1、必修二 Unit 4 Stage and screen(4) 高一年级 英语 Developing ideas Good Book, Bad Movie? Reading Objectives To obtain factual information on “Good book, bad movie?”. To analyze how the author develops his ideas. To express your opinion towards “Good book, bad movie?” To give a talk about a movie adapted from a
2、 book. Lead-in Have you ever read any of the following books? What are they about? Lead-in The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Though now regarded as one of the greatest American novels, the book sold poorly to begin with and Fitzgerald died before it received acclaim （高
3、度评价）. Set in the Jazz Age of 1920s, the story Lead-in primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his passion for the beautiful Daisy. As the narrative progresses, it shows Gatsbys rise from humble origins to immerse wealth, all in a quest to win back Daisy, his first love
4、. Lead-in The Iliad is an epic poem, which is said to be written by the Ancient Greek poet Homer. It tells the last weeks of the Trojan War. The Iliad is considered to be the earliest work in the Western literary tradition, and has featured in many other later Greek, Roman and Renaissance writings.
5、Lead-in If you have seen one of the movies adapted from these books, what do you think of them? Prediction Can you guess the authors opinion through the title “Good Book, Bad Movie?”? Check your prediction They say that “a picture is worth a thousand words”, but the briefest look at books and the mo
6、vies based on them would have anyone questioning this common saying. All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”. Fast-reading 1.Whats the genre （文体）of the text? 2.Whats the structure of the text? argumentation（论说文） Fast-reading 2.Whats the structure of the text? Central
7、point Sub-point 1 Sub-point 2 Sub-point 3 Conclusion Careful-reading Good movies need good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling, Homers The Odyssey, never had an equally great movie based on it? Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies b
8、ased on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great”? Movies of course need impressive images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting”? Careful-reading Good movies need good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western sto
9、rytelling, Homers The Odyssey, never had an equally great movie based on it? Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been praised as “great”? Movies of course need impressive images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described a
10、s “interesting”? Careful-reading Good movies need good stories. If so, why has one of the earliest and greatest works in Western storytelling, Homers The Odyssey, never had an equally great movie based on it? Movies need strong characters. So why have the movies based on The Great Gatsby never been
11、praised as “great”? Movies of course need impressive images, so why has Alice in Wonderland only resulted in movies best described as “interesting”? Careful-reading Whats the function of the examples? The Odyssey: to prove that the movie is not as good as the book even with a good story. The Great G
12、atsby : to prove that the good characters do not stand out in the movie. Alice in Wonderland: to prove that the visual images are not as striking as the description in the book. Learning to learn Examples in argumentative essays can be used to explain ideas and concepts. Careful-reading One of the k
13、ey reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means that great books can lose plot details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies cant escape
14、from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions. Careful-reading One of the key reasons behind this is that while a book usually takes a few days to read, a movie typically lasts under two hours. This means that great books can lose plot
15、details and characters when they move to the big screen. This is something that even the highly successful Harry Potter movies cant escape from, with fans of the books disappointed not to see some of their favourite characters in the movie versions. Careful-reading Whats the function of the example?
16、 Harry Potter: to support the idea that some parts of the story and some characters are missing in the movie. Learning to learn Examples in argumentative essays can be used to: 1.explain ideas and concepts. 2.support arguments. Careful-reading Movies also disappoint us when things dont look the way
17、we imagined them in the books. Take, for example, the epic movie Troy, which is in part based on Homers The Iliad and was met with mixed reviews from the audience. The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didnt live up to Helens title of “
18、the most beautiful woman in the world”, influencing opinions of the movie to some extent. Careful-reading Movies also disappoint us when things dont look the way we imagined them in the books. Take, for example, the epic movie Troy, which is in part based on Homers The Iliad and was met with mixed r
19、eviews from the audience. The most questionable issue was the actress chosen to play the part of Helen. Many people thought she didnt live up to Helens title of “the most beautiful woman in the world”, influencing opinions of the movie to some extent. Careful-reading Whats the function of the exampl
20、e? The Iliad : to provide additional information to the epic movie Troy. Learning to learn Examples in argumentative essays can be used to: 1.explain ideas and concepts. 2.support arguments. 3.provide additional information. Careful-reading There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes. Fu
21、rthermore, books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have different rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source. . Critical-thinking Does the author put forward something against his original viewpoint in the l
22、ast paragraph? . Critical-thinking There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes. Furthermore, books and movies are two different forms of media and therefore have different rules. With this in mind, perhaps we should judge a movie in its own right, and not against its original source. . C
23、ritical-thinking Interestingly, audiences have in recent years turned to television series such as Sherlock or Mad Men, which can have many characters and gradual plot development. Perhaps, one day, readers of F. Scott Fitzgeralds most admired work will find themselves glued to their screens by epis
24、odes of The Great Gatsby. . Critical-thinking Read the title again: Good Book, Bad Movie? Good Book, Bad Movie . ! A question mark? Critical-thinking Whats your opinion towards the point “Good Book, Bad Movie”? Do you agree with the author? . Post-reading Work in groups. Give a talk about a movie ad
25、apted from a book. 1.Use the notes to help plan your talk. . Title of the book Your point of view (successful/disappointing) Reasons Post-reading Work in groups. Give a talk about a movie adapted from a book. 2.Organise your talk following the steps below. Introduce the book. Describe the movie adap
26、tation. Give your opinion of the movie adaptation. (Use the words and expressions learned from the text.) 3. Give your talk to the class. . Post-reading Example: Based on the best-selling novel of the same name, movie Wonder is very successful. I have read the book before, and it introduces a little
27、 boy Auggie, who had a deformed face, ends up overcoming obstacles and embracing kindness. . Post-reading Personally I like the movie very much. First of all, the story is touching. For example, my tears couldnt stop when the main character Auggie, so weary of the frightened looks of others, cries a
28、sking his Mom, “Why am I so ugly?” . Post-reading Another reason why I like the movie is that it has a strong character. Auggie believes he himself is a tough minded and intelligent person, and with this in mind, he finally manages to gain acceptance by most of his schoolmates and other people in th
29、e community. . Post-reading Furthermore, I like the actress Julia Roberts in the movie. Actually Im a fan of her. I have watched a lot of Julias movies, including Notting Hill, My Best Friends Wedding, Sleeping with the Enemy and so on. There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand peoples eyes, but fr
30、om my point of view, the movie is highly successful. . Summary Passage: argumentation Central point Sub-point 1 Sub-point 2 Sub-point 3 Conclusion Examples explain ideas support provide additional information Self-assessment To obtain factual information on “Good book, bad movie?”. To analyze how th
31、e author develops his ideas. To express your opinion towards “Good book, bad movie?” To give a talk about a movie adapted from a book. Homework 1. Shoot a short video about your talk and share it on Wechat moments. 2.Read the text aloud at least twice and write a summay of at least 60 words on the topic “Good book, bad movie?”. 3. Watch a Chinese movie and prepare to talk about it in the next class. Thanks!
