(
课件网) WRITING WORKSHOP UNIT 8 LITERATURE LEARNING OBJECTIVES To read and talk about writing a continuation of a story; To notice the author's style and try to recreate that style; To read for general understanding; To read for specific information and deep understanding; To compare personal opinions with the ideas of others; To understand and learn words and expressions in context; To write a continuation of a story. KEY POINTS AND DIFFICULT POINTS More time is needed to write a continuation of a story; To analyse the structure and language of a story; To answer the comprehension questions; To get general idea and key information in the text; To struggle with sentence construction and spelling; To struggle with grammar rules and usage. To compose writing through outlining, drafting and editing. LEADING IN Do you remember these stories GET READY FOR WRITING Pair Work You are going to write a continuation of the story "The Last Leaf". Discuss the questions with your partner. 1. What happened in the story "The Last Leaf" 2. What might happen next 3. What is important in continuing a story READ FOR WRITING Read and answer the following questions. 1. Which of the following can be used to describe how the professor felt from Paragraph 1 A. Helpless and nervous. B. Frightened but hopeful. C. Puzzled and excited. D. Amazed and interested. √ READ FOR WRITING Read and answer the following questions. 2. What is the prison in fact A place under the sea water. B. A house on a small island. C. A cell of a big prison. D. A room of an undersea boat. √ READ FOR WRITING Read and answer the following questions. 3. What can we know from what the professor said in Para. 4 A. He believed that they were sure to survive. B. He used the words to comfort Ned and Conseil. C. They were in the worst situation. D. He as well as Ned and Conseil all lost heart. √ READ FOR WRITING Read and answer the following questions. 4. What can we know from the last paragraph A. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. B. There are ups and downs in the journey of life. C. No pain, no gain. D. East or west, home is the best. √ READ FOR WRITING Read a continuation of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Answer the questions. 1. Where did this part of the story happen It happened inside the submarine. 2. What did the narrator meet The narrator met two seamen of the submarine. READ FOR WRITING Read a continuation of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Answer the questions. 3. What did Ned think would happen to them They would die. 4. How is the continuation connected with the original story It uses the same characters as the original story, and it tells what happens next. Read again. Identify the characters, the setting and the plot of the story. FOCUS ON STRUCTURE AND LANGUAGE 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Characters: Setting: The plot: They were nervous in the machine. Then two seamen came and checked their condition, provided water ... ...
