Unit 6 Wisdom counts：Section 3Writing课件 2025-2026学年沪教版（2024）八年级英语上册

Writing a short story about wisdom Warm-up Think and share What makes a good story? a good story an interesting setting an exciting plot memorable characters vivid descriptions Writing a short story about wisdom Pre-writing: Example After the war, one of the Greek soldiers in the Trojan Horse wrote a story about his experience. Read the story and see how he organized his story. Story setting plot characters descriptions When and where did the story take place? Why did it happen? Who were the characters? What were they like and how did they feel? What happened at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end? What did the character(s) do at the end of the story, and how did they feel? Who was telling the story? How were the characters’ actions, feelings and thoughts described? Setting Time: another hot and dry summer Place: the city of Troy Background: the Greeks were tired but couldn’t capture Troy after ten years of fighting Characters a Greek soldier, the Greeks, the Trojans, a Trojan captain Plot Beginning: One of the Greek soldiers had a clever idea. The soldiers built a wooden horse. Middle: Some of the soldiers hid inside the wooden horse and waited. End: The Greeks captured the Trojan captain. Now they could finally go home. Language The story was told by a Greek soldier. Yes, there were descriptions of how the characters felt. About the language Who was telling the story? third-person narrative first-person narrative can show multiple viewpoints or settings; less personal feels personal and immediate; limited to what the narrator knows or sees About the language How were the characters’ actions, feelings and thoughts described? The Trojan captain’s words / actions The Greek soldier’s feelings / actions Writing a short story about wisdom Pre-writing: Planning your story Brainstorm: What stories about wisdom do you know? Guess what the following stories are. Tian Ji in a horse race The Battle of Chibi Surround Wei to save Zhao The empty fort strategy The Battle of Changshao A man uses a clever strategy to win a series of horse races. During a battle on the Yangtze River, a general uses fire to defeat a much more powerful enemy. To trick the enemy, a general leaves the gates to the city open. The enemy leader thinks this is a trap and orders his army to leave. Instead of attacking the enemy head on, a general decides to attack their homeland. During a battle, a general waits for the enemy to get tired before he launches his attack. Which story do you want to retell? Writing a short story about wisdom Pre-writing: Planning your story Complete the story map for the story you have chosen. Story ___________________ Setting the scene Characters: Place: Time: Background: Beginning         Middle         End         Time order Ending the story       Writing a short story about wisdom Pre-writing: Planning your story Complete the story map. Story Empty fort strategy Setting the scene Characters: Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi Place: a small city called Xicheng Time: during the Three Kingdoms period in China Background: While the main army is away fighting, Zhuge Liang is in Xicheng with only a few soldiers Beginning Zhuge Liang receives some bad news: Sima Yi’s powerful army was on its way. There is no time to escape. Middle Zhuge Liang orders his men to open the city gates and hide in the city. Then he walks up on the city wall to play his guqin. End Sima Yi and his army arrive. When he hears the music from the city wall and sees Zhuge Liang calmly sitting there, he thinks it’s a trap. Sima Yi hesitates. He finally decides to leave with his army. The city is saved.  Time order Ending the story Zhuge Liang saved the city without fighting. Writing a short story about wisdom Writing Pay attention to the following tips while writing. Choose whether to use first-person or third-person narrative. Try to describe the characters’ actions, feelings and thoughts in an interesting way. Make sure you use the correct tenses. Writing a short story about wisdom Post-writing Check and revise. Check your writing and complete the chart, and then revise it. 评价内容 评分（1—5） 1.我的故事展示了智慧与谋略。 2.我的故事内容完整，包含了场景、故事发展以及结局。 3.我对故事中的人物行为、情感及语言进行了详细描写。 4.我在故事中运用了本单元所学到的单词和短语。 5.我的故事在拼写、语法、标点等方面没有错误。 The empty fort strategy Once, Zhuge Liang was staying in a small city named Xicheng. He only had a few soldiers with him—the main army was busy fighting elsewhere. Suddenly, he received some bad news: Sima Yi’s powerful army was on its way. There was no time to escape. Zhuge Liang ordered his men to open the city gates. Then he told them to hide in the city. Zhuge Liang walked up on the city wall and calmly began to play his guqin. When Sima Yi arrived, he saw the open gate and heard the music. He hesitated. “Could this be a trap?” he wondered. Sima Yi finally ordered his army to leave. The city was saved, all thanks to Zhuge Liang’s clever trick. Sample writing Homework 基础作业 在小组内互读故事，并根据评价表互评故事。 根据同伴的评价修改自己的故事。 拓展作业 将班级所撰写的智慧故事装订成册并传阅。 选取其中三个故事并归纳故事中所体现的智慧。 wisdom /9wIzdRm/ n. 智慧；才智 These stories are full of ancient wisdom. miss /mIs/ v. 想念 I miss living in the countryside. be tired of 厌烦 I will never be tired of reading sci-fi stories. go on board 上船 The captain refused to go on board. *pretend /prI9tend/ v. 假装；佯装 The soldier pretended to be dead. THANK YOU 3500.4133 3317.5554 2533.8787 $$