Sumários

22 Setembro 2023, 12:30 • 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”.

Tutorial/4^th hour work: Listen to and/or read the remaining 4 selected essays of David Sedaris.

Homework: Read the article by Alex Heard in the Coursebook about David Sedaris and the ethics of narrative memoir.

22 Setembro 2023, 11:00 • Daniel Gregg Lopes da Silva

Introduction to paraphrasing

21 Setembro 2023, 12:30 • Kathryn Gray Craven

Memoir Writing Workshop

1. Brainstorm writing about memories to the promp "I remember"

2. Additional writing about the who, what, when, etc about 1 specific memory

20 Setembro 2023, 18:30 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

- "Do schools kill creativity?" - a TED talk by Ken Robinson (p. 6)

- Writing skills: An opinion-based essay (p. 10)

20 Setembro 2023, 17:00 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

"Beowulf is lit - could ChatGTP really write good book blurbs?" (pp. 11-14)