Sumários

Oxford-Style Debates: Second & Third Speakers

23 Setembro 2022, 09:30 • Ana Rita Martins

Oxford-Style Debates: Second & Third Speakers

NOTE: Next week students are to begin partnering up for their Oxford-Style Debates.

Ted talk part 1 (continuation)

22 Setembro 2022, 15:30 • Daniel Gregg Lopes da Silva

Conditionals revision;

Summarising main points of the ted talk

Discussion of the article “Challenge our Fatalistic Addiction to Safety” by Frank Furedi

22 Setembro 2022, 12:30 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

Discussion of the central ideais in Frank Furedi's “Challenge our Fatalistic Addiction to Safety”


Preparation for next class:

Read the short story “Night Waking” and answer the pre-reading questions

Intros

22 Setembro 2022, 08:00 • David Michael Greer

Students intros. Model for discussions set up.

BOB DYLAN'S PROTEST SONGS

21 Setembro 2022, 18:30 • Gaile Parkin

Introduction to the protest songs of Bob Dylan, highlighting “Masters of War”, “Only a Pawn in their Game”, “The Times they are A-changin’” and “The Killing of Emmett Till”. Positioning of the death of Emmett Till as a key moment in the Civil Rights Movement.

HOMEWORK: (with trigger warning) read the confession of Emmett Till’s killers.