1、Active reading 1,Mapping,Embarkation,Navigation,Destination,Resources,Reading to figure out different ways to achieve purpose Reacting to personal opinions Using learned words to express oneself,Bridging information gap,Free discussion,Prediction,Free discussion,Topic preview: Have you ever read the
2、 following 4 novels?,Have you ever read them?,More,Free discussion,Read the first lines and titles of this 4 novels, then discuss or predict:,Most traditional?,Least traditional?,Most memorable?,Most interesting?,Group 1: Discuss the Grapes of Wrath Group 2: Discuss the Fourth Hand Group 3: Discuss
3、the Salmon Fishing in the Yemen Group 4: Discuss the Time Travelers Wife Group 5-6: Discuss your impression on the 4 novels,Which beginning looks:,More,Free discussion,Most traditional,Least traditional,Most memorable,Most interesting,To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the
4、last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth.,Clare: The library is cool and smells like carpet cleaner, although all I can see is marble.,15 May Dear Dr Jones, We have been referred to you by Peter Sullivan at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Directorate for Middle East and No
5、rth Africa).,Imagine a young man on his way to a less-than-30-second event the loss of his left hand, long before he reached middle age.,The Grapes of Wrath,Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,The Fourth Hand,The Time Travelers Wife,click,click,click,click,Free discussion,Scenery description,A tradition way
6、 to begin a novel,Describing scenes in a tradition way,Back,The Grapes of Wrath,Most traditional,Least traditional,Most memorable,Most interesting,Free discussion,E-learning,The Fourth Hand,Story depiction,Create suspense,Unusual to begin a story,Back,The action starts immediately,The audience expec
7、ts a dramatic incident in which the man loses his left hand.,Most traditional,Least traditional,Most memorable,Most interesting,Free discussion,E-learning,The Time travelers Wife,Story depiction,Create suspense,Unusual to begin a story,Back,Claire seems to be daydreaming.,The audience expects a roma
8、ntic story between the time traveler and his wife.,Most traditional,Least traditional,Most memorable,Most interesting,Free discussion,Genre,A typical business or bureaucratic letter,Back,Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,Most traditional,Least traditional,Most memorable,Most interesting,Bridging informait
9、on gap,Relaxation period: Watch a video clip about The Time Travelers Wife to see how interesting it is.,Bridging information gap,By watching the video clip, which word or phrase may describe your response?,fantastic,ridiculous,romantic,confused,terrific,interesting,impressive,boring,Is there anybod
10、y who thinks that reading or watching it would be “dangerous”?,Nobody?,funny,R,Prediction,A,D,N,G,E,Look at the title “Danger! Books May Change Your Life” and predict:,Why dangerous?From what age do books influence readers?Which kind of books might the passage be from?,Prediction,Why dangerous?,What
11、 is the intended meaning of “danger”?Can books be harmful as well as dangerous?,click,click,DANGER,A road sign but not a real warning to catch readers attention,Some might be harmful for children or some adults. e.g. phonographic books, books teaching people tricks, etc.,More,Prediction,In what ways
12、 can books change peoples life?,DANGER,Give information or knowledge Stimulate our imagination and courage Show us other possibilities Offer us ways to treat with problems ,Change our life,Why dangerous?,click,More,Prediction,Listen to the Francis Bacons “Of Studies” and see his opinions toward stud
13、ies and how reading influences our life.,DANGER,Why dangerous?,Studies serve for delight, for ornament, and for ability. Their chief use for delight, is in privateness and retiring; for ornament, is in discourse; and for ability, is in the judgment and disposition of business.,Histories make men wis
14、e; poets witty; the mathematics subtle; natural philosophy deep; moral grave; logic and rhetoric able to contend. Abeunt studia in morse.,Prediction,From what age do books influence peoples lives?,click,DANGER,From any age, nearly as young as a few months old.,Prediction,Why dangerous?,Which kind of
15、 book might the passage be from?,click,DANGER,Novels.From the 4 books mentioned in starting points, we may get clues that the passages is especially interested in fictions.,Text organisation,Text exploration,Text evaluation,Identifying purpose,Reacting to personal opinions,Extracting arguments and i
16、nformation,Text organisation,1. The power of reading (Paras 2-6),2. The range of reading(Paras 7-10),click,click,Introduction(Para 1),Conclusion(Para 11),click,Text organisation,Introduction,The story of Alice: the lead-in character,Comments on reading,Enter a new world Liberate us from the real wor
17、ld we come from,Back,Text organisation,The power of reading,Paras 2-3: Enjoy and celebrate the variety and difference in safety and provide us an opportunity to grow Para 4: Go to read if we ever question the power of reading Para 5: Stimulate our emotions. Para 6: Influential in the way we live fro
18、m our childhood,Back,Text organisation,The range of reading,Para 7: Thomas Mertons answers for 7 questions about reading Para 8-10: Homerun book,Back,Extracting arguments and information,Topic-guided reading Role-guided reading Term-guided reading,Topic-guided reading,Read paras 2-6 and locate the t
19、opic sentence in each paragraph.,More,Variety and difference appear more as a threat than an opportunity.,If we ever question the truth of the power of reading books, we should take the trouble to go to .,Reading books allow us to enjoy this variety and difference in safety and provides us with an o
20、pportunity to grow,Para 2,Para 3,Para 4,Further thinking: What is the main idea of these paragraphs?,click,The power of reading,The power of reading Our emotions are stimulated. Other people/cultures arent distant.,As soon as we are able to listen, books are supremely influential in the way we live.
21、,Para 5,Para 6,Topic-guided reading,Role-guided reading,Role-guided reading: Each student chooses one balloon to see his/her question to answer. Then read para7 to complete the task.,Im Thomas Merton. I was once asked some questions about reading.,Which color would you like?,Role-guided reading,Name
22、 the books that have influenced you and why?,Name the last 3 books that you have read, you are reading and you intend to read.,Name a book that everyone should read and why?,click,click,click,You cannot find answers in para7, right? Then what is your own answer?,You cannot find the answer in para 7,
23、 right? Then read para8-10 to find the authors suggestion,Role-guided reading,Books that have influenced me,William Blakes poetic works,Plays by ancient Greek thinkers and writers,Religious writings,?,Why,to discover the real meaning of my life to get out of the confusion and meaninglessness of the
24、current society,Back,Term-guided reading,Read paras 8-10 and then give the definition of the following 2 terms.,Homerun,Homerun book,A baseball player hits the ball so hard and so far hes able to run round four bases of the diamond and score points not only for himself but for the other runners alre
25、ady on a base.,It refers to the first time they read a book which induces such pleasure and satisfaction that they cant put it down.,More,Term-guided reading,Read para 10 and extract 2 key words relevant to the effect of homerun books.,Well remember the pleasure and satisfaction which awaits us and
26、eagerly, insistently, sometimes even seek to reproduce the marvelous sensation again.,We cannot withstand the hunger to visit another world, to meet different people, to live other lives and to reflect on ourselves.,Pleasure,Hunger,Identifying purpose,Achieving purpose,Identifying the writers main p
27、urpose Discussing effective ways the writer applies to achieving such purpose,Identifying the writers main purpose,Which point will the writer intend to persuade?,To show the reader how to read fiction To suggest that fiction is more powerful than non-fiction To persuade the reader that reading can
28、be a life-changing experience To claim that books provide the meaning to life To recommend some major novels to read,In an opinion piece of writing, the primary aim is to persuade readers to see sth. from the writers point of view.,Purpose,Effective ways to achieve the purpose,Group competition: Stu
29、dents from two groups are asked to speak in turns effective ways the writer applies to achieving the purpose and see whom speaks most.,To persuade the reader that reading can be a life-changing experience,Purpose,Effective ways,click,Effective ways to achieve the purpose,click,Using quotations from
30、thinkers/novelists Citing recent/non-recent novels as examples Interactions between the writer and readers Interpreting the pleasure and power of reading gradually Using ironic title to hook readers attention,click,click,click,click,Effective ways,Back,Reacting to personal opinions,In an opinion pie
31、ce of writing, the writer is likely to make statements which are not objective. Try to show your opinions for those without examples backed up.,Procedures to make response,Personal opinions,Understand the authors opinions correctly Identify the authors purpose Ask questions about the key points for
32、clarification Figure out non-objective or illogical points Make refutation or show approval,More,Reacting to personal opinions,Sample analysis: See the following statement and follow the 5 procedures to discuss our response.,click,M-learning,Well have experiences which are new, sometimes disconcerti
33、ng, maybe deeply attractive, possibly unpleasant or painful, but never less than liberating from the real world we come from.,Personal opinions,Group work: React to the following opinions,click,Reacting to personal opinions,Well have experiences which are new, sometimes disconcerting, maybe deeply a
34、ttractive, possibly unpleasant or painful, but never less than liberating from the real world we come from. (Para 1),Understand the authors opinions correctlyTranslate the sentence into Chinese.我们可以体验未曾经历过的事情，这些事情又是令人不安，也许引人入胜；可能是不愉快的也可能是令人痛苦的，但无论如何都至少能把我们从现实世界中解放出来。 Identify the authors purposeAnsw
35、er the question: What is the authors attitude?The author intends to persuade readers that reading can be a life-changing experience.,More,Ask questions for clarificationQ1: How can reading be a painful experience?It depends on the book and the readers personal experience or personality. If you have
36、the similar experience like being bullied, it is easy to remind you of that experience when reading such a story.Q2: In what senses does reading liberate us from the real world?In books we can do all sorts of wonderful or interesting things which would be impossible in the real world.,Reacting to pe
37、rsonal opinions,More,Reacting to personal opinions,Identify non-objective or illogical pointsFind out adjectives which describe reading experiences.new, disconcerting, attractive, unpleasant, painfulClassify all these adjectivesFind out adverbs which indicate subjectivity.,Classification,Good: new,
38、attractive,Bad: disconcerting, unpleasant, painful,sometimes, never maybe, possibly deeply,adv.,Possibility, uncertainty Frequency Degree,Function,More,Reacting to personal opinions,Make refutation or show approvalOpinion: “Never less than liberating from the real world we come from”,Back,Liberating
39、,Excluding those who believe the novel world is unrealistic,Rather dissatisfied with the real world.,Excluding those who are satisfied with the real world,If disconcerting, unpleasant and painful, would it be better to return to our real world?,Never less than,Refutation,Reacting to personal opinion
40、s,Group work: Each group chooses 1 statement & follow the example to discuss our response.,M-learning,Reading books allows us to enjoy and celebrate this variety and difference in safety, and provides us with an opportunity to grow.,Personal opinions,To interact with other peoples lives in the peace
41、 and quiet of our homes is a privilege which only reading fiction can afford us.,We have more in common with other readers of books in other cultures than we might do with the first person we meet when we step out of our front doors.,From the bedtime story read by a parent to their child all the way
42、 through to the sitting room lined with books in our adult homes, books defines our lives.,Back,Critical thinking,Role-play: Each group discusses for 10 minutes, then hold a 10-minute seminar at 4 corners of the classroom simultaneously. 3 students in the group will be the keynote speakers while oth
43、ers group members will act as visitors to join other seminars respectively. At last the visitors will introduce the most successful seminar they have heard.,More,Q 1: Which reasons of reading does the writer not talk about?,Q 2:The title is ironic. But can you think of any ways in which reading can
44、be dangerous?,Q 3: Is there a special pleasure when reading in a foreign language? If so, what is it?,Q 4: Is the internet changing the way we read and write?,click,click,click,click,Critical thinking,SEMINAR,Q1,Reading not included,Everyday reading Reading newspapers or magazines Online reading,Rea
45、ding purpose Reading for information, explanation or study; Reading for entertainment,The writer shows more interest in literature than other styles of writing.,Generally one passage has just one focus or theme because of limited length.,Possible reasons,Back,Q2,Level of dangers,Dangerous reading,Ph
46、ysical dangers,Mental dangers,Other dangers,click,click,click,Wrong or out-dated information about medicine and recipes,Murders, violence or pornography,Too indulged into novels, feeling lost in the real world Reading as the only entertainment, occupying much time for social activities, etc.,Back,Q3
47、,Understand sth. that you thought might be difficult to read but it isnt,Enjoy pleasure of reading sth. from the different point of view and of different ways of saying things,Find out differences and similarities in other cultures,The pleasure of reading in a foreign language,Get the access to info
48、rmation which may not be available in our own language,Back,Q4,Agree vs. Disagree,Emails/texting change the way we write short informal messages There is much information to read The internet gives us information quickly,Superficial change of style,Really big change,The basic grammar is normal and w
49、hat looks different is mostly abbreviation & informal ways of saying sth. It just means we need to select what we read carefully, but you could have said that before the internet was developed. We cannot necessarily read the information more quickly than we could without the internet.,PK,PK,PK,Back,click,click,Active reading 1: Destination,Talking points,Summarising,Summarising,Individual Work: Choose the best summary.,
