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Unit 4 Parents and Children
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漫画写作专题指导
Open-ended composition
based on cartoons or pictures
Enjoy writing
Viewing,Speaking and Writing
What is an open-ended composition?
An open-ended composition is a composition about the understanding of something, which is open to any reasonable possibilities.
Learning objectives:
At the end of this class, we will be able to:
1. Interpret(阐释) the implied meaning of a picture ;
2. write an open-ended composition based on a picture;
3. apply better use of language in our writing;
4. assess our own and our partner's composition.
How to interpret a picture? (Brainstorming)
1. What do you see in the picture?
2. What's the implied meaning?
1. What the picture conveys to us is that the world will surely be better if each of us offers a bit of love.
2. The picture perfectly reflects a social phenomenon that often we need to be united so that we can become stronger.
3. The picture has a profound significance in our daily life that we need to live in harmony with others so that our world will be full of love.
Are these implied meanings _______?
A. reasonable B. convincing C. positive D. negative.
My understanding of the implied meaning
Step 1 study the picture and answer questions
1. What do you see in the picture?
2. What might be the relationship between the bird in the nest and the birds in the sky?
3. What do you think the picture is about?
4. What might be the implication of the picture?
Discuss in groups and share the implied meaning of the picuture.
1. What the picture conveys to us is that the parents expect no reward but a good future of their children.
2. The picture perfectly reflects a social phenomenon that the old parents are willing to let their children go, even if they are left uncared.
3. The picture has a profound significance in our daily life that we young peole often pay too much attention to our own career, regardless of our old parents.
My understanding of the implied meaning
Step 2 How to organize an open-ended composition based on a
picture.
1. Find out the layout of the composition.
1. structure
Part 1: Describe the picture
Part 2: Interpret its implied
meaning
Part 3: Draw a conclusion
Tip:
The comment/suggestion should strike a chord with(与......和谐,一致) the implied meaning.
Tense & person
:comment or suggestion
Part 1 Describe the picture
The picture is talking about/shows…
The picture shows a common phenomenon.
The picture describes an interesting phenomenon.
In the picture, there are…/…is (are) doing…
The picture above is about …
…Let’s look at the picture above/first.
Part 2 Interpret the picture
It seems very ridiculous that…However, this kind of story is performed everywhere.
The picture shows that…It is the exact reflection of…
The picture indicates that we…Nowadays, it is a common phenomenon that…
This is a satirical (讽刺的) cartoon which describes vividly a kind of common phenomenon among…
Part 3 Give your opinions
I think/believe that
As far as I’m concerned,
In my opinion,
From my point of view,
should
It is better/advisable to…
I consider it necessary…
Only in this way can….
Something to add:
保证三要素-体裁、人称、时态正确
体裁:
人称:
时态:
注意“三写”: 拼写,书写,大小写
Step 3 Learn to use the expressions.
2. Language
Tip: 1. Pay attention to cohesion(连贯) between
paragraphs.
2. Try to use beautiful expressions and different
sentence structures.
1. 我们太过于关注自己的事业,而忽略了我们的父母。
We care too much about our own work. We ignore our parents.
We care about our career too much to think about caring for our parents.
We take it for granted that the career is the only thing we pursue, ignoring our parents.
So occupied are we in our career that we turn a blind eye to our parents.
Step 4 Enjoy writing (7-10 mins)
• Describing the picture in details • Making clear the suggested meaning
• Finding out a phenomenon • Stating the comments on the phenomenon
• Organising the ideas in a logical way • Using English in a fl uent and clear way
Tips
1. Does it have a clear structure.
2. Does it use the the right tense and person?
3. Is the implied meaning reasonable, convincing or positive?
4. Does the comment strike a chord with the implied meaning?
5. Is it coherent between paragraphs?
6. Are there some beautiful expressions and different sentence structures?
Step 5 Assess our writing
学 习 目 标 自我评价
1.After learning, I am able to Interpret(阐释) the implied meaning of a picture ;
2. After learning, I am able to write an open-ended composition based on a picture;
3. After learning, I am able to apply better use of language in our writing;
4. After learning, I am able to assess our own and our partner's composition.
1-完全能;2-基本能;3-不确定;4-不太能;5-完全不能 1 2 3 4 5
assessment
Items to get points item content Get/lose points
Points (8-11) Complete 2. not complete
Transitional parts(1-2) Use properly 2. no or not properly
Structure(1-3) DescriptionInterpretation of its implied meaningDraw a conclusion
expression Graceful 2. Coherent 3.not coherent
Items to lose points Topic exploration Mistake of personMistake of tenseMistake of type writing
Spelling or grammar mistakes 1-4 mistakes(lose 1 point)More than 4 mistakes (lose 2-4 points)
handwriting Punctuation 2. right forms of capital and lower case letters3.tidy or untidy
Total point:
Shining point:
Parts for improvement
THANKS
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