UVGS 1A 1999/2000: Jørn's English class

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Bold = English class
Green = vacation
Blue = tests, writing
Purple = alternative activities, no English class
Red = red-letter day, no school		 
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  Weeks  34-37: The English-speaking world. 
Texts:
"Do You Know Your English-speaking  ...?
"English Around the World"
"The Ant-Eater"
"An Australian Outline"
"A Canadian Overview"		 cont-d:
"From Oslo to Heaven in Half ..."
"Good Advice is Rarer Than Rubies"

Weeks 37-41: US history and geography.
"Geographical Update"
"Going Home"
"The Last Leaf"
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cont'd:
"Looking at the USA - a historical ..."
"Tsali of the Cherokees"

Weeks 41-45: The UK - history and geography.
Texts:
"Geographical Britain - a Fact-file"
"Parker 51"
"Britain - a  Sense of the Past"

 cont'd:
"Father and Son"
"Northern Ireland Today"
"Bringing Belfast Together"

Weeks 45-50: US values and beliefs
Texts:
"The American People"
"I See You Never"
"Thank You, Ma'm"

 cont'd:
"The American System of Government"
"Understanding Americans"
"Mercedes Benz"
 
 
 
 

 
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Weeks 1-2: US values and beliefs (cont'd)

January 14: end of first term.

Weeks 3-6: UK values and beliefs (aspects of society) 
Texts:
"A Question of Faith"
"In Britain"
"The British System of Government"

 cont'd:
"Enoch's Two Letters"

February 10: School ski trip

Weeks 6-11: Novel (to be selected later)

 cont'd:
Novel

Weeks 11-14: Work, education and the environment
Texts:
"Made in America"
"Frog Pond"
"A Year at an American High School"
 
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cont'd:
"How to be an Englishman"
"Education - a Pathway to Equality"
"Working Britain"

April 6-14: 5-hour tests (no classes)
 

 Weeks 17-22: Revision +

May 16: soccer cup

 June 5: possible written exam, English

June 19:  possible oral exam, English