Truman Capote and Harper Lee

1 Outubro 2018, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Watching an excerpt from the film 'A Christmas memory' based on Capote's short story, Comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between the two texts (film and short story).

Reading and discussing narrative techniques used in 'One Christmas' by Truman Capote and in the extract from To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Discussing cultural references in the short stories.

Student led discussion of set texts

1 Outubro 2018, 10:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Students prepared 300-words text to present to the class on the texts on the purpose of literature and literary criticism in manual pp14-21.

Truman Capote and Harper Lee

1 Outubro 2018, 08:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Watching an excerpt from the film 'A Christmas memory' based on Capote's short story, Comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences between the two texts (film and short story).

Reading and discussing narrative techniques used in 'One Christmas' by Truman Capote and in the extract from To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Discussing cultural references in the short stories.

"Last"

27 Setembro 2018, 16:00 • Zuzanna Zarebska

Students continue their work with Ali Smith's short story "Last". We speak about the differences of writing in the present and past tenses. Students write short paragraphs reflecting on the type of writing authors do to influence the reader.

BNW 1946 Foreword

26 Setembro 2018, 16:00 • Bernardo Manzoni Palmeirim

Key calendar dates: next class start of BM projects

BNW 1946 Foreword: focus groups & discussion 

Film presentations (II)

HW:

Start reading ahead BNW to respect calendar (highlighting + taking notes)

!: See how to prep for Ch3 ‘Enacted Dialogue’, instructions p. 13

“Grammar check” p.86, ex.1