Sumários

Descriptive Writing

15 Outubro 2018, 12:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Students spent the entire class preparing for their upcoming presentations.

Next class: descriptive writing presentations! And, hopefully, we can move on to persuasive writing.

"Bears Ears ..." continued. A letter-to-the-Editor. A TEDx Talk by Matika Wilbur.

15 Outubro 2018, 10:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Reading and discussion of "Bears Ears is sacred to Native Americans. But heritage isn't all equal for Trump" continued. How to write a letter-to-the-Editor. Watching the TEDx Talk by Matika Wilbur: "Surviving disappearance, re-imagining & humanizing Native Peoples" and preparing to discuss the main points raised in it by answering a set of questions.

HOMEWORK:

1. Writing a letter to the editor: instructions on page 38-39; please read the two sample letters on pages 39-40. T his assignment is due on Monday, 22nd October. You may either send it by email saved in a WORD file or hand it in in class (if handwritten, please write on every other line).

2. Watch the TEDx Talk by Matika Wilbur again at home and answer the questions on page 34 (link sent by email).

REMINDER: Discussion of the film Powwow Highway will take place on Wednesday, 17th October.

Descriptive Writing - Presentations

15 Outubro 2018, 08:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Students finished preparing and carrying out their analyses of the descriptive texts previously allocated to them.

Well done, everyone!

Essay feedback and rewriting

11 Outubro 2018, 14:00 • Thomas Joe Grigg

Essay feedback and rewriting. Outline structures.

Textual Analysis

11 Outubro 2018, 10:00 • David Alan Prescott

Analysis of one of the texts in the workbook in order to demonstrate the form that a comprehension exercise will take.