Sumários

Letting the dust settle

17 Outubro 2016, 10:00 • David Michael Greer

Writing post class summaries and clarifying opinions on texts: What is Love?

Student led discussion - brainstorming for writing an opinion essay

17 Outubro 2016, 08:00 • Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Students had prepared one of the topics on the Johns Hopkins School of Education list on "Why the Arts are Important".

Having discussed the layout of an opinion essay (3,5,5,5,3 structure) - students presented their ideas and research on the topic of why the arts are important.

We used this as the basis for brainstorming an opinion essay - selection of possible thesis ideas and supporting arguments.

Lesson 8

13 Outubro 2016, 16:00 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

- Vocabulary: idioms - p. 137


- "Job hunting" - reading, listening, vocabulary, grammar (the perfect aspect) - pp. 64-65)

- Oral presentations 

Stolen Generations: Screening of Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002).

12 Outubro 2016, 14:00 • Maria Teresa Correia Casal

Screening of Phillip Noyce's Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002).


Rabbit-Proof Fence film - http://www.veoh.com/watch/v208179532FWappwrlocations - http://australian-cultural-atlas.info/CAA/listing.php?id=133

Reviews:
BBC- http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2002/10/16/rabbit_proof_fence_2002_review.shtml (on handout)

The Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/nov/08/artsfeatures10

New York Times - http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9C0DE0DE1238F93AA15752C1A9649C8B63

Senses of Cinema - http://sensesofcinema.com/2002/australian-cinema-and-culture/rabbit/

Homework (HW): Write the story from the point of view of one of the characters: Molly; Daisy; Gracie; Mr. Neville; Moodoo; Mavis; Molly's mother. Due by Friday, 21 Oct. (by e-mail).

Follow up

12 Outubro 2016, 14:00 • David Michael Greer

What is Love? Follow up. discussion and vocab sentences.