内容正文:
B2U4
Developing Ideas
Activity 1. Match the books with the movies or TV plays.
伊利亚特
京华烟云
骆驼祥子
福尔摩斯
了不起的
盖茨比
红楼梦
Have you ever read any of these books? What are they about?
2
By the end of the class, I will be able to:
1) understand the reasons behind the unsuccessful movies based on books ;
2) analyze/ˈænəlaɪz/ the organisation of this passage
3) think critically about making judgements
Learning Objectives(学习目标):
Lead-in
Troy is adapted from The Iliad by Homer(荷马)
Good Book,
Bad Movie?
2.while-reading
1.Skim the passage and choose the genre(体裁) A:Narrative writing
B:Expository essay
C:Argumentative essay
2.What's the author's point of view towards movie adaptations ?
unsuccessful
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Argument: All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”
Organisation--Argument
unsuccessful movies
e.g.
The Odyssey
The Great Gatsby
Alice in Wonderland
Tips:Examples here are used to provide additional information
3.How does the author make his point of view persuasive?
2.while-reading
By giving reasons
and using examples
Argument: All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”
Reason1:
Time limit
Reason 2:
Different from readers’ imagination
Loss of characters and details,
e.g. Harry Potter
“Helen—the most beautiful woman in the world”
e.g. Troy
Organisation--argumentation
e.g.
The Odyssey
The Great Gatsby
Alice in Wonderland
Tips:Examples here are used to support an arugument
2.while-reading
4.What conclusion does the author draw?
Argument: All too often, great words end up being turned into cinematic “turkeys”
Reason1:
Time limit
Reason 2:
Different from readers’ imagination
Loss of characters and details,
e.g. Harry Potter
“Helen—the most beautiful woman in the world”
e.g. Troy
Organisation--Conclusion
e.g.
The Odyssey
The Great Gatsby
Alice in Wonderland
Conclusion: Judge a movie in its own right.
3. Post-reading –-making judgements
Based on the passage,what does
“judge a movie in