内容正文:
Continuation Writing
——how to develop the
story reasonably
(合理地谋篇布局)
高中英语
Why should we have this lesson?
Some typical problems in your writing:
1. 文章走向有时跑偏
2. 走向正确时情节离奇
3. 情节基本到位时两段之间衔接生硬
Take a story as an example to solve this problem.
高中英语
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I Lead in
This is
a wallet.
What do people usually keep in their wallets?
Have you ever lost your wallet? How did you feel? What did you do?
高中英语
II Read for main idea
When and where, who did what and how did he feel?
main idea:
On a cold January night in San Francisco,
the author walked down an empty street and lost his wallet.
And he felt very anxious.
Tips for writing
#1 Find out key elements
of a story:
When
Where
Who
What
How/Why
高中英语
III Read for plot and emotion
Beginning(开端)
Rising action(发展)
Climax
(高潮)
Falling action(情节缓延)
Ending(结局)
I dealing with my part-time job and acting.
was having trouble
As I empty streets,
I running.
walked down
began
Not until I my apartment did I my wallet was lost.
reached
realize
Para 4:So I took action immediately.
Para 5:A voice from the inside of the garbage truck caught my attention.
sick, tired, abandoned
small
nervous, anxious
Tips for writing
#2 Draw the plot and emotion line through verbs and adjectives.
高中英语
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Tips for writing:
#3 Bear the main idea and writing purpose in mind when setting the tone of your story.
Would the author get the wallet back and be positive?
Would the author lose his wallet and be negative?
IV Read to set the tone
Why does the author write this story?
To inspire readers and himself to adopt a positive attitude towards life.
writing purpose:
or
The author may be inspired by something positive in the process of looking for wallet.
set the tone
高中英语
V Read to plan the plot
④So I took action immediately.
⑤A voice from the garbage truck caught my attention.
Tips for writing:
#4 Design your plot based on key words (verbs and nouns) of two given sentenc