1、,Module 8 Unit One Reading Appreciating Literature(Period 1) Reading comprehension,Four famous Chinese classics,1 三国演义 a A Dream of Red Mansions/The Story of the Stone2 西游记 b Romance of Three Kingdoms3 红楼梦 c All Men Are Brothers4 水浒传 d Journey to the West,Foreign classics,Pride and Prejudice,Jane Au
2、sten,Robinson Crusoe,Daniel Defoe,Tess of the dUrbervilles,Thomas Hardy,The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,Mark Twain,Gone with the wind,Margaret Mitchell,Les Miserables,Victor Hugo,Skimming,1.What is classic literature?,2.Who is Charles Dickens?,3.Who is the main character in the novel Great Expect
3、ations?,Answers:,Classics are the antiques of the literary world including novels, plays and poems that were written a long time ago and were well written and received.,2. Dickens is Englands greatest writer.,3. Pip is the main character in the novel Great Expectations.,The structure of the text,Par
4、t one: information about Part two: information about Part three: information about,classic literature,Charles Dickens,the book Great expectations,Reading strategy,1.What does a persuasive essay try to do?,2. Whats the writers point of view in this essay?,3. How does the author try to convincethe rea
5、der?,1.What does a persuasive essay try to do?,To convince the reader to adopt a certain point of view.,2.Whats the writers point of view in this essay?,To persuade us to appreciate classic literature.,3. How does the author try to convince the reader?,At the very beginning _ _Then_.,the writer asks
6、 us to reconsider our ideas about classic literature.,she gives us interesting facts about Charles Dickens and his book, Great Expectation, which makes us want to read the book at the end of the essay.,DETAILED READING,Part one,Questions:,1. Why dont many people read the classics?,2. What does Liz t
7、hink about classic novels?,1. Why dont many people read the classics?,Because they think they are old-fashioned and boring, and have nothing to do with life today.,2. What does Liz think about classic novels?,She doesnt think that they are old-fashioned and boring.,Multiple choice,1. The writer wrot
8、e the passage mainly to _. A. convince us to change our attitude(态度) to classics B. introduce Charles Dickens novels to us C. suggest that we should read more classics D. make a summary of Great Expectations,A,2. Some people think that classics are old-fashioned because of the following statements e
9、xcept _. A. they were written a long time ago. B. the language used in them is quite different from the language used today. C. they are difficult for people to understand. D. They can only be found in bookshops and libraries.,D,3. Which of the following is Not true according to the text? A. Classic
10、s are also worth reading today. B. We can find the value of writing and wisdom in classics. C. Classics have nothing to do with life today. D. Some classics have been adapted for movies.,C,Part two:,When and where was Charles Dickens born?,3. What is written on his gravestone (tomb)?,2. What books d
11、id he write?,Works by Charles Dickens,雾都孤儿 圣诞颂歌 双城记 艰难时世 远大前程 大卫科波菲尔, Great Expectations Oliver Twist A Christmas Carol Hard Times A Tale of Two Cities David Copperfield,What is written on Charles Dickenss gravestone?,On his gravestone it reads, “By his death, one of Englands greatest writers is los
12、t to the world.”,1. What are the main elements of a novel?Read part three and match the elements on the left with the correct examples on the right.,Part three,The main elements of the novel,1. setting a. mist 2. symbol b. what it means to be a gentleman 3. plot c. England in the early 1800s 4. them
13、e d. Pip, Joe, Estellae. a stranger gives Pip a lot 5 characters of money, then Pip moves to London and becomes a snob,2. What does Pip learn by the end of the novel?,He learns that wealth does not buy happiness and that friends are more important than a fancy education.,This is an example of charac
14、ter development in Great Expectations,that is, it is the change in Pip from _ to_ _.,being concerned only with money,seeing that money is not the most important thing in life.,3. Whatre the main elements(要素) to consider when reading a novel?,characters, setting, symbol, theme and plot,4. What makes
15、a good persuasive essay?,It gives enough information to make readers interested but not enough to give away the story.,Discussion,Can you think of some possible endings for the novel?,Reading strategy:,reading a persuasive essay, prioritizing, editing, and/or sequencing thefacts and values in import
16、ance to build theargument, forming and stating conclusions, “persuading” your audience that yourconclusions are based upon the agreed-uponfacts and shared values, having the confidence to communicate your“persuasion” in writing, clarifying relevant values for your audience(perspective), establishing facts to support an argument,Elements towards building a good persuasive essay include,
