Unit 1《The written word》Word power课件2（16张PPT）（牛津译林版选修8）.pptVIP

Word power Literature Teaching aims and demands: Enlarge students’ vocabulary concerning various forms of literature and get them to grasp the features of each form. Enrich students’ knowledge about some famous literary figures and their works and encourage them to share what they have read. Step1 Lead-in A COLLECTION OF POEMS  ALEKSANDR PUSHKIN (Born 1799, Died 1837) (Translations from Russian)  1. What are the two main categories of literature? 2. Which kind of literature has a repeated rhythm? 3. What is the characteristic of news articles? Poetry / A poem. It’s writing reporting factual information. Fiction and non-fiction. Step2 Vocabulary learning Fiction Non-fiction poetry drama short stories novels playwrights short story writers novelists news articles biographies autobiographies biographers news reporters/ journalists poets Match the pieces of writing with the different kinds of literature. Pick one piece, sense its characteristics while reading and talk about it in pairs. Step 3. Consolidation I’ll talk about the poem by …. From this poem, I can find poetry is writing that…. This poem is about …./The poet wants to tell us…. short story / drama /… Fill in the blanks with suitable words. Literature can be divided into_______ and ___________. Writing that has a repeated rhythm and focuses on feelings is called ______________. And the person writing it is called a_____. Shakespeare, a great English __________, wrote a lot of _______, like Romeo and Juliet. fiction non-fiction poetry poet playwright drama A ___________ has a few characters and a simple plot while a _____ has many characters and a more complex plot. A book about the life of someone is called a ___________. If a book is about one’s own life, it is an ___________. short story novel biography autobiography Step 4 Interview Interviewers: Suppose yo