Holdet B3g EN (2025/26) - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2025/26
Institution TEC
Fag og niveau Engelsk A
Lærer(e) Kirsten Borchsenius
Hold 2025 B3g EN (B3g EN)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 India:  culture, marriage and technology
Titel 2 conspiracy theory
Titel 3 Novel
Titel 4 Postmodernism
Titel 5 Sonnets
Titel 6 Novel
Titel 7 Forløb#6

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 India: culture, marriage and technology

in this course, we will read both fictional and non-fictional texts about India. We will look at different aspects of the nation including technology, marriage and gender, culture and the concept of orientslism but we will start by looking at the indian cousine.

Kernetekster:

Atlas Pro: "The Geography of Spices and Herbs" (first 7 min. on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1mMgwp7iaE&t=421s)

"Indian Dinner Party Menu Ideas" by Meeta Arora
on Oct 06, 2021, (2024https://pipingpotcurry.com/indian-party-menu-ideas/)


The Village girl by Shashi Tharoor (1972, 10 pages)

Jean-Léon Gerôme 1879, The Snake Charmer (Oil on canvas)

Eugene Delacroix 1834, Women of Algiers
In Their Appartement (Oil on canvas)

Antoine-Jean Gros 1810, Battle of the Pyramids (oil on canvas)

Desciption de l’Egypte, 1809-1822, Published by the French Government (oil on canvas)

What is Orientalism? By Lets talk religion (youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwPiSlljry0)

Artificial intelligence comes to farming in India | BBC News (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeU_EYFH1Jk)





Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 16 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 2 conspiracy theory

The class has chosen the topic: conspiracy theory.
We we work on the theories behind why conspiracy theories arise and look at some cases. The studens will research and give a apeech about a conspiracy theory.

Tekster:

The science of.... by Lars Ulrik Tambjerg-Ravn and Pia Rørkær Sigh, Systime i-bog: chapter 2: Conspiracy Theories: 2.1: Donovan Schaefer: Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous (2022)

The science of.... by Lars Ulrik Tambjerg-Ravn and Pia Rørkær Sigh, Systime i-bog: chapter 2: Conspiracy Theories: 2.2: Akash Peshin: Why Do We Fall For Conspiracy Theories (2022)

The science of.... by Lars Ulrik Tambjerg-Ravn and Pia Rørkær Sigh, Systime i-bog: chapter 2: Conspiracy Theories: 2.5: Keith M. Bellizzi: Cognitive biases and brain biology help explain why facts don’t change minds (2022)

The science of.... by Lars Ulrik Tambjerg-Ravn and Pia Rørkær Sigh, Systime i-bog: chapter 2: Conspiracy Theories: 2.4:Philip K. Dick: The Eyes Have It (1953) short story

All the President's Men (film) directed by Alan J. Pakula (1976)

Students worked on different case based conspiracy theories (cases):
Moon landing, MMR-vaccinen, “vaccine microchip”-konspirationen, 9/11, John F. Kennedy, “Flat Earth”, The Great Replacement Theory, “Birds Aren’t Real”, Covid, Paul McCartney, de bosniske pyramider,


Indhold
Kernestof:

Skriftligt arbejde:
Titel Afleveringsdato
assignment 2 09-11-2025
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 22 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 3 Novel

In this course, we will read the novel  ”Quicksand” by Nella Larson. She was an American novelist who had a Danish mother. The novel takes part in both the south and north of the United States, but also in Denmark. The protagonist Helga is like Nella Larson of mixed races. She is struggeling with her identity as a woman, mix-coulored person, american-danish descent, and as a human being. Fashion (and music) is a big part of her life. In the text reading, we will focus on the protagonist, narrator, environment and structure.  
The novel was written during the Harlem Renaissance, which we will give a brief introduction to in order to understand different aspects of the the novel.


Kernetekster:

"Quicksand" by Nella Larson, oprindeligt udgivet i 1928 (novel, 125 ns, new york, AA Knopf)

"If We Must Die"  in Harlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude
McKay by by Claude McKay (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1922)(poem, 1919)

"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes ( poem, 1922)

Black History in tow minutes or so: The Harlem Renaissance (3 min, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gboEyrj02g&t=6s)

Albany Institute of history and art: Harlem In Vogue: Fashion & Style in the Harlem Renaissance (first 7 min, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4JUJKtb8dg&t=240s)

Black Voices by Mathilde Thomsen and Bianca Erlich-Møller (systime, i-bog). chapter 2: 2. Separate but Equal




Supplerende tekster:
NYT FRA DR, KLUMME: Carl Nielsen og ”negermusikken” Leif Lønsmann- chef for DR Koncerthuset, 8. JUL 2015
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 18 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 4 Postmodernism

In this course on postmodernism we will focus on the details of the genre and how to analyse them, especially regarding in movies and animation. We will however also read a literary text by one of the key authors.

Kernetekster:
Family Guy 13:1 (The Simpsons Guy) 2014, ca 44 min
Django unchained, Quentin Tarantino (2012) ca 165 min
Wolf of Wall Street, Martin Scorsese (2013) ca 180 minutter
Paul Auster "City of Glass" Chapter 1 (1985) ca 9 ns

Supplerende tekster:

https://sydkystenmediefag.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/first-blog-post/ (forskellen ml. moderne og postmoderne film) ca 4 ns på dansk

Through Literary Landscapes -from romantic age to postmodernism, chapter 4: historical background, Literary background, Pia Rørkær Sigh og Niels Randbo Back, Systime, i-bog, 2021 (ca 8 ns)

Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 27 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 5 Sonnets

In this course, we will read some of Shakespeare’s sonnets. Particular attention will be given to a few Sonnets, which are a part of the ‘the dark lady’ sonnets. The Shakespearean Sonnets or the ‘English sonnets’ have a different style –both in mood and rhythm than the traditional Petrarchan sonnets or ‘Italian Sonnets’. We will explore both the rhyme, structure, mood and theme in the sonnets. Furthermore, you will have the opportunity to make your own sonnet at the end of the course.

Kernetekster:
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Sonnet 130
Sonnet 131
Sonnet 144
Sonnet 152

Romeo and Juliet - Chorus, Act II

Supplerende tekster:
Theory on sonnets: https://poets.org/glossary/sonnet (3 ns) and youtube video on the history of sonnets (ca. 13 min)


Why Shakespeare loved iambic pentameter - David T. Freeman and Gregory Taylor, 27. jan. 2015 (youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5lsuyUNu_4) ca. 5 min )
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 22 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 6 Novel

In this course, we will read the novel  ”Quicksand” by Nella Larson. She was an American novelist who had a Danish mother. The novel takes part in both the south and north of the United States, but also in Denmark. The protagonist Helga is like Nella Larson of mixed races. She is struggeling with her identity as a woman, mix-coulored person, american-danish descent, and as a human being. Fashion (and music) is a big part of her life. In the text reading, we will focus on the protagonist, narrator, environment and structure.  
The novel was written during the Harlem Renaissance, which we will give a brief introduction to in order to understand different aspects of the the novel.


Kernetekster:

"Quicksand" by Nella Larson, oprindeligt udgivet i 1928 (novel, 125 ns, new york, AA Knopf)

"If We Must Die"  in Harlem Shadows: The Poems of Claude
McKay by by Claude McKay (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1922)(poem, 1919)

Black History in tow minutes or so: The Harlem Renaissance (3 min, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gboEyrj02g&t=6s)

Albany Institute of history and art: Harlem In Vogue: Fashion & Style in the Harlem Renaissance (first 7 min, youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4JUJKtb8dg&t=240s)


Supplerende tekster:
NYT FRA DR, KLUMME: Carl Nielsen og ”negermusikken” Leif Lønsmann- chef for DR Koncerthuset, 8. JUL 2015
Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 0 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 7 Forløb#6

Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 0 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer