Sumários
Damascus, what are you doing to me?
7 Março 2018, 12:00 • Zuzanna Zarebska
Damascus, what are you doing to me? by Nizam Qabbani. Introduction to and discussion on Syrian poetry. Descriptive writing, metaphors and similes. Descriptions of home and Damascus; the binary oppositions and themes of: west/east; women/men; history/reality in the poem.
Damascus, what are you doing to me?
7 Março 2018, 10:00 • Zuzanna Zarebska
Damascus, what are you doing to me? by Nizam Qabbani. Introduction to and discussion on Syrian poetry. Descriptive writing, metaphors and similes. Descriptions of home and Damascus; the binary oppositions and themes of: west/east; women/men; history/reality in the poem.
Prohibition and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
7 Março 2018, 08:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA
Prohibition and Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird
Listening comprehension (Living Stories: Prohibition)
Watching and discussing the beginning of Capote's "A Christmas memory" TV film.
Reading and discussing an extract from To Kill a Mockingbird (reading comprehension, vocabulary and setting)
Class led discussion of set reading and essay writing
6 Março 2018, 14:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
Student led discussion on the set reading "The deep South" pp 8-12 manual & "The American Dream" p54 manual.
Essay writing work - moving on from planning and thesis statement to writing paragraphs
Writing Paragraphs
Write a topic sentence that contains the main idea of the paragraph, for each main point. This will be the focal point of the paragraph. EXAMPLE: The blood vessels in a smoker’s body are severely constricted because of the tar buildup from the cigarettes.
Linking Paragraphs
Some words and phrases such as, as well as, likewise, therefore, yet, however, in contrast, in addition , not only etc. act as bridges between paragraphs and take the reader from one point and lead them to the next. These words are called transitional markers and show the connection between each major point.
Located in one of two places, either at the beginning of the paragraph (as a topic sentence) or at the end (as a summarization and transitional sentence. Example to move from a paragraph about constricted blood vessels to a paragraph about an accelerated heartbeat), the second paragraph could begin in the following way, Not only do the blood vessels become constricted, but the heartbeat is also accelerated.
The Introductory Paragraph is made up of three parts the lead, which catches the attention of the reader, the bridge which connects the lead to the topic, and the thesis statement which is a sentence that states the central idea of the whole.
Example: [Lead] After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Towers and the Pentagon, the debate surrounding racial profiling in airports intensified. Many people believed that profiling was the best way to identify possible terrorists, but many others worried about violations of civil liberties. [Bridge] Neither of these techniques have resulted in eliminating terrorism. [Thesis] However, if every airline traveller had a national ID card, airlines could screen for terrorists more effectively than they do now and avoid procedures that single out individuals solely on the basis of race.
Discussion of set reading + continuation of essay planning
6 Março 2018, 12:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins
Student led discussion on the set reading "The deep South" pp 8-12 manual & "The American Dream" p54 manual.
Essay writing work - moving on from planning and thesis statement to writing paragraphs
Writing Paragraphs
Write a topic sentence that contains the main idea of the paragraph, for each main point. This will be the focal point of the paragraph. EXAMPLE: The blood vessels in a smoker’s body are severely constricted because of the tar buildup from the cigarettes.
Linking Paragraphs
Some words and phrases such as, as well as, likewise, therefore, yet, however, in contrast, in addition , not only etc. act as bridges between paragraphs and take the reader from one point and lead them to the next. These words are called transitional markers and show the connection between each major point.
Located in one of two places, either at the beginning of the paragraph (as a topic sentence) or at the end (as a summarization and transitional sentence. Example to move from a paragraph about constricted blood vessels to a paragraph about an accelerated heartbeat), the second paragraph could begin in the following way, Not only do the blood vessels become constricted, but the heartbeat is also accelerated.
The Introductory Paragraph is made up of three parts the lead, which catches the attention of the reader, the bridge which connects the lead to the topic, and the thesis statement which is a sentence that states the central idea of the whole.
Example: [Lead] After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York's World Trade Towers and the Pentagon, the debate surrounding racial profiling in airports intensified. Many people believed that profiling was the best way to identify possible terrorists, but many others worried about violations of civil liberties. [Bridge] Neither of these techniques have resulted in eliminating terrorism. [Thesis] However, if every airline traveller had a national ID card, airlines could screen for terrorists more effectively than they do now and avoid procedures that single out individuals solely on the basis of race.