中级英语写作 (10).pdf

Unit 9 
 
 9.1 Write What You Know Main content • Introduce advanced techniques for thinking about writing in order to design an interesting story. ➢ways of searching your own life for material; ➢strategies for narrowing the focus of your narrative; ➢difference between summary and scene, as well as their purpose within a story. The most bountiful source of inspiration: life ➢experiences “write what you know” Autobiography ✓writing stories set within your own culture. taking advantage of your own life and knowledge; to better capture the specific details of life. Questions for inspiration: • What in your life do you remember so vividly? • How has your experience of life with your family and friends shaped you as a person—both the good, and the bad? • What is a place you attach powerful memories to, and how have your feelings towards that place changed over time? • What was an important experience in your life, and how did it affect you? • What was the culture of your hometown like, and how did it affect life there? • Write about people from a different background • Your experience may be surprisingly useful to imagine the life of people very different from yourself. • Do some research or a lot of thinking before attempting the story. • Avoid relying on details you’ve seen in movies. 有缘学习更多+谓ygd3076考证资料 searching for details from our own lives