Sumários

6 Maio 2025, 11:00 • Gaile Parkin

Viewing of the Friends episode “The One With All The Cheesecakes”.

Pairwork mapping of the plot to the steps of the hidden sitcom formula.

Grammar practice: open cloze text on the history of sitcoms.

2 Maio 2025, 15:30 • Gaile Parkin

Groupwork discussion on sitcom characteristics, personal likes and dislikes, and experiences of watching Friends.

Feedback.

Presentation – with videoclip examples, on gender stereotyping in sitcoms in general and Friends in particular.

Discussion about problematic aspects of Friends for current-day audiences as well as its progressive and groundbreaking aspects.

Tutorial/4^th hour work: grammar practice

Homework: Review comparative essay structure.

2 Maio 2025, 12:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today, TP9 carried out the first part of their literary essay test, having hopefully done all of the preparatory work

Next class: they will carry out the second part of the written test - the actual writing.

2 Maio 2025, 11:00 • Gaile Parkin

Groupwork discussion on sitcom characteristics, personal likes and dislikes, and experiences of watching Friends.

Feedback.

Presentation – with videoclip examples, on gender stereotyping in sitcoms in general and Friends in particular.

Discussion about problematic aspects of Friends for current-day audiences as well as its progressive and groundbreaking aspects.

Tutorial/4^th hour work: grammar practice

Homework: Review comparative essay structure.

29 Abril 2025, 15:30 • Gaile Parkin

Discussion of how character drives plot.

Note-taking during a short video about the “hidden formula” of sitcom episodes. Feedback to check notes.

Pairwork: matching the Fawlty Towers episode “Basil the Rat” to the stages of the formula. Feedback.

Tutorial/4^th hour work: grammar practice

Homework: Watch the pilot episode and any other episodes of Friends.