1. Task Writing a literary review
王淦昌中学
沈 莉

2. Key words are the most ___________ words in a sentence or paragraph.
Skills building1:listening for key words
Key words are the most ___________ words in a sentence or paragraph.
Teachers often use key words to__________________ about homework or tests.
important
give useful hints

3. Keys words are often __________,__________,or _____________ with a __________ before them
stressed
repeated
summarized
pause

4. Step 1: recognizing key words
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
author, title, genre, setting
plot, characters,
character development
themes, symbols
personal opinion,
rate of the story

5. The home-made ball Jerry Johnson short story Kevin, Mike, Steven
Title
Author
Genre
Characters
Plot
Theme
Symbols
Your opinion
Star rating
The home-made ball
Jerry Johnson
short story
Kevin, Mike, Steven
Kevin and Mike are good friends and play soccer with their home-made ball every day. However, when Kevin gets new sneakers and a new soccer ball, things change .
friendship
The old home-made soccer ball and the new soccer ball, the old bench and the new sneakers.
Okay
three out of five

6. If you ask me, I would say … In my opinion …
Skill building 2: asking for and giving opinions
Giving opinions:
I feel that …
If you ask me, I would say …
In my opinion …
Do you think that…?
How do you feel about …?
What’s your opinion of …?
Asking for opinions:

7. I don’t feel the same way.
Showing agreement:
Exactly!
I think so, too.
I feel the same way.
Showing disagreement:
I disagree.
I beg to differ.
I don’t feel the same way.

8. Discussion Step2: giving your opinion on a literary review
1. Do you think the plot of “The Attic” sounds interesting?
2. What do you think about the way colours are used to describe Cindy’s moods?
3.Why do you think Virginia Fox uses chocolate as a symbol of happiness?
4.Which character in “The Attic” do you think is the most interesting?
5.Do you think “the beauty of freedom” is a good theme for a short story?

9. title, author, genre, setting
Skills building3: writing a literary review
Tense:
simple present
present perfect
title, author, genre, setting P1 P2 P3 P4
Structure:
brief outline of the plot
important characters
character development
themes, symbols
your own opinion
a rating of 1 to 5

10. Step3: writing your review

11. Sample:
‘The home-made ball’ is a short story written by Jerry Johnson. The story is set in modern-day America.
The main character of ‘The home-made ball’ is a boy called Kevin. Kevin and Mike are good friends who play soccer with their home-made ball every day, but when Kevin gets new sneakers and a soccer ball, things change.

12. Friendship is an important theme in this short story
Friendship is an important theme in this short story. The author, Jerry Johnson, uses the old and new things, like the old home-made ball and the new soccer ball, and the old bench and the new sneakers as symbols. The old things symbolize the most valuable thing, friendship, which needs to be cherished.
I think this story is really good and I give it a rating of three out of five.

13. Thank you!