Holdet 3uenAlanS4* (2025/26) - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2024/25 - 2025/26
Institution Birkerød Gymnasium og HF
Fag og niveau Engelsk -
Lærer(e) Thomas Mandam
Hold 2024 en/enAlanS4* (2uenAlanS4*, 3uenAlanS4*)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 Intro & BoW1
Titel 2 LW1: Gilman
Titel 3 BoW2: American Dreams
Titel 4 LW2: Ravn
Titel 5 LW3: Poetry Club
Titel 6 LW4: Borowski
Titel 7 IOA Prep
Titel 8 P1: Group A
Titel 9 LW5: Wilde
Titel 10 LW6: Shaw
Titel 11 P1: Group B
Titel 12 The Run-In

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 Intro & BoW1

Welcome to your first non-literary unit (Body of Work 1 / BoW1).

We are starting off the school year with Graphic Novels - and all the texts in this unit fall under the 'Non-Literary' category. We will be working closely with:
- "Alone" by Mårdøn Smet (Independent Text)
- "The Boat" by Nam Le (BoW1)
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Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
The Boat - Analysis 05-09-2024
The Boat - Analysis 05-09-2024
Omfang Estimeret: 10,00 moduler
Dækker over: 10 moduler
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Titel 2 LW1: Gilman

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Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Learner Portfolio Check 1 09-10-2024
Learner Portfolio Check 1 09-10-2024
Paper 2 Practice 09-10-2024
Paper 2 Practice 09-10-2024
Omfang Estimeret: 6,00 moduler
Dækker over: 6 moduler
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Titel 3 BoW2: American Dreams

A investigation into Ian Brown's collection of photo-letters based on his 10-year project "American Dreams", the focus of this unit is on how to analyse images and will also revolve around global issues so you can attempt to find pairings with this BoW and any Literary Work we have covered so far.
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Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Analysis & Evaluation 14-11-2024
Analysis & Evaluation 14-11-2024
Exhibition Prep 1 14-11-2024
Exhibition Prep 1 14-11-2024
Exhibition Prep 2 18-11-2024
Exhibition Prep 2 18-11-2024
Exhibition - Peer Assessment 22-11-2024
Exhibition - Peer Assessment 22-11-2024
Omfang Estimeret: 9,00 moduler
Dækker over: 9 moduler
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Titel 5 LW3: Poetry Club

Book Club Style Unit - (Cover 3 poets - 2/3 are on PRL)

Warsan Shire (X):
- “Your Mother’s First Kiss”, “Things We Had Lost in the Summer”, “Bone”, “Birds”, “Fire”, “Conversations About Home (At the Deportation Centre)”, “Old Spice”, “Ugly”.

Wislawa Szymborska (O)
- “Brueghel’s Two Monkeys”, “Nothing Twice”, “In Heraclitus’s River”, “Lot’s Wife”, “Utopia”, “On Death, without Exaggeration”, “Possibilities”, “The People on the Bridge”, “Cat in an Empty Apartment”, “Clouds”.

Philip Larkin (O)
- “Wedding Wind”, “Next, Please”, “Maiden Name”, “Born Yesterday”, “Wires”, “Church Going”, “Toads”, “Triple Time”, “Deceptions”.

Post Introduction, students group together into their preference of collection. Lessons revolve around how to engage with poetry & comparing / contrasting the collections. The unit is primarily student-led and encourages discussion of poets and inter-group activities which stem from core tasks which can be applied to each collection.

***Replace upcoming BoW4 with Paper 1 & 2 test as replacement for EoYs...
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Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Poetry: First Impressions 19-02-2025
Poetry: First Impressions 19-02-2025
Essay-Style Response 20-02-2025
Essay-Style Response 20-02-2025
PETER Paragraph 19-03-2025
PETER Paragraph 19-03-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 13,00 moduler
Dækker over: 14 moduler
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Titel 6 LW4: Borowski

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Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Reading: Short Story 1 23-04-2025
Reading: Short Story 1 23-04-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 9,00 moduler
Dækker over: 5 moduler
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Titel 7 IOA Prep

General revision, IOA preparation, and P1/2 elements.
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Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Mock IOA 03-04-2025
Mock IOA 03-04-2025
FINAL IOA DOCS 19-05-2025
FINAL IOA DOCS 19-05-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 4,00 moduler
Dækker over: 4 moduler
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Titel 8 P1: Group A

In our first non-literary unit of 3u, we will focus exclusively on Paper 1 and the following text types that have been grouped together due to their conventional authorial choices:
- Advertisement
- Appeal
- Article
- Opinion Column
- Letter
- Speech
- Magazine Article
- Travelogue

We will cover each text type from the perspective of their authorial choices and constantly compare and contrast them to one another to reinforce your ability to apply relevant terminology and analyse/evaluate it according to the content of each text given to you. There will also be between 1-4 samples of Prior P1 exams we will work with.
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Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
P1 - American Eagle Response 19-08-2025
P1 - American Eagle Response 19-08-2025
P1 - Appeal Response 02-09-2025
P1 - Appeal Response 02-09-2025
P1 Practice - Opinion Column 11-09-2025
P1 Practice - Opinion Column 11-09-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 10,00 moduler
Dækker over: 11 moduler
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Titel 9 LW5: Wilde

Our next literary work is Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.

The first stages of our unit will be focusing on comprehension, reading, and interpretation. The middle to latter parts will concentrate on analysis and interpretation of key passages and how to utilise these best in a Paper 2 exam.

There will be roughly 3-5 lessons during this unit, which will be HL only due to the HLE.
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Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Cohesive Writing 19-10-2025
Cohesive Writing 19-10-2025
Omfang Estimeret: 13,00 moduler
Dækker over: 14 moduler
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Titel 10 LW6: Shaw

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Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
Comparative Writing 01-02-2026
Comparative Writing 01-02-2026
Omfang Estimeret: 7,00 moduler
Dækker over: 6 moduler
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Titel 11 P1: Group B

Group B:
- Infographic
- Brochure/Leaflet
- Cartoon
- Diagram
- Parody / Pastiche
- Photograph
- Work of Art
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Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: 8,00 moduler
Dækker over: 8 moduler
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Titel 12 The Run-In

Boot Camp - Paper 1/2 Revision &
Paper 1, Group C

- Blog
- Broadcast (Radio)
- Screenplay (for TV/Film)
- Encyclopedia Entry
- Set of Instructions
- Textbook/Guidebook
- (Auto)Biography
- Memoir
- Diary Entry
- Essay
- Magazine Article
- Manifesto
- Travelogue
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Omfang Estimeret: 4,00 moduler
Dækker over: 4 moduler
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