Unit 4 History and Traditions Reading for Writing 寫作教案-高中英語人教版（2019）必修第二冊

必修二unit4寫作課ThinkingandWriting相關領域：地點描寫；說明文授課時間：45mins教學過程：step1Question1:what'sthenameinthetitle?whatisittalkingabout?thefullname:theUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandthehistoryoftheUK.Question2:what'sthetypeoftheeassy?a.Narrativeeassyb.Argumentativeeassyc.Expositoryeassyd.PracticalwritingQuestion3:thestructureoftheeassythemainideathefunctionpara.1anpuzzle;gettingtoknowthehistorywillhelptheintroduction:makethereadereagertoreadtheeassypara.2thehistoryofthenamechangethebody:solvethepuzzleinpara.1andpresentmoreinformationabouttheUKpara.3thedifferencesandsimilaritiesinthefourcountriespara.4thehistoryoftheUKpara.5youcanlearnabouttheUKthroughitshistorytheconclusion:workinconcertwithpara.1(thehistoryisuseful)andletthereaderknowthattheeassyendsstep2thestructureoftheexposition:Anexpositoryessayhasthreebasicparts:theintroduction,thebody,andtheconclusion.Eachiscrucialtowritingacleararticleoreffectiveargument.Theintroduction:Thefirstparagraphiswhereyou'lllaythefoundationforyouressayandgivethereaderanoverviewofyourthesis.Useyouropeningsentencetogetthereader'sattention,andthenfollowupwithafewsentencesthatgiveyourreadersomecontextfortheinformationyou'reabouttocover.Thebody:Ataminimum,includethreetofiveparagraphsinthebodyofyourexpositoryessay.Thebodycouldbeconsiderablylonger,dependingonyourtopicandaudience.Eachparagraphbeginswithatopicsentencewhereyoustateyourcaseorobjective.Eachtopicsentencesupportsyouroverallthesisstatement.Then,eachparagraphincludesseveralsentencesthatexpandontheinformationand/orsupportthetopicsentence.Finally,aconcludingsentenceoffersatransitiontothefollowingparagraphintheessay.Theconclusion:Thefinalsectionofyourexpositoryessayshouldgivethereaderaconciseoverviewofyourthesis.Theintentisnotmerelytosummarizeyourargumentbuttouseitasameansofproposingfurtheraction,offeringasolution,orposingnewquestionstoexplore.Don'tcovernewmaterialrelatedtoyourthesis,though.Thisiswhereyouwrapitallup.step3TheLakeonTopofaMountainImaginealakeasblueasthesummersky,surroundedbythousandsoftreesandmountains.Itsoundslikesomethingfromastorybook,butLakeTahoeisarealplaceintheSierraNevadaMountains,alongtheborderofCaliforniaandNevada.PeoplecomeduringeveryseasontoenjoyLakeTahoe.Itistheperfectspotforcamping,boating,fishing,biking,andhiking.However,LakeTahoeisbestknownforitssnowsports.MostofthesmalltownssurroundingLakeTahoehavelodge(集會處)wherefamiliescangotoskiorsnowboard.Theseholidaydestinationsaremuchmorefuntostayatthantheonesinotherpartsofthecountry.ThousandsofpeoplevisitLakeTahoeeachyear,buttheareawaspopularlongbeforeCaliforniaandNevadawereevenstates.NativeAmericansfromtheWashoetribe(部落)traveledthroughthemountainsandspenttheirsummersatLakeTahoe.Infact,thenameTahoecomesfromaWashoeandmeans"bigwater".TheWashoewereexperthunterswhousedthelandandwaterfortheirfoodsupply.Theyevencreatedmanytalesaboutthelake.thebestoneisaboutaverylargebirdlikemonsterthatlivedinthemiddleofthelakeandatepeople!WhilepeoplenowuseLakeTahoemostlyforfunratherthansurvival,itisstillimportanttokeepthewaterandlandclean.CaliforniaandNevadaworktogethertomakesurethesenaturalresourcesareusedwisely.Itwouldbeterribleifthelakeandmountainsbecameseriouslypolluted.TherewouldbenoplaceasbeauitfulorfunforavacationasLakeTahoe.Studentsreadthepassage"TheLakeonTopofaMountain"ingroupsandfigureoutthestructure.themainideathefunctionpara.1para.2para.3para.4step4Question:thelanguagefeaturesof"TheLakeonTopofaMountain"It'sinformationalwriting,notcreativewriting.thefeaturesoftheexposition:it

isusedtoconveyfactualinformation(asopposedtocreativewriting,suchasfiction).Itisthelanguageoflearningandunderstandingtheworldaroundus.

Itexplains,informs,anddescribes.Keypoints:Justthefacts,M'am:Expositorywritingisinformational,notcreativewriting.Anytimeyouwritetodescribeorexplain,youuseexpositorywriting.Usealogicalflowwhenplanninganexpositoryessay,report,orarticle:introduction,bodytext,andconclusion.It'softeneasiertowritethebodyofyourarticlefirst,beforecomposingtheintroductionorconclusion.step5TipsforExpositoryWritingAsyouwrite,keepinmindsomeofthesetipsforcreatinganeffectiveexpositoryessay:Startwhereyouknowtheinformationbest.

Youdon'thavetowriteyourintroductionfirst.Infact,itmightbeeasiertowaituntiltheendforthat.Ifyoudon'tlikethelookofablankpage,moveovertheslugsfromyouroutlineforthemainbodyparagraphsandwritethetopicsentencesforeach.Thenstartputtinginyourinformationaccordingtoeachparagraph'stopic.Beclearandconcise.

Readershavealimitedattentionspan.Makeyourcasesuccinctlyinlanguagethattheaveragereadercanunderstand.

Sticktothefacts.

Althoughanexpositioncanbepersuasive,itshouldnotbebasedonopiniononly.Supportyourcasewithfacts,data,andreputablesourcesthatcanbedocumentedandverified.Considervoiceandtone.

Howyouaddressthereaderdependsonthekindofessayyou'rewriting.Anessaywritteninthefirstpersonisfineforapersonaltravelessaybutisinappropriateifyou'reabusinessreporter