M8U1ThewrittenwordWelcometotheunitTeachingaims:thestudentswillenhancetheirskillofanalyzingandsolvingproblems.,thestudentswillbeabletocollaboratewithothers.thestudentswillbeabletousepersuasiveremarktointeractwithothers.thestudentswillbeabletotalkaboutbooks.thestudentswillbeabletodeveloploveandpassionforliterature.Asweallknow,readingplaysanimportantroleinourdailylifeandweoftenhavechancestoappreciategoodbooks.Theybringuspleasureaswellasknowledge.Sowe’realwayslostingoodbooks,especiallysomeworld-famousworks.Step1:BrainstormingCanyounamesomeofthebooksyou’veread?Wouldyouliketorecommendyourfavoritebooktoyourclassmates?Howdoyouentertainyourself?(Students)WesurftheInternet,whereguyscouldchat.IwatchTV,whereIcanmeetmyfavoritesuperstars.ButIlikereadingsciencebookswhichcanbringmesenseofsuccess.Asthematteroffact,listeningtomusicIthinkisthebestwaytogetentertained.WeboyspreferGameboys…ForreferenceGonewiththeWind.ItwaswrittenbyMargaretMitchellin1936andsetasalesrecordwhen50,000copiesweresoldinoneday.By1965,ithadsoldmorethan10,000,000copiesandhadbeentranslatedinto25languagesin29countries.Itisoneofthemostsuccessfulbest-sellerseverwritten.WithGonewiththeWind,MargaretMitchelltaughtus,“Tomorrowisanotherday.”Step2:SharinginformationGroupwork:Lookatthefourpicturesatpage1.Let’sstudythemonebyoneandtrytodiscuss.Thefollowingquestionsmighthelpyou.(1)tofindoutwhypeoplewritepoems(2)totellthedifferencesbetweensciencefictionbooksandpoetry(Teacher)Iexpectthatwealltakenotesofwhatadvice-providersaretalkingabout.(Students)(1)Peoplewanttoexpresswhattheirfeelingsare.Ortheybelievepoetryisbeautiful,whichcouldbeappreciatedbyothers.(2)Inmyopinion,therearemanydifferencesbetweenpoetryandsciencefiction.Tobeginwith,poetryusesmuchmoreconciselanguageandspecialwritingtechniqueslikerhythmandrhyme.Next,poetsoftenexpresstheirthoughtsandfeelingsinpoems,whilesciencefictionwritersoftentellwhatmaybepossibleinthefuturebasedondevelopmentsinscience.Lastly,poemsusuallyreflectlifeorsocietyatspecifictimes,whilethemaintopicsofsciencefictionbooksrangefromscientificdiscoveries,spacetravel,lifeonotherplanetstoenvironmentalchanges.Step3:Discussion1.Doyouthinkthate-bookswillreplacebooksinprint?2.Whataresomeofthedifferencesbetweenpoetryandsciencefictionbooks?Aswecouldsee,alotofpeopleenjoyreadingbooks,whichiswhymyfriendJackdecidedtoworkforalibrary.Thereforethebookisatleastasimportantasothermediaforentertaining,whichcannotbeneglected.SowhenyouarewatchingTVorchattingonline,don’tforgetwestillhavebookstoread,whichcouldalsoentertainpeople.Step4:Homework1.Collectmoreinformationaboutliterature.2.PreparetheReadingpart.ReadingAppreciatingliteratureTeachingaims:1.Studentsareexpectedtogainsomeknowledgeaboutclassicliteratureandsomeinsightintohowtowriteanessayaboutliterature;2.Studentsareexpectedtoimprovetheirreadingskillsbyparticipatingintheactivitiesdesigned.Step1:Lead-inLet’senjoyasectionoffilm.Isitwonderful?Doyouknowsomethingaboutthefilm?It’sbasedonDickens’sfamousnovel“OliverTwist”.It’sanexampleofclassics.Classicsaretheantiquesoftheliteraryworld.Inthisunit,we’llhavethechancetogetmoreinformationaboutclassicliterature.Step2:FastreadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonPage2.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.AnswersA1Classicsaretheantiquesofthe...
