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Persuasive Writing Techniques

7 Fevereiro 2024, 17:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today, TP2 learned about the 20 persuasive writing techniques used in different writing forms and then went on to identify these techniques in The New Yorker's article by Anna Russell entitled 'The Fury and Mischief of Paula Rego'.

Homework:

Students are to finish reading the article (from the top of the paragraph where it says 'Rego's mother was also artistic') and identify the persuasive writing techniques from that point onward. Students who missed this class are to read the article from the beginning and identify the techniques throughout. The PowerPoint on persuasive writing techniques, along with the review, are available on the shared Google drive.
Students are to watch the production of David Tennant's Hamlet. This has been uploaded on to the shared Google drive thanks to Lisa! (Thank you Lisa!) Please ensure that you watch this before next class on Wednesday. It's three hours long, so start watching!

Next class: I'll be asking people to feedback the techniques they found in the Rego review and then we'll read reviews on Tennant's Hamlet.

Lesson 5

6 Fevereiro 2024, 08:00 • Kathryn Gray Craven

Feedback on Vocabulary Project

Internet Search for Art Available during this semester (to be shared)

Sentence Synthesis, see Writing Exercises, Connectors, Ex 1 and 6

Homework: Read "Fly Already" and write a 3-sentence plot summary

What is Art? - Paula Rego

5 Fevereiro 2024, 17:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today, TP2 finished looking at Paula Rego's 2021 Tate Britain Exhibit and made excellent observations about the collection. We then went on to read The Guardian's 'Paula Rego review – stunning is an understatement' by Laura Cumming.

Next class: we're going to review persuasive writing techniques and go on to read the review from The New York Times.

Lesson 4 - Group Vocabulary Project Assignment

1 Fevereiro 2024, 08:00 • Kathryn Gray Craven

1. Revision of vocabulary to date, synonyms for walk, expressions about walking and sexy expressions from Kim Scott and Êd Catmull articles.

2. Division into permanent groups.

3. Assignment of Vocabulary Project for Tuesday, Feb 6

ASSIGNMENT:

1. Divide into groups and choose a name

2. Receive type of art form from teacher

3. Research the basic elements of this type of art form. You may use a text suggested by the teacher for part but not all of your research.

4. For each basic element, choose 10 adjectives or expressions commonly used to describe that element, 5 positive and negative (without repeating from one element to the next).

5. Present information in an easy to digest fashion to the class on Tuesday. Infographic, powerpoint, or clearly presented lists are some suggested formats.

6. Upload to class (teacher will instruct whet6her the item should be uploaded via Moodle or Google Drive.

What is art?

31 Janeiro 2024, 17:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today, TP2 briefly debated what art is. We followed this by beginning to look at a selection of paintings from Paula Rego's Tate Britain exhibition (2021). The students made some amazing insights into the paintings' potential meanings and how these might have been achieved through the artist's specific use of form, composition, and, particularly, colour and scale.

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