Sumários

TED Talks

28 Maio 2026, 15:30 Irene Bulla

Today David, Mariana C.-B., Luís, Maria, Martim, Diogo, Antonella, and Alice gave their TED Talks.


In-class essay

26 Maio 2026, 15:30 Irene Bulla

In-class essay.


Short essay structure and outlining

21 Maio 2026, 15:30 Irene Bulla

Today we used Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and the materials in the Week 14 subfolder on Google Drive to review how to structure and outline a short essay in preparation for Tuesday’s in-class composition, focusing on topic sentences and supporting evidence.


"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

19 Maio 2026, 15:30 Irene Bulla

Today Marta and Constança gave their TED Talks. Then we started analyzing “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin (Course pack, pp. 35–38), focusing on the plot and symbolism.


Topic sentences and paragraph organization

14 Maio 2026, 15:30 Irene Bulla

Today Ana E. and Inês gave their TED Talks. Then we started thinking about how to organize a short text in preparation for the in-class essay, focusing on topic sentences and paragraph coherence (Google Drive, Week 13 folder).