Unit 1 Life Choices Writing Workshop 课件(共30张PPT)-北师大版（2019）必修第一册

(共30张PPT)
UNIT 1 LIFE CHOICES
Writing Workshop
A Personal Email
Teaching Objectives
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
Language Competence: Independently write a well-structured, linguistically appropriate, and substantively rich email.
Cultural Awareness & Thinking Quality: Organize email content logically and expressively, demonstrating a preliminary understanding of cross-cultural communication.
Learning Capacity: Utilize an evaluation rubric for self- and peer-assessment, and refine their work based on feedback.
Teaching Points and Difficulties
Constructing Discourse Knowledge of Personal Emails
Achieving Linguistic Appropriateness and Cultural Fit
Integrating Logic and Emotion Organically
Teaching Procedures
Situational Introduction
Presenting High school life scenarios
Promoting reflective questions
Introducing the final task
Situational Introduction
Promoting reflective questions
Guiding question:How would you introduce your new life to your friend abroad
Situational Introduction
Introducing the final task
The ultimate goal:write a cross-cultural personal email to a former junior high school friend living overseas,sharing recent life updates.
Model text destruction
Understanding Coherence through:
Time Sequence
Topic Development
Transitional Phrases
What Makes a Letter Easy to Follow
Content : Does the writer tell events in order → Time Sequence
Do ideas flow from one to another smoothly → Topic Development
Are there linking words that guide the reader → Transitional Phrases
Today we’ll use these three tools to reorganize a jumbled personal letter!
Model text destruction
Instructions: Below is a personal letter from Wang Ying to her friend Fang Lan — but the paragraphs are mixed up.
Work in pairs to put them back in the correct order.
Then explain your reasoning using: Time sequence Topic development Transitional phrases
Model text destruction
(A) Well, I must go now. I’ve got a presentation tomorrow and I need to finish my slides. I look forward to hearing all about what’s happening with you soon. All the best! Wang Ying
(B) Hi, Fang Lan, How’s your life in Canada I hope you have adapted well to the new situation and are enjoying your new school.
(C) I love my new senior secondary school. It’s much bigger than my junior secondary school and there’s a huge gym! Do you remember Xie Zijun Guess what – We’re in the same school!
(D) It’s always good to have a friend, right Life in senior secondary school is very different from junior secondary school! You know, we don’t have a fixed classroom! We go to different classes for different subjects and also for different levels. I’m in the same class with Zijun for English and physics but in different classes for Chinese and maths.
(E) You know, I like dancing so I’m in the Dancing Club. At the moment, we meet twice a week and we’re preparing to attend a competition. I think my new school gives me a chance to become a different person and I like the “new me”.
Model text destruction
The Correct Order Is… Numbered Sequence:
[1B] → Greeting & opening question "Hi, Fang Lan, How’s your life in Canada " → Sets the scene; natural start of a personal letter
[2C] → Introduces main topic: new school experience "I love my new senior secondary school..." → Begins topic development
[3D] → Continues the idea with more details about school life "Life in senior secondary school is very different..." → Uses contrast (“different from”) as transition
[4E] → Adds another layer: extracurricular activities "You know, I like dancing so I’m in the Dancing Club." → Expands on personal growth
[5A] → Closing remarks and farewell "Well, I must go now..." → Signals ending; time-based cue (“tomorrow”)
Justifying Structural Choices
Three Criteria Explained:
Time Sequence
Topic Development
Transitional Phrases
Examples from the Letter
“I’ve got a presentation tomorrow” → future event
Starts school, then friends → classroom system → clubs → personal growth
“Guess what”, “You know”, “Well, I must go now” – guide the reader
Key Features of a Well-Organized Personal Letter
Clear beginning: greeting + response to previous contact
Logical progression: from general to specific ideas
Use of connectors: “you know”, “guess what”, “well”
Natural ending: reason for closing + warm wishes
“Good organization helps the reader feel connected to the writer.”
Identifying Language Features of Personal Letters
Instructions:
Circle or highlight examples of:
Greeting & closing
Questions that show care
Exclamations expressing emotion
Informal connectors
Phrases that build connection
"How’s your life in Canada " → Shows concern
"Guess what – We’re in the same school!" → Excitement & shared history
"It’s always good to have a friend, right " → Rhetorical question to strengthen bond
"I like the 'new me'" → Personal reflection, identity growth
"Personal letters aren't formal — they're warm, conversational, and full of emotional cues. Notice how Wang Ying uses rhetorical questions and exclamations to simulate real conversation. These aren't just grammar points — they're tools for building intimacy(亲密感）."
Trace the Logic Chain: Event → Reason → Feeling
Event
Reason / Explanation
Feeling / Attitude
No fixed classroom
Move between subject-specific classrooms
Surprising, exciting change
In same school as Xie Zijun
Old friend from past
Happy, comforted
Joined Dancing Club
Loves dancing
Enthusiastic, motivated
Preparing for competition
Working hard with team
Proud, hopeful
School helps her grow
New opportunities
Positive self-image ("new me")
"Wang Ying doesn't just list facts — she tells a story with purpose. Each event leads to a reason, which then shapes her feeling. This is called the E-R-F logic chain: Event → Reason → Feeling. Strong personal writing always links actions to emotions through explanation."
Micro-writing：Let's complete the E-R-F chain
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Micro-writingEvent given → You add R & FEvent: “Last weekend, I tried a new hot-pot restaurant.”
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Your task（30 s 快闪写作）
Reaction：What happened first What did I do/think
Feeling：How did I feel & why → Write 1-2 sentences on your worksheet.
Check & Upgrade
Possible answer :Event: Last weekend, I tried a new hot-pot restaurant.Reaction: The moment I walked in, a spicy aroma hit me and the waiter greeted me with a huge smile.Feeling: I felt so excited because the food was fantastic and the service made me feel at home.
Your upgrade（20 s）Swap your worksheet with a partner; underline the strongest feeling word & add one adjective to make it stronger.e.g. excited → absolutely thrilled / over the moon
Cross-Cultural Question – Why So Much Detail
Cross-Cultural Thinking: Why Does Wang Ying Share So Much
Possible Cultural Insights:
In collectivist cultures(集体主义文化), sharing daily life strengthens relational bonds Friends are seen as family — keeping them informed is a form of care
Detailed updates show sincerity and emotional investment
Absence increases desire to maintain closeness across distance
In some Western contexts, people may share fewer details unless asked directly.
"This isn't just about school — it's about maintaining friendship across borders. In many East Asian cultures, relationships require active nurturing. By describing her gym, her classes, and her dance club, Wang Ying is saying: You're still part of my world."
Functional Language – Record Useful Patterns
Category 1: Showing Care How’s your life in ___ I hope you’ve adapted well to ___ I look forward to hearing all about ___
Category 2: Sharing News with Emotion Guess what – [exciting news]! You know, I really enjoy ___ so I joined ___ At the moment, we’re preparing to ___
Category 3: Expressing Personal Growth My new school gives me a chance to become ___ I like the “new me” Life here is very different from before because ___
"These aren't random sentences — they're functional chunks, ready for you to reuse. When you write your own personal letter, plug in your content and keep the structure. That's how fluent writers work!"
Extracting Key Successful Elements
Good organization helps the reader feel connected to the writer.
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Identifying Language Features of Personal Letters
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Trace the Logic Chain: Event → Reason → Feeling
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Cross cultural insights
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Functional Language – Record Useful Patterns
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Co-Developing the Evaluation Criteria
EvaluationDimensions
★★★ (Great!)
★★ (Good)
★ (Needs Work)
Structure
Language
Content
Feeling
Co-Developing the Evaluation Criteria
EvaluationDimensions
★★★ (Great!)
★★ (Good)
★ (Needs Work)
Structure
Easy to follow, order makes sense
Mostly clear, but order is a bit off
Hard to follow, order is mixed up
Language
Natural and polite, very few mistakes
Easy to understand, with some mistakes
Unnatural, many mistakes make it hard to read
Content
Says a lot, ideas connect well
Says enough, ideas mostly make sense
Doesn't say much, ideas are confusing
Feeling
Feelings are real and strong
Feelings are real, but not very strong
Feelings are hard to find or don't seem real
Cultural Fit
Easy for an English speaker to understand and like
An English speaker can understand it
Might be confusing or strange for an English speaker
Writing Practice
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Assuming a New Identity for Perspective Shift
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Providing Structural Support
Writing Practice—scaffolding
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Offering a Vocabulary Bank
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Implementing Differentiated Teacher Support
Multi-Dimensional Evaluation
Applying the Rubric for Constructive Feedback
Modeling
'My school is big.'→ 'My new school is surprisingly big, and I feel both excited and a little lost in it!'
Conducting Whole-Class Commentary
Demonstrating Revision Techniques
Summary and Homework
Summary by yourself
Ask yourself a question:“What is the ONE most important thing you will remember when writing a personal letter tomorrow ”
Homework
1.Polish the letter to Fang Lan you drafed and revised in class 2.Optional ----Connected to the real world: Send a message or an email to a friend or family member you haven't talked to for a while
Bring your writing paper back to our next class! See you!