Undervisningsbeskrivelse
Stamoplysninger til brug ved prøver til gymnasiale uddannelser
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Termin(er)
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2023/24 - 2024/25
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Institution
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Stenhus Gymnasium
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Fag og niveau
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Engelsk B
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Lærer(e)
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Hold
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2023 En/y (1y En, 2y En)
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Oversigt over gennemførte undervisningsforløb
Beskrivelse af de enkelte undervisningsforløb (1 skema for hvert forløb)
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Titel
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Evil (EXAM TOPIC)
"Evil" is a unit that discusses and looks at stories that revolve around profoundly immoral and wicked acts. At the same time, each story is viewed through the lens of the unit's introductory text, "Bad or Mad," which forces us to reexamine how we define "evil." What is moral evil? What is natural evil? What can science add to this discussion?
Kernestof:
“Bad or Mad” by Sean Spence (2004)
(From Wider Contexts by Engberg-Pedersen et. als., Gyldendal, 2012)
“Killing Child at Zoo” (excerpt) by Bret Easton Ellis (1991)
(From Wider Contexts by Engberg-Pedersen et. als., Gyldendal, 2012)
“The Man Who Loved Flowers” by Stephen King (1977)
(From Contexts by Engberg-Pedersen et. als., Gyldendal, 2003)
“Joker” directed by Todd Phillips (2019)
Supplerende stof:
“The Man Who Loved Flowers” (2010) (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqIR9SD89j4)
Særlige fokuspunkter:
Focus: Fiction analysis, characterizing (adjectives), film analysis, comparing and contrasting, essay writing (introduction +thesis statement, topic sentences)
Focus terms: Point of view (POV)/perspective, foreshadowing, tone, symbolism, idioms, connotation, framing, angles, composition, lighting, colors
Focus vocabulary/concepts: moral evil, natural evil, mental illness, mentally ill, psychological
Væsentligste arbejdsformer:
Klasseundervisning, individuelt arbejde, gruppearbejde, pararbejde og skriftlige afleveringer
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
37 moduler
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Titel
2
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Black America (EXAM TOPIC)
"Black America" focuses on America's contentious relationship with its own history regarding slavery. This unit highlights various historical texts that seek to provide a background from which we can begin to discuss and understand the more contemporary issues regarding race relations in America, for Black Americans in particular.
Kernestof:
“The Cornerstone Speech” by Alexander Stephens (1861)
(From Black Voices by Erlich-Møller and Thomsen, Gyldendal, 2016)
“Strange Fruit” performed by Billie Holiday (1939)
(From Black Voices by Erlich-Møller and Thomsen, Gyldendal, 2016)
“I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
(From Black Voices by Erlich-Møller and Thomsen, Gyldendal, 2016)
"13th" directed by Ava DuVernay (2016) (film)
Supplerende stof:
Confederacy: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
”Minstrel Shows and the Jim Crow Character”
(From Black Voices by Erlich-Møller and Thomsen, Gyldendal, 2016)
Særlige fokuspunkter:
Declaration of Independence
The American Dream
Historical approach to analysis
Rhetorical analysis (rhetorical pentagon)
Focus terms: figurative language, metaphor, extended metaphor, simile, mood, tone, repetition, anaphora
Focus vocabulary/concepts: segregation, oppression, equality, inequality, discrimination, superior, inferior, “separate but equal,” lynching, unite
Væsentligste arbejdsformer:
Klasseundervisning, individuelt arbejde, gruppearbejde, pararbejde, skriftlige afleveringer og klassediskussioner
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
24 moduler
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Titel
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Perspectives on Colonization [...] (EXAM TOPIC)
"Perspectives on Colonization and Imperialism" is a unit that seeks to see, understand, and challenge the "white savior" perspective of colonization and imperialism around the early 20th century. Although this is an extensive topic, this unit is limited to two areas in particular: South East Asia (India and Burma) and Australia. What was the purpose of colonization? What was the effect on those who were colonized (native populations)? What about the colonizers themselves?
Kernestof:
"The White Man's Burden" by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"The Brown Man's Burden" by Henry Labouchère (1899)
“Burmese Days” (excerpt) by George Orwell (1934)
"Rabbit Proof Fence" directed by Phillip Noyce (2002)
Supplerende stof:
How did The British Empire rule the World? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frF33emgn5g)
India’s colonial history (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_gSRlgwMLs)
The Stolen Generations (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDuxRddyZQY)
Særlige fokuspunkter:
Focus: Poem analysis, paraphrasing, making comparisons (and the accompanying language for doing so), film analysis, post-colonial criticism.
Focus terms: stanza, alliteration, connotation, contrast, allusion
Focus vocabulary/concepts: burden, captives, colonized, colonizers, portray, depict, native population, indigenous
Væsentligste arbejdsformer:
(Tværfagligt arbejde) Klasseundervisning, individuelt arbejde, gruppearbejde, pararbejde og skriftlige afleveringer
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
28 moduler
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Titel
4
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Close-reading
"Close-reading" is a short unit that looks at equally short text excerpts in order to reinforce one's approach to literary analysis. The focus of this unit is on narration.
Særlige fokuspunkter:
Focus: close-reading analysis and interpretation
Focus terms: narration, narrator, reliable, unreliable, connotation, relative pronouns
Focus vocabulary:
Væsentligste arbejdsformer:
Klasseundervisning, individuelt arbejde, gruppearbejde, og pararbejde
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
4 moduler
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Titel
5
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Persuasiveness +the US [...] Election (EXAM TOPIC)
“Persuasiveness and the US Presidential Election” is a short unit that takes advantage of all the anticipation surrounding the 2024 US presidential election. Beginning with a basic overview of the election process and the defining of the electoral college, this unit focuses on excerpts from some of the final rallies in the "swing state" of Michigan by both presidential candidates.
Kernestof:
Barack Obama's Victory Speech (excerpt) (2008)
Trump Rally in Detroit, Michigan (excerpt) (2024)
Harris Rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan (excerpt) (2024)
Supplerende stof:
The Electoral College, explained (Vox), US Election 2024: Abortion is key issue in swing states (BBC News), How Michigan explains American politics (Vox)
Særlige fokuspunkter:
Focus: rhetorical analysis, comparitive language (cohesion markers)
Focus terms: rhetorical pentagon (topic, sender, receiver, circumstances, language, intention), modes of persuasion (ethos, pathos, logos), semantic fields, rhetorical devices, connotation
Focus vocabulary/concepts: electoral college, electoral votes, [shifting] demographics, swing state, relevance, expectations
Væsentligste arbejdsformer:
Klasseundervisning, individuelt arbejde, gruppearbejde, pararbejde og skriftlige afleveringer.
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
14 moduler
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Titel
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Science Fiction (EXAM TOPIC)
"Science Fiction" is a unit that explores the genre to discover what role it can play in society, beyond its entertainment value.
Perhaps science fiction has already shaped the world in ways that we're unaware of. Looking forward, what kind of questions does science fiction pose about our future here on Earth and beyond?
"Science Fiction" begins with a TED-Talk on the subject from which we base many of our discussions. Also, from the lecture, we are introduced to a fundamental two-word question regarding the world created by science fiction storytellers - "what if?"
Kernestof:
"Why our world needs science fiction" by Etienne Augé at TEDxErasmusUniversity (2014)
“Reunion” by Arthur C Clarke (1971)
“The Eye Altering” by Ursula K Le Guin (1975)
"Ex Machina" directed by Alex Garland (2014) (film)
Supplerende stof:
“Robotter” broadcasted by DR3 (originally BBC) (2015)
Særlige fokuspunkter:
Focus: Fiction analysis, essay writing (body text), “digging sentences” (learning how to write longer, more complex sentences)
Focus terms: Genre traits, narrator, tone, setting, composition/structure (story arcs and rising action)
Focus vocabulary/concepts: prevent, invent, predict, technology, humanity, society, imagine, “what if?”
Væsentligste arbejdsformer:
Klasseundervisning, individuelt arbejde, gruppearbejde, pararbejde og skriftlige afleveringer
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Kernestof:
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
17 moduler
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Titel
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Writers' Workshop
"Writers' Workshop" is a unit dedicated to creativity and exploration. It's a time when students learn about different literary styles from renowned English authors of the last 150 years, and then apply that knowledge to create literary art of their own. Of course, finished products aren't the goal of this unit; rough drafts are.
From Joyce to Woolf to Burroughs to O'Connor to Vonnegut, this unit serves as a first-hand sample of the power and capabilities of language.
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Særlige fokuspunkter:
Stream of Consciousness
Point of View
Cut-ups (reusing and repurposing small pieces of text/literature)
Foreshadowing
Expanding dialogue + word progression
Væsentligste arbejdsformer: Klasseundervisning, individuelt arbejde, og skriftlige afleveringer
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
14 moduler
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Titel
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Mental Health and Self-Discovery (EXAM TOPIC)
"Mental Health and Self-Discovery" takes it starting point in the modern classic, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", by Stephen Chbosky (1999). Charlie, the story's first-person narrator, is a first-year high school student who gets off to a bit of rough start. However, in no time, he gets friends and slowly begins his journey on a road to self-discovery and personal growth.
Following our work with the novel, our next and final text is a poem that revolves around the theme of bullying. The two texts allow us to compare storytelling techniques, characters, themes, and the topic of "mental health and self-discover" as a whole.
Kernestof:
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky (1999)
"To This Day" by Shane Koyczan (2011)
Supplerende stof:
"To This Day" ... for the bullied and beautiful | Shane Koyczan (YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa1iS1MqUy4)
Særlige fokuspunkter:
Focus: Fiction analysis, characterizing (adjectives), vocabulary, essay writing (introduction +thesis statement, topic sentences)
Focus terms: Narrator, point of view (POV)/perspective, tone, theme, symbolism, motif
Focus vocabulary/concepts: adolescence, introvert, [psychological] trauma, growth, coping
Væsentligste arbejdsformer:
Klasseundervisning, individuelt arbejde, gruppearbejde, pararbejde, skriftlige afleveringer, faglige samtaler
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
Ikke angivet
Dækker over:
29 moduler
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Titel
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Rites of Passage (EXAM TOPIC)
"Rites of Passage" is an introductory unit ("grundforløb") that focuses on change in a person's life. Often, this change occurs in a person's youth and becomes an aspect of his new identity.
Kernestof:
“Indian Camp” by Ernest Hemingway (1921)
(From Contexts by Engberg-Pedersen et. als., Gyldendal, 2003)
"Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes (1922)
“The Flowers” by Alice Walker (1973)
(From Texting, 1st Year Fiction by Kristen Egebjerg et. als., Systime, 2005)
"Juno" directed by Jason Reitman (2007), (film)
Commencement Speech at Stanford University by Steve Jobs (2005)
Steve Jobs Commencement Speech (video and transcript)
Supplerende stof:
Særlige fokuspunkter:
Focus: Speaking, picture/framing/film analysis, providing evidence to support opinions/answers, summary writing
Focus terms: composition, foreground, background, analysis, interpretation
Focus vocabulary: (observation), (opinion), separation, transition, incorporation, evidence
Væsentligste arbejdsformer:
Klasseundervisning, individuelt arbejde, gruppearbejde, pararbejde og skriftlige afleveringer.
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Omfang
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Estimeret:
36,00 moduler
Dækker over:
13 moduler
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