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Tutorial

17 Fevereiro 2022, 08:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Continued close reading of sections of book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Literary close reading and first steps on adaptation

16 Fevereiro 2022, 09:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Students discussed the outcomes of their close reading of the first letter in the novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower.  

Then we viewed the opening of the film to compare how the scene is set in the film,
Viewing of film to first tunnel scene

Literary close readings

14 Fevereiro 2022, 09:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Students carried out a literary close reading of W.B: Yeats's poem "The balloon of the Mind" and the opening paragraphs of William Faulkner's short story "A Rose for Emily" following the guidelines in the course book.

These exercises were carried out in small groups followed by a general student discussion of the outcome of the readings. 
An example of a complete exercise was offered to students at the end of class to provide them with a guideline if they wish to do a literary close reading for their oral presentation. 

Tutorial

10 Fevereiro 2022, 08:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Discussion of students' ideas for their research projects and answered questions on materials.


Finished the reading of Frank O' Connor's "Guests of the Nation"

Class led discussion of academic article

9 Fevereiro 2022, 09:30 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Class led discussion of Norman Holland's article on how people process fictional narratives "Spider-Man? Sure! The neuroscience of suspending disbelief"

This led to a more extended discussion on how information is processed and fact checked and how people can really believe false information, even if this is unfounded.
The role of the arts in the development of reflective critical thinking patterns.