Undervisningsbeskrivelse
Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
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Termin(er)
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2023/24 - 2024/25
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Institution
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Nørresundby Gymnasium og HF
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Fag og niveau
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Engelsk B
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Lærer(e)
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Suzanne Rye Weng
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Hold
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2023 En/q (1q En, 2q En)
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Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
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Titel
1
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1: The US and Its Outcasts (eksamen)
The theme focuses on American identity and the basic American values and beliefs. However, The American Dream of easily becoming successful if you work hard enough is challenged in more of the texts!
Texts:
Identity; American Dreaming by Richard Powers (article) (2)
Studs Terkel: Call Me Arnold (interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger) (5)
The American Way, chapter 2 (background information) (10)
Barak Obama: Back to School (speech) (5)
Jason Miller: Circus Lady (drama) (10)
Little Miss Sunshine (film) (10)
Anslået antal sider: 42
Key terms:
American values and beliefs:
1. Individual freedom and self-reliance
2. Equality of opportunity and competition
3. Material wealth and hard work
The rhetorical pentagon:
- the writer/speaker
- the reader/audience
- the topic
- the circumstances
- the language
- the intention
Drama: Dialogue, stage directions, props, setting
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
30,00 moduler
Dækker over:
30 moduler
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Titel
2
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2: English as a Global Language
We will study the role of English as a global language. Why do so many people speak English, and why is it relevant for us to learn? We will also study examples of standard English and variations. Working with this theme, the students are to consider their own identity as an English speaker.
Texts:
What Is a Global Language? (5)
Why English? (5)
Read the text 'You're from Africa? How Come You Speak Such Good English? (5)
Standard English (5)
Anslået antal sider: 20
Keywords:
Standard English: Writing, grammar, spelling, punctuation
Non-standard English
Formal vs. informal languge
Main clause and subordinate clause
RP = Received pronunciation
Posh English
The Queen's English
Accent
Dialect, sociolect, etnolect
English as a first language
English as a second language (ESL)
English as a foreign language (EFL)
Prejudice and racism based on language
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
10,00 moduler
Dækker over:
10 moduler
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Titel
3
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3: Food Culture & Advertising 1 (eksamen)
The theme focuses on different aspects of food culture such as; what is healthy food and how do you pass knowledge about food on to younger generations? We will also focus on the impact af advertising food.
Texts:
Penne with pesto (5)
Teach children about food (5)
As 14m Africans starve... (10)
Supersize Me! (10)
Anslået antal sider: 30
Keywords:
Carbohydrates (carbs)
Fat
Protein
The negative effect of eating too much junk food
Processed food
Food companies and lobbyism
Marketing of junk food etc.
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
20,00 moduler
Dækker over:
20 moduler
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Titel
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4: Food Culture & Advertising 2 (eksamen)
The theme focuses on different aspects of food culture such as; what is healthy food and how do you pass knowledge about food on to younger generations? We will also focus on the impact af advertising food. In particular, the second part of the theme addresses analysis of food or beverage commercials.
Texts:
Commercials chosen by the students themselves (15)
Keywords:
The rhetorical pentagon
List of TV Commercial Vocabulary:
Target audience/target group: The main group of people the ad/commercial is trying to reach (age, gender, occupation, salary etc.).
Message: The main idea the advertiser wants the target group to believe.
Logo: A mark or symbol which represents the product or company.
Brand: The name a company gives a product to differentiate it from other products.
Slogan: A short memorable phrase, e.g. Let's go places (Toyota).
Celebrity endorsement: When an organization chooses to use a celebrity to represent its product/service.
Testimonials: When a company chooses to use ordinary people to testify about the qualities of their product/service.
Aural techniques: What you hear in a commercial that help you to remember the product/service such as a jingle, a slogan, music, sound effects, testimonials and celebrity endorsements.
Visual techniques: What you see in a commercial/ad that help you remember the product/service such as logo, colour, light, facial expressions and other gestures.
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
10,00 moduler
Dækker over:
8 moduler
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Titel
5
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5: Abortion and American Values (eksamen)
The theme focuses on the US and why abortion might be a controversial subject. We will study abortion laws in the US and consider why Americans have such varying opinions. Furthermore, we will relate this to the basic American values and beliefs. As a part of the theme, the students are to read the novel 'Push'.
Keywords:
Federal law vs. state law
States in the US and their different abortion laws
Roe vs. Wade (and the overruling by Supreme Court in June, 2022)
The development of a fetus
Trimesters (first, second and third)
Abortion limits
Viability of a fetus at 24 weeks
Abortion pills
Suction
D & E (dilation and evacuation)
Texts:
The American Way, chapter 2 (repetition) (5)
Project work: American states and their abortion laws (10)
The development of a fetus, https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/conception-and-fetal-development (3)
Types of Abortion, https://www.webmd.com/women/abortion-procedures#1-7 (5)
Abortion in the second trimester (in Denmark), https://www.rigshospitalet.dk/undersoegelse-og-behandling/find-undersoegelse-og-behandling/Sider/Abortion-in-the-second-trimester-27365.aspx (3)
Hun var vores datter som vi desværre ikke fik med hjem, https://www.information.dk/moti/2017/03/vores-datter-desvaerre-faa-hjem (5)
Sapphire: Push (1996) (140)
DR TV, Søndag (13 October, 2024): Et valg for livet (4)
Oral presentations: Abortion campaign videos (pro-life or pro-choice) (5)
Anslået antal sider: 180
Other material:
Female anatomy & Abortion (ppt)
How to write a discussion (Do it, write!)
The rhetorical pentagon (handout + Do it, write!)
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
20,00 moduler
Dækker over:
24 moduler
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Titel
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6: Multiculturalism in the UK (eksamen)
During this theme, we will study postwar immigration to the UK and get an understanding of the link between Britain and its former colonies.
Next, we will read fictional and nonfictional texts about minorities living in the UK and study the implications that might have.
Texts:
Postwar Immigration to the UK (5)
Integration som analytisk begreb (3)
The 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony (5)
Brick Lane (film) (10)
Red Sari (10)
Just Below the Surface (10)
My Son the Fanatic (10)
The Rainbow Sign (5)
You can't go home again (5)
The Duty to Integrate (5)
Anslået antal sider: 60
Keywords:
Integration
Assimilation
Segregation
Immigration
The Commonwealth
The Windrush Generation (1948)
Multiculturalism
Racism
Minority
Majority
Prejudice
Mixed-race (family)
The rhetorical pentagon: Speaker/writer, receiver/audience/reader, circumstances, topic, language, intention
Modes of appeal: pathos, ethos and logos
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
22,00 moduler
Dækker over:
25 moduler
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Titel
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7: The Stolen Generations (eksamen)
We will study 'The stolen generations of Australia' and try to understand the mindset behind the removal of generations of children. We will focus on the impact of the removal on the individual and the whole family.
Texts:
Australia overview (10)
Rabbitt Proof Fence (a few scenes focusing on the Mission) (5)
Paul (a personal story) (5)
People think it's all in the past: Push to refom system taking Aboriginal kids from families (10)
Australia (by Baz Luhrman) (10)
N'Goola (10)
Kevin Rudd's Sorry Speech (10)
Anslået antal sider: 60
Keywords:
Aboriginal
Indigenous vs. non-indigenous people
Full-bloods vs. half-castes
Half blood, creamy, mixed race
The Stolen Generations
Nation
Colonisation
Integration as an analytical tool: Segregation, assimilation and integration
Missions for Aboriginal children
Forced separation
To be forced or encouraged to give up your original culture and language
Loss of cultural identity
Minority and majority
Genocide
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
20,00 moduler
Dækker over:
23 moduler
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Titel
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8: Science Fiction (eksamen)
We will study the genre 'Science Fiction' and discover what features the genre uses most. A part of the theme will be to consider the effect of futuristic settings and dystopian plots.
Texts:
Dystopias: Definition and Characteristics, https://www.readwritethink.org/sites/default/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson926/DefinitionCharacteristics.pdf (5)
'Super-Toys Last All Summer Long' by Brian Aldiss (10)
'The Veldt' by Ray Bradbury (10)
'Alien' by Ridley Scott (10)
'Please Don't Shoot the Trees' by Patricia Highsmith (15)
Alien (10)
Anslået antal sider: 60
Keywords:
Foreshadowing
Utopia and dystopia
In Medias Res
Plot oriented fiction
Suspense
A futuristic setting
Futuristic elements (items, characters, technology)
A type of dystopian control:
- bureaucratic (governmental)
- technological
- religious
- corporate
The dystopian protagonist (the critical voice)
Narrative modes: Showing (action + dialogue), telling (narration), description, inner monologue.
A surprise ending (not a happy one)
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
15,00 moduler
Dækker over:
13 moduler
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Titel
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9: Klar til eksamen
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
4,00 moduler
Dækker over:
3 moduler
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