Headlines continued. "Crash blossoms".

13 Outubro 2022, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

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Headlines: deducing the language features of headlines continued: syntax, commonly used short words, and other headlinese rules. Reading and discussion of READING MATTERS TEXT 10 - "Crash blossoms". Syntactic ambiguity in headlines: analysing examples of garden-path sentences or crash blossoms. 

"Heads you win" . Headlinese.

11 Outubro 2022, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

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Reading and analysis of the article "Heads you win" by Ian Mayes (The Guardian) (READING MATTERS TEXT 9). 

Headlinese: deducing the language features of headlines (syntax, commonly used short words, and other headlinese rules).

The Streisand Effect. A response paper. Press reviews.

6 Outubro 2022, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

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"The Economist explains: What is the Streisand effect” (TEXT 19).

A response or reaction paper: (a) how to organise a response paper; (b) style guidelines; (c) reaction paper rubric (assessment criteria).

Individual press review (The Week in Review: Your Pick of Stories) - instructions explained; rubric (assessment criteria); tips on how to organise an oral presentation.

HOMEWORK: 

1. First writing assignment, a response paper, due on 13th October; instructions were sent by email.

2. Read the article "Heads you win" by Ian Mayes (The Guardian) (TEXT 9).

Reading and speaking activity about Front Page shocking images continued.

4 Outubro 2022, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

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Discussion of four newspaper articles related to Front Page shocking images continued: (a) "Photo Editors' Notebook: What makes the image of Omran Daqneesh extraordinary?" (TEXT 4); (b) "Facebook back tracks to allow iconic Vietnam War photo of child napalm victims" (TEXT 5);  (c) “Don’t Look Away: Photojournalists Are Documenting the Brutality of Russia’s War in Ukraine” (TEXT 6); (d) “It’s Been 50 Years. I Am Not ‘Napalm Girl’ Anymore” (TEXT 7).

Reading and speaking activity about Front Page shocking images continued.

29 Setembro 2022, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

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Preparing the discussion of five newspaper articles related to Front Page shocking images continued: (a) "Are newspapers correct to use such shocking images on their front pages?" (TEXT 3); (b) "Photo Editors' Notebook: What makes the image of Omran Daqneesh extraordinary?" (TEXT 4); (c) "Facebook back tracks to allow iconic Vietnam War photo of child napalm victims" (TEXT 5);  d) “Don’t Look Away: Photojournalists Are Documenting the Brutality of Russia’s War in Ukraine” (TEXT 6); e) “It’s Been 50 Years. I Am Not ‘Napalm Girl’ Anymore” (TEXT 7).