In-class essay

9 Março 2016, 12:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

Written essay: 15%  of the final mark

In-class essay writing exercise (15% of final grade)

9 Março 2016, 10:00 • Lili Cavalheiro

In-class essay writing exercise (15% of final grade).

In-class essay writing exercise (15% of final grade)

9 Março 2016, 08:00 • Lili Cavalheiro

In-class essay writing exercise (15% of final grade).

Persuasive Writing - Part 2

8 Março 2016, 12:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Students were given a list of persuasive techniques to analyze both Churchill's and Obama's speeches:

1.Personal Pronouns; 2.Cause and effect; 3.Verb tenses; 4.Repetition; 5.Alliteration; 6.The Power of Three; 7.Emotive language; 8.Facts and statistics; 9.Hyperbole; 10.Exaggeration; 11.Technical Language; 12.Rhetorical Questions; 13.Dare the reader to disagree; 14.Powerful verbs and strong adjectives; 15.Listing; 16.Address objections; 17.Go tribal; 18.Story telling/anecdotes; 19.Humour; 20.Reasons why;

Next class, students will be analyzing audio recordings and identifying techniques/analyzing effectiveness of each.

Students should look at these at home before the next class and come with observations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13JzhYcS0mw

Persuasive Writing - Part 2

8 Março 2016, 10:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Students were given a list of persuasive techniques to analyze both Churchill's and Obama's speeches:

1.Personal Pronouns; 2.Cause and effect; 3.Verb tenses; 4.Repetition; 5.Alliteration; 6.The Power of Three; 7.Emotive language; 8.Facts and statistics; 9.Hyperbole; 10.Exaggeration; 11.Technical Language; 12.Rhetorical Questions; 13.Dare the reader to disagree; 14.Powerful verbs and strong adjectives; 15.Listing; 16.Address objections; 17.Go tribal; 18.Story telling/anecdotes; 19.Humour; 20.Reasons why;

Next class, students will be analyzing audio recordings and identifying techniques/analyzing effectiveness of each.

Students should look at these at home before the next class and come with observations:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13JzhYcS0mw