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高一新生读后续写入门课件
①I’ve been a leader of a youth group in my community for a number of years. Among all those organized group activities, the kids’ favorite is called ARK night, with ARK standing for Acts of Random Kindness. A couple of times a year, on a Sunday night, we go out into our community to perform kind acts for others.
②We split into small groups and complete assignments(任务) around town. One group typically goes downtown to where the homeless population is gathered and hands out sandwiches and cold water in the summer, and hand warmers and hot bread in the winter. Sometimes a group makes posters and goes to local police and fire stations to say thank you. We often have groups visit nursing homes and hospitals to share a smile and conversation with the patients.
③One time, the small group I was leading left Post-it notes with positive messages on the windshields(挡风玻璃) of all of the cars in the visitors’ parking lot at the hospital. The hope was that someone who was sad or worn out(疲乏) after visiting a patient would be cheered up by our note.
阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
④We had spent the first part of the evening in my home, with the kids writing positive messages on their Post-it notes, things like “Tomorrow is another day,” “Keep smiling,” “Things will get better,” and “Have a nice day.” One girl had curvy, beautiful handwriting and she decorated the corners of her notes with pretty multi-colored hearts.
⑤After the kids left their notes on all those cars, one girl said to me, “We didn’t see one single person. How will we know that our notes made a difference?”
⑥ “We’ll just have to trust that they did,” I said. Normally, the kids could see the reactions(反应) of the people they were helping, but this time I could tell they were disappointed at the lack of interaction with people during this assignment. I wondered about it, too. Would the notes cheer anyone up, or would they be thrown away like the advertisements that are sometimes left on car windshields?
注意: 续写词数应为130左右。
On Monday morning I was scrolling (滚动) through my Facebook and I found a post by a friend of mine.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It was one of our Post-it notes!_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
What is this?
What do you use it for?
Lead-in:
Post-it note
to write down some important knowledge points/
to remind us of something
Read for comprehension:
Who
When
where
What
Why
I , the kids, one girl
a couple of times a year, on a Sunday night
one time
where the homeless populations is gathered
local police and fire stations
nursing homes and hospitals
the visitors parking lot at the hospital
hand out food to the homeless
say thank you to them
share a smile and conversation with the patients
leave notes with positive messages on the windshields of cars
to cheer up someone who was sad or worn out after visiting a patient
our community
to perform kind acts
Read for conflict & solution:
Kids were disappointed _________________________________________________. And I also wondered whether_____________________________, or ___________________________.
What's the potential conflict?
they didn't see the reactions of the people they were helping
the notes would cheer anyone up
they would be thrown away
because
What would you feel after doing some kind act? How did the kids feel?
What did the girl say? How did I respond? Am I sure of my words?
⑦Monday morning I was scrolling through my Facebook and I found a post by a friend of mine...
⑧It was one of our Post-it notes!...
How will this conflict be solved?
What does it refer to?
the picture posted by my friend
Why did my friend post our Post-it note?
To thank us for our kind act.
Our Post-it note cheered my friend up.
Plan the plot:
before: worn out/ sad/ upset
after:
⑦Monday morning I was scrolling through my Facebook and I found a post by a friend of mine...
⑧It was one of our Post-it notes!...
1.How did my friend see our Post-it note?
My friend had just been to the hospital _________(when) to visit a patiernt.
2. How did she feel before and after finding the Post-it note?
last night
3. What did my friend say in her post?
1. She said “...”. / “...”, said she.
2. She said that...
Her experience of finding the note and her reaction
warm/ happy/ feel a sense of warmth and comfort welling up in her heart
1. How did "I" recognize that is our Post-it note?
2. What’s my feelings/ psychological activities/ action after seeing the post?
3. What would I do afterwards?
⑧It was one of our Post-it notes!...
Plan the plot:
One girl had curvy, beautiful handwriting and she decorated the corners of her notes with pretty multi-colored hearts.
feelings + action: feeling ..., I can’t help doing/ can’t wait to do...
psychology + action: knowing that..., I can’t help doing/ can’t wait to do ...
(伏笔)
Monday morning I was scrolling through my Facebook and I found a post by a friend of mine.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
It was one of our Post-it notes!______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Draft your writing:
1.How did my friend see our Post-it note?
2. How did she feel before and after finding the Post-it note?
3. What did my friend say/write in her post?
1. How did "I" recognize that is our Post-it note?
2. What’s my feelings/ psychological activities/ action after seeing the post?
3. What would I do afterwards?
In the end, we could use a sentence to sublimate(升华) the theme.
A small act of kindness can be enough to make a big difference. 小善举足以起到大作用。
Just as the saying goes, “Roses given, fragrance in hand.”赠人玫瑰,手有余香。
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.无论多小的善举都不会白费。
Summary
1.厘清原文内容
2.找出故事矛盾、解决办法
3.设计具体情节
4.用一句话升华主题
(呼应原文细节)
Homework
Finish and polish your continuation writing.
A possible version:
Monday morning I was scrolling through my Facebook and I found a post by a friend of mine. In her post, she said with her mom in hospital suffering from cancer, she was going though one of the darkest periods in her life. Taking care of her mom after work every day made her exhausted and helpless. “But last night,” she added, “having said good night to my mom, I went straight to the parking lot to get my car and it was when I spotted this warm and cute message. This nice note gave me the belief that eventually everything would work out.” She also posted a photo of the note.
It was one of our Post-it notes! I recognized it immediately from the pretty multi-colored hearts. It read, “Things will get better! Keep smiling.” Knowing that what we did was meaningful and did make a difference to someone's life, I was overwhelmed with joy. I “liked” her post and couldn’t wait to share this warm story with kids in my group. Small kindness did matter and we would definitely continue with our ARK activities. Maybe more frequently.
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