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B3U2 Natural disasters Integrated skills 2
Continuation writing about Caught in a flood
Students Analysis：
Students are familiar with the elements of story,but sometimes it is hard to sort out the storyline and emotion line, which may make it harder to design the next plot reasonably and write it based on a positive end and the meaningful theme.
Teaching objectives
By the end of the section, students will be able to:
master some strategies about how to understand and predict what would happen to a family caught in a flood reasonably;
write the continuation and end about Mary’s family caught in a flood based on a positive end and reasonable plot design.
reflects different theme through rescue process and learn to be grateful to parents, armed policemen, and our nation or gain the personal growth.

Teaching key points
master how to sort out the storyline and emotion line and predict the next plot reasonably;
write the continuation and end about Mary’s family caught in a flood based on a positive end and reasonable plot design.
Teaching difficult points
try to explore and write the continuation writing to imitate the original language.
learn to be grateful to parents ,armed policemen, and our nation or gain the personal growth.
Teaching procedures
Step1 Lead-in (7 minutes)
Activity1: Review the natural disasters we have learned from this unit.(Pictures)
Teacher asks students: What kind of natural disasters usually happen in Yueyang city
(Possible answer: Storm, flood,landslide ...)
Activity2: Share the story of flood in 1998 and let students share their own experiences and feelings that caught in a flood.
(Purpose: To lead in the topic and activate Ss’ interest through their personal experience.)
Step2 Pre-writing (17 minutes)
Activity1 : Read for Character & Setting
Students are asked to fill the table according to preview and the picture provided.
Character Who Mary and her parents
Setting When On a rainy day
Where In the living room
Activity2 : Read for storyline and emotion line.
Teacher invites four students to read the passage and sort out the storyline and emotion line based on the pictures and key sentences provided.
(Possible answers: Mary and her parents were caught at home by a flood.(nervous) => Her parents were preparing for the approaching flood.(Packing, listening, moving the table) => Mom waved Mary to sit on the sofa and dad walked to the sofa and hugged his wife and daughter. (worried) => What’s next )
(Purpose: To help Ss get key elements of the passage and to smooth Ss’ understanding of the article)
Activity 3: Read for the theme and end
Teacher asks students to read the given sentences in great detail and discuss what might happen in the next story.
Discuss in pairs: What’s your end How about the theme
(Possible answer:They are saved. great family love, others’ selfless efforts, personal growth...)
(Purpose: To guide Ss to design a positive end and theme, and get prepared for the writing.)
Activity:4 Design the plot: Ask questions based on the sentences given.
Para.1: After a brief discussion, Mum and Dad made a decision .
Q1: What's their decision Stay or Leave Why
Q2: How can they protect themselves
Q3: What were they doing then How did they feel
Para.2: Finally , the rain stopped.
Q4: How did they feel when the rain finally stopped
Q5: Will any new characters appear to rescue them Yes or No How were they saved
Sentence：Theme (End)
(Purpose: To guide Ss to design the plot reasonably by asking questions, and get prepared for the writing.)
Step3 While-writing (12 minutes)
Activity: Write for the next plot through group discussion.
Teacher divides students into 6 group,and each member has their task: All the students discuss the plot. One student is responsible for looking up the dictionary; one for recording the content; several for presentation.
(Purpose: To activate most of students to take part in the discussion.)

Step4 Post-writing (8 minutes)
Activity: Presentation and assessment
Teacher invites 1-2 group to show their composition and give detailed analysis and assessment based on a positive end, the reasonable plot and guide some tips to polish it.
(Purpose: To check the composition based on the principle of continuation writing and equip Ss with some tips on how to polish their writing)
Step5 Summary & Homework (3 minutes)
1.Summarize how to write a continuation writing.
2.Homework： Ask Ss to polish up their story, explore the original writing style & imitate it to keep the same writing styles.
1.Self-review
Q1: Is your writing logical Polish it with some linking words.
Q2: Has your writing solved the questions and highlighted the theme
2.Peer review
Q1: What does your partner think of your writing
Q2: What suggestions does your partner give or improving your writing
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