1、Unit 3 Festivals and customs Integrated skills (II) Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Publishing Brainstorming ideas or making some research Developing an outline Planning an article promoting traditional Chinese festivals To respect and learn the fine traditional culture left by our ancestors To
2、 enhance national identity To strengthen national unity Purposes What information should be included in the article promoting traditional Chinese festivals? 1. Why should we promote traditional Chinese festivals? 2. How can we promote traditional Chinese festivals? (The government, the media, school
3、s, individuals, .) 3. What is the desired result of promoting traditional Chinese festivals? Brainstorming 1 Step Why should we promote traditional Chinese festivals? They are a source of national pride and help shape our national identity. They teach us a lot about our nations history. They enable
4、us to learn more about fine Chinese values. How can we promote traditional Chinese festivals? The government The media Schools Individuals . The government Organize some thematic activities during traditional Chinese festivals Declare public holidays on traditional Chinese festivals The media Spread
5、 knowledge about the traditions of traditional Chinese festivals so as to raise peoples interest in the origins and history of these festivals Publicize ongoing activities about traditional Chinese festivals Schools Offer optional courses of traditional Chinese festivals Establish clubs and organize
6、 activities about traditional Chinese festivals Individuals Focus on the protection of intangible cultural heritage Combine traditional Chinese festival culture and contemporary culture consciously Contribute our own strength to the inheritance and promotion of traditional Chinese festival culture W
7、hat is the desired result you would like to see? Pay more attention to traditional Chinese festivals Be prouder of Chinese culture Ainion Beginning Body Ending Promoting traditional Chinese festivals Specify the importance of traditional Chinese festivals Offer ways to promote traditional Chinese fe
8、stivals Make a call for action and describe a positive result you would like to see State the purpose of your writing Developing an outline 2 Step Beginning State the purpose Specify the importance Body The importance of traditional Chinese festivals Teach us about our countrys history Pass down fin
9、e Chinese values Develop national pride Ways to promote traditional Chinese festivals Declare public holidays on them (the government) Spread more knowledge about them (the media) Hold more activities (schools) Celebrate them with people around (individuals) End Call for action Describe a positive r
10、esult Outline of the article Preparing useful expressions 3 Step There are clearly many ways to promote . such as . . should promote/encourage/support . by . . is surely a good/an effective way to promote . . is very popular with . . is important for . because . Useful expressions for suggesting the
11、 ways of promoting traditional Chinese festivals first of all, to begin with moreover, whats more finally, last but not least Useful expressions for organizing the points Your ideas are more likely to be persuasive if you can promote them in a clear and concise manner. Planning your writing 4 Step C
12、ollecting more useful expressions Write an outline for your writing Prewriting is the very first step of writing. Summary Prewriting includes brainstorming or researching, and developing an outline. You can also prepare some useful expressions that you can use in your writing. A good preparation will save you time and help you write a good article. The more you plan in the beginning, the less time you may spend writing and revising later.
