Poverty in the UK

Denne study guide giver hjælp til emnet poverty in the UK, som indgik i den skriftlige eksamen i Engelsk B på HF den 25. maj 2021. Vi giver dig et overblik over kildeteksterne og hjælper dig med at analysere den primære tekst og diskutere emnet. Endelig får du også hints til at skrive eksamensopgaven.

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The text “London charity: Virus layoffs force families into poverty” is a transcript of a news clip reported by Laurence Lee for Al Jazeera in 2020. The news video was published on YouTube in April 2020. The reporter talks about how charities try to provide for the large numbers of people who need their assistance, as an increasing number of adults have lost their jobs during the Coronavirus pandemic.

The text “An Open Letter to all MPs in Parliament” was written by Marcus Rashford and published on the 15^th June 2020 on Twitter. In his letter, Rashford talks about food poverty in England and asks Members of the UK Parliament to reconsider their decision to cancel free school meals after the Coronavirus lockdowns.

Præsentation af emnet

Materialet i denne opgave diskuterer forskellige synspunkter vedrørende fattigdom i Storbritannien, som er steget på grund af corona-pandemien.

De to tekster fokuserer på effekterne af corona-pandemien for folk i alle sociale klasser. De taler om, at et stigende antal voksne har mistet deres jobs under pandemien og har svært at brødføde deres familier. Velgørende organisationer har svært at hjælpe alle folk i nød, mens voksne, der lever af offentlige ydelser, må vælge mellem at give deres børn mad eller at betale husleje og faste udgifter.

Derudover har annulleringen af de gratis skolemåltider gjort den vanskelige situation, som landets fattigste befinder sig i under pandemien, endnu sværere.

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Ethos

Rashford uses ethos several times in the letter when he tries to establish his authority as a sender in relation to the topic of food poverty. Being a black man himself, he talks about “Black and minority ethnic groups” (l. 45) that suffer the most because of food poverty. He also provides personal anecdotes about his own poor childhood to show that he understands the struggles of minorities first-hand: “My story to get here is all-too-familiar for families in England: my mum worked full-time, earning minimum wage to make sure we always had a good evening meal on the table. But it was not enough” (ll. 11-13). These elements make Rashford appears knowledgeable and reliable on the topic.

Moreover, Rashford also builds ethos through his personal involvement in fighting food poverty: “As many of you know, as lockdown hit and schools were temporarily closed, I partnered with food distribution charity FareShare to help cover some of the free school meal deficit” (ll. 28-29). His involvement with charities reinforces Rashford’s authority and makes him appear caring.