Sumários
Short evidence-based editorials.
12 Novembro 2015, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Short evidence-based editorials: a) analysing two examples of short evidence-based editorials (Texts 9 and 10) - "Killings of Journalists Bring Gun Violence to Dark New Level" (The New York Times) and "The arriving miserables" (The Washington Post"); b) preparing to create your own editorial (Workbook, pp. 31-33). HOMEWORK: Read through the guide to persuasive writing on pages 31-33 and write your own editorial. Write approximately 500 words. This assignment is due on November 19.
Private Eye
11 Novembro 2015, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Brief explanation of Armistice Day.
Explanation of different columns in the satirical magazine Private Eye
Working with British newspapers: Analysing editorials.
10 Novembro 2015, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
The week in review: two students' oral presentations. Working with British tabloids and quality newspapers: Analysing editorials (topics addressed; treatment of facts, emphasis, angle; political slant).
US TV (cont.) and other issues
9 Novembro 2015, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Continued explaantion of splintering effect of regionalisation of TV in the USa. Showing of article in The Daily Telegraph about abuse of power by a member of the British parliament (using letterheaded House of Commons notepaper to complain about a private matter). Showing of Gogglebox TV programme on UK Channel 4, where we watch people sitting in their own homes being filmed watching TV shows we have already watched.
Analysis of news stories reporting the same event continued. The week in review: two students' oral presentations.
5 Novembro 2015, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Working with British newspapers continued: groups report on their analysis of the linguistic features of a tabloid article vs a quality paper article. The week in review: two students' oral presentations. HOMEWORK: Please read TEXTS 9 and 10.