People of colour and their everyday experiences in the USA: Die Lernenden lesen die beiden Kurzgeschichten “Heads of the Colored People: Four Fancy Sketches, Two Chalk Outlines, and No Apology” und “Fatima, the Biloquist: A Transformation Story”.

Jede short story wird von pre-reading sowie diversen while- und post-reading activities begleitet, die Textverstehen und Kontextualisierung unterstützen.

An jede Kurzgeschichte schließen sich Aufgaben an, die den Schülerinnen und Schülern eine kreative Auseinandersetzung mit dem jeweiligen Text ermöglichen. Abschließend vergleichen die Lernenden beide stories und diskutieren deren Intention vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen Gesellschaftsstrukturen der USA. Außerdem schreiben sie einen persönlichen Kommentar in Form eines reviews.

Competences and skills:

This unit first and foremost practises literary competences such as text comprehension and the analysis of plot structure, character constellations, literary devices and language. Close reading as one of the most relevant reading strategies when it comes to literature is trained in each topic. As students repeatedly share their results on analysis, research and creative tasks and discuss certain aspects within the short stories, they train their speaking skills in authentic settings. Students’ creative writing skills are trained when they write an additional paragraph to Fatima, the Biloquist: A Transformation Story. Their generic writing skills are trained when they write their own review about the short stories. Listening/viewing skills are practised when students receive input on certain technical terms via video in topics 3 and 4.