Today, TP1 went on to identify the 20 persuasive writing techniques in The New Yorker's article by Anna Russell entitled 'The Fury and Mischief of Paula Rego'.

Next class: we will begin our second unit on Visual Art: The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism at the Met

Today, TP2 learned about the 20 persuasive writing techniques used in different writing forms.

Next class: we will read and identify these techniques in The New Yorker's article by Anna Russell entitled 'The Fury and Mischief of Paula Rego'.

Unidade Curricular | Course Unit

Inglês no Mundo das Artes (C2)/English in the World of the Arts (C2)

Código da Unidade Curricular | Course ID 

ENG 12286 TP2

ECTS | Credits 6

Ciclo de Estudos 1º

Semester 1st

 

Instructor Katie Gray Craven

Language of instruction English

 

Course description

This syllabus incorporates the CEFR guidelines for Academic English at a C2 level. It will focus on acquiring and practicing the vocabulary and structures necessary to reflect critically on ourselves, our writing and artistic content throughout the World of the Arts.

In groups, students will prepare a glossary for analyzing a wide range of arts and then apply that lexicon to the critique of their own writing, that of their colleagues and a series of different genres of art. At least one field trip will be required (potential exemption for worker-students). In addition, a variety of writing exercises at the C2 level will be completed to widen students’ range of written and spoken language in a range of registers.

 

Grading and Assessment (in language of instruction)

A student-centered teaching approach will be used following a task-based methodology. 

10% - Group Project – Vocabulary for Reviewing Art Forms

15% - Review Diary – 5 reviews of five different art forms of 1200 words each.  Will be subject to peer review. Pass/Fail

15% - Second draft of one review to publication standard (near native) submitted as part of a review Portfolio.

15% - Oral Presentation Recorded and uploaded. (8-10m). “I was surprised to find…”

30% - Final Test (15% Review, 15% Vocabulary and Grammar)

15% - Continuous Assessment – Attendance, class participation, homework, group work, and preparation of readings.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Calendar (dates subject to change)

 

16 Sept Introduction and Syllabus	20 Sept – More sophisticated writing Sexy Voc – Walk How not to critique art	24 Value of honest, detailed critique Readings WC0	27 Sept – Group formation Critique Dance?
1 Oct Keret, Etgar. “Fly Already” WC 1	4 Oct     Draft RD1 Voc 1	8 Oct RD 1 – Fly Already Voc 2	11 Oct     Voc 3
15          Oct WC 2	18 Oct Sexy Voc - Think Draft RD2	22 Oct     RD 2	25 Oct
29 Nov WC 3 Sexy Voc -	1 Nov – All Saints’ Day	5 Nov       Draft RD3	8 Nov       RD3
12 Nov	15 Nov WC 4 Sexy Voc	19 Nov Draft RD4	22 Nov     RD4
26 Nov	29 Nov WC 5 Sexy Voc	3 Dec Draft RD5	6 Dec     RD5
10 Dec WC 6 Sexy Voc	13 Dec Film	17 Dec Film Upload Presentations	19 Dec Test
24 Dec	27 Dec	31 Dec	3 Jan
7 Jan Presentation Discussion Portfolio	10 Jan Presentation Discussion

 

 

Bibliography

Required Readings

Ayers, Andrew. (June 2017) “On the waterfront: Lisbon’s MAAT by Amanda Levete”. The Architectural Review.architectural-review.com  Accessed 18 September 2024

Catmull, Ed. “How Pixar Fostered Collective Creativity.” Harvard Business Review, September 2008, https://hbr.org/2008/09/how-pixar-fosters-collective-creativity

Cumming, Laura. “Pasquarosa:From Muse to Painter” Accessed 21 February 2024. The Guardian.

FirstRound.com. “Radical Candor – The Surprising Secret to Being a Good Boss”. Accessed 21 January 2024.  https://review.firstround.com/radical-candor-the-surprising-secret-to-being-a-good-boss/

Hogan, Marc. February 2023. “The Future. Leonard Cohen”. Pitchfork. Accessed 14 March 2024. https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/leonard-cohen-the-future/

Keret, Edgar. “Fly Already”. 2017. The New Yorker. Accessed 31 January 2024 https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/05/15/fly-already

Van Jakeman, V. Harrison, M. and Paterson, K. 2022. Improve Your Grammar, 3rd Ed. London, Bloomsbury Academic

Veiga, Francisco M. “Portugal’s MAAT Museum a Monument to Corporate Ego” (May 2017). metropolismag.com. Accessed 15 Sept 2024. https://metropolismag.com/viewpoints/portugal-maat-museum-monument-corporate-ego/

Supplementary readings

Barnet, Sylvan. A Short Guide for Writing about Art. Longman 6th edition. [Includes segments on architecture, painting, photography and sculpture] Barnet, Sylvan and William E. Cain. A Short Guide to Writing about Literature 12th Ed. Longman. 2011. Bellman, Jonathan D. A Short Guide to Writing about Music. 2nd Ed. Pearson Longman. 2007. Corrigan, Timothy. A Short Guide to Writing about Film 8th Ed. Longman, 2012.  Herman, David (ed) The Cambridge Companion to Narrative. CUP. 2007. Holland, Norman N. & Murray Schwartz. Know Thyself: The Delphi Seminars. PsyArt Foundation. 2008. Keskeys, Paul. “Young Architect Guide” from Arquitizer Journal. Accessed 17/01/2024 Loring, DawnD. & Julie L. Pentz. “Guidelines for Writing a Dance Review” from Dance Appreciation with HKPropel Access. Mitchell, Barry. “Writing about Music (opera) Tutorial Notes.” https://theoryofmusic.wordpress.com. Accessed 22/1/24 “Tips for Students:  How to Write a Review of an Artistic Performance” from Expressions Media. Expressionsadelaide.com. Accessed 21/1/2024 “Tips for Students: Use Some News Words in Your Review Writing. from Expressions Media. Expressions adelaide.com. Accessed 22/1/2024 Spurlock, Ann. “Writing about Literature”, pps. 279-348, in Guide to Freshman Composition. 3rd Ed. Mississippi State University, 2006.

 

Next class: we will continue to look at Rego's work and hopefully read one of the reviews.