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Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2023/24 - 2024/25
Institution Frederiksberg HF
Fag og niveau Engelsk B
Lærer(e) Julie Wessel Iversen
Hold 2023 En/r (1r En, 2r En)
Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 1. Growing up - They Fuck You Up...
Titel 2 2. American Dream
Titel 3 3. English as a Lingua Franca
Titel 4 4. Ireland (part 1)
Titel 5 5. US Election
Titel 6 4. Ireland (part 2)
Titel 7 6. Foster (værklæsning)
Titel 8 7. Identity in Britain
Titel 9 8. Urban Living

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 1. Growing up - They Fuck You Up...

We will begin our English course with a coming-of-age theme that deals with what it means to grow up, the relation to your parents and the challenges in developing from an adolescence into an adult. In doing so, we will look at different texts: short stories, poem and film to get an understanding of how we work with analysis of different genres in English.

Kernestof
1. This Be the Verse, Philip Larkin, 1974
2. Boswell’s London Journal 1762-63, Thursday, 14 July, James Boswell 1783
3. Just Like That, Michael Richards, 1987
4. The Shining Mountain, Alison Fell, 1992
5. My Son the Fanatic, Hanif Kureishi, 1997
6. Fish Tank (film), Andrea Arnold, 2009
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 26 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 2 2. American Dream

We will look at the foundation of the United States of America and how America has been influenced by voices of different culture and colour. We will deal with the American Dream, how the expansion of the US from east to west is portraited in literature and painting and also how slavery and the consequent race segregation is dealt with in a political context and in fiction.

Kernestof
1. The American Dream, Basballe et al. 1985
2. Little House on the Prairie (excerpt, ch. Prairie Day), Laura Ingalls Wilder 1935
3. American Progress (painting), John Gast 1872
4. C.P. Ellis (interview) – American Dreams: Lost and Founds, Studs Terkel 1980
5. I have a dream (speech), Martin Luther King 1963
6. The Ballot or the Bullet (speech), Malcolm X 1964
7. Flowers, Alice Walker 1973
8. Strange Fruit, Billie Holiday 1939
9.This ls America, Childish Gambino 2018
10.12 Years a Slave (film), Steve McQueen, 2013

Supplerende stof
1. Little House on the Prairie (film), Michael Landon, 1974
2. American Values, Guy Reel 2005
Indhold
Kernestof:

Supplerende stof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 28 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 3 3. English as a Lingua Franca

We will look at the definition of a lingua franca, including the development of English as a lingua franca. We will read about and listen to examples of standard English, different kinds of English and in particular the differences between British and American English.

Kernestof
1. Modern English from 1800 (pp. 19-21), Anne Mette Finderup, Agnete Fog, Worlds of English, Systime 2022
2. English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), Richard Nordquist, thoughtco.com
3. What is Standard English? (pp.16-17), Leif Frederiksen, English: Global Language, Global Anguish, Malling Bech, 2007
4. Different Types of Language Varieties, Phil Williams, https://englishlessonsbrighton.co.uk/different-language-varieties/
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 4 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 4 4. Ireland (part 1)

We will get an overview of central historical events in the Irish history: The Great Famine, The Troubles, The Magdalene Laundries by reading non-fiction texts and a short story.

Kernestof
1. Ireland: Away from the Pulpit, Jamie Smyth, Financial Times, 6 January 2013
2. The Great Famine, Tony Penston, A History of Ireland, TP Publications, 2010
3. The Troubles, The Island of Ireland, R. McCollum, Systime 2023
4. How Ireland Turned ‘Fallen Women’ Into Slaves, Berin Blakemore, History.com, July 21 2019
5. The Sniper, Liam O’Flaherty, 1923
6. Sunday Bloody Sunday, U2, 1982
7. Brexit and the Border, The Island of Ireland, R. McCollum, Systime 2023
Indhold
Kernestof:

Supplerende stof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 12 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 5 5. US Election

We will look at the US political system and the presidential candidates 2024 and analyse their campaign videos.

Kernestof
1. A really simple guide to the presidential vote, BBC (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67285325), 7 November 2024
2. Why Are U.S. Elections Held on Tuesdays?, Britannica( https://www.britannica.com/story/why-are-us-elections-held-on-tuesdays)
3. Who can and cannot vote, USA.gov (https://www.usa.gov/who-can-vote)
4. Campaign video: Kamala Harris (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHky_Xopyrw)
5. Campaign video: Donald Trump (https://www.donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/the-russia-ukraine-war-would-have-never-happened-under-president-trump)
Indhold
Kernestof:

Supplerende stof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 6 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 6 4. Ireland (part 2)

Indhold
Kernestof:

Supplerende stof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 5 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 7 6. Foster (værklæsning)

We will read and analyse Claire Keagan’s novel ‘Foster’ and relate it to the Irish history and society.

Kernestof
1. Foster, Claire Keegan, Faber & Faber 2010

Supplerende stof
1. The Quiet Girl (film), Colm Bairéad, 2022
Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 16 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 8 7. Identity in Britain

What does it mean to be British? We will look at British identity and the development of the British society after World War II with a focus on how immigration from the former British colonies has shaped the multicultural society of Britain today. Furthermore, we will look at literature’s role in understanding our own and other’s identity by reading short stories, an essay and a poem written by authors with different cultural background.

Kernestof
1. How the British Empire Became Powerful (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lisGM1frnjg&t=10s)
2. How Britain has been Shaped by Migration, Everyone is Here - New Shapes of Diversity and Belonging in Britain, Sten Pultz Moslund, Systime 2021
3. Literature as a Special Mirror of Identity Struggles, Everyone is Here - New Shapes of Diversity and Belonging in Britain, Sten Pultz Moslund, Systime 2021
4. The White Man’s Burden, Rudyard Kipling, 1899
5. Encounter, John Agard, 2006
6. Social Emotions, Everyone is Here - New Shapes of Diversity and Belonging in Britain, Sten Pultz Moslund, Systime 2021
7. Loose Change, Andrea Levy, 2005
8. Back to My Own Country – An Essay, Andrea Levy, 2014
9. A Gap of Sky, Anna Hope, 2008
Indhold
Kernestof:

Supplerende stof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 18 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 9 8. Urban Living

How are humans affected by living in a city and how is city life experienced and depicted? Which role do parks play in a city?

Kernestof
1. Escape into Meaning (excerpt pp. 60-61), Evan Puschak, Atria Books 2022
2. The Red Line, Charles Higson, 1993
3. City of Glass (excerpt chapter 1, pp. 1-3) Paul Auster, 1985
4. The coronavirus has made me so grateful for city parks. We should fight for them, Josephine Tovey, The Guardian, Sun 19 Apr 2020
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 8 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer