Students' oral presentations. TEXT 33: Reading group roles.

30 Novembro 2021, 11:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Students' oral presentations: The Week in review - Your pick of stories (Manuel Bual, Madalena Sobral, Diogo Costa).

Students' oral presentations. “The present crisis of Western democracy is a crisis of journalism”

29 Novembro 2021, 11:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Students' oral presentations: The Week in review - Your pick of stories (João Libório, Beatriz Guerreiro). Preparing to discuss TEXT 33: “The present crisis of Western democracy is a crisis of journalism” (Nieman Reports, September 10, 2018) - please check instructions sent by email.

Online tutorial: addressing doubts related to the second writing assignment.

24 Novembro 2021, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Online tutorial: addressing doubts related to the second writing assignment.

Editorials continued.

23 Novembro 2021, 11:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Editorials continued: (a) brainstorming ideas for topics (group activity); (b) discussing which topics lend themselves to writing an editorial; (c) looking at beginnings and endings of editorials; (d) dos and don'ts of editorials; editorials vs discursive essays; (e) how to cite one's sources in an editorial.. 

HOMEWORK: Write your own evidence-based editorial (assignment due on 3rd December 2021). Instructions sent by email.

Students' individual oral presentations: The Week in Review. Editorials: TEXTS 13 and 14.

22 Novembro 2021, 11:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Students' individual oral presentations: The Week in Review. 

Students' individual oral presentations: The Week in Review - Your pick of stories (Cillian O'Sullivan; Cristina Hashchuk.

Editorials: 

(a) four main types of editorials: persuasive; analysis and explanatory; obituary; endorsement; 

(b) analysing the structure and style of an evidence-based editorial based on TEXT 13: "Race and marijuana arrests" (New York Times) and TEXT 14: "Prison works ..." (The Independent) continued: opinion stated; reasons stated to support this opinion; facts that support this opinion; author's suggestions for dealing with the topic of the editorial.