Reading & Writing A Story of One Minute One Minute By Yu Danyan

Brainstorming What can we do in one minute ? change one’s life…

Pre-reading A Story of One Minute Q: What type of writing might this passage belong to? A. Argumentation (议论文) B. Exposition (说明文) C. Narration (记叙文)

Reading (para.1--4) Story Who were they What happened to them What they though of Tony leave _______for a few days put ______Rogers in charge reliable ask ______ Foreman for help difficult gets easily_____ angry and ______everybody … hates leaves ______ in first and ______ last comes

shocked moved encouraged smile Story Reading (para.5-7) ⑤ Rogers took over the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to him. “Tony, do you know I'm in charge here today?”Tony replied, coldly. “I was going to fire you the first time we quarreled, but I want you to know I’m not,” he told Tony, adding what the foreman had said. ⑥After his words, Tony dropped the shovelful of sand he had held and tears streamed down his face. “Why he didn’t tell me that eight years ago?” ⑦That day Tony worked harder than ever before – and he smiled! He later said to Rogers, “my first foreman who ever say, ‘Good work, Tony,’ and it made me feel like Christmas.” ⑤ Rogers took over the next day. He went to Tony and spoke to him. “Tony, do you know I'm in charge here today?”Tony replied, coldly. “I was going to fire you the first time we quarreled, but I want you to know I’m not,” he told Tony, adding what the foreman had said. ⑥After his words, Tony dropped the shovelful of sand he had held and tears streamed down his face. “Why he didn’t tell me that eight years ago?” ⑦That day Tony worked harder than ever before – and he smiled! He later said to Rogers, “my first foreman who ever say, ‘Good work, Tony,’ and it made me feel like Christmas.” shocked moved encouraged smile

communication Reading (para.8--9) successful Story ⑧Rogers went back to school after that summer. Twelve years later he met Tony again. He was foreman for railroad construction for one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to have such success. ⑨Tony replied, “If it had not been for the one minute you talked to me back in Idaho, I’d have killed somebody someday. That one minute, changed my whole life.” ⑧Rogers went back to school after that summer. Twelve years later he met Tony again. He was foreman for railroad construction for one of the largest logging companies in the West. Rogers asked him how he came to California and happened to have such success. ⑨Tony replied, “If it had not been for the one minute you talked to me back in Idaho, I’d have killed somebody someday. That one minute, changed my whole life.” successful It not only changed Tony’s life but also s____ both his life and other person’s life. saved communication

Rogers’s thought of Tony Story Discussion How many comparisons (对比)or changes are mentioned in the story? What are they? Tony’s self-recognition Tony’s behavior Rogers’s thought of Tony

Rewriting Rewrite the story in the person of Tony Many years ago… Then one day… Twelve years later… I’d like to say some words to former foreman my former workmates my friends my family …

Assignment 1. Polish your writing 2. Share your works with your fellow classmates.