(共22张PPT)
Unit 4 Friends Forever
Writing an ending to a story
Activity 1 Retelling the story
Lead-in
What happened to Bob after he was released from jail
beginning
development
climax
ending
Activity 2 Fast reading
Bob was released from jail.
Bob received a note from Jimmy.
Bob found the man was Jimmy’s son. The man’s name was Bob.
Pre-writing
Bob met a young man.
What kind of ending is this Give your reasons.
A happy ending. A sad ending.
A surprise ending. An open ending.
Do the matching
beginning
development
climax
ending
Activity 2 Fast reading
Plot
Bob was released from jail.
Bob met a young man.
Bob received a note from Jimmy.
Bob found the man was Jimmy’s son.
Pre-writing
Pre-writing
Read the ending again.
Find the expressions that describe:
settings
characters
actions
Find the conversations in the ending:
conversations
Activity 3 Careful reading
Bob’s story
settings
Pre-writing
Activity 3 Careful reading
Useful expressions:
out of jail into the cold wind,
cold, dark night...
characters
Pre-writing
Activity 3 Careful reading
Characters Useful expressions
Bob
Jimmy’s son
58, felt lost and helpless, doubtfully
a familiar-looking man in his thirties
Bob’s story
actions
Pre-writing
Activity 3 Careful reading
Useful expressions:
stepping out of jail,
smiled bitterly, heard,
turned around, was surprised,
shaking, unfolded,
shouted in surprise...
Bob’s story
What is your favourite expression describing actions
conversations
Pre-writing
Activity 3 Careful reading
Bob’s story
Bob’s story
settings
characters
actions
conversations
Pre-writing
Activity 3 Careful reading
Each group needs to write a new ending to Bob’s story after he was out of jail.
While-writing
Activity 4 Group writing
red: organizer
blue: writer
green: polisher
yellow: presenter
Group discussion:
Question 1: What type of ending will it be?
A happy ending.
A sad ending.
A surprise ending.
An open ending.
While-writing
Activity 4 Group writing
Group discussion:
Question 2: Do you want to introduce new characters in the ending
Bob
Jimmy
Bob’s wife
Bob’s son
Other characters
While-writing
Activity 4 Group writing
Group discussion:
Question 3: When and where will the ending take place
Out of jail into the cold wind.
On a rainy day.
There was no one in the street.
Other settings
While-writing
Activity 4 Group writing
beginning
development
climax
ending
Bob was released from jail.
Bob met .
Bob .
Bob .
While-writing
Activity 4 Group writing
Group discussion:
Question 4: Plot
Activity 4 Group writing
While-writing
Requirements:
1.Pay attention to the logic and the coherence of the plot.
2.Describe the story from 4 aspects:settings, characters, actions, and conversations.
3.No less than 100 words.
4.Ten minutes for writing.
Post-writing
Activity 5 Exchanging & Assessing
Checklist Need improvement Average Good
1 Does the story have a clear ending and plot
2 Does the writer describe settings, characters, actions, conversations in the story
3 Does the writer use the simple past tense or past present tense for a story
4 Does the writer use commas, stops, and question marks correctly
5 Are all the words spelt correctly
Post-writing
Activity 6 Revising & Sharing
Post-writing
Activity 7 Critical thinking
What is forever friendship
Forever Friendship
A friend walks in when the rest of world walks out.
Someone who makes you laugh until you can’t stop.
Someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.
Someone who convinces you that there really is an unlocked door
just waiting for you to open it.
This is forever friendship.
Summary
Summary
Revise your group writing according to the feedback from the teacher and other groups.
Compulsory homework: Revising
Homework
Watch one of the movies about friendship and share your feelings next class.
Optional homework: Viewing