Unit 11 Button, Button.ppt

Unit 11 Button, Button Teaching objectives To get students familiar with a new writing style----fantasy. To help students master the kind of writing in dialogue----ellipsis. To let students learn the important new words and master the usage of useful phrases and idioms, and learn the implied meaning of some difficult sentences. To let students master the writing skills: vivid descriptions of characters’ language and behaviors, along with which the psychological change is greatly depicted; contrast in terms of the plot; the symbolism. To let students reflect on the theme----to expose certain people’s moral failings/flaws (in this story greed insensitivity) * Major Steps Introduction Fast reading Detailed study of the text Comprehension questions topic discussion Structure Analysis and Theme Writing Skill * Introduction Fantasy is a genre of fiction that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in fictional worlds where magic is common. Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of (pseudo-)scientific and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three (which are subgenres of speculative fiction). * Richard Burton Matheson (born February 20, 1926) is an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the author of What Dreams May Come(美梦成真), Bid Time Return（时光倒流七十年）, Duel（飞轮喋血）, The Incredible Shrinking Man（奇怪的收缩人）, and I Am Legend（我是传奇）, all five of which have been adapted as major motion pictures. Matheson has also written for several The Twilight Zone（阴阳魔界） television show episodes such as Nightmare at 20,000 Feet. * Personal life Matheson was born in Allendale, New Jersey, the son of Norwegian immigrants Fanny (née Mathieson) and Bertolf Matheson, a tile floor installer. Matheson