Undervisningsbeskrivelse
Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
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Termin(er)
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2024/25 - 2025/26
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Institution
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Falkonergårdens Gymnasium og HF
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Fag og niveau
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Engelsk B
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Lærer(e)
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Valdemar Birk Lykke
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Hold
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2024 En/d (1d En, 2d En)
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Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
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Titel
1
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Social Media (exam)
In this course, students have explored the rise of social media platforms and how they affect our individual, social and political lives, with an emphasis on: radicalization, surveillance, addiction and fake news.
Reading list:
Roose: “Rabbit Hole” (episodes 1-2, NY Times podcast, 2020)
Tristan Harris: “How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day” (TED-Talk, 2017)
Orlowski: “The Social Dilemma” (documentary, 2020)
David Eggers: “We like you so much and want to know you better” (novel excerpt, 2013)
Hannah Ritchie: “Australia approves social media ban on under-16s” (BBC, 2024)
Ray Bradbury: “The Veldt” (short story, 1950)
fokus på teknologi, internet og sociale mediers påvirkning. Analyse og fortolkning af litterære og ikke-litterære tekster, herunder podcast.
ca. 50 sider
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
22 moduler
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Særlige fokuspunkter
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Væsentligste arbejdsformer
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Titel
2
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British Issues and Exposing the Far Right (exam)
This course aims to put emphasis on the concept of Britishness, Brexit and far-right nationalism in contemporary Britain. The documentary "Exposing the Far Right" has been the focal point, but the course also addressed the rhetoric and argumentation surrounding the Brexit vote in 2016.
Reading list:
Undercover: Exposing the Far Right (documentary, 2025)
Mustad: Being British introduction (Gyldendal) p. 1-11
Stuart, Johnson, Gove :Vote Leave for a Fairer Britain (2016)
David Cameron’s Last-ditch plea for Britain to Remain (2016)
Alexander Betts: "Why Brexit happened - and what to do next" (TED-Talk, 2016)
Lara Blake: “Home is Not Here” (short story)
additional readings:
"How false online claims about Southport knife attack spread so rapidly" (The Guardian, 2024)
fokus: analyse af ikke-litterære tekster, retoriske virkemidler, argumentationsanalyse og dokumentaranalyse. Fokus på Storbritannien i nyere tid og tværfagligt samarbejde.
Dette forløb blev kombineret med et tværfagligt forløb med samfundsfag, hvor eleverne lavede et projekt inden for overemnet: "Radikalisering i Storbritannien". Eleverne afsluttede projektet med en fremlæggelse i grupper.
ca. 40 sider
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
12 moduler
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Særlige fokuspunkter
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Væsentligste arbejdsformer
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Titel
3
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Gender (exam)
This course revolves around how gender is represented in different literary periods. We have been analyzing the role of women and attitudes to gender in various texts, both fiction and non-fiction, in order to get a better understanding of how concepts femininity and masculinity have evolved and been perceived over time.
Fokus: litterær analyse, ikke-litterær analyse, kvindens rolle i samfundet og forståelse af køn i forskellige historiske og litterære perioder. Kort introduktion til feministisk læsning.
Dette forløb blev kombineret med et skriftlighedsforløb for klassen.
Reading list:
Emma Watson: “Gender Equality is Your Issue Too” (speech, 2014)
Jane Austen: “Pride and Prejudice” ch. 1 + 4 (novel excerpt, 1813)
Thomas Hardy: “The Son’s Veto” (short story, 1891)
Emmeline Pankhurst: “Freedom or Death” (speech, 1913)
Ernest Hemingway: “Cat in the Rain” (short story, 1925)
Amanda Miska: “Weightless and Hysterical” (short story, 2016)
Caitlin Moran: “What’s gone wrong for men - and how to fix them” (article, 2023)
Adolescence (TV-series, episode 2)
Judith Butler: Gender Theory (video)
ca. 50 sider
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Bring your Summer Reading book to class and prepare a 5-minute presentation.
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Bring your Summer Reading books, and if you haven't done already, pick a relevant quote from the book.
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Emma Watson, _Gender Equality is Your Issue Too_, 20 September 2014.docx
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Bring your summer book to class
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Emma Watson speech continued
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Pride and Prejudice ch. 1 + 4.docx
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Answer the following questions to chapter 4:
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Mr. Bennet: honest, cold, funny, sarcastic, passive
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Pride and Prejudice recap: bring your notes to class, so that you're able to answer the following questions (students to be picked at random):
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Podcast on Pride and Prejudice, If you can't get enough of Jane Austen. (not homework)
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Bring your summer book!
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The Son%27s Veto Chapter II med gloser.docx
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The Son's Veto ch.3
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Answer the questions for "The Son's Veto" and bring to class:
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Read 'Freedom or Death' (Emmeline Pankhurst)
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Emmeline Pankhurst continued...
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Read: Kopi af Hemingway, Cat in the Rain.doc
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https://falko.opinoma.com/pin
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Gender slides
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
17 moduler
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Særlige fokuspunkter
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Væsentligste arbejdsformer
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Titel
4
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Skriftlighedsforløb
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
1 moduler
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Væsentligste arbejdsformer
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Titel
5
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Normal People (exam)
In this course, we've read Sally Rooney's novel "Normal People". We've analyzed the structure, characters, literary devices and themes in the novel in trying to grasp its popularity and status as a millennial classic. "New Sincerity" has been covered as a literary tendency in order to put the novel into context, and we've furthermore read reviews of the novel to understand and discuss how the novel was received.
Student presentations have been conducted with an emphasis on summarizing chapters, literary analysis and classroom discussion. We've worked with the themes of identity, social relations, power dynamics, family, gender and class.
fokus: værklæsning, litterær analyse, fokus på den engelsktalende verden uden for Storbritannien og USA.
Reading list:
Sally Rooney: Normal People (novel, 2018)
additional readings:
Abrahamson: Normal People (TV series, ep. 1, 2020)
ca. 290 sider
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Kernestof:
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Rooney, Sally: NORMAL PEOPLE, Faber & Faber; sider: 1-266
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Pay attention to the narrative technique and point of view
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Bring your book and notes from last module. We'll continue our work on the first 5 chapters.
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Power Dynamics - How does the social hierarchy at school affect Marianne and Connell's relationship? Who has power, and how does it shift?Power and Class - What role do class, status, or social reputation play in shaping the characters’ behavior and
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Based on today's readings, write down 3 discussion question related to the chapters. A discussion question is a question that cannot be answered by a simple 'yes' or 'no'. Make sure that 1-2 of your questions are rooted in a quote from the chapter.
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Based on today's readings, write down 3-5 discussion question related to the chapters. A discussion question is a question that cannot be answered by a simple 'yes' or 'no'. Make sure that 1-2 of your questions are rooted in a quote from the chapters
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Based on today's readings, write down 3-5 discussion question related to the chapters.
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Why is the scholarship exam important to Marianne?
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We'll go over the questions:
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Focus on point of view and the relationship between the characters.
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How does Connell’s relationship with Helen shape the way he understands himself? (p.155)Money and social class: In what way is Rooney commenting on social class, economic opportunities and education? (159-160, 173) 3: Helen doesn’t seem to like Maria
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Finish the book:
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Gruppe 1
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Each group will be assigned a chapter from Normal People. They must:
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GROUP PRESENTATIONS TODAY!!
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Normal People - slides
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Eva Wall_ The quintessential millennial novel_ Normal People by Sally Rooney fails to live up to the hype - Extra.ie.pdf
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Test on Normal People. Go over your notes and /or slides below.
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
17 moduler
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Særlige fokuspunkter
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Væsentligste arbejdsformer
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Titel
6
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Colonialism (exam)
In this course, students have analyzed and worked with texts that are related to British imperialism and colonialism. We've explored the implications and effects of British imperialism by analyzing the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized. Students have been introduced to key terms in post-colonial theory, and they have been working thematically with countries that are former colonies of the British Empire by giving presentations in class. We've furthermore discussed English role as a Lingua Franca.
Fokus: Viden om det britiske imperium og udbredelsen af det engelske sprog, samt engelsk som lingua franca.
Reading list:
Kipling: "The White Man's Burden" (poem)
Mustad et al.: Being British: Britain in the World (ch. 5)
Singh: "Karma" (short story)
Kenyatta: "Gentlemen of the Jungle" (short story)
British Anthems: "Rule Britannia", "God Save the Queen", "Land of Hope and Glory"
Thiong'o: "Decolonising the Mind" (non-fiction)
Orwell: "Shooting an Elephant" (short story)
Adichie: "The danger of the single story" (TED Talk)
Key terms in post-colonial theory
Peppiatt: Kneecap (movie, 2024)
Lingua Franca: Alaric Hall: How has English become a Lingua Franca (Lecture, Leeds University, 2015)
ca. 50 sider
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
22 moduler
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Særlige fokuspunkter
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Væsentligste arbejdsformer
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Titel
7
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Harlem Renaissance (exam)
This course serves as an introduction to the Harlem Renaissance in America with an emphasis on the history and cultural contributions of African Americans. Through literary works, films, and music, we will examine themes of race, identity, injustice and double consciousness.
Reading list:
Langston Hughes: “Thank You Ma’am” (short story, 1958)
Langston Hughes: “Mother to Son” (poem, 1922)
Dunbar: “We Wear the Mask” (poem, 1896)
W. E. B. Du Bois: “Souls of Black Folk (excerpt, 1903)
Coogler: “Sinners” (movie, 2025)
Additional reading:
Toni Morrison: "Sweetness" (short story, 2015)
Fokus: Analyse af fiktion, non-fiktion, lyrik og film, viden om historiske, kulturelle og samfundsmæssige forhold i USA.
30 sider
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Indhold
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
8 moduler
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Særlige fokuspunkter
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Væsentligste arbejdsformer
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