British Parliament and Elections

20 Novembro 2018, 10:00 • David Alan Prescott

Lesson on British Parliament and how the "First Past the Post Representation" system compares with the European systems. Role of House of Lords and House of Commons. Comparison with US system of Congress.

Articles

19 Novembro 2018, 16:00 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo

The use of articles reviewed and practiced. 

Expository Writing

19 Novembro 2018, 12:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Once we established the expectations for anyone doing the Narrative Writing assignment, or anyone choosing the Narrative Option for the upcoming final exam, we then moved on to learning about the basics of Expository Writing.
We looked at the different types of Expository Writing and then went to analyze a sample opinion essay  Wonder Woman: the Weight of the World.  We looked at some of the initial steps that need to be taken when setting off to write an essay.  We also analyzed how each paragraph flows from one paragraph to the next, with the first half of a sentence/first sentence is a summary of the previous paragraph, and the second half of the sentence/second sentence introduces the next idea which will be explored in the present paragraph.  If you don't understand this, you  really should have come to class... 

The oral presentations which will be carried out at the end of term must be:

1. based on a short story from the book we have been looking at this semester (Small Avalanches and Other Stories);
2. must be organized as a written academic paper, however, no paper will be handed in - it will simply be presented orally as many university students must do when presenting their papers to their classes, or when academics present their papers at a conference.

Next class: students will be shown how to identify themes in their selected short stories and will eventually need to develop a thesis or question that they will have prove/answer in their presentation.

Feedback on first written test. "South Africa unease plays out on campus". "The Guilt" by Rayda Jacobs.

19 Novembro 2018, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

First written test given back and feedback given about main mistakes.Reading and discussion of the article "South Africa unease plays out on campus". Discussion of the short story "The Guilt" by Rayda Jacobs (to be continued on Wednesday).

Expository Writing continued...

19 Novembro 2018, 08:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Students got into groups, grouping themselves according to the short story they have chosen to present for their oral presentation.