Sumários

TYPES AND THEORIES OF COMEDY

18 Fevereiro 2025, 15:30 • 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/4^th 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.

Modelling Literary Essay Writing - First One Must Read

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

Today, TP9 read the first half of Joyce Carol Oates's short story 'Small Avalanches'. This reading is essential so that we can continue to look at how to prepare for and write a literary essay.

Homework: finish reading the short story which has been uploaded onto the shared Google drive (it's in the collection Small Avalanches and Other Stories).

Next class: How to Write an Essay - don't miss this one!

TYPES AND THEORIES OF COMEDY

18 Fevereiro 2025, 11:00 • 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/4^th 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.

Class 3 - Feb 17th

17 Fevereiro 2025, 09:30 • Kathryn Gray Craven

Discussed

The 5 Rs of Creative Nonfiction by Lee Gutkind - Discuss piece read for homework

Components of creative nonfiction:

Reading - a writer should be aware of what is going on in their field

Research - considerable primary and secondary research is essential

Real life - the goal is to write immersively, to make the reader feel like they are there

'Riting - the text should feel immersive and be written with scenes and dialogs

Reflection -

2. organized the text into segments

3. Data mined the text, looking for useful turns of phrase, or 'sexy expressions'

GRAMMAR

14 Fevereiro 2025, 15:30 • Gaile Parkin

Introduction to the grammar component of the course, which students will cover through self-study during the weekly 4^th hour.

Homework: make a 30-second self-introductory video and post it on the drive.

Tutorial/4^th hour work: vocabulary for describing personality and character.