Project of the unit You are going to read a story about a Chinese family living in America. What cultural barriers would the writer encounter? How would the writer understand and overcome them? If you were the writer, what would you do? by the end of this unit you are expected to write a narrative with direct dialog. In this passage you are supposed to be a Chinese student studying in america What cultural shock would you encounter? How would you overcome them? You may use direct dialog to create tension, reveal characters' personality, thoughts or feelings Please get prepared by doing the following activities
You are going to read a story about a Chinese family living in America. What cultural barriers would the writer encounter? How would the writer understand and overcome them? If you were the writer, what would you do? By the end of this unit you are expected to . In this passage, you are supposed to be a Chinese student studying in America. What cultural shock would you encounter? How would you overcome them? You may use direct dialog to create tension, reveal characters’ personality, thoughts or feelings. Please get prepared by doing the following activities. Project of the unit
Inspiring your thoughts EASTEWEST Uo Detailed understanding Global understanding
Inspiring your thoughts Global understanding Detailed understanding
Inspiring your thoughts Global understanding Task Global understanding of the text Step 1 Skim the text and answer the following questions 1)What type of writing is the text? Narration and Argumentation. The narration part provides a story to bring in and support the argument 2)What's the author's purpose of writing this passage? To arouse and enhance people s cultural awareness
Task Global understanding of the text Step 1 Skim the text and answer the following questions. 1) What type of writing is the text? Narration and Argumentation. The narration part provides a story to bring in and support the argument. 2) What’s the author’s purpose of writing this passage? To arouse and enhance people’s cultural awareness. Inspiring your thoughts
Inspiring your thoughts Global understanding Step 2 Work in groups to figure out the main idea and the function of each part based on the given structure Part I (Paras. 1-9) Part II(Paras. 10-26 Part III(Paras. 27-31) 中外
Step 2 Work in groups to figure out the main idea and the function of each part based on the given structure. Part I (Paras. 1-9) Part II (Paras. 10-26) Part III (Paras. 27-31) Inspiring your thoughts
Inspiring your thoughts Global understanding Parts Main idea Function Part I The language and culture of Chinese people Introduction (Paras. 1-9) in contrast with those of Americans (Narration) Part Il The American view about Chinese language body (Paras. 10- and culture. The author rebuts it with stories(argumentation) 26) and observations from her own life Part III Response to the article in The New Conclusion (Paras. 27- York Times Magazine and restates the (Summary) 31) author’ s stance
Parts Main idea Function Part I (Paras. 1-9) Part II (Paras. 10- 26) Part III (Paras. 27- 31) The language and culture of Chinese people in contrast with those of Americans Introduction (Narration) The American view about Chinese language and culture. The author rebuts it with stories and observations from her own life. Body (Argumentation) Response to the article in The New York Times Magazine and restates the author’s stance. Conclusion (Summary) Inspiring your thoughts