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Unit 2
Morals and Virtues
-----Reading for Writing
Amelia
Learning Objectives
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. get the main idea and the implied meaning of the story The Stone In the Road;
2. learn to appreciate the language and writing skills of the story and apply them to the continuation writing;
3. develop proper life attitude and value by getting inspired by the virtue of the character in the story.
4. draw reasonable conclusions of the young girl’s virtues based on facts and details from reading the story.
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Part 01
Lead-in
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What will you do if you come across a big stone in the middle of the road?
偶然遇到
Walk across it and ignore it?
Move it away?
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Do you want to know more about the details?
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Part 02
Reading
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Once upon a time, there was a king who often thought, “Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.” One day, he had an idea.
Early one morning, the king disguised himself and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched.
The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart. He crashed into the stone, spilling the milk everywhere. “What fool put this stone here?” he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.
After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and limped away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody making an attempt to move it. The king was in despair. “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?”
Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself, “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the street after dark. I'll move it out of the way.”
para 1: The girl pushed the stone with all her might.
para 2: Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree.
Once upon a time, there was a king who often thought, “Nothing good can come to a nation whose people only complain and expect others to solve their problems.” One day, he had an idea.
Early one morning, the king disguised himself and went to a local village. He placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone. Then he hid behind a huge maple tree and watched.
Activity 1 read for plot
The king’s idea(Para.1&2)
when
who
where
what
why
early one morning
the King
placed a large stone in the middle of the main street and hid gold coins under the stone
a local village
to ______ whether people would _____ it
test
move
Opening
The first person down the street was a milkman with his cart. He crashed into the stone, spilling the milk everywhere. “What fool put this stone here?” he shouted. He picked himself up and angrily went away.
Activity 1 read for plot
Most people’s response(Para.3&4&5)
Person Experience Emotion Response
milkman
crashed into the stone
angry
went away
Indifferent
Building-up
After a while, a group of women came along, each balancing a pot of water on her head. One woman tripped over the stone and her water pot went crashing to the ground. She picked herself up and limped away in tears. Neither she nor her friends thought about moving the stone out of the road.
Person Experience Emotion Response
woman with water
tripped over the stone
sad
limped away in tears
Fragile
Building-up
Person Experience Emotion Response
other villagers
The king watched all day as many people complained about the stone, but he found nobody making an attempt to move it. The king was in despair. “Is there no one in this village who feels any responsibility to keep their neighbors from harm?”
complained about the stone
nobody made an attempt to move the stone
The king: unhappy
How did the king feel after a day’s watch?
What did the king think about?
Selfish
Building-up
❓Problem:
No one in this village feels responsibility to keep their neighbours from harm.
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No one moved the stone out of the road.
How to settle the problem?
Difficulties/Challenges in life
Theme: take responsibility for our society
para 1: Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along.
What do you think the young girl would do?
Why did the king step out from behind the tree?
What kind of person do you think the young girl would be?
para 2: Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree.
What will happen in the end?
The king…
The young girl…
The gold…
She would noticed the stone, moved it away and, found the gold.
Maybe someone(the girl) moved the stone out of the way.
Responsible, kind, selfless, considerate…
para 1: Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along.
Further content prediction - focus on each para.
Climax
Person Experience Emotion Response
The young girl ✔动作✔心理
◻语言◻感情
surprised
心理:the stone was a danger to others
动作:pushed with all her might and succeeded in moving the stone, saw the gold
noticed the stone
Just then, the king saw a young girl coming along. She was the daughter of a local farmer. She had been working all day and was very tired. But when she saw the stone, she said to herself, “This stone is a danger to anyone who comes down the street after dark. I’ll move it out of the way.” The girl pushed the stone with all her might. After a great deal of effort, she finally succeeded in moving it to the side of the street. Imagine her surprise when she saw the gold coins where the stone had been!
para 2: Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree.
Person Experience Emotion Response
The young girl saw the gold ◻动作◻心理
✔语言◻感情
The king stepped out when seeing the girl moved the stone ◻动作◻心理
✔语言✔感情
wondered who the owner was
worried
gave the gold to the girl and praised her
satisfied
Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “Oh sir,” the girl said, “does this gold belong to you? If not, we surely must find the owner, for he will certainly miss it.” The king said, “My dear, the gold is mine. I put it in the road and moved the stone over it. Now the gold is yours, because you are the only person who has learnt the lesson I wanted to teach my people.”
Ending
Steps to continue a story
Step 1: Read for the basic information
(when, where, who, what, how, why)
Step 2: Read for the main plot
Step 3: Read for the language
Step 4: Infer the development(the plot, the given two sentences)
Step 5: Continue the story (the requirements)
Step 6: Polish your writing (refer to the Criteria for Assessment)
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1 hide behind a huge tree
2 crash into the stone
3 spill the milk
4 pick oneself up
5 trip over the stone
6 go crashing to the ground
7 limp away
8 in tears
藏在大树后
撞在石头上
弄洒牛奶
跌倒后站起来
被石头绊倒
摔在地上
蹒跚;拐着走
泪流满面地
9 make an attempt to do sth
10 in despair
11 feel some responsibility to do sth
12 say to oneself
13 with all one’s might
14 step out from behind the tree
尝试做某事
陷入绝望
感到做某事的责任
心里想;自言自语
竭尽全力
从树后面走出来
How to describe actions in details?
“搬石头”
The girl bent down , pushed the stone with all her might , and finally moved away.
Strategy 1: A Chain of Actions “动作链”
“弯腰”
“推”
“移动”
动作1
动作2
动作3
The girl moved the stone .
Techniques for polishing your draft
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Practice
The king _____ a stone in the middle of the road ______ the gold coins under it, and _____ himself behind the tree.
1: “藏金币”
国王再路中间放了一块石头, 把金币放在下面,自己藏到了树后面。
put
placed
hid
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Practice
The king ________ the gold coins, _____ them to the girl, and _____, “these are yours”.
2: “送金币”
国王捡起金币, 递到女孩手上,接着说: “这都是你的了”。
picked up
gave
said
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Feeling ________, the girl _________ the gold coins , ________ whose coins were missing.
Strategy 2: A Scene of Actions “动作场景”
面部
肢体
心理/语言
感到很惊讶,女孩捡起了金币, 心想市谁丢了金币。
surprised
picked up
wondering
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Practice
Feeling _______, the woman _______ herself up, and limped away ____________ about the stone .
1: “女人离开了。”
感到沮丧, 女人爬起来, 跛着脚抱怨着离开了。
upset
picked
complaining
面部
肢体
心理/语言
= Upset , the woman picked herself up, and limped away complaining about the stone .
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Practice
Feeling _______, the king _______ her on the shoulder, _______ that she was such a responsible girl.
2: “国王赞扬小女孩。”
感到欣慰, 国王拍了拍她的肩膀,说她真是一个有责任心的女孩。
relived
patted
saying
面部
肢体
心理/语言
= Relived, the king patted her on the shoulder, saying that she was such a responsible girl.
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The girl pushed the stone with all her might. However, the stone remained absolutely still. Though tired and exhausted, the girl didn’t give up. Then she bent down , pushed it again and again, and finally moved it away. She could hardly contain her excitement and jumped up with joy. Suddenly , she spotted some gold coins hidden under the stone . Out of curiosity, the girl picked up the coins, wondering whose coins were missing.
Improved version
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Just then, the king stepped out from behind the tree. “oh, are they your coins ?” said the girl in a surprised tone, “I found it from under the stone .” the king explained to the girl that the coins were deliberately placed by him so as to test people’s responsibility. Feeling relived , the king patted her on the shoulder, saying , “these are yours now, take it as a reward for your sense of responsibility.” Indeed, only when people all take responsibilities for the community can it become a better world.
Sample Writing
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See You
Next Time
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