Sumários
"Soweto - Journey to Freedom". TEDx "Mad at Mandela". "South Africa unease plays out on campus".
4 Novembro 2019, 14:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha
Discussion of the ideas presented in (a) "Soweto - Journey to Freedom"; and (b) TEDx "Mad at Mandela" Reading and discussion of the article "South Africa unease plays out on campus" (to be continued on Monday 11th November)..
Persuasive Writing
4 Novembro 2019, 12:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio
Today we learned about the basics in persuasive writing, namely the different situations in which persuasive writing is used and 20 different persuasive techniques that can be used in writing or 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.
We then went on to listen to and analyze Winston Churchill's We Shall Fight on the Beaches. Those of you who missed class today should listen to this at home. (Winston's accent is quite strong, so turn on the subtitles or follow along in your course books.)
Read and Debate: "The Horse Latitudes".
31 Outubro 2019, 14:00 • Ana Rita Martins
Read and Debate: "The Horse Latitudes".
- Questions on page 77
Essay Writing:
- Concept revision
- Argumentative essay vs. Literary Essay
Wasp
31 Outubro 2019, 10:00 • Tânia Joesephine Gregg Lopes da Silva
Discussion of short film "Wasp" by Andrea Arnold
Wasp - short film
31 Outubro 2019, 08:00 • Tânia Joesephine Gregg Lopes da Silva