Sumários
Oral presentation: A press review. Editorial writing continued.
25 Março 2019, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Oral presentations: An individual 15-minute press review. The following students presented their press review: Inês Polónio and Maria Gonçalves.
Writing an editorial continued (individual in-class assignment).
HOMEWORK: Instructions sent by email.
Social Media
21 Março 2019, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott
Planning of essay on positives and negatives of social media and of "being connected".
Editorials continued: creating a short evidence-based editorial.
20 Março 2019, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
(1) Analysing the structure and contents of two editorials - (a) TEXT 11: "Race and marijuana arrests" (New York Times) and TEXT 12: "Prison works ..." (The Independent);
(2) Brainstorming topics for an evidence-based editorial; choosing the topic for your editorial
(3) Creating your own editorial: a step-by-step approach. (to be continued next lesson)
HOMEWORK: Research facts for your own evidence-based editorial.
Oral presentations. Analysing editorials continued. Vocabulary expansion.
18 Março 2019, 08:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Oral presentations: An individual press review. The following student presented his press review: Fábio Dias.
Vocabulary expansion exercise based on words/expressions from TEXTS 5 to 10.
Working with British tabloids and quality newspapers continued: (a) analysing editorials (topics addressed; treatment of facts, emphasis, angle; political slant); (b) reporting to the class on one's findings.HOMEWORK: (a) read TEXT 11: "Race and marijuana arrests" (New York Times) and TEXT 12: "Prison works ..." (The Independent) and answer the question at the top of page 32; (b) Make a list of topics that could be used in an editorial (further instructions sent by email).