Unit 4 Stage and Screen第三课时Developing ideas课件

Unit 4 Stage and screenDeveloping ideas1. To understand the main idea and the structure of the text2. To analyse the reasons for bad movies adapted from good novels and develop critical thinking3. To learn to analyse argumentative essaysWarming-up《红楼梦》《了不起的盖茨比》· The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in Jazz Age New York, the novel tells the tragic story of Jay Gatsby, a self-made millionaire, and his pursuit of Daisy Buchanan, a wealthy young woman whom he loved in his youth. · It is now considered a classic of American fiction and has often been called the Great American Novel.《夏洛克福尔摩斯 》·Sherlock Holmes is a fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.·Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning that borders on the fantastic.《骆驼祥子 》《京华烟云 》《伊利亚特 》· The Iliad is an ancient Greek epic poem in dactylic hexameter(长短格六步格诗), traditionally attributed to Homer. · Homer's Iliad describes the final year of the Trojan War, a legendary conflict between an alliance of Greek cities and the city of Troy in Anatolia.· It was probably written in the 8th century BCE after a long oral tradition. And it is one of the foremost achievements in Western literature.Good Book, Bad Movie?adaptations (movies based on books)Now let’s read the passage to find out the author's opinion.Have you ever seen the movies or TV plays based on the books above? Which version do you like more? The book itself or the movie? Was Good book adapted to bad movie ?Pre-readingargumentationgive his own opinionRead and ThinkFind out which of the books are mentioned in the passage. Fast-readingPara. ______ Para. ______ Para. ______ Read quickly and match the main idea of each part. Fast reading1-23-45ProblemsReasonsConclusionA picture is worth a thousand words,but good movies need many other factors. The reason why movies sometimes disappoint us.Judge a movie in its own right.What does the author want to talk about in the passage?A. We shouldn’t judge a movie by the rules of its book version. B. Books are better than their movie versions. C. Movies have more impressive characters than books. D. Movies always make us disappointed. Fast-readingWhat's the author's central idea on movie adaptations? How does the author support it? The author thinks movie adaptations fail to be equally great as the book. The author supports the idea by analyzing the reasons and giving some examples.While readingLearning to learnExamples in argumentative essays can serve purposes. They can be used to explain ideas and concepts, to support arguments, and also as a way of providing additional information.1. What’s the genre (文体) of the text?Read the passage again.Argumentative essays.本文是一篇论说文（argumentative essays），讨论了由文学作品改编的电影常不尽如人意的原因。本文通过例证的方式，清晰明确地表达了作者的观点和主张。While-reading1 Some parts of the story and some characters are missing in the movie.2 The visual images are not as striking as the descriptions in the book.3 The movie is not as great as the book.4 The movie doesn’t look the way we visualized while reading the book.5 The characters do not stand out.Read the passage quickly and match the author’s opinions to the books.abdceWhile-reading奥德赛伊利亚特A picture is worth a thousand wordsDoes the writer agree with the saying and why?V 怀疑，质疑While-readingRead para 2 carefully and complete the chart.good storiesstrong charactersimpressive imagesThe OdysseyThe Great GatsbyAlice in Wonderlandnever equally greatnever been praised as greatbest described as interestingAdj 相反的While-readingIt loses plot details and characters. a book: a few days a movie: under 2 hours Harry PotterThings don’t look the way we imagined them in the booksTroyRead para 3-4 carefully and complete the chartFans of bookd didn’t see some of their favorite characters Actress who played Helen didn’t live up to the book While-readingThere are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyesIt suggests different people reading a same work may form completely __________ (same/different) opinions.differentWhile-readingWhile-reading1. What is author’s opinion for “Good book, bad movie”?Books and movies are two different forms of media but have the different rules.We should judge the movie adaptation based on itself, not based on the book. Because forms of media are different, rules are different too.While-reading2. What can we infer from paragraph 5?In the future, television series based on books may be pupular for book fans.ConclusionProblemGood book turend into bad movies.Movies lose plot details and charactersThings don’t look the way we imagined them in the booksReasonsOpinionWe should judge a movie in its own right.Post-readingReset1. Did you see any movies or TV series adapted from books? Post-readingTitle of the movie: _________________________________Our point of view (successful/disappointing):____________Reasons:_________________________________________ResetHarry Potter Alice in Wonderland 2. Talk about a movie/ TV series adapted from a book.Iron ManOrganise your talk following the steps below.Introduce the book.Describe the movie adaptation.Give your opinion of the movie adaptation.ResetHarry Potter Alice in Wonderland Iron ManPost-reading