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TV: The Young Pope - reviews

21 Outubro 2024, 15:30 Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio


Today, TP1 read - and identified the persuasive writing techniques in - The Guardian's and Vanity Fair's reviews on The Young Pope.

Next class: Part 1 of How to Write a Review

David Tennant's 'Hamlet' and TV's 'The Young Pope'

17 Outubro 2024, 15:30 Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio


Today, TP1 read Charles Spencer's Telegraph review: 'David Tennant: thrills abound in Doctor Who Hamlet'.  Following this, we watched Episode 1, Season 1 of The Young Pope.

Next class: we will read reviews on the show from The Guardian and Vanity Fair.

Theatre: David Tennant's 'Hamlet' - Review

14 Outubro 2024, 15:30 Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio


Due to the enormous length of the production, TP1 was asked to watch the video of David Tennant's performance of Hamlet at home.  (Some even watched the whole thing.)

Today, TP1 read Robert McCrum's Guardian review: 'David Tennant is the greatest Hamlet of his generation: Can I forget the drama that's surrounded David Tennant's Hamlet and engage only with the one that's on stage in front of me?'

Next class: we will read Charles Spencer's Telegraph review: 'David Tennant: thrills abound in Doctor Who Hamlet'.  Following this, we will watch Episode 1, Season 1 of The Young Pope

Visual Art: The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met - Part 2

10 Outubro 2024, 15:30 Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio


Today, TP1 read The Guardian's review on the Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met exhibit.  As per usual, this is on the shared Google drive and students who missed today's class should go through the PPTs and read the review.

Homework: watch David Tennant's Hamlet.  This video is available in high definition on the shared Google drive.  It is located in the folder entitled 'reviews' and then in the folder entitled 'theatre'.  Please watch for next class.

Visual Art: The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met.

7 Outubro 2024, 15:30 Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio


Today, TP1 we looked at the Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism exhibit at the Met.

Anyone who missed today's class can see the PowerPoint in the respective folder on the shared Google drive.  Please note that there are two PowerPoints with this exhibit: one with and one without extracts from the exhibit booklet.

Next class: we read the review.