Continuation writing Jin Yi

Basic requirements on “Continuation Writing”: 第二节：读后续写（满分25分） 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 注意： 所续写短文的词数应为150左右； 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语. Based on the given information, continue to write the unfinished story and try to make your writing . coherent

Principle 1: Be a ready detective Step 1 read * main plots of the passage * ten underlined keywords * two given sentences

Focus on the main plots What did do on Christmas Eve? old George selected food in the store found gloves lost at the exit searched pockets and bag for gloves re-entered the store to search for gloves

action feeling attempt George outcome first second third followed the same route in vain asked the customers \the cashier \the Lost and Found Office fruitless stared at the people with gloves action feeling

Focus on the tone unlucky a\an ending tone (情节基调): ? Bad luck, George thought, to lose his expensive gloves on Christmas Eve. a\an ending

Focus on ten underlined key words Old George character carefully Lost and Found Office the store place calculated action searched clue gloves item possession a good deed event hope clue

Focus on two given sentences Para 1: Suddenly, he noticed a man heading for the door, Para 2: Back home, he was upset and always thinking whether to buy a new pair.

Principle 2: Be a reasonable novelist Step 2 draft * infer possible logical plots * arrange them reasonably * main plots of the passage * ten underlined key words * * two given sentences Step 1 read

Infer possible plots Para 1: Suddenly, he noticed a man heading for the door, Para 2: Back home, he was upset and always thinking whether to buy a new pair.

Paragraph 1: Suddenly, he noticed a man heading for the door, Q1：Why did he notice the man? Q2: How did George feel when he found such a man ? Q3: What did George do then? Q4: Could it be George's gloves? Q5: What would George do next? Old George's attempts to search for the gloves were in vain.

Paragraph 2: Back home, he was upset and always thinking whether to buy a new pair. Q1: What was George's alternative plan? If the gloves were nowhere to be found, ... Q2: What would George do before making a final decision? He wouldn't give up hope... Q3: Would George have good luck? positive energy or negative energy George went to the store in the hope that he was blessed with good luck / a good deed was never lost.

Principle 3: Be a responsible editor Step3 polish * use different structures * use transitional words（过渡） * add some revelant details 1 Step 2 draft * infer possible logical plots * arrange them reasonably Step 1 read * main plots of the passage * ten underlined key words * two given sentences

Have a try! _________________________________________________ Paragraph 1: Suddenly, he noticed a man heading for the door, _________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Back home, he was upset and always thinking whether to buy a new pair. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________ ways to express feelings: feel upset\sad\anxious\upset\blue\gloomy... feel depressed\dejected\frustrated... at a loss\in a panic\in a sentimental mood\in low spirits... fall into despair... one's heart sank\with a sinking heart\ cry one's heart out... with head drooping\drag one's feet\don't feel like doing anything... be seized with sorrow(panic\frustration)\ be overwhelmed by grief... a mixture of anxiety and sadness crowded into one's mind... raise a storm of frustration... next, based on your discussion, let’s have a try! Please complete this ending and write it down in your handout. While writing, please remember, your ending should be logical and reasonable, and your language should be coherent, correct, rich in vocabulary and sentence pattern. And don’t forget you have to use at least five of the underlined words and also underline them in your writing.

Homework: Self or mutual evaluate the writing! grade standard 5 4 3 2 1 1.coherence 2.transition 3.content 4.language 5.structure 6.handwriting 7.punctuation 8.underlined words

Principles for Continuation Writing: Be a ready detective Be a reasonable novelist Be a responsible editor

Can such principles be taught. Maybe not Can such principles be taught? Maybe not. But most of them can be learned. ---WillIam Zinsser, On Writing Well