Ireland

Om forløbet

Forløbet introducerer bredt til Irlands geografi, kultur og historie, men har en vægtning på forholdet til England. Det er især et mål at kunne forstå og forklare det anspændte forhold mellem protestanter og katolikker i Nordirland, sådan som det udfolder sig gennem f.eks. en TV-serie som Derry Girls, eller hvordan The Orange Order og deres marcher opfattes der, og hvad der hele tiden driver de fortsatte spændinger, for nyligt også i spørgsmålet om placeringen af EU's toldmur efter Brexit. Dette ses gennem artikler, noveller (short stories), og film, der afspejler nøglebegivenheder såsom "The War of Independence" i 1919-21 og "The Troubles" omkring 1970-1990.

Begreber: Unionists, Loyalists, Republicans, Nationalists, The UK, Great Britain, Britain, England, Ireland, Nothern Ireland, The Troubles, The War of Independence.

hjemmeside: https://sites.google.com/boag.nu/engelskb/ireland?authuser=0

Læsninger:

1.læsning: introduction to Ireland (Homework: read "Who are the Irish?"

2.læsning: Irish history (Homework: read "Factfile 1: Irish history")

3.læsning: The Orange Order (Homework: read "Orange Lodge Perpetuates Hatred and Violence" (2005))

4.læsning: The Great Famine (Homework: Read the article "The Great Famine")

5.læsning: The Man of the House (1949). (homework: Read p.143-147)

6.læsning: The Man of the House (1949). (homework: Read the rest of the story.)

7.læsning: The Troubles. (homework: Read: "A Belfast family prays for peace" (Newsweek, 1981).)

8.læsning: Guests of the Nation (1931). (homework: Read "Guests of the Nation", section I and II (p.20-25))

9.læsning: Guests of the Nation (1931): (homework: Read the rest of "Guests of the Nation". That's section III, IV and V (p.25-31))

10.læsning: Brexit (homework: watch the video: "Could Brexit bring The Troubles back to Northern Ireland?")

Britain, Great Britain, England, the UK... what's what?

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-UK-Great-Britain-Whats-the-Difference/

1.læsning: Introduction

Ireland is a fierce country with a flamboyant spirit and outlandish customs. Home of the leprechaun and riverdance, it calls for further study.

Lektie: "Who are the Irish?" by Alicia Reynolds. Read for comprehension and to prepare for the pair work in class.

Who Are The Irish

pair work:

1) Take turns translating each sentence into Danish. Write nothing down. Help eachother where necessary.

Extra) What is the "eye-catcher" of this article? What is done to make the reader interested in reading on? Argue and point to examples in the text.

Group work:

1) Make a wiki with 3-5 facts from each section of the video. Share in "fælles" on Google Drev.

Extra) Make a communication analysis with focus on:

2.læsning: History

Ireland has a long history of being invaded by the English and of resisting this invasion. Violence between English Protestants and Irish Catholics has been a consequence of this struggle between the two countries. How did it first begin - and what makes it continue even to this day?

Lektie: "Factfile1: Irish history". Read for comprehension and to prepare for the group work in class.

Factfile - Irish history.pdf

Repetition: Do you remember some facts about Ireland from our last lesson? Communication analysis and eye catcher.

1) Group work:

Each group has one of the three sections.
The group decides on 5 simple facts of importance in their section. The 5 simple facts are written down on separate pieces of paper and placed centrally.
Each group member makes his/her own 5 fact cards, writing only one word for each fact.

2) Matrix groups:

Retell your 5 facts to the new group based on the word you have on each of your 5 cards.

Extra) What is the genre of this text? What in its style and language is characteristic of the genre and its way of communicating? How has the author made it easier for us to follow the logic of the text?

3.læsning: The Orange Order

The Orange Order is a political and religious brotherhood of Protestants. They march and parade in front of Catholics to show they're not afraid, to show pride, to show . And they hate who - since they live in Nothern Ireland among Catholics - work to uphold Protestant traditions and their right. Lots of violence arises when they march through Catholics neighbourhoods. So why do they insist on their right to march?

Lektie: "Orange Lodge Perpetuates Hatred and Violence" (2005). Read using the glosses below (how many will you end up using in an essay or conversation? Try to learn these). We do the quiz in class.

Orange Lodge Perpetuates Hatred and Violence

Glosses and quiz - Orange Lodge perpetuates...

Protestants are also called: Loyalists (because the are loyal to Britain); Unionists (because they want to remain in union with the UK)

vs.

Catholics are also called: Republicans (because they want Northern Ireland to be part of the Republic of Ireland); Nationalists (because they want Northern Ireland back and independent of the UK government.

4.læsning: The Great Famine

In 1845, Ireland was a colony under the British Empire. That year, a horrible famine killed 30 % of the population. How could the British government let this happen?

Lektie: Read the article "The Great Famine". Glosses can be found in the text.

The Northern Ireland conflict

The Great Famine.pdf

5.læsning: Man of the House (1949)

Lektie: Read "Man of the House" p.143-147

This short story, written by a famous Irish author, Frank O'Connor, is a story about the coming of age of a young boy. The setting is the town of Cork in southern Ireland. The consequences of the British occupation can be seen and felt - although this is nearly invisible to the eyes of the narrator, who is a child.

In 1922, after the Irish War of Independence, most of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom to become the independent Irish Free State. Under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, however, the six northeastern counties, known as Northern Ireland, remained within the United Kingdom, creating the partition of Ireland.

man of the house.pdf

Analytical terms: narrative mode: point-of-view and voice. What type of narrator are we dealing with, and what "personality" does he/she have?

6.læsning: Man of the House

Lektie: Read the rest of "Man of the House"

Analytical terms on the worksheet

Plot, Characters (flat/round, dynamic/static), Setting, Conflict, Title, Theme(s), interpretation

Worksheet - Man of the house

7.læsning: The Troubles

Read: "A Belfast family prays for peace" (Newsweek, 1981).

"The Troubles" (balladen) refers to a specific period in the 1960-70s, where sectarian violence was especially fierce. Local newspapers in Ulster were ripe with stories about terrorism, especially carjackings, kneecappings, bombings and shootings. some articles reveal what it was like to live in the middle of civil war.

"Bloody Sunday"

a Belfast family prays for peace.pdf

Style and formality (rhetorical analysis)

Sender, receivers, intention (communication analysis)

Composition: headline, sub-header,

"The Troubles": 1969-1998

"The troubles" began with fierce protests against the discrimination of the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland, which was answered with police brutality. The IRA (Irish Republican Army) and other paramilitary forces began a war of terror against the British occupation, and In 1972, British police shot 28 unarmed civillians suspected of being IRA terrorists. This event was later to be dubbed "Bloody Sunday".

What basic information does the article offer about the Belfast Family?

where they live?
how many they are in the family?
Their names and family surname?

What are some ways in which the Belfast family suffers from “the troubles”?

How many people have died in “sectarian strife” in the past 12 years?
Explain the term “sectarian strife” in English
How is the son’s, Henry’s, attitude towards the troubles? See p.20

What’s your analysis of the article?

genre / article type

News source / date published

Circumstances

language and style / journalistic features (title + content)

intention: How do the journalists want to portray “the troubles”? Why is the family used as the point of focus in the article?

8.læsning: Guests of the Nation (1931)

Lektie: Read "Guests of the Nation", section I and II (p.20-25)

Gueses of the Nation.pdf

worksheet elever - Guests of the Nation

9.læsning: Guests of the Nation

Lektie: Read the rest of "Guests of the Nation". That's section III, IV and V (p.25-31)

Symbolism, metonyme, imagery, metaphor,

The religious argument between Hawkins and Noble in chp.1
It was pitch dark in the cottage... (p.26, l.11)
comparison to children (p.31, l.21-23) + (p.29, l.5)

Questions to consider - guests of the nation

10.læsning: Brexit

What would Brexit mean for the perpetuation of sectarian violence?

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