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课件网) B4U2 Onwards and upwards Understanding ideas We Regret to Inform You... Step 1 Lead-in Watch a video clip, then think and answer the questions. Which movie is this Harry Potter Step 1 Lead-in What is the movie based on A true story or a novel A novel Step 1 Lead-in Who is the writer of Harry Potter Step 1 Lead-in J.K. Rowling Do you know the other three writers and their masterpieces Step 1 Lead-in J. D. Salinger Emily Bront Charlotte Bront J. D. Salinger Emily Bront Charlotte Bront Step 2 Skimming Activity 1 Predict the main idea according to the title and the three writers . Activity 2 Read the first two and last two sentences of each paragraph and match the main idea. Step 2 Skimming A. As women, the success of the three Bronte sisters is full of hardships, but they didn’t stop trying. B. After many rejections, Harry Potter became a global success and J.K. Rowling succeeded at last. Para. 3 C. A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. Para. 4 D. Perseverance is the key to success. Para. 5 E. Although facing criticism with rejection, J.D. Salinger didn’t give up. Para. 1 Para. 2 Activity 3 Summarize the structure. What is the structure of the passage P1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 P4 P3 P2 P5 P4 P3 P2 P1 P5 A. B. C. D. Step 3 Scanning Narration Exposition Argumentation example 1 Step 3 Scanning Activity 3 Summarize the structure. Bront sisters J. K. Rowling J. D. Salinger example 2 example 3 Conclusion Introduction A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. Perseverance is the key to success. Organize information from the passage and complete the diagram. Step 3 Scanning Introduction _____ A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. Example 1 Writer: _____ Best known for:_____ Experience of rejection: _____ _____ Eventual outcome: _____ J. K. Rowling Harry Potter She 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 rejection. Example 2 Writer: _____ Best known 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. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye Introduction _____ A lot of successful writers have previously faced rejection. Example 3 Writer: _____ Best known for:_____ Experience of rejection: _____ _____ _____Eventual outcome: _____ Bront sisters Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey 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. What qualities helped the three authors, faced with multiple rejections, finally make their works “a global success ... ...
