texts: Chief Seattle. Selling Our Land. Eric Hoffer. Nature and the city. William Blake. London William Wordsworth. Composed upon Westminster Bridge. William Wordsworth. I wandered lonely as a cloud. Sean Penn. Into the wild Dr. Frederick Treves. The Elephant Man (extract) Liz Jensen. Survivor Syndrome.
Indhold	Kernestof: TASK: Write a feature article in the style of new journalism or gonzo journalism based on your notes and impressions (Friday). Bring your notes from your observations Friday (the foodcourt, graveyard, the prom, down town, your weekend...?) and be ready to write a literary article based on your observations, impressions and notes. Choose one of the big 5 and go into detail – be ready to share your findings and examples from the text. 'Selling our land' by Chief Seattle.pdf We are now moving from literary/narrative journalism to a new course on 'Man and nature' that will explore the relationship between man and nature as expressed in various literary periods, in particular attitudes to nature and life in the city. In ad Discourse analysis.docx Nature and the City discourse analysis.docx Please read Eric Hoffer's essay on nature and the city and pay attention to his main claims and position on the issue of the role of nature. Nature and the City by Eric Hoffer.docx 1. Research: What is a sonnet, and what is the difference between a Shakespearean and a Petrarchan sonnet? Romantic poets.pdf London - by William Blake Composed upon Westminster Bridge - by William Wordsworth Please read the two poems and pay attention to the different perspectives on London. What do you think is the most important verse line in each poem? Wordsworth Preface.pdf I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud Read William Wordsworth's classic poem on his experience of nature. Pay attention to what happens in the end. Reread your notes on the film "Into the wild". Today we will analyse the film. TASK A: Read and analyze Eddie Vedder's song "Society" (soundtrack 'Into the wild'). Discuss the contents, rhyme scheme, personification, tone/atmosphere and message of the speaker.TASK B: In his "Preface" the romantic poet William Wordsworth contemp Society by Eddie Vedder.docx William Wordsworth "Preface".pdf Research the soundtrack (lyrics) by Eddie Vedder and decide on what song you find best represents the film - be ready to explain why. The Elephant Man - Questions.docx Read the opening of Sir Frederick Treves' "The Elephant Man" (1923), pages 1-10 top only.Pay attention to how the elephant man is depicted and perceived by the public. The Elephant Man.pdf Survivor Syndrome.pdf What is a 'survivor syndrome' and what associations does the term generate?Read Liz Jensen's short story "Survivor Syndrome" - pay attention to the development of the narrator. Access TEAMS and find your PreIB2 En channel. Now join the video meeting in the general channel. We start today's class here. Activities1. First off, briefly think about, describe and write down how and how often you take notes in your English classes (this however applies to all your subjects/classes at VK, but for now just focus on your English classes). How do you organi Stop Studying. Start Learning Man and nature PreIB 2024 Choose one of the texts on 'Man and nature' and write down a quotation you find important on a piece of paper. Analyse the quotation and bring the paper with to your English class. TEXTS: Selling our land, Nature and the city, London, Composed upon W End of the year exam English.docx Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes - Famous poems, famous poets. - All Poetry
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