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Climate Change - Why Care?
This topic focuses on man-made climate change and its consequences. It aims to make students aware of how the actions of human beings may influence nature's balance negatively. We have looked at the scientific side of it, getting an understanding of what a carbon footprint is, but we have also studied climate writing, including climate fiction (so-called "cli-fi"). Climate writers want their readers to understand and act upon the urgency of the climate crisis. We have worked in-depth with analysing fiction, specifically charaterisation, setting and symbolism (short stories and films).
Texts:
- Steve Cutts, "The Turning Point" (animation, 2020) Link to video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7LDk4D3Q3U
- Andrew Stanton, "Wall-E" (movie, 2008, Pixar Animation Studios)
- Donald Trump's Inauguration speech (speech, January 20, 2025, we watched a short clip from the speech about removing green energy initiatives in the US)
- Morris Lurie, "The Larder" (short story, 1984, in the anthology "Footprints" ed. Grønvold & Ohland-Andersen)
- The Climate Portal, "About what I eat" (podcast, January 2022) Link to podcast: https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/til-about-what-i-eat
- Mike Berners-Lee and Duncan Clark, "What is a Carbon footprint?" and "What's the carbon footprint of...a pint of beer" (article, June 4, 2010)
- Conservation International, "Nature Is Speaking" with Harrison Ford (short films on Youtube, 2014) Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM6txLtoaoc
- Micah Levin, "Grow" (short fiction film, 2016)
- Helen Phillips, "The Disaster Store" (short story, 2019)
genre: climate fiction
Grammatik:
- vi har arbejdet med sprogopgaver fra skriftlige eksamenssæt (fokus: verbets tider, bøjning af adjektiver)
Skriftligt arbejde:
Fokus på at skrive analytisk essay (short fiction ("The Disaster Store"), short film ("Grow")), herunder arbejde med PEE-afsnit. Der er gået en del moduler med at fokusere på skriveprocessen.
Omfang: ca. 40 sider
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