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Deconstructing Disney: Archetypes and Stereotypes | Academic Writing (I)

27 Setembro 2024, 09:30 Ana Rita Martins

Deconstructing Disney

  • Archetypes & Stereotypes, and how to identify them

Academic Writing | Imagining Your Project & Defining your Research Question

  • What is an academic essay?
  • How can we think about an academic project?
  • What is a research question?
HOMEWORK: Read 'Punisher' abstract and answer the questions.


Lesson 4

26 Setembro 2024, 15:30 Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

- "He, she, and it" - an essay by Lionel Shriver


- Writing skills: Argumentative essay

Homework
Agree or disagree with the following statement: Identity politics is doing more harm than good. (An argumentative essay, 300-400 words)


Lesson 3

25 Setembro 2024, 14:00 Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

- Oxford Union debate - introduction


- "This House believes woke culture has gone too far" - speaking, watching the debate 


TYPES AND THEORIES OF COMEDY

24 Setembro 2024, 12:30 Gaile Parkin

Presentation of various types of comedy, with examples.

Small group discussion about what makes something funny. Feedback to the class.

Presentation of three theories of comedy – Incongruity; Superiority; Relief – with video examples.

Tutorial/4th hour work: Catch-up for students who missed the first week of classes.

Homework: Do the Enneagram quiz to establish your personality type. Review vocabulary related to character and personality.


Essay writing revision (continuation)

24 Setembro 2024, 11:00 Daniel Gregg Lopes da Silva

Essay writing revision (continuation)