大二综合英语教学资料：Description of a specific place.pptVIP

Step 1: In-class freewriting Step 2: Key points in description of a place Step 3: Descriptive techniques Step 4: Appreciation of sample essays Step 5: Writing a journal —revising in-class writing Discussion of sample essays Sample 1: My World Questions for discussion: 1 What is the dominant impression? 2 Does the writer have a good sense of direction? Which way does he use to give readers a good sense of direction? Please underline those sentences indicating direction and analyze their feature. 3 Which sentence or sentences do you think are most descriptive and vivid? Sample 2: The Gloom Room 1 What is the writer’s feeling about the classroom? 2 In which part, the writer describe his feeling directly and in which part, he describe it indirectly? Which method is more effective? 3 What descriptive techniques did the writer use? Give examples. 4 What kind of sensory details were used in this essay? Give examples. Sample 3: Uncle John’s Farm 1 Which sentence in the first paragraph might best summarize the main idea of the whole passage? How does the description in this passage relate to the sentence? 2 Does the description in this passage follow certain order in its development from paragraph to paragraph? 3 How are the paragraphs connected in this passage? Underline the transitional words that indicate the connection between the descriptions of different locations on the farm. 4 What kind of sensory details are used in this essay? Give at least one example from the essay for each kind of sensory detail you can find. 5 Are there any figures of speech used in this essay? Find some if you can. Description: a very specific place  Freewriting Freewrite for ten minutes, describing a place, this place can be: A classroom or dormitory room A restaurant or canteen A kindergarten A basketball court A favorite childhood place A place lingering in your memory Key points in description of a place 1 Dominan