Unit 1 The written world Task课件

课件25张PPT。 M 8 Unit 1--- Task
Writing a Literary Review



Nanjing Tianjiabing High School
Zhang Zongnian ? What is our task today?
Do you know?Writing a literary review.? What is a literary review?
Do you know?A complete description of a literature.
A general introduction to a literature with comments on it.
A brief introduction to the author.
A detailed description of the plot.? Which of the following subjects should
be mentioned in a literary review?
author; title; every detail; genre; setting;
plot; reader; characters;
theme; symbols; disadvantages;
personal opinion; star rate of the story; endingDo you know?Read a sample of a literary review and
try to get the answers to the questions
above:
Reading ? “The Attic” is a short story written by Virginia Fox. The story is set in modern-day London.
The main character of “The Attic” is a lovely girl called Cindy. Cindy has a difficult life and is badly treated by her ugly stepmother and two greedy stepsisters. She is forced to live in a small, dark attic. The severe situation leads her to run away to Ireland, where she opens a chocolate shop and becomes rich. However, when she thinks she has escaped her relatives, they follow her to Ireland. That is when her problems really begin. Her stepsisters, Teresa and Mavis, are frightening and have come to claim her fortune.
A Literary Review of “ The Attic” ? Happiness and success is an important theme in the short story. The author, Virginia Fox, uses chocolate as a symbol, which symbolizes happiness and success.
Virginia Fox has written a modern-day Cinderella story that is entertaining and poetic from beginning to end. I think the story is really good and I give it a rating of four out of five.
An outline of the literary review of “ The Attic” “The Attic ” Virginia Fox Cindy; Teresa and Mavis; stepmother chocolate Short story happiness and success good four out of
five Cindy has a difficult life and is badly treated by her ugly stepmother and two greedy stepsisters. She is forced to live in a small, dark attic. The severe situation leads her to run away to Ireland, where she opens a chocolate shop and becomes rich. However, ……How to write a literary review????1. Tense:E.g.
The story is set in Modern-day London.

Cindy has a difficult life and is badly treated by her ugly stepmother and two greedy stepsisters. A literary review is usually written in the simple present tense, but we can also use the present perfect tense.
2. Outline: A literary review should follow a certain structure: ? 2. Outline: A literary review should follow a certain structure: Paragraph One: Paragraph Two: ? Mention the title and the author of the story.Mention the genre of the story.Describe where the story is set. Describe the important characters in the story.
Give a brief outline of the plot without
giving away the ending.
Paragraph Three: Paragraph Four: ? Discuss the important themes in the story. Discuss any symbols that appear in the story.
Give your own opinion of the story. You can also give the story a star rating
of one to five. Writing : ? Today we’re going to write a literary review of
“The Home-made Ball” .
Do you remember the outline of
“The Home-made Ball”? An outline of the story of “ Home-made Ball” “ The home-made ball” Jerry Johnson Kevin, Mike, Steven The old home-made soccer ball and the new soccer ball, the old bench and the new sneakers.Short story friendship okay three out of five Kevin and Mike are good friends. They play their home-made soccer ball every day. However, when Kevin gets new sneakers and a new soccer ball, things change. Talking: ? Talk about the outline of the story “The Home-
made Ball” in pairs by asking and answering
questions.
? Ask and answer the following questions :
1: ? What kind of story is “The Home-made Ball”?
? Whom is it written by? ? Where is it set?

2: ? Can you name the main characters in it?
? Can you give a brief description of the plot?
3: ? What is the important theme?
? What symbols does the author use? What do they symbolize?
4: What do you think of the story?What star rating do you give it?
Describing: Describe the outline of the story “The Home-made Ball” orally: ? You may begin like this:
The Home-made Ball is a short story which is
writing by Jerry Johnson. The story is set in
modern-day America.
…… Writing : ? Write a literary review of “The Home-made
Ball”, referring to the sample given. A Literary Review of The Home-made BallProofreading Read your writing again and check for mistakes. ? Check for mistakes in grammar, expressions
spellings and punctuations.Crosschecking and evaluating: Exchange your writings and check for mistakes. Don’t forget to give it a star rating. ( ; ; ; ; )
? Displaying and evaluating: ? Display your writing ? What do you think of the writing?
? A Sample of a literary review of the story “The home-made ball”: ? “The home-made ball” is a short story written by Jerry Johnson. The story is set in modern-day America.
The main character of the “The home-made ball” is a boy called Kevin. Kevin and Mike are good friends who play soccer with their home-made ball every day, but when Kevin gets new sneakers and a soccer ball, things change.
? Friendship is an important theme in this short story. The author, Jerry Johnson, uses the old and the new things, like the old home-made ball and the new soccer ball, and the old bench and the new sneakers as symbols. The old things symbolize the most valuable thing---friendship, which needs to be valued.
I think this story is really good and I give it a rating of four out of five. Homework

Write a literary review of another famous story you have known. Thank you!