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Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
Termin(er) 2022/23 - 2024/25
Institution Stenhus Gymnasium
Fag og niveau Engelsk A
Lærer(e)
Hold 2022 EN/e (1e EN, 2e EN, 3e EN)
Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Titel 1 "Of Mice and Men" and the American Dream
Titel 2 Worlds of English
Titel 3 Social Media
Titel 4 Worlds of English continued.
Titel 5 Ireland
Titel 6 Sex, gender and identity
Titel 7 Crime Fiction
Titel 8 Written work
Titel 9 War in literature
Titel 10 Shakespeare and the renaissance
Titel 11 Dystopian fiction + The Handmaid's Tale

Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
Titel 1 "Of Mice and Men" and the American Dream

"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

Taking our starting point in the 1930s in America, which is marked by The Great Depression and The Dust Bowl we analyzed Steinbeck's classic piece. In the novel we see the flipside of the American Dream, where many Americans were forced to leave their homes to find work as migrant workers and were consequently degraded to second rate citizens. Through Crook's character we talked about what it meant to be black in the 1930s and through Curley's wife we saw what it meant to be a woman in the same period. Analytical focus points were setting, characterization, themes and symbols. We also saw the 1992 adaptation of "Of Mice and Men" which we analyzed consequently, with an introduction to The Hollywood Model.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 42 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 2 Worlds of English

This subject was divided into two parts, due to the fact that the class had a "pædagogikum" candidate who wanted to teach social media. I was in charge of the worlds of English subject.

We initially talked about the British empire in its beginning, moved on to its zenith and rounded off with postcolonial criticism. During this subject we talked briefly about lingua franca.

We focused on the literary analysis primarily and worked intensively with "Rule Britannia", "The White Man's Burden" and the short story "Karma".
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 10 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 3 Social Media

Formålet med forløbet er at introducere eleverne til sociale medier og gøre dem til mere oplyste brugere af disse, og dermed bidrage til deres almen- og digital dannelse.

I forløbet skal eleverne blandt andet arbejde med udviklingen af sociale medier, hvilke fordele og ulemper der er ved brugen af disse og hvordan folk præsenterer sig selv på sociale medier. Deres viden om og forståelse for sociale medier udforskes, udvides og afprøves. Eleverne vil blive introduceret for teoretisk materiale omhandlende begreber indenfor Social Media samt få et større indblik i bagsiden (og forsiden) af den virkelighed, de lever i.

Forløbet indledes med en induktiv tilgang i form af en individuel og fælles brainstorm, hvor eleverne skal reflektere over hvad de forbinder med Social Media. Her vil de desuden blive introduceret til diverse platforme og indgå i dialog om deres egne vaner af brugen af sociale medier. I forløbet skal eleverne arbejde med analyse af både fiktion og non-fiktionstekster; herunder forskellige genrer som lyrik, novelle, TEDtalk, artikler, kortfilm, serie og podcast, som primært fokuserer på brugen og oplevelsen af sociale medier. Elevernes analytiske og kommunikative kompetencer vil her komme i spil i en god variation af arbejdsformer, som primært fokuserer på par- og gruppearbejde for at give eleverne større selvstændighed og medbestemmelse. Desuden skal eleverne lave kreative mundtlige produkter som en podcast, der skal understøtte deres mundtlige sprogproduktion.

Materiale:
- Teori om ”front stage and back stage” af Erving Goffman i 'Open Wide' (200?)

- Kortfilm Noah af Patrick Cederberg og Walter Woodman (2013)

- "I quit social media for a month – and it was the best choice I’ve ever made" af Emma Fierberg (2018) https://www.businessinsider.com/i-quit-social-media-for-one-month-it-changed-my-life-facebook-instagram-snapchat-twitter-millennial-2018-1?r=US&IR=T

- Lightbox af Emma Cleary (2015)

- Look up af Gary Turk (2014)

- TEDtalk Is Social Media Hurting Your Mental Health? Af Bailey Parnell (2017)

- Black mirror, sæson 3 afsnit 1 af Joe Wright (2016)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: 23,00 moduler
Dækker over: 21 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 4 Worlds of English continued.

This subject was divided into two parts, due to the fact that the class had a "pædagogikum" candidate who wanted to teach social media. I was in charge of the worlds of English subject.

We initially talked about the British empire in its beginning, moved on to its zenith and rounded off with postcolonial criticism. During this subject we talked briefly about lingua franca.

We focused on the literary analysis primarily and worked intensively with "Rule Britannia", "The White Man's Burden" and the short story "Karma".
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 6 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 5 Ireland

We have focused on the history of Ireland and primarily the Catholic history of the country. We have focused on the treatment of women in both the Magdalene Laundries and in the more present abortion question. The students wrote an analytical essay about the abortion issue in Ireland.

Texts read:
"The Sisters" by James Joyce
"Nothing Compares" 2022 documentary about Sinead O'Connor
"The Magdalene Laundry" article from 2003 from cbsnews.com
"Away from the Pulpit" by Jamie Smyth. From the Financial Times January 6, 2013
"Kathy's Story" excerpt from novel pp. 119-125
"The Magdalene Laundries" - lyrics by The Chieftains
"Derry Girls" season 2 episode 1
"The Magdalene Sisters" Film + review https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/feb/21/artsfeatures1
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 31 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 6 Sex, gender and identity


During this topic we will focus on the differences between sex and gender and what gender stereotypes can mean for a person’s sense of identity. We are going to talk about gender neutral parenting as well as the importance of body language in a world where heteronormativity still is the norm, and we will talk about male and female role models in movies. Finally, we are going to talk about feminism and what it means to be a feminist today as well as why this term seems to have negative associations attached to it. Overall, the importance of words and how the words we use influence our perception of ourselves and our surrounding world has been an important element of this topic. For the class' SRO we worked with "Barbie" from 2023.

Central terms:
Toulmin’s Model of Argumentation: claim, ground, warrant, backing, rebuttal and qualifier as well as different types of arguments
Rhetorical devices: modes of persuasion (logos, ethos, pathos), alliteration, allusion, anaphora, antithesis/contrast, connotation, denotation, irony/humour etc.
Film analysis: characterisation, setting, symbols

Texts:
Baby Storm article by Kathy Witterick from the Ottowa Citizen, 2011
Judith Butler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD9IOllUR4k
Emma Watson's He for She speech
"Be a Lady they said": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8ZSDS7zVdU
Body language from a dancer's perspective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBg5QvcZQP8
"Barbie’s muddled feminist fantasy still bows to the patriarchy" - article from the Guardian.
"Thelma and Louise" film + article "Is This What Feminism is all about?": https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,973242-2,00.html
"Cat in the Rain" by Hemingway.
Group work on lyrics: Jennifer Lopez: Ain't Your Mama, Beyoncé: Run the World, Katy Perry: Part of Me, Little Mix: Power and Billie Eilish: Not My Responsibility.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 49 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 7 Crime Fiction

We have focused on getting to know the genre and its characteristics and otherwise focused on the literary analysis, written work, podcast as a genre and presentations.

Texts:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2014/jun/30/women-crime-fiction-real-anxieties-metaphorical - Article
Sherlock Holmes "A Study in Pink" - from the tv series.
"Guy Walks into a Bar" Excerpt from Jack Reacher.
"The Crossing Places" - the students had to read the opening and create a mini audio book.
We listened to the first Episode of "Ghost Story": https://wondery.com/shows/ghost-story/
In groups they created a true crime podcast episode on something they chose themselves.
"Miss Mary's Room" by George Pelecanos
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 40 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 8 Written work

We worked on the analytical essay in different groups, with different focus.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 6 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 9 War in literature

Taking our starting point in Shakespeare's Henry V we have examined the ideal of the soldier through time. From the glorified battle of Agincourt to the heartbreaking realities of WW1 and the Vietnam War. We borrowed the question "How to tell a true War Story" from Tim O'Brien and that became our focus point throughout. Is it ever possible to tell something true about the experience of war?

Analytical terms focus on the analysis of especially poetry, but also film and short story.
Relevant terms:
Alliteration, allusion, metaphor, onomatopoeia, anaphora, personification etc.

We have read:

William Shakespeare: From "Henry V" 1599 (Act 4, scene 3)
Alfred Tennyson "The Charge of the Light Brigade" 1854
Rupert Brooke "The Soldier" 1914
Wilfred Owen "Dulce et Decorum Est" 1917/18
Siegfried Sassoon "Suicide in the trenches" 1919
Stephen Spielberg "Saving Private Ryan" 1998
Tim O’Brien "How to Tell a True War Story" 1990
Oliver Stone "Platoon" 1988

Our student trip destination was Normandy where we focused on WWII.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 28 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 10 Shakespeare and the renaissance

We have worked on Shakespeare's time, the renaissance/the Elizabethan world picture, and focused on his great tragedies. We have read excerpts from "Romeo and Juliet", "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" and a couple of sonnets. Analytically we have focused on the literary devices of the poetic language and literary analysis in general.

Material:
'Romeo and Juliet' - What's in a name? Act 2, Scene 1
'Romeo and Juliet' - Ah, what an Unkind Hour. Act 5, Scene 3
'Macbeth' - Unsex me Here. Act 1, scene 5.
'Macbeth' - The Sound and Fury. Act 5, scene 5.
Sonnet 29
Sonnet 130

Films:
'Romeo and Juliet' 1996 Baz Luhrmann.
'Macbeth' 2015 Justin Kurzel
'Shakespeare in Love'  1998 John Madden (as recap)
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 45 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer
Titel 11 Dystopian fiction + The Handmaid's Tale

"The Handmaid's Tale" has been our 'værklæsning' this year. We have focused on the reading of the novel with special focus on the genre definition. We have also read an essay by Margaret Atwood: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/books/review/margaret-atwood-handmaids-tale-age-of-trump.html and watched the 1990 movie adaptation of "The Handmaid's Tale". We have especially focused on the close reading of chapters 1,16,17, 41-43 and the historical notes at the end of the novel. Special analytical focus has been on narrative technique, themes and characterization.
Indhold
Kernestof:
Omfang Estimeret: Ikke angivet
Dækker over: 27 moduler
Særlige fokuspunkter
Væsentligste arbejdsformer