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ENGENG07
Österåkers gymnasium, Österåker · Senast uppdaterad: 15 mars 2022
What defines a hero and a villain? How can the villain reflect the fears of society? We learn about the concepts of heroes and villains in literature and read extracts from older literary works.
1. Heroes (w 7)
a. The Byronic Hero and the American Hero
b. The heroic journey – monomyth
c. Writing/listening: summary > the heroic journey/monomyth
2. Fear and the Gothic (w 8)
a. Reading: Why do people like…
b. Reading: The Gothic
c. Text questions + Listening comprehension
3. Villains (w 8)
a. Reflecting society
b. Creative writing/analysis: future villain descriptions
4. Villains in literature (w 10-11)
a. Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
b. The Black Cat or/and The Tell-Tale Heart
c. Dracula
d. Reading: extracts + questions + analysis
EXAMINATION, week 12
Written test
- facts: monomyth; heroes & villains; fears and the Gothic
- text extracts: analysis (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde; The Black Cat/Tell-tale Heart; Dracula)
PLAN
Week
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Thursday |
Friday |
Examination and/or hand-ins |
Material |
7 |
INTRO literature Heroes and the heroic journey/monomyth |
Pitch |
Hand in monomyth summary |
Teams |
8 |
Things that go bump + Gothic… + text questions |
Villains + villain description |
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Blueprint C |
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Holidays |
Holidays |
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10 |
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde + text extracts exercises |
Poe - Black Cat, Tell Tale Heart + exercises |
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11 |
Dracula |
Repetition |
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12 |
Test: literature history |
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