Gymnasiale uddannelser - Engelsk (01/11 2011)

OED Online Word of the Day: pumpkinification, n. (31/10 2011)

Etymology: <  pumpkin n. + -ification suffix, after Hellenistic Greek ἀποκολοκύντωσις transformation into a pumpkin ( <  ancient Greek ἀπο- apo- prefix + κολοκύνθη pumpkin, of uncertain origin + -ωσις -osis suffix, after Hellenistic Greek ἀποθέωσις apotheosis n.), the title of a travesty (ascribed to Seneca) of the apotheosis of the Roman emperor Claudius Caesar.
Transformation into a pumpkin; used esp. with reference to the elevation to divine status of the Roman emperor Claudius (see quot. 1856). Hence allusively: extravagant or absurdly uncritical glorification; an instance of this.
1856  C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire V. l. 602  (note), Seneca wrote a satire on the deification of Claudius to which he gave the name of Apocolocyntosis (or pumpkinification).
1867  W. Smith Dict. Greek & Rom. Biogr. & Mythol. III. 781/2 Pumpkinification, or the reception of Claudius among the pumpkins.
1904 Spectator 15 Oct. 559/1 The writer‥has‥given us, not an apotheosis, but a pumpkinification of the Emperor William II.
1943 Classical Q. 37 104 As well might Milton have called Paradise Lost ‘The Pumpkinification of Satan'.
1979 UCT Stud. in Eng. (Univ. Cape Town) Sept. 51 The effect is one of pumpkinification-it is as though we are witnessing Cinderella's coach revert to its vegetable state.
2004 Times (Nexis) 9 Jan. 50, I thought that the pumpkinification of celebrity cooks came in France after the Revolution.

Talentforløb i gymnasierne - eksemplariske forløb til inspiration for sprogfagene (31/10 2011)

Siden januar 2011 har fem arbejdsgrupper udviklet eksemplariske forløb til styrkelse af talentfulde elever i de gymnasiale uddannelser. Her finder du resultaterne af deres arbejde. Læs hvordan talentudvikling kan virke i praksis.
Læs arbejdsgruppens rapport (15 A4-sider - pdf).
Rapporten kan ses som et idékatalog og et supplement til den allerede kendte differentiering med nye idéer til den daglige undervisning.
Hovedformålet er at give lærerne let omsættelige idéer til øvelser og opgaver, som kan inkorporeres i diverse undervisningssekvenser og undervisningsforløb. Man kan bruge idéerne til at give et talent-twist i den daglige undervisning, så det ikke bliver en unødig ekstrabyrde for underviseren.
Arbejdsgruppens forslag grupperer sig inden for tre hovedområder:

1. Eleven på egen hånd
2. Når elever arbejder sammen
3. Talentundervisning uden for den daglige undervisning.
   

Inden for alle områder vil der være konkrete idéer til øvelser.

The English Riots 2011 (30/10 2011)

• Starten er lavet til en side om The English Riots 2011 - optøjerne i en række store engelske byer. Siden er inspireret af Duncan MacLaurin fra Esbjerg
• Der er en række henvisninger til aviser og tv, især aviser som The Guardian og The Independent, og tv-stationen Al Jazeera men også personlige kommentarer fra bloggere.
• Læserne må meget gerne indsende yderligere materiale.

Reader Idea - A Class on the Media and Society (29/10 2011)

• As an elective, I teach a class a class titled Social Criticism. This class is open to juniors and seniors and is intended to help students understand the impact that the media has on today's culture.
• In this class, we analyze social structures and aim to come up with practical solutions to problems presented today. Through the use of reaction articles and books like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," we tackle and conduct class discussions on topics present in today's society. Evaluation is conducted through participation and written responses to articles and texts.
• I use The New York Times to find articles that are pertinent and interesting to my students.
• First, I give them an article to read at home. Then, in class, they fill out dialogue sheets (PDF) on which they write a brief summary of the article along with main points, their emotional reaction, the value of the article and any questions they have about the topic. The next day, we use their dialogue sheets as a basis for an all-class discussion.

Gallagher concedes defeat as Higgins on course to win (28/10 2011)

• Independent Seán Gallagher  has conceded defeat and contacted Michael D Higgins  to congratulate him on his  success in the presidential election.
• The Labour Party candidate appears set to become the State's ninth president when the final results of the final election count are revealed in Dublin Castle later tonight.
• Mr Gallagher is expected to finish second, with Sinn Féin's Martin McGuinness in third position.

How Do You Use Facebook? (22/10 2011)

• Research shows that for students, specific ways of using Facebook – not use of it in general – correlate with some real-life behaviors like participating in extracurricular activities and even with academic achievement.
• How do you tend to use Facebook, if at all?
• Do you think the ways you use it are reflected in other areas of your life?

Using Opening Lines From the Magazine's 'Lives' Column as Writing Prompts (14/10 2011)

• We’re celebrating Oct. 20, the National Day on Writing, in all kinds of ways, and this is the first.
• Along with Figment, an online community where teenagers and young adults come together to discover, create and share new reading and writing, we’re inviting students to use the first lines we’ve collected below — all taken from the “Lives” column, the long-running essay series that appears in the back of The New York Times Magazine each week — and use them as jumping-off points for their own stories, essays, plays, memoirs or poetry.

What Is Your Personal Credo? (08/10 2011)

• Steve Jobs is being eulogized the world over as a leader, innovator and risk-taker whose mantras included the Apple motto "Think different." What are your own guiding principles?
• Numerous Times articles review the legacy of Steve Jobs, including Steve Lohr's piece "Reaping the Rewards of Risk-Taking," in which he characterizes Mr. Jobs as a role model who turned seeming failure into opportunity and then success.

Poetry Pairing - ‘That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold’ (07/10 2011)

• We're delighted to feature William Shakespeare today for the first time in our Poetry Pairing series.
• We've paired the Shakespeare poem referred to as "Sonnet LXXIII: That Time of Year Thou Mayst in Me Behold" with a City Room blog post offering up observations of nature as we transition to fall.
• After reading the poem and article, tell us what you think - or suggest other Times content that could be matched with the poem instead.

Out in paperback: October fiction (04/10 2011)

• As well as a 'reinvigorated' Philip Roth, this month sees a generous seasonal helping of supernatural tales, from Susan Hill's follow-up to The Woman in Black to the tale of a modern-day werewolf pursued by the World Organisation for the Control of Occult Phenomena.
• Læs mere i The Guardian.

Teachers Teaching Teachers, on Twitter: Q. and A. on ‘Edchats’ (03/10 2011)

• Like other groups with shared interests, from epidemiologists to James Joyce fans to locked-out N.F.L. players, teachers are turning to Twitter to collaborate, share resources and offer each other support.
• Many, in fact, are using it to take professional development into their own hands, 140 characters at a time.
• Each week, thousands of teachers participate in scheduled Twitter “chats” around a particular subject area or type of student.

Aflønning for skriftlig censur (03/10 2011)

• I forbindelse med en artikel i Anglo Files # 161 er der måske opstået usikkerhed om aflønningen for skriftlige censorer.
• På UVM's side kan man finde den korrekte aflønning.
• Normen for at rette stx A er 1,5 i timen, for at rette stx B og hf B er normen 2 i timen.
• Det skal tilføjes, at yderligere oplysninger også kan findes i fagkonsulentens indlæg om Forsøg og udvikling 2011-2012 i afsnittet 'Skriftlig censor' på side 9 i bladet.