TextA2. Detailed ReadingPart 1.Beginning1)Questions andAnswersPlease complete the chart with proper informationProvidethesupportingevidencesif possible(1) What did her mother and father do for them?Flashbackfor thedevelopmentofthestoryMother:tell talesofRussiaFather:telljokesBook 2- Unit 4
Book 2– Unit 4 (1) What did her mother and father do for them? Mother : tell tales of Russia Father: tell jokes Text A 1) Questions and Answers Please complete the chart with proper information. Provide the supporting evidences if possible. Part 1. Beginning Flashback for the development of the story
TextA(2)What kind of childwas the author?What kind of quality did she develop by reading?She was theandmostinsistentyoungestchildinherfamilyCloseness,imagination,curiosityandloveoflearning.Book2-Unit 4
Book 2– Unit 4 (2) What kind of child was the author? What kind of quality did she develop by reading? Text A She was the youngest and most insistent child in her family. Closeness, imagination, curiosity and love of learning
TextA2)Organization of a narrationDirections:Work togetherto discuss what organizations canbeadoptedto writeastoryandfindexamplesfromthetextorganizationOrderThe beginning (the background):>Usually:mother'stale-telling;father'schronological orderjoke,sisterShirley,thekeen-on>Occasionally:reading author as a kidbe violatedThe middle part ( the body):reading-friendlyfamily,frequentingTactic:thelibrary,mother'sinfluence,job>Compressingchange,grandson'sschoolvisiting>ExpandingTheend (thesummary):a satisfying lifeBook 2- Unit 4
Book 2– Unit 4 organization 2) Organization of a narration Text A Directions: Work together to discuss what organizations can be adopted to write a story and find examples from the text. The beginning (the background): mother’s tale-telling; father’s joke, sister Shirley, the keen-on reading author as a kid The middle part ( the body): reading-friendly family, frequenting the library, mother’s influence, job change, grandson’s school visiting The end (the summary): a satisfying life Order ➢Usually: chronological order ➢Occasionally: be violated Tactic: ➢Compressing ➢Expanding
TextA3)Writingorders ofthetextDirections:Work togetherto discuss what writing orders canbeadoptedto writeastoryandfindexamplesfromthetext(1)Chronologicalorder:Thestoryisinthe orderinwhichthingsoccure.g.But first, I earned money by playing... Later on, when I changedcareers,..(2)Flashback:The story starts atthe end or inthe middleand then goesback to satisfy the readers'curiosity as to how and why somethinghappened.e.g.My mother,Jean, would sit atthekitchentablein our Bronx apartmentandtell us tales of Russia,the old country-stories about...(3)Flashforward:Thestoryprovidescluesforthereadertobeabletopredictwhatmightoccurlateroninthestorye.g.Jake smiledfromearto ear ashe introduced meto everyone."This ismy grandma,"he said,"She writes books for kids."(hence, we canpredictinsuccessiveparagraphsthattheauthorwill tell usshewashappytoseethekids'performanceandsensedthehopeforthefutureand sheissatisfiedwithherlife.)Book 2- Unit 4
Book 2– Unit 4 (1) Chronological order: The story is in the order in which things occur. e.g. But first, I earned money by playing. Later on, when I changed careers,. (2) Flashback: The story starts at the end or in the middle and then goes back to satisfy the readers’ curiosity as to how and why something happened. e.g. My mother, Jean, would sit at the kitchen table in our Bronx apartment and tell us tales of Russia, the old country-stories about. (3) Flashforward: The story provides clues for the reader to be able to predict what might occur later on in the story. e.g. Jake smiled from ear to ear as he introduced me to everyone. “This is my grandma,” he said, “She writes books for kids.” (hence, we can predict in successive paragraphs that the author will tell us she was happy to see the kids’ performance and sensed the hope for the future and she is satisfied with her life.) 3) Writing orders of the text Text A Directions: Work together to discuss what writing orders can be adopted to write a story and find examples from the text
TextA4)PointofviewofthetextDirections:"Point of view of the text"refersto who is narrating thestory.This text mainly includes two main types:First Person andThirdPerson.Pleasefindmore examples fromthetextFirst person:The narrator uses""to tell the story,and is involved inthe story.e.g.My mother,Jean,would sit atthekitchen tablein our Bronxapartment and tell us tales of Russia, the old country-stories about..Third person:The storyis told from a perspective outsidethe story.The charactersare referredto by name,or as“he","she"or"they"e.g.Hewalked andwalked,buthewastrappedinanet.Book2-Unit4
Book 2– Unit 4 First person: The narrator uses “I” to tell the story, and is involved in the story. e.g. My mother, Jean, would sit at the kitchen table in our Bronx apartment and tell us tales of Russia, the old country-stories about. Third person: The story is told from a perspective outside the story. The characters are referred to by name, or as “he”, “she” or “they”. e.g. He walked and walked, but he was trapped in a net. 4) Point of view of the text Text A Directions: “Point of view of the text” refers to who is narrating the story. This text mainly includes two main types: First Person and Third Person. Please find more examples from the text