Unit1AnewstartDevelopingIdeas课件-外研版高中英语必修第一册

1、Developing ideasWriting a journal entry Unit 1 A new startDeveloping ideasWhat is a journal entry?A journal entry is an individual piece of writing that populate your journal. They are expressions of personal growth, interests and opinions. They are usually between 5001000 words and each entry can b

2、e about something different. Keeping a journal allows you to record whats happening in your life and to work through your thoughts and feelings. Sometimes, you might write a journal for school to help you deepen your understanding of what youre studying. Developing ideasTypes of journal:It enables y

3、ou to document all your travel experiences.It can be used to record memorable moments from your life.Daily JournalTravel JournalDeveloping ideasHow to write a journal entry?1. Choose a topic.Write about whats going on in your life. This includes things like the activities youre doing, events that ha

4、ppen, and accomplishes you make. Use your journal to record what your life is like right now so you can look back on it later.This is a great way to help you document things you want to remember. For instance, you might write about something funny that happened at lunch, scoring the winning goal in

5、a soccer game, or a fight you had with your friend. The events can be positive or negative.Developing ideasDeveloping ideasHow to write a journal entry?1. Choose a topic.Explore your emotions or how you feel about something. Write about what youre going through, how you feel, and what you hope will

6、happen in the future. Let your journal be an emotional release for you so that you can deal with your emotions better.Lets say youre feeling sad because youre going through a breakup. You could write about how you feel and what youll miss about the relationship. This will help you release your feeli

7、ngs so you can start to feel better.Developing ideasDeveloping ideasHow to write a journal entry?2.Write the date at the top of your entry. Including the date helps you keep track of when you wrote an entry. This helps you understand what was happening at your life at the time. Use the date format y

8、oure most comfortable using.For instance, you might write, “July 24, 2019”, “07-24-19”, or “24 July 2019”.Developing ideasHow to write a journal entry?3. Include the location and time to provide context for what was happening. While this is optional, it can help you remember what was happening at th

9、e time you wrote each entry. This is a big help if you plan to read over your journal in the future. Record the location and time under your date or at the start of the journal entry itself.For instance, you might write “Good Beans Coffee House”, “School”, “Beijing”, or “My bedroom” for your locatio

10、n. For the time, you could write the actual time, such as “12:25 p.m.”, or the time of day, like “Early morning.”Developing ideasHow to write a journal entry?4. Start with an opening like “Dear Diary” or “Dear Self ” if you prefer. Using a salutation is totally optional, so feel free to skip it. How

11、ever, you might try it a few times to see if it helps you get in the mindset to write. Choose a salutation that appeals to you if you want to use one.Developing ideasHow to write a journal entry?5. Use “I” to write your journal in the first person. Youre writing about your thoughts, experiences, and

12、 reflections, so dont worry about putting them in the third person. Its okay to write your journal entries using the pronoun “I” unless you just prefer not to do so.For instance, youd write, “I went to lunch with Sari today,” not “Amy had lunch with Sari today.”Developing ideasHow to write a journal

13、 entry?6. Write details that appeal to your 5 senses to make your writing vivid. This is optional, but it can make your journal entries more interesting and can help you remember what happened. Think about what you saw, heard, smelled, felt, and tasted during the events or experiences that youre wri

14、ting about. Then, include some of these details in your entry.For instance, lets say youre on vacation at the beach. You might include details like, “sea spray hitting my face,” “the smell of burning wood from bonfires on the beach,” “the taste of salt on my lips,” “the sun glinting off the surface

15、of the water,” and “the shouts from other beach goers having fun.”Developing ideasDeveloping ideasHow to write a journal entry?7. Organize your thoughts to make them coherent (连贯的). A journal entry doesnt need to be as organized as an essay, even if its for school. However, it should be possible to

16、follow your train of thought. Use sentences to express your thoughts, and start a new paragraph when you switch to a new idea.If youre telling a story, try to follow a narrative structure to give it a beginning, middle, and end.Developing ideasDeveloping ideasHow to write a journal entry?8. Dont wor

17、ry about the length of your journal entries. You dont need to fill out an entire page every time you write. Its okay to have some short entries and some longer entries. Write down what you have to say. If youre having trouble thinking of something else to write, go ahead and end your entry.Developin

18、g ideasText analysis:come to an end 结束；终止I believe all bad things will come to an end.Developing ideasText analysis:Things are going well.一切都进展顺利。(just) around/round the corner:likely to happen soon即将发生National Day is just around the corner.Developing ideasText analysis:Developing ideasText analysis

19、:junior adj. 低年级的the junior classrooms 低年级教室junior high (school)初中take/make notes 记笔记I read the whole book and took a lot of notes.Developing ideasText analysis:struggle v. 奋斗，拼搏；斗争，努力 n. 斗争，奋斗；（长时间的）难事a struggle for survivalThe company is struggling to find buyers for its new product.They young men

20、 are struggling for their ideals.Losing weight is a terrible struggle.Developing ideasText analysis:memorise v. 记住，熟记【同根词】memory n. 记忆，记忆力；回忆How many poems can you memorise in one hour?Judy is good at memorising numbers.have a good/poor memoryhave a short/long memoryI have a lot of happy memories of my stay in that small town.We can improve our memories by practice.Developing ideasText an