1、Period 4 Reading for WritingShare your opinions about a moral storyUnit 2 Morals and Virtues learning objects1.Obtain and sort out the facts and details of the story;2.Analyze the writing purpose of the author;3.Write a review of the fable and share your opinions about a moral story.Activity 1 Read
2、and think1.What type of article do you think this is?qA joke?qA story?A fable.2.What is a fable?a short story that expresses a moral；main characters:personified animals(拟人化动物)；mythical creatures（神秘生物）；plants；inanimate objects（无生命的物体）；forces of nature（自然力）.3.What is the article mainly about?aan inani
3、mate objectActivity 2 Reading Task 1 Choose the best answers 1Whats the response of the milkman to the large stone on the road？He_ Apicked it up Bwent away leaving the stone unmoved Cmoved it out of the road Dcrashed into the stone2How did the king teach an important lesson to his people?ABy giving
4、them some gold coins.BBy telling them an interesting story.CBy testing his peoples response to his idea.DBy helping his people clean the road.3.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AThe woman cried because she did not find the gold coins.BThe king wanted to hide his gol
5、d coins under the stone.CSome women made an attempt to move the stone，but failed.DThe girl managed to move the stone to the side of the street.Task 2 Answer the following questions(Ex.1)1.What was the kings idea for teaching an important lesson to his people?2.What was the response from most of the
6、people?3.What did the young girl think and do when she saw the coins?He put a huge stone in the middle of a road,and watched to see if anyone would move it.He put a Most of the people just got upset that the stone was in their way.She thought that the money belonged to someone else and that it shoul
7、d be returned.Task 3 Complete the table according to the story.PersonExperienceEmotionResponsemilkmanCrashed into the stoneangrywent awayWoman with water Other villagers Young girl tripped over the stonesadlimped away in tearscomplained about the stoneupsetnobody made an attempt to move the stonesuc
8、ceeded in moving the stone to the side of the streettired;surpriedwanted to find the owner of the goldActivity 3 Discussion Work in pairs.Discuss the questions.1.What do you think this fable is trying to tell us?Do you think the king was wise?Why or why not?2.Can you think of times in your own life
9、when you felt and acted like the girl or like the other people in the story?Give examples.1.What do you think this fable is trying to tell us?Do you think the king was wise?Why or why not?The moral of the story is that we should take responsibility for our community.I dont think that the king was ve
10、ry wise,however,because no one learnt anything from his experiment.The milkman,the woman with her water pot,and the other villagers continued on their travels without having changed their attitudes at all.The king did find one responsible young girl,but she was already a responsible person before sh
11、e encountered the stone in the road.2.Can you think of times in your own life when you felt and acted like the girl or like the other people in the story?Give examples.There have been times when I have acted responsibly like the girl in the story.For example,I recently saw some children playing on a
12、 dangerous balcony,and so I warned them it was dangerous and had them go somewhere else to play.However,often Im more like the milkman in the story because Im very busy with my own work and worries.Activity 4 Writing Write a review of the fable.Use the outline below to help you.(P21 Ex.4)1.What is t
13、he main purpose of a review?The 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.Paragraph 1:Basic information about the story1.What is the title of the story?2.What
14、 kind of story is it?3.What is the main idea of the story?The Stone in the Road.An old fable.A king thinks his people are lazy,so he puts a large stone in the middle of the road and hides and waits to see if anyone will try to move it.Paragraph 2:Your analysis of the story1.What is the authors purpo
15、se?2.Were the details of the story clear?3.Do you think the story achieved its purpose?The author used his story to impress upon readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the community.The author has done a good job in impressing upon the need to take personal responsibility f
16、or problems in the community.Yes.The details were clear.The story was quite successful in achieving its purpose.Paragraph 3:Your opinion about the story1.What did you like about the story?2.What did you not like about the story?3.Would you recommend this story to others?I liked it because it had a c
17、lear moral.What impresses me most is that it had a clear moral.While the moral of the story is clear,the actions of the king seemed pointless to me.No.There are better stories than this one.Im not sure whether I would love to recommend this story to others but I am sure there are better stories than
18、 this one.Exchange drafts.Use the checklist to revise your draft.Do you give a short description of the story?Does the description include the most important details of the story?Do you give your own opinion about the characters or their actions?Is the review well-organized?Do you use the-ing form a
19、s the adverbial in the review?Are there any grammar,spelling,or punctuation errors?Read the sample review and check if it answers the questions in outline.“The Stone in the Road”is an old fable about a king who thinks his people are lazy,so he puts a large stone in the middle of the road and hides a
20、nd waits to see if anyone will try to move it.The author used his story to impress upon readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the community.The story was quite successful in achieving its purpose,and I liked it because it had a clear moral.However,while the moral of the st
21、ory is clear,the actions of the king seemed pointless to me,because none of the characters in the story learnt anything.For this reason,I think there are better stories that can be used to impress upon people the need for personal responsibility.Read and CheckRead the sample review and check if it a
22、nswers the questions in outline.“The Stone in the Road”is an old fable about a king who thinks his people are lazy,so he puts a large stone in the middle of the road and hides and waits to see if anyone will try to move it.Basic information about the story:the title type of story the main idea The a
23、uthor used his story to impress upon readers the need to take personal responsibility for problems in the community.The story was quite successful in achieving its purpose,and I liked it because it had a clear moral.our analysis of the story:the authors purpose the clear detailsHowever,while the mor
24、al of the story is clear,the actions of the king seemed pointless to me,because none of the characters in the story learnt anything.For this reason,I think there are better stories that can be used to impress upon people the need for personal responsibility.Your opinion about the story:like/not like
25、 about the story?recommend this story to others?寓言评论寓言评论 寓言评论就是在读者读完寓言后的所感所想。从体裁上看，寓言评论属于夹叙夹议的议论文。这种文章主要是以一般现在时介绍故事情节内容并对自己感兴趣的某些地方发表观点，表达自己的想法、感受，并且把故事推荐给他人等。文章可以分为三个部分。Summary第一部分：寓言故事简介。对故事做个简单的归纳介绍。第二部分：分析寓言情节。包括分析作者的写作目的，故事的详细情节和作者最后要求完成的目标等。第三部分：发表评论。对寓言故事中你所喜欢的和不喜欢的部分发表看法，也可以对整个故事进行总体评价。最后也可以
26、把故事推荐给他人等。基本框架基本框架 常用语句 精彩开头1A Little Horse Crosses the River is one of the most popular fables I have ever read，which impressed me a lot then.小马过河是我曾经读过的最流行的寓言之一，当时它给我留下很深的印象。2The fable is intended to tell people that there is a way where there is a will.这则寓言试图告诉人们：有志者事竟成。3Im more than delighted to
27、 introduce my favourite fable to you，whose name is The Stone On The Road.我非常高兴地把我最喜欢的寓言故事介绍给你们，它的名字为路上的石头。正文佳句1Not knowing much about the reality，the little boy is convinced that he lives in a world without any violence and crimes.由于对现实了解不多，这个小男孩相信他生活在一个没有暴力和犯罪的世界里。2Having saved up a lot of money af
28、ter five years of hard work，he is going back to his hometown to build a house and marry a girl.经过五年的努力，他已经攒了一大笔钱，因此他打算回老家盖房娶妻。3The fable is also sending such a message to us：do well what we should do，and life will return us well.这则寓言也向我们传达了这样一个信息：做好我们该做的每一件事，生活就会给我们一个好的回馈。余味结尾 1We hold the strong be
29、lief that failure is the mother of success.我们坚信失败是成功之母。2The fable tells us that hard work never fails to pay off.We should be diligent in order to have a better future.这则寓言告诉我们：努力工作终会获得回报。我们应该勤奋努力以期待更加美好的未来。3The fable I read was so educational/instructive that I planned to recommend it to all my fri
30、ends.我读的这则寓言如此有教育意义，因此我打算把它推荐给我所有的朋友们。Homework 最近你在伊索寓言读了狐狸和葡萄的故事。故事中狐狸因为摘不到葡萄而故意说葡萄是酸的。这个故事告诉我们：在现实生活中，我们有时也会和狐狸一样，在面对错误或问题时，不是勇敢地去解决，而是不断为自己找借口，现在请你根据故事内容并结合自己的情况或某些社会现象写一篇评论。注意：1词数80左右；2可以适当增加细节以使行为连贯。伊索寓言Aesops Fables;狐狸和葡萄The Fox and The Grapes_ _ 常用词汇1.be one of the most popular fables.是最受欢迎的寓
31、言之一2.be intended to tell people.试图告诉人们3The most moving part is that.最让人感动的部分是4reflect the life conditions of those poor people反映了那些贫穷人民的生活现状5have chance to introduce my favourite.to.有机会介绍我最喜欢的6insist on doing sth.坚持做【参考范文】【参考范文】Recently I read a small story from Aesops Fables，whose name is The Fox a
32、nd The Grapes.What the story tells us is as follows：On a hot summer day，there was an extremely hungry fox seeing a lot of grapes in the garden.He wanted very much to pick them down to eat，but he couldnt pick them at all.The frustrated fox didnt come up with an idea to get the grapes but to go away！A
33、nd as he was walking away he still comforted himself with that these grapes must be acid！It is very clear that he was looking for an excuse for his not being able to pick them.After reading the fable I realize that when we are wrong we should not find an excuse，to cover up our own problems，instead we should bravely admit the mistakes and try to correct them.Only in this way might we succeed someday，otherwise，we may also become the sour grape fox.
