Holdet kshhx-3g-enA (2025/26) - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2023/24 - 2025/26
Institution X - IBC aktivitetsplan
Fag og niveau Engelsk A
Lærer(e) Helle Stage Søtrup
Hold ks2023-hhxg-enA (kshhx-1g-enA, kshhx-2g-enA, kshhx-3g-enA)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 Across the Line
Titel 2 Aspects of the US
Titel 3 Market, Culture and Communication
Titel 4 Equality and Sustainability
Titel 5 Poetry and Imagery
Titel 6 Aspects of the UK
Titel 7 Coming of Age
Titel 8 Company profile: Loved Before London
Titel 9 A short introduction to Australia

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 Across the Line

3 'Shorties' by  - Jeffrey Whitmore, Jane Orvis and Mark Cohen
(+ creative writing exercise)
"Breakfast", John Steinbeck
"Thank you Ma'am", Langston Hughes
"The Present", short film 2014
Desert Island disks: Adele, BBC.(Listening exercise)
Analysis of Art by Eidrigevicius
www.polishposters.pl.
First short oral presentations of art (Paired work)
"Roar", Katy Perry, music and video, literary techniques in English
Analysis of English and American songs - literary techniques,
presentations in pairs.

"Suffragette" (film) (used for written work: writing an essay)
"A Christmas Carol", film.

"Animal Farm", George Orwell (February 2026) (værk)

Supplerende stof:

Wislawa Szymborska: "Opportunities" (oversat digt)
Eleverne har skrevet egne digte i samme stil som Szymborska

Indledende emnekreds med fokus på analyse og fortolkning af forskellige genrer. Hertil en række øvelser og lege i mundtlig engelsk.
Eleverne har arbejdet med billedbeskrivelse, 2 kreative skriveopgaver og en analyseopgave/essay hvor de selv har problemformuleret.
Indimellem har vi arbejdet med basic grammar.
Vi har også arbejdet med udtaleøvelser i denne emnekreds.
Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 28 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Læse
  • Skrive
  • Diskutere
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 2 Aspects of the US

"The new girl", short story by Paul Auster
"The 5 People you Meet in Heaven", Mitch Albom, novel

Clip from 'The Newsroom'  HBO - is America the greatest country in the world"
Facts about the USA - work sheet

USA NOW - Columbus 2014 - 'a Nation of Immigrants',' the Four immigration waves and Integration American Style".
"The Context of Traditional American Values: Ethnic, Religious and Cultural Diversity".
"The American dream" + presentations of examples.
"The Native Americans" documentary

"One Friday Morning" (Short Story) (stilemne, analysestil)

"Born in the USA" Bruce Springsteen.
"I give thanks, my lord", B. Dadie (Poem)

Uddrag fra "Mississippi Burning"
A selection of texts on Black America

11. september 2001 - documentary from 2006.
Paul Auster' on 9/11 (skriftlig fri opgave)

"Gran Torino" (Film) 2 minute talks om filmen.

"This is Criminal", episode 18. Podcast.
"The Holdovers" (Film, 2024)

"Tehachapi", dokumentar 2024 (Californisk maximum security prison)
Foredrag v/ Jørn Brøndal, professor v/ Syddansk universitet om 'the US prison system'.

"The big jewel heist in Manhatten" documentary (Vocab exercise)

Podcast om det amerikanske valg 2024
Steffen Kretz om det amerikanske valg 2024
Live-streaming fra Århus Universitet om valget 2024

"Inequality for all" (2013) - documentary.

Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 32 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Læse
  • Søge information
  • Skrive
  • Diskutere
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
  • Kommunikative færdigheder
  • Sociale
  • Samarbejdsevne
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Gruppearbejde
  • Individuelt arbejde
  • Pararbejde

Titel 3 Market, Culture and Communication

Geert Hofstede:
Mental Programme - 4 cultural indexes.
Onion Diagramme
Edward T. Hall:
Theories on Culture - Low and High Context, Monocronic and polycronic
Erin Meyer: The Culture Map Framework

"Outsourced" Film - kulturanalyse (afleveret podcast)

Eleverne har præsenteret kulturkarakteristika i grupper.

(Tværfagligt forløb med tysk og spansk)
(eleverne har lavet virsomhedsprofil af Virgin i GF)
Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: 14,00 moduler
Dækker over: 0 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Søge information
  • Projektarbejde
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Kommunikative færdigheder
  • Sociale
  • Samarbejdsevne
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Forelæsninger
  • Projektarbejde

Titel 4 Equality and Sustainability

"Triangle of Sadness", (Drama 2022)
Group presentations October 2024.

"Inequality for all", Documentary 2013

"Nosedive" - Black MIiror
"A social life" short film by K. Lemon.

Students have presented body positive celebrities from UK and USA.

""Years and Years", Clip from HBO "The Grandmother's speech".
"Europe is Lost",  poetry by Kae Tempest.
"Makeover: Copenhagen fashion week announces radical sustainability goals", The Guardian, 29. January 2020.
"The Environmental and Human Cost of Making a Pair of Jeans", Eco Watch
"The small dutch town that wants to shape the future of your food", The Guardian 5 March 2020 (Mundtlig eksamenstræning)
Who is the no-impact man? Research and findings.
Speech by Sir Richard Attenburgh COP 26.
Back to the 80's: LIVE AID documentary, part 1.

Presentations of sustainable companies in groups (Februar 26)
(Træning i præsentationsteknik)

Novel: "Animal Farm" by George Orwell

Supplerende materiale: "Vildt naturligt - tænker dyr?" - resumé opgave.

Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: 16,00 moduler
Dækker over: 40 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Læse
  • Søge information
  • Formidling
  • Sociale
  • Samarbejdsevne
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Gruppearbejde
  • Pararbejde

Titel 5 Poetry and Imagery

Introduction: Imagery and literary techniques
"47", Emily Dickinson:
"This is just to say", William Carlos Williams:
"Paper Babies" by Rachel Wiley (lytteøvelse)
"The Trees" Philip Larkin  (udtaleøvelse)
"The Anthropomorphic Cabinet" 1936 Salvador Dali (art)
Rachel Wiley: "Fat Joke"

"Milk and honey" - collection of poetry by Rubi Kaur 2014 (værk)

"Clothes", Wislawa Szymborska
"This be the verse", Philip Larkin
Piotr Blegaj "Two men" (photo art)
"Europe is lost", Kae Tempest

"The day we caught the train", Alexander Grahovsky (art)
Images by Catrin Welz-Stein (art)

Students have written their own poetry i the style of Wislawa Szymborska's "I prefer".

Talking of poetry: Individual talks with students about a poem of own choice by Rupi Kaur.

Students have handed in full analysis of a poem of their own choice.

Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 10 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Lytte
  • Diskutere
  • Formidling
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 6 Aspects of the UK

Extracts from opening ceremony Olympics London 2012 - how do the British see themselves?

Students have researched Best of British music and presented them in class.

Exercise on British geography.

Brief talk on Brexit.
"Brexit five years on", DW news 2025, Youtube.

(Written work: Speech on Brexit, february 2025)

"How the British empire became the biggest in the World". (Documentary)
"Poverty in Britain,"  Documentary
"Breadline Kids" 2016.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/18/more-than-one-in-three-uk-children-poverty-deprivation-record-high

Documentary: Real Stories "London's wealthy Russian Elite".

News stories today: Examination of British Newspapers:
The Sun, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, Daily Mirror and the Independent.

"The Old Oak", Ken Loach, (film) 2023.
"The Eyes of the Soul", Michel Faber (Short story)
"The Telegram" Iain Chrichton-Smith (Short story) (Første mundtlig eksamenstræning)

Texts for lingua franca:

QZ: "Even after Brexit, English will remain the language that holds the EU together", July 21, 2022.
David Crystal "World Englishes" + "Will English always be the Global Language"
"British English invades America..." The Telegraph, 22. August 2018.

"What's Life like on a British Boarding School - Leaving Home at 8 Years Old", documentary.
Hofstede on British Culture  www.geert-hoftede.com

Presentations of British heroes:
Winston Churchill, Charles Darwin, Queen Victoria,
Lord Nelson, Margaret Thatcher, Jamie Oliver, Henry VIII.
(Powerpoints, groups)

Written work: Argumentative essay on Gambling in the UK.
Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 32 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Diskutere
  • Projektarbejde
  • Formidling
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
  • IT
  • Præsentationsgrafik
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Eksperimentelt arbejde
  • Gruppearbejde

Titel 7 Coming of Age

'Adolescence' TV-series, Philip Barantini (2025)

‘Unnervingly on-the-nose’: why Adolescence is such powerful TV that it could save lives' The Guardian, 17 March 2025.

Group presentations of themes from "Adolescence" - masculinity, father roles, motive for the crime committed and the legal aftermath.

Analytical essay on the short story "Jesse" by Joy Boothe

Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: 10,00 moduler
Dækker over: 12 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Diskutere
  • Projektarbejde
  • Formidling
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Projektarbejde

Titel 8 Company profile: Loved Before London

Analysis of website of the company "Loved before" (London)

Focus points for class work

About Us section
Sustainability
Language and photos
Sales arguments and narratives
Charity work and business partners
Media coverage of the business
Interacton with customers
Indhold
Omfang Estimeret: 8,00 moduler
Dækker over: 28 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Læse
  • Søge information
  • Diskutere
  • Almene (tværfaglige)
  • Analytiske evner
  • IT
  • Tekstbehandling
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Gruppearbejde
  • Lærerstyret undervisning
  • Pararbejde

Titel 9 A short introduction to Australia

"The animated history of Australia"
"Top Ten Places to Visit in Australia",  Ryan Shirley 2025.
Australian geography.
"Who are the aboriginal Australians?" Documentary.
"Advance, Australia Fair".

"Titanium", Sia (imagery)

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"A tale of a nation", from Beyond Outback
"The Stolen generation", youtube.
"The Dreaming", Aboriginal Art Australia.
Aboriginal statistics (life expentancy and mental health) from Indigenous Health and Well-Being) Government. org.)
Hofstede.com: 5 dimensions (Australia)

"The Torture of Australia's offshore Immigration detention system", Opendemocrazy.net 16 March 2021.
"Is slowing Australia's population growth really the best way out of this crisis?" Gabiral D'Souza, The Conversation, May 4, 2020
"Yes, it is time to rethink our immigration intake to put more focus on families", The Conversation, 4, May, 2020.
"Waves of Australian Immigration"; BBC. 2020.

Group presentations from "Australian Institute of Health and Well-being" (Income, drug abuse, tobacco, obesity, alcohol, domentic violence, sports)
Who was Ned Kelly? (Britannica)

"Wogs", Anita Walwicz, 1982
"Walzing Mathilda" (song)
"The Lottery", Marjorie Barnard (Short story) 1947
"23 Things to know before moving to Australia" movehub.com

Speech by Julia Gillard 2012  (On mysogony)
"Rabbit Proof Fence", film

News of the day: The Canberra Times, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Age.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 36 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
  • Faglige
  • Søge information
  • Diskutere
  • Formidling
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
  • Forelæsninger
  • Pararbejde