读后续写原题目:
Daniel looked at the old shoes carefully."Ryan,your lost wallet is probably near the monkey bars. Your shoes smell like red pine(松树). And .." But Daniel was interrupted by a kid shouting from the playground,"Ryan!I found your wallet!It was under the monkey bars!"Ryan's eyes went wide,but Daniel only shrugged(耸肩) and delivered his trademark words."The truth always comes out."
For Daniel, the truth was like buried treasure just waiting for someone to dig up. And Daniel was good at digging. He had a hard-earned reputation as the best detective in fourth grade.
Daniel had barely made it across the playground before someone else called him. It was Jenny."Daniel! I have a new case for you! It's about Coby Gardner," Jenny said. "His parents picked him up early on Monday, and he hasn't been in school since. He didn't have a cold and never said anything about a vacation. Where do you think he is "
Daniel tackled the new case with his usual attention to detail. He made observations, conducted interviews,and then connected information. But things weren't going so smoothly even after a lot of investigation. Someone had seen Coby's mom driving around town with balloons in her car. Another student accidentally heard Coby talking to a teacher about a waiting room, but she couldn't remember which teacher or which waiting room. And "Haven't seen him since Monday morning" was all Coby's bus driver said when interviewed.
What did balloons, a waiting room, and getting picked up from school all have in common It wasn't Coby's birthday. Lots of places had waiting rooms, but only a few allowed balloons. He imagined himself digging deep, and suddenly he got an idea.
Daniel opened his notebook. He wrote the word hospital and then circled it. Coby had gone to a hospital. But why Was someone in his family sick or hurt Daniel had the strange feeling that he was nosing into Coby's private life. He decided not to dig any more.
Paragraph 1: The next morning, Jenny came to Daniel's desk and asked, "So Did you solve the case "
Paragraph 2: "Coby! Where were you " someone shouted in surprise.
1.题目所给首句,与你紧接着写的一句的连接点;你写的第一段最后一句和第二段题目所给首句之间的连接点;
The next morning, Jenny came to Daniel's desk and asked, "So Did you solve the case "
下一句:回答Jenny的问题,如何回答?
"Coby! Where were you "someone shouted in surprise.
上一句:Coby出现了
下一句:Daniel 的心理活动 / Coby 回答
2.原文中某特定情节,与你续写的某情节的连接点;
Balloons, hospital
3.原文中的情感,与你续写的段落中的情感的连接点,点明其变化;
Dig into
Not to dig any more
4.原文中出现的高频词/关键词,在你续写的段落中复现/同义呈现;
But the truth always comes out. /
... he was nosing into Coby's private life
5.你续写的最后一句与原文首尾呼应/点题。
detective -- nosing into someone’s private life /
Daniel guessed part of the truth,but the truth turned out good anyway.
情节的选择:
1)Daniel觉得Coby家有坏事发生,不回答Jenny的问题,假装没有调查出任何信息。
结果Coby家有新生儿出生,气球庆祝。Daniel松了一口气,自嘲“真相总会出现”。
2)Daniel警告Jenny不要刺探同学隐私,可能让人难堪。
结果1,并不是坏消息(如,Coby家有人生病,但已痊愈出院,气球庆祝),Daniel松了一口气,但反思自己的侦探行为以后要注意度。
结果2, 真是坏消息(如,Coby家有人病危,气球祈求好运,鼓劲),Daneil很难过,对之前的事更加后悔。
3)Daniel分析了Coby可能在医院,表示担忧。
结果Coby真的去了医院(好消息,或坏消息),同学们很佩服Daniel的推理能力,但Daniel心里五味杂陈。
情节1)是范文选择的,我们会发现,有些巧妙,且比较好写。其他的选择也说得通,但稍显复杂。
平时多读范文,并思考这个问题:最简方式是什么?
练习多了,你会找到最简方式。
Tip: 接触读后续写时,我们常常用Plot mountain来解释故事的发展,Beginning, Development,Climax, Ending. 我们写的是Ending,是Climax之后的事,所以我们写的部分不应该有很大冲突,重要的是按逻辑写下去,总结故事有意思的地方。这也许是有的同学认为范文“比较平淡”的原因吧。
其实“平淡”帮助我们更好地发挥语言表达水平。
The next morning, Jenny came to Daniel's desk and asked, "So Did you solve the case " Calling to mind the note book in his backpack and the word with a big circle around it, Daniel said, "Sorry. Not really sure about this one. I guess I'm stuck.""Detective Daniel is stuck " Jenny wrinkled her nose in disbelief. Then there were several suspicious looks from nearby.Daniel was wondering whether his detective days were over when there was a rush of excitement at the classroom door. Coby Gardner was walking into the classroom.
"Coby! Where were you "someone shouted in surprise. Daniel watched Coby carefully, feeling sorry for him. It was no fun sharing bad news with everyone in the class. But then the strangest thing happened. Coby smiled."My aunt gave birth to a baby!" Coby said."I went to the hospital to see them,and then my mom let me stay home to help around the house for a day."."A baby!"Jenny shouted." No one would have guessed that." "I guess not,"Daniel shrugged and smiled. "But the truth always comes out."