Holdet 2023 En/i - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2023/24 - 2024/25
Institution Frederiksborg Gymnasium og hf
Fag og niveau Engelsk B
Lærer(e) Mia Esper Schultz
Hold 2023 En/i (1i En, 2i En)
Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 Being American (part 1)
Titel 2 The novel 'Foster ' (Irish fiction)
Titel 3 Velvet terrorism
Titel 4 English as a global language
Titel 5 CPH:DOX American prison art
Titel 6 The British Empire (part 1)
Titel 7 Speeches
Titel 8 Being American (part 2)
Titel 9 Dystopia
Titel 10 Social class in the UK
Titel 11 CPH:DOX Voices from the far right
Titel 12 The British Empire (part 2)

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 Being American (part 1)

Being American (part 1)
'The American Dream'


FOKUSPUNKTER

The American Dream
American independence
American exceptionalism
The frontier man and frontier mentality
Capitalism and consumerism
Immigration and diversity
A stratified society
American fears and values


MATERIALER

‘The Star-spangled banner’ (national anthem by Francis Scott Key)
‘Who are the Americans?’ (textbook)
‘My Was-Mart ’tis of thee’ (essay)
’The American Identity’ (textbook)
‘Monopoly’ (board game)
‘The new Colossus’ (poem)
‘Immigrants’ (poem)
‘Winding West with a mission’ (essay)
‘All Gold Canyon’ (short film)
‘I hear America singing’ (poem by Walt Whitman)
’Something to do with baseball’ (short story)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 14 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 2 The novel 'Foster ' (Irish fiction)

Værklæsning (

Reading of novel 'Foster' by Claire Keegan (contemporary Irish writer)

Focus on:
- the novel as a genre
- narration
- character analysis
- setting analysis
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 12 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 3 Velvet terrorism

Ekskursion til Pussy Riot udstilling på Louisiana med oplæg ved udstillingskuratoren. Samf-engelsk fagligt.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 2 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 4 English as a global language

FOKUSPUNKTER
- The history of the English language
- Why did English become the global language
- Linguistics: dialect, ethnolect, sociolect
- Global miscommunication
- English as Lingua Franca
- Native speaker challenges
- Globish?


MATERIALER
‘History of the English language’ (YouTube video)
‘Global English’ (interview with David Crystal)
‘The story of Babel’ (Bible, Genesis)
‘Babel’ (film by Alejandro González Iñárritu)
‘Everything is illuminated’ excerpt from novel by Jonathan Safran Foer
'Why native English speakers fail to be understood in English - and lose out in global business' (article from The Conversation)
‘2 billion voices’ (TED talk by Heather Hansen
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 12 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 5 CPH:DOX American prison art

Ekskursion til Imperial biografen i København ifm. CPH:DOX.
Dokumentar om forholdene i amerikanske fængsler
Samf-engelsk fagligt.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 2 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 6 The British Empire (part 1)

The British Empire (part 1)
'The Sun Never Sets on the British Empire'

FOKUSPUNKTER
- the history and expanse of the British Empire
- motives for colonisation: economic, political, cultural
- nationalism
- colonial and racist discourse

MATERIALER
'Rule, Britannia!' (song/poem by James Thomson)
'Intro to colonialism and imperialism' (powerpoint presentation by MSC)
'Dido' (short story by Emma Donoghue)
'Portrait of Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elisabeth Murray' (painting by David Martin)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 6 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 7 Speeches

FOKUSPUNKTER
Rhetorical pentagram
Modes of persuasion
Retorica devices
Speech writing - good openings?
Speech analysis
A strong argument (claim, ground, warrant, rebuttal, refutation)

MATERIALER
‘Back to school address’ (speech by Barack Obama)
‘The King’s Speech’ (speech by King George VI of England)
‘Speech for humanity’ (speech by Charlie Chaplin from The Great Dictator)
‘Education is the only solution’ (speech by Malala Yousafzai)
‘I changed the law’ (TED talk by Gina Martin)
‘School shooting speech’ (by Matthew McGonaughey)
‘Vice President candidate at the Democratic convention’ (speech by Tim Walz)
‘How dare you’ (speech by Greta Thunberg)
‘World Press Photo’ (exhibition in Politikens Hus)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 19 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 8 Being American (part 2)

American Identity (part 2)
'The American Election'

FOKUSPUNKTER
Political campaigning
American symbols
Democrats vs Republican
Donald Trump
J.D. Vance
America divided

MATERIALER
‘Being American: US election introduction’ (textbook)
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ (excerpt from essay by J.D. Vance)
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ (film)
‘The Apprentice’ (film)
‘What to know about the apprentice’ (NY Times article)
‘Donald Trump’s victory speech’
‘What is project 2025’ (The Independent article)


Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 7 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 9 Dystopia

FOKUSPUNKTER
Future scenarios: utopia vs dystopia
Society collapse
Dehumanization
Governmental control
Surveillance
Apocalyptic settings

MATERIALER
‘1984’ (excerpts from novel by George Orwell)
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ (excerpts from novel Margaret Atwood)
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ (HBO series season 1 episode 1)
‘The Lottery’ (short story by Shirley Jackson)
‘What is a dystopia’ (textbook + powerpoint presentation)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 12 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 10 Social class in the UK

FOKUSPUNKTER
Class indicators
Class family privilege
Sociolects and dialects
Caricatures
British music
Far Right nationalism
Political activism

MATERIALER
‘Common people’ (lyrics and song by Pulp)
‘How important is social class in Britain today?’ (BBC article)
‘Vicky Pollard’ (Little Britain tv-series)
‘Watching the English - The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour’ (research article by linguistic Kate Fox)
’Sorry we missed you’ (film)
’Six O’clock News’ (poem by Tom Leonard)
‘Voices from the far right’
Different articles related to far-right nationalism (see voices from the far right worksheet)
‘Billy Elliot’ (film - nb: genopfrisket fra grundforløbet)
‘The Sin Bin or Lucy’s Heart’ (short story by Penelope Lively - nb: genopfrisket fra grundforløbet)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 6 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 12 The British Empire (part 2)

The British Empire (part 2)
'The Empire Writes Back'

FOKUSPUNKTER
- Colonialism vs postcolonialism
- Single vs diverse stories
- Postcolonial themes:
          - periphery vs centre
          - unveiling and criticising colonial discourse
          - conflicted indentities
          - hybridity
          - glorification of non-standard English
- Poetry analysis and writing

MATERIALER
'The Empire Writes Back' (powerpoint presentation by MSC)
'Colonization in reverse' (poem by Louise Bennett)
'The Danger of a Single Story' (TED talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
'Waka 46' (poem by Robert Sullivan)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 3 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer