Bøger af Lisa Sangmeister

Lesson Plan from the year 2010 in the subject Didactics - English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,3, University of Marburg (Anglistik), course: Second Language Acquisition, language: English, abstract: 1. General OverviewThe Hessian Curriculum(1) demands that the English lesson in the Oberstufe has to improve the pupils¿ language skills as well as enlarge their knowledge about English literature and different cultures. Correspondingly, the pupils should gain experiences with a variety of texts and different media. By this, they develop critical media literacy which is an essential prerequisite for working independently. Ideally, these main objectives should be combinedin every teaching unit.The novel The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck was published in 1939. It reports the story of the farmer family Joad which has, like hundred thousands of other families, to leave their home Oklahoma to start a new life in California. By this, Steinbeck exemplifies the fateof migrant workers in the USA during the 1930¿s. The novel should be motivating for the pupils as it constitutes an authentic documentation of the social circumstances during the time of the Great Depression.(2) Furthermore, the dramatic story of the family Joad is gripping and arouses empathy. The novel, moreover, refers to central topics, like work ethnic and inequality, which can be connected to the current problems of globalization.In The Grapes of Wrath Steinbeck makes use of the migrants¿ authentic language. That is why the reading might be a challenge for the pupils. Besides, Steinbeck¿s literary techniques are note-worthy. He, for instance, adds so-called intercalary chapters, which evaluate the plot and provide further information on the historical context.Moreover, the controversy(3) of the novel led to various reactions of artists and film adaptations. So the novel is an appropriate starting point for the comparison of different media, like for instance songs, photographs and film adaptations. Correspondingly, this teaching unit aims at combining knowledge about literature and history with thedevelopment of language awareness and media competence.__________(1)Lehrplan Englisch, Gymnasialer Bildungsgang: Jahrgangsstufen 10G bis 12G, Hessisches Kultusministerium2010 (Entwurf).(2) John Steinbeck has accompanied migrant families on their way to California.(3) At first, the novel was abolished in California, later it won the Pulitzer Prize (1940).[...]

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Didactics - English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,3, University of Marburg, course: Concept of Love, language: English, abstract: Not only because of its provoking title, ¿Tis Pity She¿s a Whore can be described as John Ford¿s most controversial play (Anderson 92). The play¿s main plot portrays the passionate but forbidden love between the siblings Giovanni and Annabella. Moreover, ¿Tis Pity is an extraordinary violent play with ¿¿ several vivid action sequences¿ (Abate 94). All in all, there are five murder victims, Annabelläs tutress Putana is blinded, and her father Florio drops dead. The play reaches its brutal climax when Giovanni enters the feast with Annabelläs heart on his dagger. Nonetheless, the Cardinal does only blame one person for what has happened in the course of the play: ¿Of one so young, so rich in Nature¿s store, | Who could not say, ¿Tis Pity she¿s a whore?¿ (V.vi.158-159). The Cardinal¿s final condemnation seems to be ¿¿ unnecessarily vindictive¿ (Hopkins ix) because Annabella has not only repented of her sins, but she was also killed by her brother and her heart was displayed on his dagger. Besides, Corinne S. Abate points out that there are several other characters ¿¿ who could claim this denunciation and our pity¿ (Abate 94).