1、Learning objectivesIn this lesson,we will be able to:1.acquire some information about by reading.2.analyze the of three writers by reading and discussing.3.express our own opinions on.Activity1 Review and identify1 _ has the same birthday as his/her most famous character:31 July.2 _ may have written
2、 and hidden several unpublished works.3 _ had to pay to have his/her poetry published.Do the research and match these writers to the informaion.J.K.RowlingEmily BrontJ.D.SalingerJ.K.Rowling J.D.Salinger Emily BrontActivity 2 View and predict When will you hear these words?Can you try to complete it
3、as a whole sentence?We Regret to Inform You.What will you do if you face the circumstance?Who are“we”?Who are“you”What kind of response is it?Activity 2 Read and checkRead para.1 and check your answer.How do the writers feel before and after receive it?excitedlybe very afraid offeel sad?Activity 3 R
4、ead and checkWhat is mainly talked about in the passage?What is the genre of the passage?How is it organized?Read the passage and check your prediction.We Regret to Inform You.Introduction.Examples ConclusionRead the passage,answer the questions and draw a mind mwp.Activity 3 Read,check and understa
5、nd1.What difficulties/rejections did they face?2.How did they respond to them?3.What were the eventual outcomes?1.Cover the aspects and the key detailed information.2.Share your mind map logically and confidently.Organise information from the passage and complete the diagram.Activity 3 Read,check an
6、d understandIntroduction:Best known for:Experience of rejection:Response:Eventual outcome:A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.J.K.RowlingShe was told that her book was too difficult and too long for children and it was rejected twelve times by publishers.to print 500 copies H
7、arry Potter became a global success:400 million books sold,.more than 70 diffenent languages.Harry PotterExample 1:Writer:She stuck the first rejection on the wall.statistics-poor living conditionsWhy did the writer use so many numbers?Watch and know more about her.Introduction:Example 2:Writer:Best
8、 known for:Hardship/Experience of rejection:Response:Eventual outcome:A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.J.D.SalingerHe received criticism and rejections from several publishers.The war broke.The Catcher in the Rye became an immediate best-seller after it was published.The C
9、atcher in the RyeHe refused to give up.He worked on the novel throughout his war service.war conditionsHow did he reach such achievements?Introduction:Example 3:Writer:Best known for:Experience of rejection:Reaction：Eventual outcome:A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.Bront s
10、isters Women 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 are regarded as classics of world literature.Jane Eyre,Wuthering Heights and Agnes GreyConclusion:Perseverance is the key to success.They wrote a bo
11、ok of poem under male names.They started writing novels.gender gender discrimationdiscrimations sHow did they reach such achievements?appeal to appeal to reasonreasonActivity 3 Read and analyzeWhat do they have in common?Her personal living conditions were tough,and were refused 12 times.He was reje
12、cted several and his country was at war.The Victorian Age didnt encourage women to write,only two copies were sold.war conditions tough living conditionsgender discriminationsActivity 4 Read and analyzeWhat do they have in common?Were Were delighted to delighted to imform you imform you that.that.su
13、ccesssuccessWe regret to imform We regret to imform you it is you it is impossible to impossible to accept your writingaccept your writingrejectiorejection nperseveranceenduanceindustry.appeal to appeal to emotionemotion2.Whats the equation to be successful according to the passage?3.Whats your unde
14、rstanding of this equation?Activity 4 Read and analyzeOrganise information from the passage and complete the diagram.Activity 3 Read,check and understandPerseverance is the key to success.A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection.1 Life Is Hard for Female Writers2 Good Things Come
15、to Those Who Wait3 Never Give Up on Your Dreams 4 Sucessful WritersChoose another suitable title for the passage.Activity 4 Read and analyzeActivity 5 Think and share1.What can we learn from these writers?2.Do you know any other writers/famous ones like them?Share their stories with us.Think individ
16、ually,discuss with your group members and share with the class.（1）渴望成功但遭遇困难、挫折和失败：eagerly open and read，heart sink,dread receiving，faced rejection，face criticism,go wrong,low fund,high debts,have sigh,press.down a little,be queer with twists and turns,It may be near when it seems so far,things seems
17、 worst,women were not encouraged to become writers.（2）努力：stick out,stick to,spend years giving up weekends and free time to write,a lot of hard work and a touch of luck，perseverance had something in common with her favourite writers，stuck it on，persevered,I wasnt going to give up until every single
18、publisher turned me down，spent years surviving on little money/writing,refused to give up；worked on the novel throughout his war service，face criticism along with rejection；struggled to get his works published；didnt stop trying，because these are the means by which men achieve great ends,（2）成功：succee
19、d with another blow,became a global success，with over 400 million books sold and translated into more than seventy different languages，became an immediate best-seller and went on to sell millions and millions of copies，are regarded as classics of world literature（4）品质：the overall prize for persevera
20、nce，honour endurance,perseverance,industry,talentActivity 5 Read and appreciate the languagesJoanne Rowling Joanne Rowling is a British author,screenwriter and producer,who uses the pen names J.K.Rowling and Robert Galbraith.She is best-known for writing the Harry Potter books,which to date have bee
21、n sold over 400 million copies and have won many awards.The books have also been made into films,of which Rowling approved all scripts and was a producer on the final versions.Jerome David Salinger Jerome David Salinger(1919-2010)was an American writer known for his widely-read novel The Catcher in
22、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 1980Emily Jane BronteEmily Jane Bronte(1818-1848)was an English writer who wrote under the pen name Ellis Bell.She is best known for her one novel,Wuthering Heights,today a classic of English literature.Emily had three siblings who reached adulthood:her sisters,Charlotte and Anne,and her brother,Branwell.
