Sumários

Essay feedback

27 Outubro 2016, 12:00 Thomas Joe Grigg

Teacher feedback on essays from previous class.

1960's historical background of escapist music.
The Hit Factory:  sts compose and perform their escapist hit.


To kill a mocking bird extract and 'Napalm Girl' facebook controversy

26 Outubro 2016, 14:00 EDUARDA MELO CABRITA


Giving back class work (creative writing).

Reading and discussing an extract from Harper Lee's To kill a mocking bird. Vocabulary, (pages 29-32 SW). [TP2]

Discussing the narrator vs author profiles in the extract, in 'A Christmas Memory and in the film 'Capote' .[TP 1 and 2]

Discussing 'The film Capote' review (The New York Times (pages 33-34 SW) [TP1]

Reading and discussing 'Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes Napal Girl post' (pages 39-42 SW) [TP 1 and 2]

Reading and discussing 'No pardon for Edward Snowden' (The Washington Post) and 'The Washington Post  is wrong: Edward Snowden should be pardoned' (pages 41-45 SW) [TP1]

NB next Monday class starts at 8 0'clock for TP 1 and at 2 p.m. for TP2.


Oxford Union debates

26 Outubro 2016, 10:00 Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Reminder: the date of the written test has been changed to Monday 21st November

Oxford Union debates on the topics:
Technology is our friend
The food production industry needs to be revised.


To kill a mocking bird extract and 'Napalm Girl' facebook controversy

26 Outubro 2016, 08:00 EDUARDA MELO CABRITA


Giving back class work (creative writing).

Reading and discussing an extract from Harper Lee's To kill a mocking bird. Vocabulary, (pages 29-32 SW). [TP2]

Discussing the narrator vs author profiles in the extract, in 'A Christmas Memory and in the film 'Capote' .[TP 1 and 2]

Discussing 'The film Capote' review (The New York Times (pages 33-34 SW) [TP1]

Reading and discussing 'Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes Napal Girl post' (pages 39-42 SW) [TP 1 and 2]

Reading and discussing 'No pardon for Edward Snowden' (The Washington Post) and 'The Washington Post  is wrong: Edward Snowden should be pardoned' (pages 41-45 SW) [TP1]

NB next Monday class starts at 8 0'clock for TP 1 and at 2 p.m. for TP2.


Readathon

25 Outubro 2016, 12:00 Thomas Joe Grigg

Essay comparison and commentary--sts read each others essays and write a comment.
Comma splice and parallel structure exercises.