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Undervisningsbeskrivelse

Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2023/24 - 2025/26
Institution Solrød Gymnasium
Fag og niveau Engelsk A
Lærer(e) Tova Schødt
Hold 2023 EN/e (1e EN, 2e EN, 3e EN)

Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 Evil
Titel 2 Poverty &  Kids in the UKFlerfaglighedsforløb
Titel 3 Storbritanniens fattige børn
Titel 4 Grammar! Grammar! Grammar!
Titel 5 Australia
Titel 6 Humor
Titel 7 Horror
Titel 8 Obsession
Titel 9 Ireland (VÆRK)
Titel 10 Gender
Titel 11 Shakespeare and Tragedy
Titel 12 African American Life Pt.1: Violence & Struggle
Titel 13 Britain
Titel 14 African American Life Pt.2: Beauty & Power

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)


Titel 3 Storbritanniens fattige børn

flerfagligt forløb SA/EN

Indhold:
Vi skal arbejde med børnefattigdom i Storbritannien
I engelsk har vi fokus på dokumentationsanalyse og kommunikationsanalyse
I samfundsfag arbejder vi med teorier og begreber om fattigdom, social stratifikation, social ulighed og velfærdsmodeller.

Videnskabsteoretisk arbejder vi med den grundlæggende forskel på kvalitative og kvantitative data.

I skal i løbet af de to projekt-dage udarbejde en præsentation og fremlæggelse, der fokuserer på følgende tværfaglige færdigheder:

- opbygning af faglig argumentation. PEE.
- dokumentere jeres arbejde ved hjælp af kildehenvisninger
- udarbejde en korrekt opstillet litteraturliste.

Selve opgaven og jeres grupper udleveres d. 18/1 i 1. modul.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: 14,00 moduler
Dækker over: 2 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 4 Grammar! Grammar! Grammar!

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

Titel 5 Australia

Australia

Focus on Australia as a former colony. Special fonus on the Aboriginal voice and The Stolen Generation and what it means to be a "real" Australian.



Short stories:
Henry Lawson,“The Drover’s Wife”
Anne Gambling "The Drover's De Facto"

Poetry:
Anita Heiss poetry (From "Token Koori")
"But You're Not Really an Aborigeni"
"My Best Friend's White"
"Bicultural Blackfella"
"Identity"
"Proud to be Koori"
"Invisible Whiteness"

Non-fiction:

Kevin Rudd, “Sorry Speech”
Don Bremrose "Dear Australia"



Movies:
"The Sapphires" movie (2012)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 29 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 6 Humor

With its outset in the 3 Theories of Humor we take a look at the concept of humor. Withe texts from Jeremy Clarkson and Ricky Gervais, as well as comedy specials from Jack Whitehall, Trevor Noah and Wanda Sykes, we take a look at what is funny and why its funny.


- Theory:”Humor; “Definitions and Categories” and “Serious Business” p. 10-25

Jeremy Clarkson essays/collums:
- “The Secret Life of Handbags”,
- The Worst Word in the Language"
- "Flying Withe the Baby from Hell".

Netflix Comedy Specials, first 10 mins:

Katheryn Ryan “Gliter Room” (2019)
Matt Rife “Natural Selection” (2024)
Chris Rock “Selective Outrage” (2023)
Jack Whitehall “Settle Down” (2024)
Trevor Noah “Where Was I” (2023)
Wanda Sykes “I’m an Entertainer” (2023)

Ricky Gervaise:
- "Why I'm an Athiest", essay (2010)
- "Armageddon", (2023), first 10 min.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 11 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer



Titel 9 Ireland (VÆRK)


A theme that focuses on Irish culture, especially being Catholic and beig gay.We read accounts about the Magdalane Launrues and watch "Phelomena".
  

Documentary:
BBC, The Story of Ireland: Age of Union https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbOD1fi8omw
BBC, The Story of Ireland :Age of Nations https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO2J70RLzA8
   
Songs:    
Paddy’s Lament - Sinéad O'Connor, 2002


Novel excerpts + novel:
- Cyril Avery,  The Heart's Invisible Furies  (2017), opening chapter EXCERPT
- Cyril Avery, The Heart's Invisible Furies  (2017), The Unspeakables EXERPT
- Claire Keegan "Foster" (2010) VÆRK

Videos/clips:
  -   Ireland's Institutions | Explained By Prime Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9W85jJnZ28
  -   CBS Magdalene Laundries Documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P29FoNyYRzg
- How To Behave In Church in Ireland 1967 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzDo4XQDUi8
Movie:
Philomena (2013)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 19 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 10 Gender

A discussion of what gender means and how it is portrayed in literature. How do we talk about gender and how much of a difference does it have in terms of how we see ourselves


Texts:
- Emma Watson, Speech on Gender Equality at the UN (2014)
- Valarie Solanas, "S.C.U.M" (1968), excerpt
- Phil Plait, "#Yes All Women" (2014)
- Imorgen Weiss "Feminism through the male perspective" (2018)
- Rabih Alameddine, "Break"  (2018)

Videos:
Always “Like a Girl”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjJQBjWYDTs&t=3s

Gillette “The Best Men Can Be”:
https://www.theguardian.com/global/video/2019/jan/15/new-gillette-ad-tackling-toxic-masculinity-receives-harsh-backlash-video?fbclid=IwAR2mLRO4vs22GV1a2xi7lDhla-78Y5Df7FrP-RsoH-AV0_GD5OTebvVEes0


TV/Film: "Mad Men" s01e01 "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (2007),
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 8 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 11 Shakespeare and Tragedy

A theme that focuses on Shakespeare's famous love story of Romeo and Juliet. We dive into the genre of the tragedy and in the language and imagery of William Shakespeare.

Play:
William Shakespeare, "Romeo + Juliet" (excerpts):
Prologue
Balcony scene
Death scene
Epilogue

Theory:
Bo Høpfner Clausen og Jesper Kaalund, "Romeo & Juliet - The Complete Play, Glossary, Tasks and Toolbox", Gyldendal

p. 22+23 (toolbox)
p.34-39 (language)
p.46-53 (tragedy)

Sonnets;
William Shakespeare:
Sonnet 116
Sonnet 118

Movie/play:
“Romeo + Juliet” Baz Lurman (1996), full movie
"Romeo & Juliet", Carlo Carlei, (2013), death scene
"West Side Story", Operahuset 2025
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 9 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 12 African American Life Pt.1: Violence & Struggle

A literary theme of different aspects of the African American experience and history from time of slavery until present time. A special focus on police brutality and the shooting of young, unarmed Black men in the US by the police. (VÆRK)


Non-fiction:

“Black Voices”, Bianca Erlich-Møller og Mathilde Thomsen, Gyldendal 2016
Slavery in the US: James Hunt, The Negro’s Place in Nature
The Black Panther Party, “Platform”
Article about Freddie Gray: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32400497

Fiction texts + poems/songs:
Harriet B. Stowe, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Chapter 1”
Allan Lewis, “Strange Fruit”
Public Enemy, "Fight the Power"


Novel: "We Are Not Like Them", Christine Pride and Jo Piazza (2021)

Tv series:
"When They See Us", Episode 1 (Netflix, 2019)
"The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" , S01 E06, "Mistaken Identity" (1990)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 15 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 13 Britain

Britain

A look at Britain now and then. What is Britishness? How does multiculturalism and Britishness fit together and how does it impact language and society? We also focus on the Windrush Generation

Theory + terms:
"Being British. Chapter 6: Multicultural Britain" (2014)


Texts:
Non-fiction:
Article about The Windrush Generation (student research)
Back to My Own Country: An essay by Andrea Levy (2014)

Poetry:
John Agard, “Listen, Mr. Oxford Don”

Short story:
Kate Visison, "Just Below the Surface" (1993)


Tv series:
"Downton Abbey”, pilot. På Netflix
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 7 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer

Titel 14 African American Life Pt.2: Beauty & Power

This second part of the theme, focuses on the beauty and power of the African American experience. With its onset in the concept of Afrocentrism and the Harlem Renaissance, we take a look at how Blackness is celebrated and expressed in different texts and especially music.

Documentaries:
- “Against All Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance” (1993) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pZM9Ngx0aE
- “We Want the Funk!” (2026)

Poems + songs:
Langston Hughes, poems “Negro”, Color”, Jim Crow’s Last Stand”

Arrested Development, “Africa’s Inside Me”, “Pride” (1994)

Maya Angelou, "I Still Rise", (1978) "Caged Bird"(19839

Essay:
James Baldwin, “A Letter to My Nephew” (1962)

Short story:
"The Reunion” (1983) by Maya Angelou
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 8 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer