Unterrichtsentwurf aus dem Jahr 2010 im Fachbereich Didaktik für das Fach Englisch - Pädagogik
Sprachwissenschaft Sprache: Deutsch Abstract: The following lesson plan will refer to the
novel Atonement by Ian McEwan and the movie of the same title directed by Joe Wright. The story
is about a 13-year-old girl named Briony Tallis who has a vivid fantasy and one day sees her
older sister Cecilia and Robbie Turner the son of a family servant at the fountain in front
of the house. She does not understand what is going on between Cecilia and Robby misinterprets
the scene and a series of misunderstandings is set in motion that causes lasting repercussions
for all of them. After the fountain scene Briony reads a letter from Robby to Cecilia that
has a sexual overtone and so she concludes that he must be a maniac. Then she sees Robbie and
Cecilia in a dark corner of the family's library having sex which disturbs her still more.
When her cousin Lola is raped Briony under the influence of fear and disappointment tells
the police that it was Robby who committed the crime. Robby is immediately arrested. The actual
rapist is a visitor to the estate who later marries Lola. Both hide behind the lie and Briony
is left to atone for her sin.I will generally refer to the novel's key scenes (fountain scene
Robbie's letter library scene scene in the wood interrogation scene Briony as an adult) and
two movie trailers. The lesson is designed for the Oberstufe more precisely for the 12th class
(Leistungskurs) because the text is relatively long and the language is rather sophisticated. I
would cover this topic in the second semester because it fits very well to the content of
Extreme Situations which covers the issues love and happiness initiation fight for survival
tragic dilemma and the troubled mind (Hessisches Kultusministerium 8) which are all contained
in the novel.
