Sumários
Writing Workshop - Day 1
2 Fevereiro 2023, 14:00 • Kathryn Gray Craven
Brainstorm writing about memoir.
DAVID SEDARIS 1
2 Fevereiro 2023, 09:30 • 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”.
Homework: 1) Listen to and/or read the
remaining 4 selected essays of David Sedaris; 2) Read the article by Alex Heard
in the Coursebook about David Sedaris and the ethics of narrative memoir.
the short stories, summarised
1 Fevereiro 2023, 17:00 • John Richard Walker
summarised overview of the shorts tories to be presented during the semester.
Second Person Narrative: How to Talk to a Hunter by Pam Houston
1 Fevereiro 2023, 15:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio
Today we read and analyzed How to talk to a Hunter by Pam Houston. We did not manage to finish reading the text, so students should read the remainder of the text for homework.
- how the second voice affects the reader in this particular text;
- how does it differ in tone from the more common, more predictible second voice texts;
- how does it differ/it what way is it similar to A Kid's Guide to Divorce;
- notice how the author alternates between the imperative (when talking to 'you') and future tenses when talking about/describing everything around them;
- notice how we don't know the names of any of the characters (except for Janie Coyote and we suspect, quite rightly, that it is a fake name).
- What does this all mean?