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课件网) Reading for writing Satisfaction Guaranteed Welcome to our class A video of robot exposition By the end of this class, I will be able to… clarify the story between Claire and the robot Tony; master useful reading and writing tips through textual analysis; develop creative thinking over the relationship between human beings and robots. Learning Objectives Stylistic analysis Science fiction is a genre of speculative novel, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel and parallel universe. novel Definition（定义） figures three elements of a novel plots environment Textual analysis task 1 the analysis of characters Claire Larry husband a robot company employee a new product Tony tested by a household robot envied by Gladys a powerful and rich woman a housewife task 2 the analysis of time line ①before Claire met Tony ②on their first sight ③the second morning ④one day ⑥when Claire went shopping ⑦when Claire got home ⑨the party night ⑤when Tony read books ⑧when they transformed the house ⑩after the party Tip 1: Pay attention to the time line when reading or writing a narration, which is an external clue（外部线索） task 3 the analysis of plots and feelings before claire met tony She was told to test out a household robot, Tony. didn’t want to on their first sight Claire saw the robot for the first time alarmed the second morning Tony brought the breakfast and offer to help dressing. embarrassed one day Claire showed her dissatisfaction and Tony offered sympathy. ridiculous/trust when tony read books Claire touched Tony’s fingernails and skin amazed/absurd when claire went shopping Tony helped to change the clerk’s attitude to her. thanked when claire got home Claire wanted to be like Gladys. wept with anger when they transformed the house Tony managed to prevent Claire from falling off a ladder. screamed, pushed him away the party night Scene 1: Tony folded his harms, bending his face close to her. cried out Scene 2: The women at the party saw him. envied after the party Claire remembered he was just a machine. shouted, run & cried Tip 2: Vivid description of actions can reflect a character’s feelings. Claire has fallen in love with Tony. ...... Tip3: The changes of feelings is an internal clue（内部线索）for the development of the plots. Creative thinking and Continuation writing task 4 creative thinking 4.1 Did Claire feel satisfied Give your evidence. 4.2 What was Larry’s reaction on knowing his wife’s falling in love with Tony 4.1 Tony has protected a human being from harm. He had prevented Claire from harming herself through her own sense of failure. He had opened the curtains that night so that the other women would see him and Claire, knowing that there was no risk to Claire’s marriage. Tony, the robot, could do all to help Claire, but he couldn’t prevent her from falling in love with him. 4.2 L ... ...
