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Strategies for Text Analysis in Continuation Writing
祁阳市第二中学
邹聪玲
循线析文・以情续篇 ——
读后续写语篇分析策略
Teaching Objectives
1. extract the text’s main elements: time, place, characters and events.
2. grasp the text’s plot and the characters’ emotional changes.
3. find out core conflict to lay the foundation for continuation writing.
4. make predictions about continuation writing.
After the class, the students are able to:
Lead-in: share a story
Last Sunday afternoon, my best friend Tom and I went to the nearby park to fly a colorful kite. We chose this activity because the wind was just right and we wanted to relax after a long week of work. We walked there slowly, laughing and talking all the way, and soon our kite flew high in the blue sky.
When:
Where:
Who:
What:
last Sunday afternoon
the nearby park
Tom and I
We flew a colorful kite.
Tense:
Simple past tense
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。
P1 My wife and I wanted to share our new home with family and friends by hosting a small gathering in the early summer. She had prepared lots of snacks, while my job was to have the backyard in order.
P2 There was plenty of space for the kids to run and play. There was just one thing I hadn’t counted on: My brother chose to bring his dog Toby, a 50-pound ball of fire. Though friendly, he could easily knock over my niece’s small boys and my six-month-old granddaughter. So, when my brother showed up, I asked him to watch Toby and keep him outside.
P3 My plan was working out just fine. Toby was using up his energy by running back and forth in the backyard and giving the kids plenty of room. Unexpectedly, after supper, the weather changed. It started to rain and everyone went indoors.
P4 It was an awkward moment. I didn’t want Toby to be running around in the house, and my brother wasn’t happy with driving home with a wet dog. Eventually, my brother decided to leave rather than force the issue.
P5 A few days passed, and I hadn’t heard anything from my brother. I texted him and expressed wishes for him to come out again. His reply came as a surprise — a shock, actually: “Not a chance.” Clearly, he was unhappy over the way we had parted. After all, I had left him little choice. Well, he’ll get over it, I reasoned.
P6 Two months passed. My wife suggested I get in touch with my brother, but I resisted, thinking he should call first. However, my conscience (良心) kept bothering me. I tried to put myself in my brother’s shoes. He was facing health issues and his wife of thirty-five years had passed away a few months earlier. Toby was his constant companion, the one who kept him going.
注意: (1)续写词数应为150个左右; (2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
P7 I realized it was me who was at fault.
P8 With the biscuits my wife had made, I arrived at my brother’s door.
(2025年全国I卷)
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When:
Where:
Who:
What:
Trap main elements
in the early summer
I asked my brother to keep the dog outside at the gathering, and he left angrily.
in my house and backyard
I, my wife, my brother and Toby
Tense:
Simple past tense
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opening
Turning point
Build-up
Climax
Ending
(paras1-2)
(para 3)
(paras4-5)
(paras6)
(paras7-8)
?
Structure of the text
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Underline the emotional words and action words that contain emotions .
P1 My wife and I wanted to share our new home with family and friends by hosting a small gathering in the early summer. She had prepared lots of snacks, while my job was to have the backyard in order.
P2 There was plenty of space for the kids to run and play. There was just one thing I hadn’t counted on: My brother chose to bring his dog Toby, a 50-pound ball of fire. Though friendly, he could easily knock over my niece’s small boys and my six-month-old granddaughter. So, when my brother showed up, I asked him to watch Toby and keep him outside.
Emotions change with plots.
opening
Grasp plot and emotions
P3 My plan was working out just fine. Toby was using up his energy by running back and forth in the backyard and giving the kids plenty of room. Unexpectedly, after supper, the weather changed. It started to rain and everyone went indoors.
Build-up
P4 It was an awkward moment. I didn’t want Toby to be running around in the house, and my brother wasn’t happy with driving home with a wet dog. Eventually, my brother decided to leave rather than force the issue.
P5 A few days passed, and I hadn’t heard anything from my brother. I texted him and expressed wishes for him to come out again. His reply came as a surprise—a shock, actually: “Not a chance.” Clearly, he was unhappy over the way we had parted. After all, I had left him little choice. Well, he’ll get over it, I reasoned.
Climax
P6 Two months passed. My wife suggested I get in touch with my brother, but I resisted, thinking he should call first. However, my conscience (良心) kept bothering me. I tried to put myself in my brother’s shoes. He was facing health issues and his wife of thirty-five years had passed away a few months earlier. Toby was his constant companion, the one who kept him going.
Turning point
P7: I realized it was me who was at fault.
P8: With the biscuits my wife had made, I arrived at my brother’s door.
Ending
?
Happy
opening
worried and unexpected
Turning point
Build-up
Climax
Ending
Plot line and emotional line
awkward
guilty
How did my feelings change?
How did my brother’s feelings change?
unhappy,angry
lonely, sad
Why did things between us end up like this?
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Find the core Conflict
My brother left angrily and rejected my invitation with “Not a chance”.
How to solve the conflict?
How do you design the following plot?
P7: I realized it was me who was at fault.
P8: With the biscuits my wife had made, I arrived at my
brother’s door.
Prediction:
__________________________________________________
What did I decide to do?
Will my brother forgive me?
Make predictions
What lesson did I learn?
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1:Trap main elements
Strategies for the analysis of continuation writing
4: Make predictions
2: Grasp plot and emotions
3: Find out conflicts
Method Summary
1. Trap main elemnets
2. Grasp plot and emotions
3.Find out conflicts
4. Make a prediction
Practice
(2023年全国I卷)
Task 1 :
Mark When, Where, Who and What in the original text.
Task 2:
Underline the emotional words and action words that contain emotions from the original text.
Task 3:
Complete the plot and emotional line.
Task 4:
Find main conflict.
Task 5:
Make prediction.
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Task 1 :
Mark When, Where, Who and What in the text.
P1: When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
P2:So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
P3:I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice........
P5:When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud,.....
P6: A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news.
P7: I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.
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Task 2:
Underline the emotional words and action words.
P1: When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
P2:So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
P3:I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
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P4: What did the horse think, as he sped through the night? Did he get tired? Have doubts? Did he want to quit? I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
P5:When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud, and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t care.
P6: A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news.
P7: I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.
Task 2:
Underline the emotional words and action words.
P1: When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
P2:So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
P3:I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
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P4: What did the horse think, as he sped through the night? Did he get tired? Have doubts? Did he want to quit? I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
P5:When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud, and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t care.
P6: A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news.
P7: I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.
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opening
Turning point
Build-up
Climax
Ending
Task 3: Complete the plot and emotional line.
(para1)
(paras 2-4)
(para 5)
(paras 6-7)
How did my feelings change?
Writing section
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?
self-doubt
opening
Willingness
Turning point
Build-up
Climax
Ending
Satisfaction and enjoyment
(para1)
(paras 2-4)
(para 5)
(paras 6-7)
Task 3: Complete the plot and emotional line.
Writing section
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Before the competition, I hated writing, but my teacher believed in me and encouraged me to compete. Finally, I finished it. I even didn’t care about the results.
Task 4 : find the core conflict
According to the conflict,
how do you design the following plot?
Task 5 : Make predictions
P6: A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest,
there came the news.
What news?
P7: I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.
What lesson did I learn?
What did I say? How did the teacher respond?
How did I feel when I got the news?
Summary
1: Trap main elements
4: Make predictions about writing
2: Grasp plot and emotions
3: Find out conflicts
Find conflicts and solve them.
Keep the same tense.
Match the characters’ emotions.
have a positive ending.
Golden Rule:
attention
Homework
1. Conduct textual analysis of 2024 & 2026 Gaokao reading continuation writing tasks.
2. Finish the continuous writing analyzed above.
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