外研版高中英语必修二 （Stage and screen）新课件(第3课时)

Unit4Stageandscreen第3课时

ObjectivesToobtainfactualinformationon“Goodbook,badmovie?”.Toanalyzehowtheauthordevelopshisideas.Toexpressyouropiniontowards“Goodbook,badmovie?”Togiveatalkaboutamovieadaptedfromabook.Lead-inHaveyoueverreadanyofthefollowingbooks?Whataretheyabout?Lead-inTheGreatGatsbyisa1925novelwrittenbyF.ScottFitzgerald.ThoughnowregardedasoneofthegreatestAmericannovels,thebooksoldpoorlytobeginwithandFitzgeralddiedbeforeitreceivedacclaim（高度评价）.SetintheJazzAgeof1920s,thestoryLead-inprimarilyconcernstheyoungandmysteriousmillionaireJayGatsbyandhispassionforthebeautifulDaisy.Asthenarrativeprogresses,itshowsGatsby’srisefromhumbleoriginstoimmersewealth,allinaquesttowinbackDaisy,hisfirstlove.Lead-in

TheIliadisanepicpoem,whichissaidtobewrittenbytheAncientGreekpoetHomer.IttellsthelastweeksoftheTrojanWar.TheIliadisconsideredtobetheearliestworkintheWesternliterarytradition,andhasfeaturedinmanyotherlaterGreek,RomanandRenaissancewritings.Lead-inIfyouhaveseenoneofthemoviesadaptedfromthesebooks,whatdoyouthinkofthem?PredictionCanyouguesstheauthor’sopinionthroughthetitle“GoodBook,BadMovie?”?Checkyourprediction Theysaythat“apictureisworthathousandwords”,butthebriefestlookatbooksandthemoviesbasedonthemwouldhaveanyonequestioningthiscommonsaying.Alltoooften,greatwordsendupbeingturnedintocinematic“turkeys”.Fast-reading1.What’sthegenre（文体）ofthetext?2.What’sthestructureofthetext?argumentation（论说文）Fast-reading2.What’sthestructureofthetext?CentralpointSub-point1Sub-point2Sub-point3ConclusionCareful-reading

Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.Ifso,whyhasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksinWesternstorytelling,Homer’sTheOdyssey,neverhadanequallygreatmoviebasedonit?Moviesneedstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas“great”?Moviesofcourseneedimpressiveimages,sowhyhasAliceinWonderlandonlyresultedinmoviesbestdescribedas“interesting”?Careful-reading

Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.Ifso,whyhasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksinWesternstorytelling,Homer’sTheOdyssey,neverhadanequallygreatmoviebasedonit?Moviesneedstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas“great”?Moviesofcourseneedimpressiveimages,sowhyhasAliceinWonderlandonlyresultedinmoviesbestdescribedas“interesting”?Careful-reading

Goodmoviesneedgoodstories.Ifso,whyhasoneoftheearliestandgreatestworksinWesternstorytelling,Homer’sTheOdyssey,neverhadanequallygreatmoviebasedonit?Moviesneedstrongcharacters.SowhyhavethemoviesbasedonTheGreatGatsbyneverbeenpraisedas“great”?Moviesofcourseneedimpressiveimages,sowhyhasAliceinWonderlandonlyresultedinmoviesbestdescribedas“interesting”?Careful-readingWhat’sthefunctionoftheexamples?TheOdyssey:toprovethatthemovieisnotasgoodasthebookevenwithagoodstory.TheGreatGatsby:toprovethatthegoodcharactersdonotstandoutinthemovie.AliceinWonderland:toprovethatthevisualimagesarenotasstrikingasthedescriptioninthebook.Learningtolearn

Examplesinargumentativeessayscanbeusedtoexplainideasandconcepts.Careful-reading

Oneofthekeyreasonsbehindthisisthatwhileabookusuallytakesafewdaystoread,amovietypicallylastsundertwohours.Thismeansthatgreatbookscanloseplotdetailsandcharacterswhentheymovetothebigscreen.ThisissomethingthateventhehighlysuccessfulHarryPottermoviescan’tescapefrom,withfansofthebooksdisappointednottoseesomeoftheirfavouritecharactersinthemovieversions.Careful-reading

Oneofthekeyreasonsbehindthisisthatwhileabookusuallytakesafewdaystoread,amovietypicallylastsundertwohours.Thismeansthatgreatbookscanloseplotdetailsandcharacterswhentheymovetothebigscreen.ThisissomethingthateventhehighlysuccessfulHarryPottermoviescan’tescapefrom,withfansofthebooksdisappointednottoseesomeoftheirfavouritecharactersinthemovieversions.Careful-readingWhat’sthefunctionoftheexample?HarryPotter:tosupporttheideathatsomepartsofthestoryandsomecharactersaremissinginthemovie.LearningtolearnExamplesinargumentativeessayscanbeusedto:1.explainideasandconcepts.2.supportarguments.Careful-reading

Moviesalsodisappointuswhenthingsdon’tlookthewayweimaginedtheminthebooks.Take,forexample,theepicmovieTroy,whichisinpartbasedonHomer’sTheIliadandwasmetwithmixedreviewsfromtheaudience.ThemostquestionableissuewastheactresschosentoplaythepartofHelen.Manypeoplethoughtshedidn’tliveuptoHelen’stitleof“themostbeautifulwomanintheworld”,influencingopinionsofthemovietosomeextent.Careful-reading

Moviesalsodisappointuswhenthingsdon’tlookthewayweimaginedtheminthebooks.Take,forexample,theepicmovieTroy,whichisinpartbasedonHomer’sTheIliadandwasmetwithmixedreviewsfromtheaudience.ThemostquestionableissuewastheactresschosentoplaythepartofHelen.Manypeoplethoughtshedidn’tliveuptoHelen’stitleof“themostbeautifulwomanintheworld”,influencingopinionsofthemovietosomeextent.Careful-readingWhat’sthefunctionoftheexample?The

Iliad:toprovideadditionalinformationtotheepicmovieTroy.LearningtolearnExamplesinargumentativeessayscanbeusedto:1.explainideasandconcepts.2.supportarguments.3.provideadditionalinformation.Careful-reading

ThereareathousandHamletsinathousandpeople’seyes.Furthermore,booksandmoviesaretwodifferentformsofmediaandthereforehavedifferentrules.Withthisinmind,perhapsweshouldjudgeamovieinitsownright,andnotagainstitsoriginalsource..Critical-thinking

Doestheauthorputforwardsomethingagainsthisoriginalviewpointinthelastparagraph?.Critical-thinking

ThereareathousandHamletsinathousandpeople’seyes.Furthermore,booksandmoviesaretwodifferentformsofmediaandthereforehavedifferentrules.Withthisinmind,perhapsweshouldjudgeamovieinitsownright,andnotagainstitsoriginalsource..Critical-thinkingInterestingly,audienceshaveinrecentyearsturnedtotelevisionseriessuchasSherlockorMadMen,whichcanhavemanycharactersandgradualplotdevelopment.Perhaps,oneday,readersofF.ScottFitzgerald’smostadmiredworkwillfindthemselvesgluedtotheirscreensbyepisodesofTheGreatGatsby..Critical-thinking

Readthetitleagain:GoodBook,BadMovie?

GoodBook,BadMovie.!Aquestionmark?Critical-thinking

What’syouropiniontowardsthepoint“GoodBook,BadMovie”?Doyouagreewiththeauthor?.Post-reading

Workingroups.Giveatalkaboutamovieadaptedfromabook.1.Usethenotestohelpplanyourtalk..TitleofthebookYourpointofview(successful/disappointing)ReasonsPost-reading

Workingroups.Giveatalkaboutamovieadaptedfromabook.2.Organiseyourtalkfollowingthestepsbelow.Introducethebook.Describethemovieadaptation.Giveyouropinionofthemovieadaptation.(Usethewordsandexpressionslearnedfromthetext.)3.Giveyourtalktotheclass..Post-readingExample: Basedonthebest-sellingnovelofthesamename,movieWonderisverysuccessful.Ihavereadthebookbefore,anditintroducesalittleboyAuggie,whohadadeformedface,endsupovercomingobstaclesandembracingkindness.

.Post-reading PersonallyIlikethemovieverymuch.Firstofall,thestoryistouching.Forexample,mytearscouldn’tstopwhenthemaincharacterAuggie,sowearyofthefrightenedlooksofothers,criesaskinghisMom,“WhyamIsougly?”

.Post-reading AnotherreasonwhyIlikethemovieisthatithasastrongcharacter.Auggiebelieveshehimselfisatoughmindedandintelligentperson,andwiththisinmind,hefinallymanagestogainacceptancebymostofhisschoolmatesandotherpeopleinthecommunity..Post-reading

Furthermore,IliketheactressJuliaR