Highlights of

My Senior Year by Joanna Sykes

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highlights ( 最精彩的部分 )

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Highlights of

My Senior Year

by Joanna Sykes

Learning aims:

1.To learn the highlights of foreign senior high and

learn the differences between two cultures 2. To learn how to guess words from the context. 3. To develop good reading habits by pre-reading,

fast-reading and careful reading

4. To learn to write a short paragraph about a highlight of your school life

Pre-reading( 读前活动 )

A. narrativeA. narrative （记叙的）（记叙的）B. argumentative (B. argumentative ( 议论的）议论的）C. explanatoryC. explanatory （说明的）（说明的）D. imaginaryD. imaginary （想象的）（想象的）

Look at the title and guess the style of theLook at the title and guess the style of the article:article:

Highlights of My Senior Year

Fast reading

What is the structure of the passage?

A B C

Highlights of Highlights of

my senior year my senior year

Part 1Part 1 Para. 1Para. 1

Para. 2Para. 2

Para. 3Para. 3

Para. 4Para. 4

Para. 5Para. 5

the reason why she wrote the article

Part 2Part 2

Para. 7Para. 7

Para. 6Para. 6

Para. 8Para. 8

highlights

prom

arts editor peer mediator

5 3 4

6 7 8

Careful reading

Part one

the reason for writing the article

Why did “I” write the article? (Find a sentence to answer this question. )

Paragraph 1&2.

I decided to write them down so that one day, years from now, when I reread them, the memories will come back.

我决定把它们写下来，以便于多年之后的一天，当我重读的时候，那些记忆能够重新回到脑海。

Part two

the highlights

Try to guess the meanings of the two phrases.

1. working as an arts editor (Para 3)

A drawing pictures

B writing about films, plays and art.

2. a peer mediator (Para 4)

A a person who helps students with their homework.

B a person who helps students deal with arguments or friendship problems

Someone who helps students to settle problems that they have with other students

Para 3 & 4

I love writing.

my first step towards becoming a journalist

context( 上下文 )

同龄调解员

Which one is true? Which one is false?

1.We were frightened when we raced

each other down the ski slopes. ( )

2. I got good grades on my study and

was elected to the student council. ( )

Para 5 & 6

We had great fun racing

F

Tstudy activities

How did Joanna prepare for her prom?

Daniel invited her to the prom and she was so________. She found a dress that _____ her perfectly and _____ her hair _____. Everyone told her she looked very________! A group of them ______ a nice car to take them to the prom. They danced and had delicious food. The big surprise was when she was elected the _____ ______.

Para 7 & 8

pleased

suited had done

elegant rented

prom queen

Every girl likes to be Cinderella for a day.

Cinderella

Summary

1.Are there any things in the article that impress you? What are they and why?

2.Do you want to have a friend like Joanna? What kind of person is she?

Discussion

Think about a highlight of your senior

high life and write it down.

Your writing should include :

What is the highlight?

What did you do?

What was your feeling?

(within 70 words)

Writing

积累写作 :1. One of the best things is…2. I’ll never forget…3. The highlight of the year is…4. We had fun doing ….5. This has been a real success for me.6. It is a pity that it is probably the last time this will happen.

Think about one more highlight and write it down.

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•候补材料

How did Joanna prepare for her prom?

Para 7 & 8

prom

formal

long dress

dinner jacket

with the hair done

Did Joanna have a similar prom?

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Argument friendship problems

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