unit-9-sentence-variety

CourseofWritingUnit9SentencevarietyTeachingobjectivetoday1.Theimportanceofsentencevariety.2.Learntoimprovesentencevarietyintermsoflength,pattern,emphasisandthesentencebeginner3.Grammar:Useinversioncorrectlyandavoidword-for-word-translationinwritingcomposition4.writing:Shortcomposition(П)-introductionTeachingfocus1.Learntoimprovesentencevarietyintermsoflength,pattern,emphasisandthesentencebeginner2.Grammar:Useinversioncorrectly3.Grammar:Avoidword-for-word-translationinwritingcomposition4.writing:learntowriteeffectiveintroductoryparagraphsforshortcomposition9.1SentenceVariety1.DefinitionofSentencevariety1)Warm-upactivities:p1422)SummaryofKnowledgepoints:Sentencevariety:Thegroupofsentencesinaparagraphshouldberegardedasawholeandshouldbedifferentenoughintypestoavoidboredom.Thisiscalledsentencevariety9.1SentenceVariety2.WaystoachieveSentenceVariety：Tousedifferenttypesofsentences1）typesofsentences：Sentenceclassification9.1SentenceVariety1）typesofsentences：SentenceclassificationwithdifferentcriteriasentenceSentencefunctionGrammaticalstructureSentencelength9.1SentenceVariety1）typesofsentences：SentenceclassificationaccordingtofunctionsSentencefunctioninterrogativeimperativeexclamatoryDeclarative9.1SentenceVarietyDeclarative:sentencesthatmakeastatementoranassertion.Forexample:Writingwillbecomeasurvivalskillinfuture.Interrogative:sentencesthatseekinformationintheformofaquestion.Forexample:Doyouthinkwritingwillbecomeasurvivalskillinfuture?9.1SentenceVarietyImperative:sentencesthatgivedirections.Forexample:HandinyourpaperbythisFriday.Exclamatory:sentencesthatexpressstrongemotions.Theyusuallybeginwithwhatorhow,andendwithanexclamationmarkForexample:HowIhatewriting!9.1SentenceVariety1）typesofsentences：SentenceclassificationaccordingtogrammaticalstructureCompound-complexSimpleCompoundComplexGrammaticalstructure9.1SentenceVarietySimple:sentencesthatconsistofmainlyoneNp+VPstructure.Forexample:MywritingassignmentisduenextFriday.Compound:sentencesthatconsistoftwoormoresimplesentences(clauses)connectedbycoordinators.Forexample:Ihatewriting,butI1ikethatsenseofachievementafterfinishinganarticle.9.1SentenceVarietyComplex:sentencesthatconsistoftwoormoresimplesentences（clauses)connectedbysubordinators.Forexample:IhatewritingbecauseI'veneverhadthatsenseofachievement.Compound-complex:sentencesthatarebasicallyacompoundsentence,withsubordinateclausesinitscoordinateclauses.Forexample:Ihatewriting,butIlikethatsenseofachievementafterIfinishanarticle.9.1SentenceVariety1）typesofsentences：SentenceclassificationaccordingtoSentencelengthSentencelengthLongsentencesShortsentences9.1SentenceVarietyThereisnodefinitestandardforthisclassification.Whetherasentenceislongorshortcanonlybejudgedbycomparingitwithitsneighboringsentences.Iloveyou.Iloveyoubecauseyou’resmart,handsomeandrich.9.1SentenceVariety2)Strategiesforvarioussentence-writing•Byvaryingthelength•Byvaryingthepattern•Byvaryingtheemphasis•ByvaryingthebeginnerExpandingsentences9.1SentenceVariety(1)ExpandingsentencesbyvaryingthelengthparagraphWordcountoftheshortestsen.Wordcountofthelongestsen.AveragesentencelengthSentencedifference1686。622619117conclusion9.1SentenceVarietyStrategiesforwritinglongsentences:Review:Unit5-8：howtoexpandsentencesUnit5AttributesandrelativeclausesUnit6ParticipleandabsolutesUnit7CoordinationUnit8subordination9.1SentenceVarietyMisconception:Moststudentstakeforgrantedthatshortsentencesareasymbolofthewriter'simmaturity,andthatgoodwritersshoulduselongandcomplexsentences.Conclusion:Sentenceswithdifferentlengthsaremoredesirableinwriting.9.1SentenceVarietyFollow-upactivities:p144ReferencefortheClassroomActivities:Theboysleanedagainstthewillowtree(growing)nexttothestream,theirfishingpolesrestingonsticks,theireyesgazingatthebobbersontheripples.Themorninghadbeencoolandcomfortable,buttheafternoonwasbecomingveryhot.BothboyshadtakengreatpleasureinplanningforthetriponFriday,theironlydayoffinthewholemonth.9.1SentenceVariety(2)ExpandingsentencesbyvaryingthepatternVarietySentencepatterninvolvessentencesofdifferentfunctionsandstructures.SuggestedanswerstotheexerciseEx.p145Sentencefunctions:Declarative.1,2,3,5,7Exclamatory:4Interrogative:6Grammaticalstructures:Simplesentence:1,6Complexsentence:2,4,5Compound-complexsentence3,7Yourfinding:ifyoutrytousedifferenttypesofsentences,yourwritingmaybelessboring(asfarasthelanguageisconcerned).9.1SentenceVarietyFollow-upactivities:p145ReferencefortheClassroomActivitiesp145:In1955,RayKroc,amilkshakemachinesalesman,openedhisfirstrestaurant.Atthattime,hegambledhislifesavingsonthebeliefthatAmericanswouldratherwolfdownamealthanlingeroverit,astheEuropeansdo.Hisgamblepaidoffbecausein1978Krocopenedthe5,ooothstoreinhischain.Nowhischainsellsnearlyonebillionhamburgerseverythreemonths,andKrochasrevolutionizedthefoodindustrywithfoodthatisclean,rich,andquick-theBigMac.9.1SentenceVariety(3)ExpandingsentencesbyvaryingtheemphasisemphaticpatternscreatedwithcoordinationandsubordinationChangingthewordorder-rearrangementUsingemphaticpatternsSt