Task C-2 Story continuation Fictional writing & dialogue writing

Teaching aims  Learn to create fictional plots  Learn to use description + narration + dialogues + simile + metaphor in writing  Learn to write in plain and succinct language

Teaching procedure  Review techniques for narrative writing and descriptive writing  Discuss dialogue writing  Discuss figures of speech  Read sample input article “ Chon ”  Analyze the article  Assign new writing task  Doing brainstorming and in-class writing  Peer reading  Present students ’ in-class written work

Review narrative writing Time Time Place Place Character Character Plot Plot Order Order

Review description writing  Purpose of description?  Scope of application?  Characteristics?  Language?

Purposes of description  For strengthening effects  Increase vividness  Provide information  Engage readers ’ attention  Create characters  Set a mood  Create an atmosphere

Scope of application  Places  People  Animals  Scenery / settings  Processes or procedures  Actions  Events

Characteristics  One dominant impression  Objective or subjective  Specific and concrete details  Use words reflective of our experience and knowledge of the world

Language  Use similes or metaphors to create images or pictures in the mind  Rely on precisely chosen vocabulary: carefully chosen adjectives and adverbs, powerful verbs and precise nouns  Stress sensory description – what is heard, seen, smelt, felt and tasted

Distinguish narration and description Read the following paragraphs and decide which rhetorical mode is dominant. Read the following paragraphs and decide which rhetorical mode is dominant.

Student example  Class 8 Zheng Jienan One day, a butcher was busy working in his shop until suddenly a dog rushed in with a big bag hold in his mouth. Hadn ’ t taken a look, the butcher babbled and expelled the dog away. However, to his surprise, the dog turned back immediately every time it ’ s been driven out of the shop. One day, a butcher was busy working in his shop until suddenly a dog rushed in with a big bag hold in his mouth. Hadn ’ t taken a look, the butcher babbled and expelled the dog away. However, to his surprise, the dog turned back immediately every time it ’ s been driven out of the shop. The butcher start to feel a little curious and took a carefully look at the dog. Holding a dog in its mouth, the dog showed compassion through its big round eyes. The butcher soon noticed a note stretching out from the sack, which said, ‘ I want 12 sausages and a mutton leg. Don ’ t worry. The money is in the bag which is exactly the amount. ’ The butcher start to feel a little curious and took a carefully look at the dog. Holding a dog in its mouth, the dog showed compassion through its big round eyes. The butcher soon noticed a note stretching out from the sack, which said, ‘ I want 12 sausages and a mutton leg. Don ’ t worry. The money is in the bag which is exactly the amount. ’

Discuss dialogue writing Pp of the course book. Pp of the course book.

Discuss figures of speech Pp of the course book. Pp of the course book.

Input reading “Chon”  Read the article by yourself, and try to answer the following cued questions.

 Questions for discussion 1. How is the suspense created? 2. What are repeated on the three occasions when the ship appeared? 3. In what places are narrations used? What is the function of narrations? 4. In what places are descriptions used? What types of description are used respectively? 5. In what places are dialogues used? How punctuation marks are used in dialogues? 6. In what places are similes used? 7. What do you think of the language?

Peer discussion Students exchange ideas about the article. Students exchange ideas about the article.

Analyze the article Main rhetorical modes used Main rhetorical modes used Narration Narration Description Description Dialogues Dialogues Simile and metaphor Simile and metaphor Language features corresponding the above aspects Language features corresponding the above aspects

Characteristics of the language  Feature: simple, plain, and succinct  Scrape by: scrape a living 节衣缩食，勉强度日 For some years he scraped a living as a tutor. For some years he scraped a living as a tutor.  Peek: He opend the door slightly and peeked out. He opend the door slightly and peeked out. I took a peek at the list. I took a peek at the list. They caught him peeking through the hole at what was going on. They caught him peeking through the hole at what was going on.  Gleam / Spark / glint  Be beside oneself  Be on one ’ s mind  Make one ’ s way

Homework - Writing task  Write a continuation of at least 500 words to this incomplete story with both your imagination and your knowledge. Try to imitate its language style and to be creative. Deadline: next week.  Requirements 1. Underline good words and expressions. 2. Count the number of words. 3. No delayed work. 4. Write to write concretely. 5. Be error-free.

Brainstorming and in-class writing Do brainstorming, and produce a very brief continuation to the incomplete story within 15 minutes. Do brainstorming, and produce a very brief continuation to the incomplete story within 15 minutes.

Peer reading Read your continuation to your neighbor. Get your neighbor ’ s comments. Get rid of superficial language errors. Read your continuation to your neighbor. Get your neighbor ’ s comments. Get rid of superficial language errors.

Present students’ work Select students ’ written works and read them to the class and give comments. Select students ’ written works and read them to the class and give comments.