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Jhumpa Lahiri's 'A Temporary Matter'

28 Fevereiro 2025, 12:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

As only six students finished reading the short story, TP9 began reading 'A Temporary Matter' from Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies.  Eventually, the bulk of the class was excused and the six students who did do the homework were invited to come up with thesis statements for the short story.  Anyone who really likes their thesis statements from these class sessions can use it for their optional homework assignment - once I've signed off on it, of course.

Homework: read Jhumpa Lahiri's second short story 'When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine'.

Next class: we will analyze the second short story and attempt and practice coming up with thesis statements.

DAVID SEDARIS 2

28 Fevereiro 2025, 11:00 • Gaile Parkin

Presentation on satire (Horatian and Juvenalian), the differences between autobiography and memoir, and fake memoirs.

Pairwork writing exercise to draw up a character description of David Sedaris, supporting statements with examples from his own stories and the article by Alex Heard.

Tutorial/4th hour work: Listen to and/or read the remaining 4 selected essays of David Sedaris.

Homework: Read the article by Alex Heard in the Coursebook about David Sedaris and the ethics of narrative memoir.

DAVID SEDARIS 1

25 Fevereiro 2025, 15:30 • Gaile Parkin

Introduction to David Sedaris and the stylistic features of the narrative essay.

Small group discussions about mean/inspirational teachers, followed by listening to Sedaris reading his essay “Me Talk Pretty One Day”.

Group discussion about Christmas traditions, followed by listening to Sedaris reading his essay “Six to Eight Black Men”.

Modelling Literary Essay Writing - Third, One Must Write

25 Fevereiro 2025, 12:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today, TP9 went through Hilda Eusébio's Joyce Carol Oates’s ‘Small Avalanches’:How a Bad Girl Plays It Safe. We learned about how to create academic fluency between paragraphs and how to organize a bibliography.  Anyone who missed today's class should go through the document entitled 'model essay' which is in the folder 'How to Write an Essay' in the folder 'Essay STuff' on the shared Google drive.  (FYI, I also included a folder entitled 'How to Write an Essay 2' which is about the Wonder Woman movie that came out.  Just in case you feel like looking at another PowerPoint and reading another essay.)

Homework: finish reading the first short story ('A Temporary Matter') from Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies.  It is essential you all finish reading for the next class.

Next class: analyzing Jhumpa Lahiri's 'A Temporary Matter' - practicing coming up with thesis statements.

DAVID SEDARIS 1

25 Fevereiro 2025, 11:00 • Gaile Parkin

Introduction to David Sedaris and the stylistic features of the narrative essay.

Small group discussions about mean/inspirational teachers, followed by listening to Sedaris reading his essay “Me Talk Pretty One Day”.

Group discussion about Christmas traditions, followed by listening to Sedaris reading his essay “Six to Eight Black Men”.