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“What does it mean to be British and does it still matter?” by Yvonne Robert - Part 2

17 Novembro 2020, 17:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today we read and discussed the second half of “What does it mean to be British and does it still matter?” by Yvonne Robert.

Students who missed this class should read this text at home.

We also discussed the outline for the end-of-semester exam.  The exam will happen over the course of two days:
  • On day 1, students will be asked to write an editorial on one of the topics listed on the test.
  • On day 2, students will be asked to write an essay in response to ONE of the five questions listed on the test.  The questions will be based on the following topics:
    • tabloids vs. broadsheets (one question to choose from)
    • nationalism - British and possibly American (one question to choose from)
    • Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (three questions to choose from).
Next class: we will begin to look at Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.

Last Cottage

17 Novembro 2020, 09:30 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo

Reading and discussion of the short story "Last Cottage". Focused on some of the main themes in the story such as class struggle, a first-person plural narrator, violence, and other general themes such as poverty and standard of living. 

Last Cottage

17 Novembro 2020, 08:00 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo

Reading and discussion of the short story "Last Cottage". Focused on some of the main themes in the story such as class struggle, a first-person plural narrator, violence, and other general themes such as poverty and standard of living. 

How to Write an Essay & OU-style Debate Preparation

16 Novembro 2020, 17:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Summary for Friday 13th, 2020.

Today we had the make-up class for the class I missed in late October due to illness.  Today we learned about how to write an essay.  All students will be emailed a recording of today's lesson (for the sake of those who were unable to make it) and a PowerPoint with instructions on how to write a formal essay, along with links to Owl Purdue's pages on citation, quotation and bibliography rules.

Summary for Monday 16th, 2020.
Today we finished looking at how to write an essay and then students were put into their breakout rooms in order to prepare for their upcoming Oxford Union-style Debates.

Lesson postponed

16 Novembro 2020, 17:00 • Tânia Joesephine Gregg Lopes da Silva

This lesson will be held via Zoom on November 28th at 10am