Hit the Nai n the Hea文档.ppt

* Difficult sentences for paraphrase It is, I suppose, a schizophrenic process, to begin passionately and to end critically, to begin hot and to end cold; and more important, to be passion-hot and critic-cold at the same time. ---- The process is a maddening one. At the writing stage the writer should be passionate enough, but when doing the rewriting the writer should be cold and critical towards his/her own work. More importantly, the writer should have passion of creation and be critical at the same time. 2. Each word has its own potential for connotation and denotation. ----Each word is capable of turning out many connotative meanings as well denotative meanings of its own. * Post reading Activities: Topic for classroom discussion ? Compare the way you write and rewrite with the way Murray proposes. In what way do you think you will be benefited in your writing practice if you follow his suggestions? Assignment 1. Based on Text I, write a passage on “How does one develop a sense of appropriateness in using words?”. 2. Write a précis of Text II. ? * Comparison and analogy Comparison: A statement or estimate of similarities and differences Analogy: showing similarities between two things of different classes It aims at showing something meaningful. Good or bad carpenter skilful or unskillful writer Strike a nail use words To emphasize the importance of choosing good words in writing. Hammering a nail Using an exact word * * * * Comparison analogy * * * * * * * * * Unit One Text I:  Hit the nail on the Head Teaching objectives 1)Understanding the various aspects related to the usage of words. 2)Cultivating a sense of appropriateness in style 3)Learning to use analogy as an expository means. * Pre-reading Brainstorming: 1)What does the proverb “Hit the nail on the head” mean? 2) Why does the author encourage people to “Hit the nail on the head”? Note: Hit the (right) nail on the head: be exactly right in words or action (说/做