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Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards Understanding ideas
外研版高中英语（2019）选择性必修一
Unit 2
Onwards
and
Upwards
Rowden
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From Publisher
A Letter for You
How can we help him
What do you want
to say to him
We Regret to Inform You...
Understanding ideas
By the end of the class, I will be able to:
1.identify the structure and type of the text;
2.generalize the masterpieces of three writers and the frustrations they were faced with and their reactions;
3.grasp the expressions related to the topic and express our own ideas freely;
4.develop a positive attitude towards life and cultivate the spirits of perseverance.
Learning objectives
Can you guess who he/she is
1. I have written and hidden several unpublished works.
2. I am an American writer and my most famous book is a novel The Catcher in the Rye.
J.D.Salinger
Pre-reading
1. I am an English writer.
2. I had to pay to have my poetry published.
3. My representative work is Wuthering Heights.
Emily Bront
1. My work was rejected 12 times.
2. I have the same birthday as my most famous character: 31 July.
3. I am the author of the Harry Potter series.
J. K. Rowling
Title
Examples
Conclusion
What is the
text type (genre)
of the passage
Argumentation
Fast reading
Introduction
What does “we regret to inform you...” indicate
It indicates a rejection.
Careful reading
Read para. 1 carefully and answer the questions.
Inoduction
What’s the topic sentence of para. 1 and what’s the
main idea of this paragraph
Many successful writers have previously faced rejections.
Careful reading
Read para. 2-4 carefully and complete the diagram.
Examples
Example 1
Read para. 2 carefully and complete the diagram.
Writer
Best known for
Problems overcame Rejection experience ●She received comments that the book was ________________________________________
●She received a total of _____________________
Eventual outcome The book became_____________________
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter
a global success
too difficult and too long for children
12 rejections
She spent years surviving on little money and her first book received criticism from publishers and was rejected twelve times.
How did J.K. Rowling turn her rejection into a success
“ I was going to until every single publisher turned me down, but I often feared that would happen.”
—J.K. Rowling
n’t
give up
Careful reading
Read para. 2-4 carefully and complete the diagram.
Examples
Example 2
Read para. 3 carefully and complete the diagram.
Writer
Best known for
Rejection experience He faced __________________________ from several publishers.
Eventual outcome The book became_____________________
J.D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye
an immediate best-seller
criticism along with rejection
How did J.D. Salinger turn his rejection into a success
1.Despite rejections from several publishers, J.D. Salinger refused to give up.
2.Even when serving in the US army, he carried...and worked on the novel throughout his war service.
Careful reading
Read para. 2-4 carefully and complete the diagram.
Examples
Example 3
Read para. 4 carefully and complete the diagram.
Writer
Best known for
Rejection experience ● at that time.
●Their book of poems which they wrote under male names sold __________________.
Eventual outcome Their books are regarded as .
Bronte sisters
Jane Eyre,Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey
Women were not encouraged to become writers
only 2 copies
classics of world literature
Which of the following can best describe the three Bront sisters
A. Gentle and generous.
B. Wise and ambitious.
C. Intelligent and considerate.
D. Talented and strong-minded
How did Bronte sisters turn their rejections into a success
“ I honour endurance, perseverance, industry, talent; because these are the means by which men achieve great ends...”
—Jane Eyre
Careful reading
Read para. 5 carefully and answer the question below.
Conclusion
1.According to the author, how can one get to success
a lot of hard work
a touch of luck
perseverance
Success
Perseverance is the key to success.
2.Why does the author start the passage by using “we regret to inform you...” and end the passage with “we are delighted to inform you...”
Perseverance
a bad beginning
a good ending
mirror
Post-reading
Think and share
1. Do you know any of other writers who had similar experiences Share their stories with the class. Use the words and expressions from the passage.
Success rarely happens overnight...
Perhaps overall prize for perseverance should go to...who...
I honour endurance...because these are the means by which men achieve great ends...
Their hearts sinking when...
......
take..for example
nevertheless
eventually
in fact
despite
......
expressions
useful sentences
Perseverance is the key to success.
Poat-reading
Group-discussion
Rowden is a senior student who has just failed a composition competition. He’s very upset and lost confidence. How could we help him What do you want to say to him
Could you write a postcard to comfort him
Stop chipping halfway, you cannot chop down deadwood; and keep chipping a way, gold and stone can be carved.
—— Xun Kuang
锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。——荀子
“We are delighted to inform you that you are admitted into our university...”
“Success”
Onwards and upwards
Onwards and upwards
诗歌：面对困难不要放弃
论说文：卓越作家被拒稿的经历，坚持不懈是成功关键
动名词和不定式作宾语的用法及区别
Understanding
ideas
Staring
out
Using language:
grammar
感受古今中外名人面对挫折的态度
树立无畏困难、勇往直前的人生态度
学生理解、内化、应用坚持不懈精神
Listening
& Speaking
对话：学生间相互鼓励走出阴影
Project
讲述励志人物故事
Get strength and inspiration to overcome challenges!
Developing ideas
Presenting
ideas
辩论：
对待失败的两种不同态度
散文：海伦凯勒三天光明观察世界，珍惜所有
小观念1
小观念2
小观念3
单元主题大观念
Homework
Compulsory homework:
Retell these three persons’ experiences according to the diagram we summarized this class.
Optional homework:
Search information online and write a story about another person who share the same quality of perseverance.
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