Unit 4 Humour 单元写作讲义--高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册.docxVIP

Key Writing: A funny story Get ready for writing Humor is an important part of everyday life. People use humor to help ease tense situations, relieve stress and sadness, and bond with others over a good laugh. If you have a great sense of humor and youre interested in writing, you may be wondering how to combine your talents. Writing a funny story is not as hard as you might think, so get started on your manuscript and let your comedic tales bring laughter to others. Writing Steps Step 1: To write a story you should first pay attention to the story elements: when, where, who and what. Step 2: To develop a story you should then pay attention to the main characters and their actions. Remember to organize the story in the order of time or place. Ideally, you can create the tension and its resolution in your story. Your readers will find the events of your story more interesting if you create conflict and tension that move your plot forward. Step 3: To end a story you should finally pay attention to the feelings of the main characters or make an unexpected punchline. Writing Help It is important to 1.describe a clear setting (e.g. when, where) 2.introduce the main characters with some detailed information that helps the development of the story. 3.describe the plot that prepares for the punchline 4.deliver the punchline/ funny ending clearly and briefly 5.avoid adding anything after the punchline/ funny ending Writing Materials Story Starter Sentences She opened the letter and it said she’d won $100,000. There was a secret meeting in the morning and she absolutely had to be there. I opened my eyes and had no idea where I was… Today she would find out if her entire life was a lie. A road trip was just the thing for me and my friends. I turned on the 10:00 pm news only to see one of the biggest secrets of my life playing out before my eyes. We were supposed to meet each other on the Bay Bridge at midnight, but he never showed up. I’d been planning the perfect vacat