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2nd Writing Workshop - Part 2

26 Março 2021, 15:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Due to having only one student today, we carried out only one Writing Workshop exercise:

  • THE END OF THE WORLD
    • Imagine that the World is going to end!
    • Describe how the world is going to end from a global perspective.  Or…
    • Describe how you would spend your last day on earth. 
      • Combine emotion and action (i.e. what you both feel and do).
      • You have 20 minutes!
Homework: students are to hand in their writing assignment no later than 5th April by uploading it into the Writing 2 file in the homework drop box in the shared google drive.

Next class: we will have our in-class tutorials.

2nd Writing Workshop - Part 1

25 Março 2021, 15:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today we carried out the first part of our second writing workshop.
Exercises included:

  • I remember...
    • Joe Brainard wrote a novel called I Remember and it's basically a collection of paragraphs all starting with the words 'I remember'.
    • Spend 10 minutes writing a short collection of “I remember” stories. 
      • If you get really hooked on one of the sentences/paragraphs, then just carry on writing a proper, full-length story.  Otherwise, just keep listing your memories...
  • Write a letter to your younger self.
    • Suggestions:
      • What advice or words of wisdom would you give them?
      • What warnings would you give them?
      • How would you inspire them?
      • Do you have a special message for them?
      • What do you know now that you didn’t know then?
  • Vocabulary Story
    • Go and get your list of vocabulary words.
    • Write a story using as many of the words on the list as you can.
    • Aim to include 10-20 words in your story.
    • Try to get the finished story to make sense.
Homework: click on the following link and choose 3 story topics from the 101 that are available.  Write the three topics down and bring them to tomorrow's workshop.

Next class: part 2 of our second writing workshop.

Class cancelled

24 Março 2021, 15:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today's class was cancelled due to the teacher being ill.

Michael Morpurgo's The Giant's Necklace

19 Março 2021, 15:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today we finally finished reading Michael Morpurgo's The Giant's Necklace! 

Next class: we will carry out the first part of our second writing workshop.

Michael Morpurgo's The Giant's Necklace

18 Março 2021, 15:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today we continued to read Michael Morpurgo's The Giant's Necklace and expand our vocabulary in the process. 

Next class: we will continue to read the short story together.  Indeed, we will keep reading it until we have finished!