Today we read and analyzed a review of the Wuthering Heights movie from The Guardian (file available in the Week 3 Google Drive folder), watched Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of the prologue from Romeo + Juliet (1996), and began reflecting on what makes an adaptation good or successful.
Sumários
Common writing mistakes (continued); "Sentry" by Fredric Brown
17 Março 2026, 14:00 • Irene Bulla
Today we finished last week’s worksheet on run-on sentences and comma splices. We also read Fredric Brown’s short story “Sentry” (Course pack, p. 11) and answered questions 1–4 on the worksheet in the Week 5 folder.
Common writing mistakes; Writing a review
12 Março 2026, 14:00 • Irene Bulla
Today we started working on correcting common writing mistakes, such as run-on sentences and comma splices, using the worksheet in the Week 4 folder (we will continue working on this next week). Students also wrote a review of a book, film, album/song, or video game in class.
Homework (for Tuesday, March 17): Please do Exercises 1 and 2 on p. 10 of the course pack.
Debate: Should we modernize classics?
10 Março 2026, 14:00 • Irene Bulla
Today we debated the following proposition: “One should never adapt old artworks to modern sensibilities.”
Before Thursday’s class: Please review the vocabulary and expressions we have covered over the past two weeks that may be useful for writing a book or movie review.
What makes a classic?
3 Março 2026, 14:00 • Irene Bulla
Today we discussed the reading “Classic or cult classic?” (course pack, p. 8) and worked on useful vocabulary for reviewing books and movies (pp. 7 and 9).