21stCenturyCollegeEnglishBook4.pptVIP

21st Century College English: Book 4;Unit 4: Text A;Lead-in Activities;Text Organization;1) Writing skill A summary is a short piece of writing which presents the most important ideas in a longer piece of writing. For example, an essay of 1,000 words such as Text A might be summarized in a paragraph of 100 to 150 words. Good summaries are concise, representing the ideas in the original in as few words as possible. Generally, a summary will not include any words quoted from the original; all the ideas should be given in your own words.;2) Reading skill Prose writing may be divided into four basic types: narration, description, exposition, and argumentation. This general division is based on the effect the writing is supposed to have on its readers. ;Text A;How to Become Gifted Julius and Barbara Fast 1 In a study of educational techniques, a teacher was told that her newclass were all gifted children. “You should get above-average results from them”, she was advised, and by the end of the term she was getting just that, better than average work. 2 The remarkable thing about it all was that in reality the class was not unusual. They were just an average group of students with the IQs within the normal range. The teacher had been deceived about their potential. ;3 This study uncovered many answers to many questions about teaching and children, but it left even more questions unanswered. One point it did make with unusual clarity is that a child will usually live up to a teacher’s expectations when the child believes those expectations are honest. 4 An unanswered question was: In what way did the teacher communicate to the students that they were special and could do superior work? She didnt tell them that in so many words, but obviously something about her attitude convinced the students that they were gifted.;5 Further studies showed that the special “something” in the teacher’s attitude was, in part, the type of work she gave the class, and in part how