Sumários

April 8th

8 Abril 2026, 09:30 • Kathryn Gray Craven

Gerunds and infinitives, correction of homework;

Pre-teaching introduction to Brokeback Mountain

The Grammar Test

7 Abril 2026, 12:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today, TP6 carried out their grammar test.

I wish everyone the very best of luck!


March 27th

27 Março 2026, 09:30 • Kathryn Gray Craven

Vocabulary Unit nº 3, Vocabulary Coursepack, pps. 32-40.

Catching Up & Success Criteria - Part 2

26 Março 2026, 12:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Today, TP6 finished reading João Gastão's excellent short story 'Blossom'.  While reading, we did two important things: 1) increase vocabulary, and 2) we compared João's text to the success criteria present on the Homework Powerpoint, also available on the shared Google drive.  João aced his homework - he deserved that 18.


As previously stated, the short story has been uploaded onto the shared Google drive.  Students who missed today's class should read the rest of the story and make a point of researching any unfamiliar vocabulary or expressions.  They should also compare his text to the success criteria available on slide 7 of the Homework PowerPoint - available on the shared Google drive.

Next class: The Grammar Test!  Good luck everyone!

Catching up & Success Criteria

24 Março 2026, 12:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

The first order of business was the homework that was assigned to students via email during my absence.


The homework was (extract from email): 

  1. Read ALL of the 3rd viewpoint stories asap. That means finish reading Atwood's 'True Trash' and move on to the remaining ones.
  2. Create a list of new words (i.e. vocabulary) as you read the stories. I recommend using Merriam-Webster online dictionary. It has a complementary list of possible uses for each word, so you should be able to find the correct definition for any given word in any given context.
  3. Write a short story in the 3rd viewpoint. This will be your optional homework assignment the purpose of which is to practice for your test. There is a PowerPoint that gives you all the necessary instructions and success criteria. You can either write a story you've been longing to write or choose one of the prompts from the mock tests which can be found on the shared Google drive.
It would seem that few, if any students, did the homework.  This has been reassigned.  Please do the above three things.

Next, we went on to read the first two pages of João Gastão's short story 'Blossom'.  While reading, we did two important things: 1) increase vocabulary, and 2) we compared João's text to the success criteria present on the Homework Powerpoint, also available on the shared Google drive.  So far, João is acing his homework. 

 The short story has been uploaded onto the shared Google drive.  Students who missed today's class should read the first two pages and make a point of researching any unfamiliar vocabulary or expressions.  They should also compare his text to the success criteria available on slide 7 of the Homework PowerPoint - available on the shared Google drive.

Next class: we will do the following important things:
  1. finish reading 'Blossom'
    • increase vocabulary
    • compare to success criteria
  2. go through what is going to be on the grammar exam which has now been rescheduled to happen on the first day after Easter Break.
  3. go through homework expectations - both the reading and the writing.