Borders
This unit investigates the concept of borders in both its metaphorical dimensions and its concrete, real-world implications. Students engage with non-fiction texts with attention to purpose and function, focusing on the longform article and narrative non-fiction as genres.
The podcast format is revisited, and students examine what constitutes a compelling listening experience before producing their own literary podcast episodes. Extended reading comprehension is developed through student-selected novels analysed in relation to the overarching theme of borders.
Texts
| Text | Author | Genre |
|---|---|---|
| Visits to the Border | Susan V. Meyers | Non-fiction article |
| Mending Wall | Robert Frost | Poem |
| Airports and Auditions (Typecast as a Terrorist) | Riz Ahmed | Longform non-fiction |
| Student-chosen novel or podcast | — | Extended reading |
Key terms
→ Terms overview — Unit 3: Borders
Core concepts: border, boundary, migration, exile, liminality, hybridity, fluid identity, othering, assimilation, integration, transgression
Lessons
| Date | Focus |
|---|---|
| 07-04 | Borders intro — Visits to the Border — finding a novel |
| 14-04 | Recorded conversations — literary podcast format — reading time |
| 17-04 | Novel reading — writing summaries — SoMe writing |
| 21-04 | Mending Wall — translation and analysis |
| 24-04 | Grammar: præpositioner — creative writing with Twine |
| 28-04 | Grammar: pronominer — reading — Airports and Auditions prereading |
| 01-05 | Airports and Auditions — novel reading |
| 05-05 | Airports and Auditions — overview and analysis |