Very apparently, this essay is well organized: The first paragraph tells us what to expect in this essay, and the remaining five paragraphs describe one rule each, with examples. Besides, the author has arranged his"simple rules"in a particular order-from the simplest and most concrete to the hardest and most abstract This sequencing (from the most general to the most specific)is quite commonly used to attain the logical order of a piece of writing. Give students a set of sentences which are out of the logical order and ask them to discuss them and rearrange them in this order. (See Appendix D) Point out students can apply this style of flow of text to their own writing Lesson Closure(10 min) Step 6: Make a summery of the essay Identify the style of the text-exposition Ask students to retell the five rules by russell Refer to the ppt again for useful words and expressions Re-point out the characteristic organization of the text and the merits of such a sequence Point out the human significance of the essay: how to apply what we have learned from the essay and daily life to avoid foolish opinions though"To err is human"everyone is prone to foolish opinions. Step 7: Assign homework Finish all the exercise in Part A Get ready for the Quiz(See Appendix e) Step 8: Point out that owing to the limitation of time in class, students should refer to the uploaded materials in the Internet Classroom for the stuff we cannot cover in class Evaluation: Students will be evaluated through the quiz(See Append ix E)and the assignment
6 Very apparently, this essay is well organized: The first paragraph tells us what to expect in this essay, and the remaining five paragraphs describe one rule each, with examples. Besides, the author has arranged his “simple rules” in a particular order – from the simplest and most concrete to the hardest and most abstract. This sequencing (from the most general to the most specific) is quite commonly used to attain the logical order of a piece of writing. Give students a set of sentences which are out of the logical order, and ask them to discuss them and rearrange them in this order. (See Appendix D) Point out students can apply this style of flow of text to their own writing. Lesson Closure (10 min) Step 6: Make a summery of the essay. ➢ Identify the style of the text – exposition ➢ Ask students to retell the five rules by Russell ➢ Refer to the ppt again for useful words and expressions ➢ Re-point out the characteristic organization of the text and the merits of such a sequence ➢ Point out the human significance of the essay: how to apply what we have learned from the essay and daily life to avoid foolish opinions, though “To err is human”—everyone is prone to foolish opinions. Step 7: Assign homework ➢ Finish all the exercise in Part A ➢ Get ready for the Quiz (See Appendix E) Step 8: Point out that owing to the limitation of time in class, students should refer to the uploaded materials in the Internet Classroom3 for the stuff we cannot cover in class. Evaluation: Students will be evaluated through the quiz (See Appendix E) and the assignment
1. ppt: Microsoft PowerPoint. A software by Microsoft which is designed to create and show slides on computer 2. paragraph/rule: In this text, one paragraph contains one rule to avoid foolish inions 3. the Internet Classroom: where Tsinghua students can communicate with teachers or among themselves after class. See Appendix F
7 Notes: 1. ppt: Microsoft PowerPoint. A software by Microsoft which is designed to create and show slides on computer. 2. paragraph/rule: In this text, one paragraph contains one rule to avoid foolish opinions. 3. the Internet Classroom: where Tsinghua students can communicate with teachers or among themselves after class. See Appendix F