1、Unit4 FRESH START第1页Unit1In-class ReadingIn-class Readingpre-readingactivitiyglobalreadingdetailedreadingpost-readingactivitiy第2页have a discussion:Doyoustillrememberthefirstdayofyourcollegelife?Howdidyoufeel?Andwhydidyougetthatkindoffeeling?pre-readingcuriousnervousexcitedafriadatloss第3页Introduction
2、 to the Passage1.Theauthor:ThetextwrittenbyEvelynHeraldappearedinNutshellmagazinein1989.2.Typeofliterature:ApieceofNarration.第4页NarrationnWhataretheessentialelementsofanarrativewriting?a clear contextwell-chosen detailsan appropriate and consistent point of viewa logical,often chronological organiza
3、tion第5页Time(the first days in college);Location(campus);Characters(protagonist/antagonist)Action(several incidents)Chronological order(time sequence)Discourse AnalysisContextContext First person narrative(“I”)POVPOVOrganizationOrganization Sitting in the wrong class;Falling down in the caf;Witnessin
4、g another student having the same experienceDetails Details 第6页main ideastructureanalysisQ1:Howmanypartsdoesthearticlefallinto?Analyzethestructure.Q2:Whatsthemainideaofthestory?(groupdiscussanddoexercise)globalreading第7页I.Introduction(Para.1)I.Introduction(Para.1)HowIfeltthefirstdayoncampusaftermypa
5、rentshadleft.II.MistakesImadeonmyfirstclassdayandmyreaction(Para.27)II.MistakesImadeonmyfirstclassdayandmyreaction(Para.27)A)ThefirstmistakeImade:Iwenttoawrongclass.(Para.24)B)ThesecondmistakeImade:Isteppedinapuddleofketchup,droppedthefoodtrayandfelltotheground.(Para.56)C)Myreaction:Iavoidedgoingto/
6、dininginthecafeteriafor3days,feelingashamed.(Para.7)III.ThemistakemadebyanothercollegestudentIII.Themistakemadebyanothercollegestudent:healsodroppedthefoodtrayandfelltotheground.Andhisreactiontoit:heseemedtofeelthatnothingserioushadhappened.(Para.8)(Para.8)IV.Mythoughtsonmakingmistakes(Para.912)IV.M
7、ythoughtsonmakingmistakes(Para.912)A)Itdidntmatterifonemademistakesincollege.(Para.911)B)Makingmistakesisforgivableevenaftergraduation.(Para.12)check the answer第8页This text is a piece of narrativewriting,in which the author tellsabout her experiences during thefirst year at university,which atfirsts
8、eemstobeveryawkwardbutturnsouttobeontherighttrackatlast.Paragraphs Function1The introductory paragraphWho?When?Where?What?2-8The body:A few incidents during her first days of college9-12The concluding partReflections on the incidentsOrganization 第9页Detaileddescriptionsofeventsareeverywheretobeseenin
9、thistext,whichisadominantfeatureofnarrativewriting.Through analyzing those detailed,vividdescriptions,wecanunderstandthepassagebetter.detailedreading第10页Question1Why did the author have the impression that“everyone on campus was watching me”?The author,being over-sensitive,was uneasy with her identi
10、ty as a freshman.She thought a new student would attract others attention,as what she did or said was liable to be too nave to be right.That feeling is a typical symptom of lacking in self-confidence.第11页Question2HowmanyquestionsareusedinParagraphs4?Whydoestheauthorraisethesequestions?Three question
11、s are used.Being a freshman,the author was not well acquainted with campus life.She was at a loss as to what to do when something unexpected happened.These questions are used to show her bewilderment.第12页Question3Paragraphs threeincidentsdetailedsentences2-4her going into the wrong classroom5-6her f
12、alling down in the cafeteria8witnessing the same embarrassing fall happening to someone elsefindkeyinformation第13页nDespitethedifferencesbetweenthesethreeincidents,theyactuallyrevolvearoundonetheme:nThe growth of the author,who is able to draw lessons from the mistakes she has made and finally succee
13、ds in adjusting herself to the college life.第14页PartThree(para.9-12)ConclusionPartThree(para.9-12)ConclusionQuestion4:Whatwasthekeylessonshelearnedduringherfirstfewweeksincollege?The key lesson she learned during her first few weeks in college was that she realized she didnt have to pay too much att
14、ention to what other people were thinking about her.The fresh campus life was her big chance to do her own things and be her own person.She might well relax herself and stop worrying about making mistakes because people all grow by trial and error.第15页post-readingWhatlessonshaveyoulearnedfromEvelynsexperiencesafterreadingthearticle“FreshStart”?Whatsyourexpectationsforcollegelifeinthefuture?第16页第17页
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