Sumários

Discussion of students' research projects

6 Outubro 2021, 09:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Discussion of students' research projects

Close reading of lyrical prose and flash fiction

1 Outubro 2021, 09:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Analysis of the short poem "A Balloon of the Mind" (W.B. Yeats) as a whole class.

Then students broke into groups of 3-4 elements to analyse Kate Chopin's "Ripe Figs" using the close reading tools already presented. Findings were discussed in class.

Literary analysis

30 Setembro 2021, 09:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Discussion of students' reactions to William Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily".

Discussion of how the close reading of the opening paragraphs helped interpretation.
Discussion of the story in the context of the Southern Gothic and identification of traces of the Southern Gothic in the story.

Tutorial

29 Setembro 2021, 09:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Answered students' questions on their research sets.


Looking and unique locations in the UK and USA series:1. CPE Reading Comprehension exercise on Devon and Cornwall.

Literary close reading

24 Setembro 2021, 09:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

We performed a literary close reading of the opening 3 paragraphs of William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily". 

Students will read this for the next class.