Sumários

Individual oral presentations continued.

3 Novembro 2022, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha


Oral presentations continued: A Press Review - Your Pick of Stories - Diana Calado; Pedro Pinto; Francisco Piçarra; Beatriz Brito; Mara Almeida.

HOMEWORK: Read TEXTS 15 and 16 for Tuesday,  8th November.

Oral presentations: A Press Review

27 Outubro 2022, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha


Oral presentations: A Press Review - Your Pick of Stories - Claudia Moisan; Daniel Monteiro; Rodrigo Silva; Margarida Cabrera.

HOMEWORK: Read TEXTS 15 and 16 for Thursday, 3rd November.

Comparing and contrasting two news stories as reported by a quality paper and a tabloid continued. Features.

25 Outubro 2022, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha


Comparing and contrasting the language features and overall style of two news stories reporting on the same event continued: TEXT 11 "Pride of Britain Awards 2011 ...", Daily Mirror; TEXT 12 - "Pensioner prevented jewellery raid ...", The Guardian; making judgements about the kind of audience the articles were written for.

Direct leads in straight news reports vs delayed leads in news features: looking at opening paragraphs of TEXTS 11 and 12 (news reports) and a news feature (TEXT 14 “Supergran Ann Timson who foiled armed gang with handbag says she's just mad” (Daily Mail).

Reading “How to write journalism: Features”. 

Comparing and contrasting the language features and overall style of two news stories reporting on the same event.

20 Outubro 2022, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha


Popular vs quality press: in-class group activity: comparing and contrasting the language features and overall style of two news stories reporting on the same event - TEXT 11 "Pride of Britain Awards 2011 ...", Daily Mirror; TEXT 12 - "Pensioner prevented jewellery raid ...", The Guardian (groups will report on their findings on Tuesday, 25th October).

Tuesday's national paper front pages. Shared knowledge in headlines.

18 Outubro 2022, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha


Taking a look at Tuesday's national paper front pages and their take on UK's current political crisis.

Shared knowledge in headlines: discussing examples of headlines that are related to specific cultural references.

HOMEWORK: Read TEXTS 11, 12, 13, and 14 at home.