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Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2024/25 - 2025/26
Institution Brøndby Gymnasium
Fag og niveau Engelsk B
Lærer(e) Boas Schleien
Hold 2024 En/x (1x En, 2x En)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 To Act, or Not To Act
Titel 2 Horror!
Titel 3 Science and Ethics
Titel 4 Repetition
Titel 5 The Cult of Celebrity
Titel 6 Animal Farm (Dystopian Fiction)

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 To Act, or Not To Act

This theme focuses on the individual and society - how we conform, react and take part in society. There is also a focus on climate change and social systems that could control people's behaviour. Also, the course ends with a focus on Dystopian fiction and the genre’s critique of current trends.

Texts:
The Stanley Milgram ”Obedience to Authority” Experiment (video, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOYLCy5PVgM)
The Solomon Asch ”Group Conformity” Experiment (video, link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyDDyT1lDhA)
"Exploring psychology" (David G Myers, 2008)
"Loose Change" (short story, Andrea Levy, 2008)
"Climate Change - UN Act Now" (2020)
"Climate Summit Speech" (speech, Leonardo DiCaprio, 2014)
"Remarks by the First Lady at Eastern Kentucky University Commencement" (speech, Michelle Obama, 2013)

Film:
Black Mirror, season 3, ep. 1; "Nosedive" (2016)


Grammar:
Substantiver (propier og appellativer)
Substantivers flertal
Utællelige substantiver
Genitiv


And:
Rhetorical Pentagon
Simple rhetorical devices (ex. Modes of Appeal)

Omfang ca. 30 NS
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Loose Change - Characterization 03-12-2024
Eksamensopgave 12 (B-niveau) 12-12-2024
Omfang Estimeret: 11,00 moduler
Dækker over: 24 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 2 Horror!

This course aims to make students aware of specific genre conventions of horror in literature. The course emphasizes the analysis of short stories and novel excerpts, exploring the use of literary devices—particularly symbolism, first-person narration, and the creation of tone, mood, and atmosphere. The course also explores the distinction between different types of horror, particularly the differences between realistic, psychological, and supernatural horror.

In terms of grammar, the focus is on prepositions and the function and inflection of adjectives.

Kernestof:
W.F. Harvey: “August Heat” (1910)
Bret Easton Ellis: American Psycho (excerpt) (1991)
Edgar Allen Poe; "The Tell- Tale Heart" (1843)

Film: Get Out (2016)
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
August Heat 02-02-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 10,00 moduler
Dækker over: 16 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Læse
  • Skrive
  • Selvrefleksion
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Gruppearbejde
  • Individuelt arbejde
  • Lærerstyret undervisning
  • Pararbejde

Titel 3 Science and Ethics

This course examines the ethical challenges that come with new scientific advancements, with a primary focus on biotechnology and 'cloning'. We approach the topic by reading a variety of texts, which span from dystopian fiction and film to non-fiction in the form of articles and lectures. Throughout the course, the students work on a set of relevant terms and concepts (vocabulary), and are introduced to tools of analysis related to the various mediums and genres of the texts: literary devices (foreshadowing, in medias res), cinematic techniques, the rhetorical pentagon, and Toulmin's model of argument.

Grammatisk fokus: adjektiver og adverbier, ordklasser, aktive og passive sætninger.

Kernestof:
Andrew M. Niccol ‘Gattaca – a screenplay’
Gregg Easterbrook ‘Embrace Human Cloning'
Gautnam Naik ’A Baby, Please! Blond, Freckles – Hold the Colic’
Joyce Carol Oates: ‘*BD* 11 1 86’
Paul Knoepfler: ‘The ethical dilemma of designer babies’ (TED-talk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOHbn8Q1fBM&ab_channel=TED

Supplerende:
Toulmin’s model of Analysis
Human Cloning (Introductory text)
Gattaca (film) 1997, Director: Andrew Niccol
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
BD 11 1 86 25-03-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 12,00 moduler
Dækker over: 26 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 4 Repetition

Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: 3,00 moduler
Dækker over: 6 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 5 The Cult of Celebrity

Dette forløb har til formål at udforske forskellige aspekter af den berømthedskultur, som i stigende grad har fået indflydelse i den vestlige verden gennem de seneste årtier. Hvorfor er vi så fascinerede af berømmelse?

Gennem diskussion og analyse ser vi nærmere på Andy Warhols profeti om, at alle en dag vil længes efter deres ”15 minutters berømmelse”. Vi undersøger, hvor langt beundringen af idoler kan strække sig, og overvejer både fordele og ulemper ved livet i rampelyset. Forløbet lægger op til en kritisk refleksion over, hvordan jagten på berømmelse former vores medier, vores kultur og vores identitet.

Grammatisk fokus: gradbøjning af adjektiver, ordklasser,

Materiale:

Hornby, Nick: "Juliet, Naked" (2009)
Warhol, Andy: "Fame" (1975)
Niven, John: "Kill Your Friends" (2008)
Griffiths, Mark: "Celebrity Worship Syndrome" (fra Psychology Today)
Chris Hedges: "Man in the Mirror" (2009)
Film:
Sofia Coppola: "The Bling Ring" (2013)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: 10,00 moduler
Dækker over: 11 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 6 Animal Farm (Dystopian Fiction)

This course is focused on Orwell's 1945 novel Animal Farm. We look into the allegorical  and satirical nature of Animal Farm, in order for students to be able to critically analyze the novel. By the end of this course, students will have a firm understanding of the socio-political context of the novel; the key players and events of the Russian revolution, which will better prepare students to understand the symbolism of the text. We primarily focus on the following literary elements: symbolism, narrative technique, main themes, and characterization.

Materiale:
George Orwell ´: "Animal Farm" (1945)

Film:
John Halas and Joy Batchelor: "Animal Farm" (1954)
Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Rhetorical Analysis 04-11-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 11,00 moduler
Dækker over: 11 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer