Fear of the press: Discussion of TEXTS 27-29.

3 Dezembro 2020, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Fear of the press: Discussion of the following texts: "The government's war on freedom of the press? (TEXT 27); "What happened to fear of the press" (TEXT 28); "Let's not give away the power of the press" (TEXT 29).

Oral presentations continued: The Week in review.

30 Novembro 2020, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Oral presentations continued - The Week in review. Your pick of stories: Márcia Alves; José Patrocínio; Inês Nunes will send a video recording of her presentation.

The 'me' column continued.

26 Novembro 2020, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

The 'me' column continued; reading TEXT 15 ( Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone |  New York Sun) and TEXT 16 (More From America's Worst Mom: 9-Year-Old On The Subway, Continued |  HuffPost) and analysis of the structure, language features and style of the personal column.  TEXT 17: Sorry We Stole Your Stuff | The Humor Columnist and  TEXT 18: How I finally came to terms with not being able to drive | Arwa Mahdawi | Opinion |  The Guardian are two other examples of personal columns (please read them at home)

The personal column, aka the 'me' column.

24 Novembro 2020, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Checking the answers to the vocabulary-expansion exercise related to READING MATTERS TEXTS 21, 22, and 23.

Introduction to column writing: reading and discussing of TEXT 17 "Columns" by Peter Cole and Michael White.

Analysing stylistic conventions of the "me" column:  "Why I let my 9-year-old ride the subway alone" (TEXT 15) (to be continued on Thursday).

Oral presentations continued: The Week in review.

23 Novembro 2020, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Oral presentations continued - The Week in review. Your pick of stories: Nuno Lança; João Modesto; Helena Ferreira; Inês Ribeiro will send a video recording of her presentation.

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