1、Reading for WritingShare your opinions about a moral storyUnit 2 Morals and VirtuesLearning Objectives01.Read the fable and find the truth of the fable.02.Share my opinion about a fable.03.Write a review to express my opinion of a story.By the end of this class,I can:Lets look at these pictures and
2、think about the following questions.Lead-in What are the names of these fables?What are these fables about?Whats a fable?The Farmer and the SnakeNu Wa Mended the SkyHouyi Shot the SunsA fable:A traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson,especially a story about animals.What will you do?What
3、 will you do?walk across itignore ittrip over-get angrymove/carry it away.Lead in To mark on the moving boat to a sunk swordThe Hare and the TortoiseBatter late than neverFableA STONE IN THE ROADIts a kind of traditional short story.It teaches a moral lesson.Its usually a story with animals as chara
4、cters.For example,Aesops Fables.What is this kind of writing called?Lead inGuessing GameSkim the fable and use one or two sentences to summarize the main idea of it.P r e-w r i t i n gWho?What?Why?The Stone in the Road is an old fable about a king who wants to see his peoples attitudes to problems,s
5、o he puts a large stone in the middle of the road.Then he hides and waits to see if anyone will try to move it.Read for key elementsPlease read the passage and circle the“3W”:Where(the place)When(the time)The king;a milkman;a woman;other villagers;a young girlWho(the characters)In the pastThe main s
6、treet of a local villageA milkman _into the stone _ the milk,and _Finally came a girl.She thought the stone a danger to others,so she decided to move it out of the way.She _(推)the stone _ _ _ _(用尽全力).After _ _ _ _ _(费了很大力气),she finally _ _ moving it to the side of the street.2.12.1 DevelopmentDevelo
7、pment3.3.ClimaxClimaxRead for the plotThe King _from behind the tree,and gave the gold coins to the girl.4.4.EndingEnding1.1.BeginningBeginningEarly one morning,the king _ _(伪装自己)and went to a local village.He _ a large stone in the middle of the street and _ gold coins under it.disguised himselfdis
8、guised himselfplacedplacedhidhidA woman _over the stone and _in tears.2.2.2 Development2 DevelopmentNo other villagers made an _ to move it.2.32.3 DevelopmentDevelopmentpushedpushedwith all her mightwith all her mighta great deal of efforta great deal of effortsucceeded insucceeded instepped outstep
9、ped outcrashedcrashedspillingspillingwent away.went away.tripped overtripped overlimpedlimpedattemptattemptRead the story and make a summary Read the story and make a summary(3W)(3W)A king(who)wanted to teach his people a lesson(why)so he (what)placed a large stone on the road,hid gold coins under i
10、t and watched peoples response Analyse the structure of the text.Part 2para._Different peoples _ and _ when they came across the same problem.What _ the king taught his people.Part 1para._Part 3para._ Why the king wanted to _ and what _ was.THE STONE IN THE ROADteach his people a lessonhis ideaemoti
11、onsresponseslesson1-23-78-9While-readingPersonPersonExperienceExperienceEmotionEmotionResponseResponsemilkmanmilkmancrashed into the stone angrywent awaywoman with woman with waterwaterother other villagersvillagersyoung girlyoung girltripped over the stonelimped away in tearssad unhappywanted to fi
12、nd the owner of the goldtired,surprisedsucceeded in moving the stone to the side of the streetnobody made an attempt to move the stonecomplained about the stoneComplete the table Analyze their personality1.What does the stone stand for?2.Do you think the king was wise?Why or why not?Difficulties/cha
13、llengesI dont think that the king was very wise,because no one learnt anything from his experiment.3.What do you learn from this story?/What do you think this fable is trying to tell us?When meeting with problems we should not complain and expect others to solve them.What we should do is to take act
14、ion at once to deal with our problems in our daily life.Once upon a time,there was a king who often thought,“Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.”One day,he had an idea.Early one morning,the king disguised himself and went to a local
15、 village.He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone.Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched.Activity 2 read for plot The kings idea(Para.1&2)whenwho wherewhat why early one morningthe Kingplaced a large stone in the middle of the main street
16、and hid gold coins under the stonea local villageto _ whether people would _ ittestmove The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart.He crashed into the stone,spilling the milk everywhere.“What fool put this stone here?”he shouted.He picked himself up and angrily went away.After a wh
17、ile,a group of women came along,each balancing a pot of water on her head.One woman tripped over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground.She picked herself up and limped away in tears.Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.The king watched all day
18、as many people complained about the stone,but he found nobody making an attempt to move it.The king was in despair.“Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?”Activity 2 read for plot Most peoples response(Para.3&4&5)PersonExperienceEmotionRespons
19、emilkmanwoman with waterother villagersupsettripped over the stonesadangrycomplained about the stonecrashed into the stonenobody made an attempt to move the stonepicked herself up and limped away in tearswent away Q:How did the king feel after a days watch?What did the king think about?The king want
20、ed to teach people by placing a stone on the road and hid .under it.BeginningMany people just got upset and .about it,leaving the King .DevelopmentClimaxThe king gave the gold coins to the girl for her .EndingA young girl moved the stone with all her ,only to find the .Chain of the story.a lesson in
21、 despair might gold coins kindness gold coinscomplainedklamksThe main purpose of a review is to give your opinion about a piece of writing.You should first give a short description of the writing,and then clearly state your opinion and your reasons.Your versionShow TimeThe girl pushed the stone with
22、 all her might.Just then,the king stepped out from behind the tree.purpose/recommendLearning for writingStructure summary+analysis+opinionA ReviewLearning ReadingThinkingWriting EvaluatingWritingWrite a review of the fable.Use the outline below to help you.Paragraph 1:Basic information What is the t
23、itle of the story?What kind of story is it?What is the main idea of the story?Paragraph 2:Your analysis ofthe storyParagraph 3:Your opinion aboutthe story What is the authors purpose?Were the details of the story clear?Do you think the story achieved its purpose?What did you like about the story?Wha
24、t did you not like about the story?Would you recommend this story to others?Paragraph 1Paragraph 1Paragraph 2 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3Paragraph 3Write a review of the fable.Use the outline to help you.1.What is the title of the story?2.What kind of story is it?3.what is the main idea of the story?1.W
25、hat is the authors purpose?2.Were the details of the story clear?3.Do you think the story achieved its purpose?1.What did you like about the story?2.What did you not like about the story?3.Would you recommend this story to others?一一.常用开头语常用开头语1.Im delighted to introduce my favourite fable/story/nove
26、l/book to you,whose title is+标题.2.Recently,I have read a fable,+标题.3.The fable titled+标题 is a moral/ironic/fascinating story.4.It tells us a story about+主角,who+定语从句.5.In the fable,the author writes about+主角,who+定语从句.6.The fable,+标题 is about+主角,who+定语从句.二二.主体部分常用表达主体部分常用表达1.The purpose of the fable i
27、s to tell us that+宾语从句.2.The fable is intended to tell people that+宾语从句.3.The fable teaches us a lesson that+从句.The fable focuses on.achieving its purpose.The author achieved his purpose by sth/doing sth.Undoubtedly,the author has done a good job in presenting his ideas.The fable titled is It is abo
28、ut a king who want to teach his villagers a lesson by placing a stone in the road.The purpose of this story is when meeting with problems we should not complain and expect others to solve them.In fact,what we should do is to take action at once to deal with our problems in our daily life.More import
29、antly,we should learn from the selfless girl always caring for others in the story rather than other selfish villagers.I like the story very much,because I think it is very meaningful and helpful to us.Remember:One good turn deserves another.I will recommend this story to as many people as I can.“Th
30、e Stone in the Road”an interesting story写作要求写作要求假定你是李华,请你给学校英语校报写一篇关于孔融让梨的英文评论,假定你是李华,请你给学校英语校报写一篇关于孔融让梨的英文评论,内容包括内容包括:1.故事主要介绍;故事主要介绍;2.情节介绍情节介绍;语言风格描述;作者意图;语言风格描述;作者意图;3.个人观点;是否推荐个人观点;是否推荐注意:注意:1.词数词数80左右;左右;2可适当增加细节,使行文连贯。可适当增加细节,使行文连贯。审题谋篇审题谋篇 第一步:审题构思很关键第一步:审题构思很关键首段:首段:故事背景介绍故事背景介绍 文本标题;文本标题;文
31、本类型文本类型中段:中段:主要情节描述主要情节描述 故事故事语言风格语言风格作者的写作意图作者的写作意图尾段:尾段:自己的观点自己的观点 是否推荐是否推荐Useful expressions:This story is about.The fable titled.is a.storyThe author writes about.The author uses this story to tell us.The fable is intended to tell people.The fable reflects that.After read the story,I have a bett
32、er understanding of.Having read the story,I have lost in thought,feeling disappointed/surprised with.I like the story because.What impresses me most is.I would love to share this story with.“Kong Rong Gives up the Biggest Pear”is a story of virtue.When Kong Rong was four years old,he could divide th
33、e pears according to the order of age.Everyone gets his share,but the one given to himself is the smallest.He said respecting the elderly is the principle of life.The language of the article is vivid and detailed,and the plot is complete.The author wishes us to respect the elderly,to know how to res
34、pect and not to be selfish I like this story very much,so I would like to recommend this story to the readers.Do you give a short description of the story?Does the description include the most important details of the story?Do you give your opinion about the characters or their actions?Is the review well-organised?Are there any grammar,spelling,or punctuation errors?Use the checklist to help each other revise the drafts.同伴互评Thank you!
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