BG15 (Advanced Course)
4th Term
Shakespeare and His Time
The drama will be presented by the students after the winter holidays. Therefore it should be read during the winter holidays. Since the drama and explanatory notes are available online, students need not buy the paper edition. As usual, summary and interpretation are required - copy&paste is not acceptable.
Links:
No Fear Shakespeare Original Text - Modern Text
The Shakespeare Project
Shakespeare Online
Studying Romeo and Juliet
3rd Term
Classic Tales of Crime and Detection
Klett English Editions: unabridged text with annotations
ISBN 978-3-12-534642-0
The short story "A Scandal in Bohemia" has to be read before or during the summer holidays.
Homework, deadline: 3 November 2017 (print doublespaced or mail)
Compare (i.e. show similarities and differences) the characters Adler, Holmes, Watson and their relationships in
A Study in Scarlet/Pink and
A Scandal in Bohemia/Belgravia
The Tell-Tale Heart (short story by Edgar Allen Poe, first published in 1843)
Outlining
2nd Term
The Individual Between Conformity and Rebellion
Made in Dagenham is a 2010 British film, which dramatises the Ford sewing machinists strike of 1968 that aimed for equal pay for women.
How to Capitalize and Punctuate Bullet Points
Robert Galbraith: The Cuckoo's Calling, paperback 608 pages, ISBN-13: 978-0316348645, 9,49 EUR. The Cuckoo's Calling is a 2013 crime fiction novel by J. K. Rowling, published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.
The book will be presented by the students after the Easter holidays. Therefore it has to be read before the end of these holidays.
1st Term
The American South
Poem: “Harlem”
Poem: “I, Too, Sing America”
Song: “Strange Fruit”
Harper Lee: To Kill a Mockingbird - Klett, ISBN 978-3-12-578860-2 - 9,99 EUR
The book will be presented by the students after the autumn holidays. Therefore it has to be read during the autumn holidays.
Audio book available at YouTube, e.g. Complete Book (4 hours, 13 minutes)
or
Chapter by chapter
We will watch the 1962 American film drama, also availabe at YouTube.
Links:
SparkNotes: To Kill a Mocking Bird
Out of Africa theory (migration of modern humans): Wikipedia
fatti maschii, parole femine: Merriam Webster
The Maryland motto is sexist in any language: Washington Post
Self-sacrificial aspect of the pelican: Wikipedia
General Lee: Wikipedia
Boycott (2001 film) Wikipedia
The Rosa Parks Story Wikipedia
North America's mountains Map
Gulf Stram Wikipedia
Blues Wikipedia
Rhythm and blues Wikipedia
Jazz Wikipedia
Cajun music Wikipedia
Country music Wikipedia
Rap music Wikipedia
Mind Map Wikipedia
Blog Example hennivangermany
Daryl Davis CNN
Daryl Davis Wikipedia
Daryl Davis MailOnline