1、 To know some successful writers and their stories.To figure out the reasons why they achieve success.To understand the passage by using different reading skills.Answer the questions.1.Which writer do you admire most?Which book is your favourite?2.What qualities does the person you admire have?What
2、is the key to his/her success?3.If you wrote a story for a magazine and it was rejected,what would you do?Read the title and look at the pictures in the passage.Then predict what this passage is mainly about.What do you know about these writers?Match them to the information.J.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerEm
3、ily Bront_ has the same birthday as his/her most famous character:31 July._ may have written and hidden several unpublished works._ had to pay to have his/her poetry published.J.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerEmily BrontJ.K.RowlingJ.D.SalingerEmily BrontJ.D.SalingerUSAJerome David Salinger(1919-2010)was an Am
4、erican writer known for his widely-read novel The Catcher in the Rye.Following his early success publishing short stories and The Catcher in the Rye,Salinger led a very private life for more than a half-century.He published his final original work in 1965 and had not been interviewed since 1980.Char
5、lotte Bront(1816-1855)and her sisters Emily Bront(1818-1848)and Anne Bront(1820-1849)have charmed,inspired,and even shocked readers from the Victorian Era to the present.The Bront family was a literary phenomenon better than any other before or since.Charlotte Bronts works are all about the struggle
6、 of an individual consciousness towards self-realization,about some lonely and neglected(被忽视的被忽视的)young women with a fierce longing for love,understanding and a full,happy life.Her masterpiece is Jane Eyre.Jane Eyre is one of the most popular and important novels of the Victorian Era.The novel is ab
7、out Jane Eyre,a poor,plain and little governess(家庭女教师家庭女教师)who dares to love her master,a man superior(比比优越的优越的)to her in many ways.The novel shows a completely new image of women.Charlotte BrontUK Emily Bront(1818-1848)was an English writer who wrote under the pen name Ellis Bell.She is best known
8、for her one novel,Wuthering Heights,today a classic of English literature.Emily Jane Bront Anne Bronts masterpiece is Agnes Grey,which is about the life and struggles of a poor governess.Anne Bront J.K.RowlingUKJoanne Rowling,pen names J.K.Rowling and Robert Galbraith,is a British novelist,best know
9、n as the author of the Harry Potter series.The books have gained worldwide attention,won many awards,and sold more than 400 million copies.They have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of Harry Potter films.Read the passage quickly and find out what problem
10、s the writers overcame.Writers Problems they overcameJ.K.Rowling J.D.SalingerBront sistersShe spent years surviving on little money and her first book received criticism from publishers and was rejected twelve times.He received criticism and rejections from publishers.At that time,women were not enc
11、ouraged to become writers.Their book of poems which they wrote under male names only sold two copies.Figure out the genre of the passage.narrative (记叙文记叙文)argumentation (论说文论说文)expository(说明文说明文)Read the passage quickly and choose another suitable title for the passage and give your reasons.1.Life I
12、s Hard for Female Writers 2.Good Things Come to Those Who Wait 3.Never Give Up on Your Dreams 4.Successful WritersWhat is a good title for the passage?Pull a sentence out.Start brainstorming.Draw people in with a short,punchy title.Try a question.Make it playful.Use a famous saying.Match the main id
13、ea with its corresponding paragraph.Paragraph 1A.J.K.Rowling still kept writing in spite of negative comments.Paragraph 2B.Because of the Bront sisters perseverance,their novels became classics of world literature.Paragraph 3C.Many highly successful writers have experienced rejection.Paragraph 4D.De
14、spite rejection and criticism,J.D.Salinger didnt give up writing his book.Paragraph 5 E.What are the key elements to guarantee success?CADBEOrganize information from the passage and complete the diagram.Introduction_A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.Example 1Writer:_Best kn
15、ow for:_Experience of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_J.K.RowlingHarry PotterShe was told that her book was too difficult and too long for children and it was rejected twelve times by publishers.Harry Potter became a global success.Introduction_A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejectio
16、n.Example 2Writer:_Best know for:_Experience of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_He received criticism and rejections from several publishers.The Catcher in the Rye became an immediate best-seller after it was published.J.D.SalingerThe Catcher in the RyeIntroduction_A lot of successful writers have prev
17、iously faced rejection.Example 3Writer:_Best know for:_Experience of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_Bront sistersJane Eyre,Wuthering Heights and Agnes GreyWomen were not encouraged to become writers at that time.Their book of poems which they wrote under male names sold only two copies.Their novels ar
18、e regarded as classics of world literature.Introduction_A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.Example 1Writer:_Best know for:_Experience of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_Example 2Writer:_Best know for:_Experience of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_Example 3Writer:_Best know for:_Ex
19、perience of rejection:_Eventual outcome:_Conclusion _Perseverance is the key to success.Match the writers in column A with their information in column B.A BWritersInformationJ.K.Rowlinga.starting writing short stories in high schoolJ.D.Salingerb.writing a book of poems under male namesThe Bront sist
20、ersc.serving in the US Army during the Second World WarJ.K.Rowling:J.D.Salinger:The Bront sisters:d.sticking the first rejection letter on the kitchen walle.being from Victorian Englande.being from Victorian Englandd,fa,cb,eRead paragraph 1 and answer the question.What do these words We regret to in
21、form you.mean to writers?What do they feel when they read them from a publisher?Have you received these words before?These words mean the writers works are rejected by publishers.Their hearts sink when they reach that final sentence.Some of us may have received these words.For example,one may not be
22、 admitted by a key school because low marks.1)Why did J.K.Rowling stick her first rejection letter on her kitchen wall?Because it meant she now had something in common with her favourite writers.What she did showed that she was optimistic.Read paragraph 2 and answer the questions.2)Have you read Row
23、lings books?What do you think of her books?3)Why did the publishers reject her book?Because publishers consider her book too difficult for children,too long,Children would not be interested in it.What can we learn from her?What difficulties did J.D.Salinger get over to publish his masterpiece?What c
24、an we learn from him?Despite rejections from several publishers,J.D.Salinger refused to give up.Even when serving in the US Army during the Second World War,he carried six chapters of The Catcher in the Rye with him and worked on the novel throughout his war service.Read paragraph 3 and answer the q
25、uestions.What difficulties were the Bront sisters faced with?What can we learn from them?Victorian England was a time when women were not encouraged to become writers.As the then Poet Laureate,Robert Southey,wrote to one of them:Literature cannot be the business of a womans life,and it ought not to
26、be.I honour endurance,perseverance,industry,talent;because these are the means by which men achieve great ends.Read paragraph 4 and answer the questions.Look at these two sentences and answer the questions.We regret to inform youWe are delighted to inform you What might come next in each sentence?Wh
27、ats your feeling when you get such replies?We regret to inform you than your book is rejected/turned down/refusedWe are delighted to inform you that your book is accepted/well receivedfrustrated/depressedfilled with joys/excitingWe regret to inform youWe are delighted to inform you Which paragraph d
28、oes each of the sentences come from?Why does the author use them like this within the passage?“We regret to inform you”comes from the first paragraph.“We are delighted to inform you”comes from the last paragraph.The author intends to begin with the negative theme of rejection,but then reveal that pe
29、rseverance can turn a bad beginning into a good ending.Or rather,success comes to those who dont give up.In addition,the passage is made complete by the way in which the first sentence is mirrored by the last sentence.Below is a summary of the text with some content missing.Choose the right item fro
30、m the box and make the summary complete.Change the form when necessary.woman,classic,rejection,talent,chapter,Harry PotterSuccess rarely happens overnight,and many successful writers have previously faced 1._.J.K.Rowling had spent years writing and after twelve rejections,a publisher finally agreed
31、to print 500 copies of her first book,2._,which has achieved global success.rejection Harry Potterwoman,classic,rejection,talent,chapter,Harry PotterDespite criticism and rejection by several publishers,J.D.Salinger never gave up.He carried six 3._ of The Catcher in the Rye and finished the entire n
32、ovel during his war service.When it was finally published,it sold millions of copies.Though 4._ were not encouraged to become writers during the Victorian period,the Bront sisters perseverance made their dream come true.Finally their novels became 5._ of world literature.So,6._,a lot of hard work,a
33、touch of luck,and perseverance play essential roles in success.chapters womenclassicstalent 1.What can you learn from these writers?2.Have you read any books by these writers?Recommend one to your classmates.3.Do you know of any other writer who had similar experiences?Share their stories with the class.4.What words and expressions from the passage have you used to tell these stories?Research other writers who had similar experiences online.
