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Learn about optimism and perseverance
The Reward for Preseverance
Unit 4
Adversity and Courage
1
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
Read about a memoir and know the characteristics of memoirs;
Identify the basic elements of the story and sort out plot line and emotional line with the mind map;
Rewrite the ending of the story with G-N&Q-A strategy and Action+Emotion strategy;
Take an optimistic and perseverant attitude towards daily life.
Lead-in
Do you think Shackleton can successfully return to Elephant Island to rescue them?
If you were one of the crew members left behind Elephant Island, what problems would you face?
extreme weather
no drinking water
no food
no fire
illness
loneliness
......
1mins
Pre-reading
Skim the passage and answer the following questions.
1. What’s the text type of this passage?
A. Exposition
B. Autobiography
C. Diary
D. Memoir
a narrative written about an important event in the author’s life, focused and with specific scenes.
2 mins
Part 1 ________ Part 2 ________
Part 3 ________ Part 4 ________
A. Problems they faced and the solutions
B. Background of the story
C. The result: they were finally rescued
D. Things that helped them tackle the
difficulties
Para. 1
Para. 2~ 4
Para. 6
Para. 5
Divide the passage into 4 parts and then match the subheadings with the parts.
B
A
D
C
2.What's the main idea of the memoir?
(Tips: where? who? what? how? when?)
On the _______ Island, optimism and faith in Shackleton helped the _______________ who were left behind to persevere in overcoming _________ and till Shackleton's _______ came.
Elephant
crew members
adversity
rescue
THE REWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE
We watched as Shackleton and the boat sailed away from Elephant Island. It was easy to imagine the danger ahead of them. Would they ever return to find us? What might happen to them? What if they were delayed? We felt so alone and desperate. But it was not for long. There was