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Unit2SharingOurInterpretationsInthisunit,we’regoingto:A)Understandthebasicprinciplesofwritingadefinitionessay;B)Learntoanalyzemodelsofdefinitionessays;C)Practicewritingadefinitionessay;D)Practiceusingthevocabularyrelatedtothetopicofaheroorheroine;E)Practicerewritingandrevisinganessay.ObjectivesObjectivesReviewUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsWarming-upactivitiesPreparingforyourwritingWritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingMAINUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsVideoQuotationsPart1--Task_MainPreparingforyourwritingWritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingWarming-upactivitiesUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsIntroductions:ThefilmIceAge:TheMeltdown(消融),isseenthroughtheeyesofScrat,thesaber-toothedsquirrel.Scratismakinghiswaytofindingmoreandmoreacorns(橡子)andassortednutsashe,likeallofthemegafaunaoftheIceAge,makesittosafetyfromtheoncomingflood.Ashemakesitthrough,hemustfindnutsbysolvingpuzzles,helpingoutotheranimalsintheirpursuits,andgenericallyriskinghislifebyoccasionallyfightingsomerogue(离群的)animalswhichwishtodohimharm.Ashemovesalong,heusuallyhasarun-inortwowithManny,Sid,Diego,thePossumbrothers,Ellie,Cholly,orsomeotheranimalswhichhelphimoutinhispursuits.Task1.1PreparingforyourwritingWritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingWarming-upactivitiesUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsTask1.2PreparingforyourwritingWritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingWatchthemovieclipandthenanswerthefollowingquestions.Warming-upactivitiesUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsTask1:Topic-relatedwordsandexpressionsTask1.3Boy,MannysuretookabigleapwithEllietoday.Suredid.Yep.Hestoodontheshoreofuncertaintyanddove(跳水)rightin.Splash.Kindofbrave,huh?Thewayhefacedhisfear.Iwouldn’tknow.Sabersdon’tfeelfear.Comeon,allanimalsfeelfear.It’swhatseparatesusfrom,say,rocks.Rockshavenofear.Andtheysink.Whatareyougettingat,Sid?ItmaysurpriseyoutoknowthatI,too,haveexperiencedfear.No,you?Oh,yeah.Yes,asimpossibleasitseems.Theslothhasnaturalenemiesthatwouldliketoharmorotherwise“kill”us.Iwonderwhy?Jealousy,mostly.Butthepointisthatfearisnatural.Fearisforprey(捕获物).PreparingforyourwritingWritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingSloth(树懒):Tiger:Sloth:Tiger:Sloth:Tiger:Sloth:Tiger:Sloth:Tiger:Sloth:Tiger:Warming-upactivitiesUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsTask1.4PreparingforyourwritingWritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingWell,then,you’relettingthewatermakeyouitsprey.Justjumpinandtrustyourinstincts.Youknow,mostanimalscanswimasbabies.Andforatiger,it’slikecrawlingonyoubellytostalk(潜近)helplessprey.Butfaster,OK?Now,claw,kick,claw,kick.NowI’mstalkingtheprey,claw,kick.IlookbackovermyshouldertoseeifI’mbeingfollowed.AndI’mbreathing.AndI’mstalkingandI’mstalkingandI’m…Ahh…AndI’mfalling.Correction.You’resinking.Kindoflikearock.Sloth:Tiger:Warming-upactivitiesUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsQuestions1.Whataretheslothandthetigertalkingabout?2.Whataretheirinterpretationsoffear?Task1.5PreparingforyourwritingWritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingWarming-upactivitiesUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsThemainthingItrytodoiswriteasclearlyasIcan.—E.B.White(JournalistandcoauthorofTheElementsofStyle)Theskillofwritingistocreateacontextinwhichotherpeoplecanthink.—EdwinSchlossbergIfyoudon’thavethetimetoread,youdon’thavethetimeorthetoolstowrite.—StephenKing(UShorrornovelist&screenwriter)Task2.1PreparingforyourwritingWritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingWarming-upactivitiesUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsPart2--Task_MainWritingstrategy:DevelopmentbydefinitionReadtolearnaboutwritingEnlargeyourvocabularyPreparingforyourwritingWritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingWarming-upactivitiesUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsTask2.11Writingstrategy:DevelopmentbydefinitionWritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingWarming-upactivitiesPreparingforyourwritingUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsPrinciplesAdefinitionessayexplainswhatatermorconceptmeans.Sometermssuchastrain,bookormilkhaveconcretemeanings,whileothertermsorconceptssuchaslove,successorfailureareabstractandmaycarrydifferentmeaningstodifferentpeople.Definitionessaysareusuallywrittenforoneormoreofthefollowingreasons:●Toclarifyanabstracttermorconcept(e.g.,“happiness”,“hero”,“democracy”).●Toexplainthejargonortechnicaltermsofaparticularfieldofstudy,aprofessionoranindustry(e.g.,“computervirus”,“Gothicarchitecture”,“Frenchimpressionistpaintings”).●Toofferinformationaboutatermoranideatoaparticularinterestedaudience(e.g.,helpinglearnersoftheChineselanguagetolearnabout“ChineseNewYear”or“handingoutredenvelopes”).●Toprovideapersonalinterpretationofatermorconceptthatthewriterfeelsisvague,controversial,misusedormisunderstood(e.g.,“competition”,“self-respect”,“assistedsuicide”).Task2.12WritingandrevisingAdditionalreadingWarming-upactivitiesPreparingforyourwritingUnit2SharingOurInterpretationsTask2.13Whenwritingadefinitionessay,remembertopresentaclearandbasicdefinition.Adefinitionessayisnotlimitedtoanyonemethodofdevelopment.Youmayuseanyofthefollowingmethodsinyouressaytodefinethetermorconceptyouhaveselected:•Useexamples:Illustrationbyexamplesthatcanclarifyasubject,group,theory,orobject.•Classify:Accordingtodictionarydefinitions,whatclassesdoesthesubjectbe