Sumários
31 Outubro 2019, 14:00
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Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim
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31 Outubro 2019, 10:00
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Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim
BNW Ch4
Vocabulary
Dialogues (II)
HW:
Finish dialogues for presentation over next week
Read Ch5-6 at least
30 Outubro 2019, 16:00
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Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
We discussed how descriptive and narrative texts are different and the diverse "seeing" techniques that writers carry out to produce their descriptive texts. We looked at examples of these (e.g. J.K. Rowling's dementors and the character of Voldemort) and how they propel the texts they are present in.
We looked at examples of descriptive texts in the course book (clown, Gregory, tube)- discussing the advantages and disadvantages of each, and discussed how these might be improved.
Students then compiled their descriptive text on the Blond Guitar using some of the phases in the course book - we discussed how it was necessary to decide which orientation the descriptive text would have (i.e. would it refer to the physical object, the practice of playing the guitar or the writer's emotional connection to the guitar) to write a coherent text. We discussed the importance of "seeing" before making this decision because if we made that decision first, we would only see things related to this and the depth of expression would be different.
30 Outubro 2019, 12:00
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Zuzanna Zarebska
Students reflect on Grace Paley's My Father Addresses me on the Fact of Old Age.
Further reading for the mid term:
"What happens when you age - a scientist debunks popular myths about sex and brain power."
"Radical listening: Why we need it now more than Ever"
Reread all the texts we have read so far and find common themes between the narratives. Focus on: exile, ageing, traveling and self growth, life writing, cultural confrontation.
30 Outubro 2019, 10:00
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Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska
"Victory Lap" - a short story by George Saunders