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Termin(er)	2025/26
Institution	Viborg Katedralskole
Fag og niveau	Engelsk B
Lærer(e)	Ole Jensen
Hold	2025 En/PreIB2 (PreIB2 En)

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Titel 1	Third Culture Kids
Titel 2	Once were warriors
Titel 3	Narrating truth
Titel 4	Man and nature
Titel 5	Gender studies
Titel 6	Novel 2

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Titel 1	Third Culture Kids 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. Texts: Eric Vyhmeister. "Building identity as a third culture kid", TedEX, 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RCmgMKJRy8 Kate Mayberry. "Third culture kids - Citizens of everywhere and nowhere", 18. Nov, 2018, BBC. (article) Jean Rhys. "I used to live here once" (short story) Jean Rhys. "Wide Sargasso Sea" (novel extract) Marjane Satrapi. "Persepolis" (graphic novel extract) Jim Rash. "The way way back" (film)
Indhold	Kernestof: Figures of speech1.jpg description A warm welcome to everyone. No homework for this class.I am looking forward to getting to know you. Building Identity as a Third Culture Kid \| Erik Vyhmeister \| TEDxAndrewsUniversity Erik Vyhmeister and The TCK-experience On Purpose Nana Flindt.pdf description Third Culture Kids - Citizens of everywhere and nowhere.docx description Spend 15 minutes reading the attached article on the TCK (third culture kids) experience. When the time is up, you stop reading - I don't expect you to be able to read the whole article.Based on the article, write down a short list of positives and n I Used to Live Here Once Jean Rhys 1976.docx description Read the short story "I used to live here once" by Jean Rhys and pay attention to the setting and atmosphere. Narration and point of view Smack my bitch up.docx description Narrator and Point of View.docx description Grammar: The present tenseAccess the text "I used to live here once" by Jean Rhys, copy paste the short story so that you have two versions in the same document. Now translate the bottom copy (text) into the present tense and consider the effect of t The road was much wider than it used to be but the work had been done carelessly. The felled trees had not been cleared away and the bushes looked trampled. Yet it was the same road and she walked along feeling extraordinarily happy. Grammar: Adjective or adverbial? In the text below 7 words are marked in red - what words are adjectives and what words are adverbials? Try to give a grammatical explanation."The road was much wider than it used to be but the work had been done carel Wide Sargasso Sea - novel extract.docx description Read the novel extract and write down notes that will help you characterize Antoinette. Point to examples in the text. 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 description Bring your handout on "The way way back". We will watch the rest of the movie. Today we will write a characterization of either Duncan, Trent or Owen. Please read the attached document on characterization so you know what to consider before you start writing. Characterization.docx description
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Titel 2	Once were warriors
Indhold	Kernestof: ABCDE1AugustBellaChiaraCorneliaDusan2EmmelineFanniHeliaPetraJames3JonathanMadeleineMaksymNiklasOliwia4OscarOttoAugust PHenri Pia5SebastianSigridStefanThamara 1Explain the essentials of the Waitangi Treaty of 1840https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/treaty/the-treaty-in-brief 2Maori spirituality: Read the first two sections (“If a tangi…” and “In the beginning…”) and the final section on the Pohutukawa tree. Ethnic inequalities in NZ Revealed: the impact of New Zealand’s changes to policies affecting Māori Homework: Consider a novel you have read, and possibly like, at some point. Be ready to very shortly summary the plot and point to elements of the novel that help characterize the novel genre. Once were warriors Book Club.docx description Quotations pages 7 - 14.docx description Once were warriors cp 1.docx description Unfortunately, the novels are not yet here, but we will start reading the novel anyway. Read till page 14 top, line 3. Focus on Beth (the protagonist) and her perception of her life/situation. Finish reading chapter 1 in "Once were warriors" 1. Do you see Beth as a weak or strong person - why?2. What types of conflict do you see in the opening of the novel?3. Analyze and comment on the quotation: “She [Grace] got up and climbed in beside her seven-year-old brother, cuddling up to him, fe Once were warriors cp 2-5.docx description Read the pages of the novel your group has committed to and be ready to engage with the text/narrative. LATINEnglishHJÆLPEVERBUM(sammensat tid)ENDELSERFuturum I will dancePræsens I dance; she dancesPræsens participium I am dancingPræteritum I dancedPræteritum participium I was dancingPerfektum I have dancedPerfektum participium I have been dancingPlusk Read the pages of the novel your group has committed to and be ready to engage with the text/narrative. Make sure you know who is in charge of this unit. Book ClubTASK Find a quiet spot at VK and access TEAMS/PreIB2 EN and hold a video meeting; this allows me to hear you having a conversation, and this allows you to voice your observations, insights, ideas and opinions with little/no interruption. Now You will have finished reading the novel by Monday next week - This means you may have to increase your reading pace.Are you happy with your notes and the way they are organized? Organization is important; at the IB program you will read 6 novels. Plot structure – fill in the boxes below Today everybody has finished reading the novel. Once were warriors 1. Find a quotation from the novel that you find is important or interesting. Write it down on a piece of paper and bring it with you. Be ready to explain your pick.2. Fill in more boxes on plot structure (see Lectio Thursday). A. Describe Jake’s means of communication.Give examples from the text.B. Consider the element of ‘voice and agency’ in relation to Grace, Boog, Big and Beth.Give examples from the text.C. Consider the narration or POV of the novel and its effect?Give
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Titel 3	Narrating truth
Indhold	Kernestof: Apologizing and apologia.docx description Apology strategies examples.docx description We are starting out on a course on apologizing and being 'truly sorry': Apology and apologia. Apologia.pdf description 1. Fill each other in on Kevin Spacey and his career; what films do you know and why (don’t) you like them? Reread/skim the theory on apology and apologia - a second or a third reading of a text increases your understanding of it.This makes you ready for analyzing an apology and evaluating the quality and intention of it. Nikky Glaser’s Instagram post to Taylor Swift Read Nikki Glaser's Instagram post to Taylor Swift, pages 118 - 119 in your pdf.file "Apologia". Harmontown - Dan's Apology Toolbox analyses.docx description Apply the BIG FIVE model (pages 1-5 in the attached document) to Dan Harmon's text and analyse it. Use the PEE-structure (Point, Example, Explanation) so that you make a point, you give an example from the text (quotation + page reference), and you e Read about Dan Harmon and read his apology (pages 113 - 116 in your pdf. "Apologia"). Consider his audience and his use of apology strategies. Listen to Dan's apology (see link) while reading the text.Today you will continue working on your analysis based on the BIG FIVE model (attached below), so keep this in mind when you listen to his apology.Consider his message, purpose, his audience, Thesis PEE-structure documentation conclusion.docx description Reread the document on the PEE-structure. Write a response from Anthony Rapp (Kevin Spacey), Chris Rock (Will Smith), Taylor Swift (Nikky Glaser), or Megan Ganz (Dan Harmon) - choose one. Have your response touch upon the current and prevalent cancel culture in the media. Access Youtube/Google and find one or two examples of apologies (social class and status irrelevant) that stand out for some reason. Be ready to share with your classmates and explain your pick. The donkey - getting into the story.pdf description We will leave the apology genre and move on to 'narrative journalism'; this is still non-fiction. This genre is characterized by elements that traditionally belong to fiction.Today we will focus on the concept of 'the donkey'.Read the text and try to New Zealand storms: people missing after landslide hits campsite as minister compares east coast to ‘war zone’ Gabby Thomas' life is about much more than olympic medals Newspaper articles.docx description Bring your notes on the podcast on Jacob Wetterling Literary Journalism.pdf description Analyse and comment on the quotations below1. “After a light lunch last Wednesday, General James F. Hollingsworth, of Big Red One, took off in his personalhelicopter and killed more Vietnamese than all the troops he commanded.” (34) 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. The General Goes Zapping.pdf description TASK: Prepare a presentation (5 min, poster + images/drawings on your computer screen) on Ralph Steadman’s drawings and Thompson’s article on the Kentucky Derby. Make a clear connection between the drawings and article.Below is a list of questions th The history behind the Kentucky Derby Inside the Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent And Depraved.pdf description Read the article. Why are Thompson and Steadman at the race? Reread "The Kentucky Derby is decadent and depraved" and focus on elements and aspects that are relevant to your presentation.Today you will work on your presentation for 45 minutes before doing your presentation by the end of the class.
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Titel 4	Man and nature Texts: Chief Seattle. Selling our land (1854) Eric Hoffer. Nature and the city (1968) Sean Penn. Into the wild (2007) Eddie Vedder. Sountrack 'Into the wild' (2007) Jon Krakauer. Letter from Christopher McCandles to Ron Franz (1996) William Wordsworth. Composed upon Westminster Bridge (1802) William Wordsworth. I Wandered lonely as a cloud (1807) Sir Frederick Treves. The Elephant Man (1923) Liz Jensen. Survivor syndrome (2011)
Indhold	Kernestof: PreIB2 2025/26 Man and Nature Images Man and nature compendium.pdf description 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 Modal verbs.docx description Selling Our land Tone and style.docx description Research the function of modal verbs (can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would, ought to).Reread Chief Seattle's speech and focus on the use of modal verbs and how they affect the tone and mood. Read Eric Hoffer's short essay "Nature and the city" - focus on his attitude to nature and life in the city. (The text is in the compendium, see Wednesday week 6) TASK 2: Now it is your turn.Produce a bucket list of your top 5 nature destinations, experiences or adventures.Have your bucket list take the form of a leaflet (OneNote or Word) offering pictures and text descriptions/motivation.For each picture and Into the wild soundtrack by Eddie Vedder.docx description Alone In The Wild S01E01 Part2 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2012 Soundtrack (E Vedder) + comprehension description Into the wild Prereading tasks.docx description TASK 1: Finish your bucket list on 5 destinations, experiences and adventures in nature. Be ambitious and precise with your formulations and choice of words that go with and support each picture of your destination.TASK 2: Read the lyrics of 3 Eddie Into the Wild analysis.docx description Letter From Chris McCandless to Ron Franz.docx description Please read the short letter from Christopher McCandles/Alex to Ron Franz. What might Ron think about this piece of advice? Composed Upon Westminster Bridge Composed upon Westminster Bridge Read William Wordsworth's poem and focus on the speaker's description of London. Read Wordsworth poem "I wandered lonely as a cloud" (see compendium p. 20). How does the poem end and what does this suggest about the role of the poet? Understanding British Romantic poetry - Do the tasks listed below:1. What is W. Wordsworth's poem "I wandered lonely as a cloud" about?2. Identify the rhyme scheme and comment on its effect.3. Account for his use of figurative language in the poem (s Reread "Composed upon Westminster Bridge" and "I walked lonely as a cloud" THE SUBSTANCE \| Official Trailer \| In Theaters & On MUBI Now Watch Demi Moore Transform in ‘The Substance’ Read Sir Frederick Treves' memoirs on 'The Elephant Man', 1923, (pages 22-24 top in your compendium). Focus on how the Elephant Man is described. The memoirs are based on reality; the Elephant Man did live in London and had a relation to Doctor Treve Victorian London Charles Booth"s Descriptive Map of London Poverty circa 1889 Finish reading "The Elephant Man". Write an introduction to an analytical essay on Sir Frederick Treves' "The Elephant Man"; you will write the introduction only and not the full essay.Please review your notes on how to produce an introduction/see the document in Lectio/PreIB2/'How to Survivor Syndrom Worksheet.docx description Freud's Id, Ego And Superego Explained 1972 plane crash in the Andes In your compendium on 'Man and Nature', please read Liz Jensen's short story "Survivor Syndrome". Focus on the protagonist's (a photographer) mission and documentation of London.OBS: Bring your handout - today's text is in the final pages of your han
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Titel 5	Gender studies Texts Budweiser ads The Prodigy, Smack my bitch up (music video, 1997) William Shakespeare. 'Unsex me here' - Lady Macbeth soliloquy Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The yellow wallpaper, 1892. Kate Chopin. The story of an hour, 1894. Podcast on the Tradwife phenomenon: "Inside the toxic tradwife subculture", ABC Radio National https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/lifematters/tradwives/105282582 Annie Proulx. Brokeback Mountain, 1997 Natalie Morin. What K-pop's beautiful men can teach us about masculinity Judith Butler on gender theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD9IOllUR4k
Indhold	Kernestof: Do a bit of research and find ads, campaigns and visuals that reflect a modern take on sex/gender. Be ready to share your findings with your classmates. Lady Macbeth Images.docx description Read the first 5,5 pages (till line 223) of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The yellow wallpaper". Focus on the protagonist, her illness, and the ways in which she describes the people who tend to her. (See compendium) The Yellow Wallpaper.docx description The Yellow Wallpaper - glossary.docx description Finish reading "The yellow wallpaper" - focus on the wallpaper, the development of the narrator, and the ending. Please read "The myth of the American cowboy" (see compendium). Focus on the difference between traditional media/film representation of the cowboy and fact.Today we will start out by summing up on "The yellow wallpaper". Inside the "toxic" tradwife subculture - ABC listen Berkeley professor explains gender theory \| Judith Butler Novel extract Processing the material on gender:1. How does each ‘text’ communicate its message, and how does each ‘text’ add to the gender debate?2. Account for the development of gender stereotypes in literature and media3. In pairs, write a short discussion on Read the article "What K-pop's beautiful men can teach us about masculinity" (see compendium). How does the article relate to "Brokeback Mountain" and the opening of "Dallas Buyers' Club"? No homework today
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Titel 6	Novel 2
Indhold	Kernestof: Unit 1TodayGetting started: Themes, plot and organization of your notes Unit 2Novel: Reading, analysis, interpretation, overviewSee Analysis Toolbox and other helpful documents in Lectio/Documents/PreIB2 English Unit 3Novel: Reading, analysis, interp We will read a second novel/work during the final 10 units. You get to pick a novel from the list, so research the novels and decide which one you want to read.Novels/works: The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde), The Acid House (Irvine Welsh) Read ahead in your novel (4-10 pages) Read ahead in your novel/work
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