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.

Sherlock

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

Wikipedia Outline_(list)

Outline_(list)#Summarization

Sentence Outline

Topic Outline vs. Sentence Outline

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.

Cormoran Strike's Britain

The Cuckoo's Calling: Trailer - BBC One

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