Module 2 Unit 1

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Module 2 Unit 1 Project Telling a
mysterious story
Nanjing No.1 Middle School
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Searching for the Yeti

• What do scientists think about it?

• What can Yetis do?

• What do Yetis look like?

• What other names does it have ?

• What other names does it have ?

• When and where were Yetis witnessed?

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• Their appearance
• man-like (P1)
• heavily built (P1)
• hairy--black fur (P1/2)
• 6 feet tall (P2)
• huge shoulders (P2)
• long arms (P2)
• large hands (P2)
• large feet (P3)

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• Their abilities
• run with amazing speed and strength (P3)
• walk like a man (P2)
• attack people (P 1)

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• Time and places
• All over the world every year (P1)
• On the Chinese side of the Himalayas by an
  American climber in 1998 (P2)
• In the Shennongjia National Forest Park, Hubei
  province by 10 Chinese engineers (P3)
• Bossburg, Washington,
• USA, in 1970 (P4)

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Scientists opinions
made by other animals

• Some
• doubt the
• footprints
• (P5)
• Dr. Krantz
• believed
• their existence
• (P6)

made larger by the sun
made by people playing a joke
possibly lived in Asia some 3,000,000 years ago
made its way to and lived on until today
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Find main idea of each paragraph
Yetis are reported to have been seen all over the
world.

• Para 1
• Para 2-4
• Para 5-6
• Para 7

Descriptions of Yetis in different places.
Scientists different opinions abort Yetis.
Scientists hope to find the truth.
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Representing the story
Reported sightings of the Yeti
Evidences about Yetis appearances provided by
witnesses
Discoveries about Yetis footprints
Different viewpoints
for
against
The Yeti myth or reality?
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Function of each part.
Part 1
To arouse the readers interest
Part 2
To support Para.1 with some details
Part 3
To make readers think more about Yetis
Part 4
To give readers imagination with an open ending
Writing features
1. an interesting title
2. an attractive beginning
3. details of the story with pictures
4. different opinions
5. an open end of the story
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Your turn to write a story

• Information
• Outline
• Writing skills

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Steps for telling a mysterious story

• Planning
• (1meeting)
• Preparing
• Producing
• (2 meetings)
• Presenting

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Group meeting 1 Planning

• 1. What to write about
• 2. Different tasks

Justins returning Home (An example)
Researcher(s) ____________ writer(s)
_________________ illustrator(s)______________
teller ____________________
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Preparing

• What information should be included in the story?
• What unknown information should be added to the
  story?
• What pictures should be included?

Info from Reading
Info about UFO imagination
A picture of UFO, a picture of Justin
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Group meeting2 Producing

• Work out an outline of the story.
• Para.1
• Introduction of Justins disappearance and
  his sudden return
• Para. 2
• How his sister met him
• Para. 3
• His explanations about his disappearance

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• Make some changes about your outline and writing
  skills if necessary.
• Approve the draft of the story.

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Draft Justin Foster Returned Home

• P1
• Justin Foster 50 years ago.
• Some people said .
• Although the police ..., they had also examined
  .
• But with , they had to .
• However, last night Justin Foster .

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Draft Justin Foster Returned Home

• P1
• Justin Foster went missing 50 years ago.
• Some people said he had probably been taken
  away by aliens from the UFO.
• Although the police had not ruled out the
  possibility, they had also examined other
  possibilities. But with no convincing evidence,
  they had to give up the search. However, last
  night Justin Foster returned home.

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• P2
• Justins sister, , now in her , saw outside
  her window.
• When she opened the door, she her eyes.
• She thought it was .
• But Justin talked to her and said .
• Then Kelly led him in. She felt because Justin
  hadnt , while she had.
• Kelly also worried that after 50 years.
• Justin was sad when he knew

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• P2
• Justins sister, Kelly, now in her sixties, saw a
  bright light outside her window. When she opened
  the door, she couldnt believe that her brother
  was outside. She thought it was a ghost. But
  Justin talked to her and said how much he missed
  her. Then Kelly led him in. She felt sad because
  Justin hadnt aged at all, while she had. Kelly
  also worried that it might be hard for Justin to
  adjust to the new environment after 50 years.
  Justin was sad when he knew his parents had died.

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• P3
• As the news spread, came to see . They all
  wanted to know and how he after 50 years.

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• P3
• As the news spread, many journalists and
  neighbours came to see the 65-year-old boy.
  They all wanted to know what had happened to
  Justin and how he could stay so young after 50
  years.

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Group Meeting 3

• Complete the story.
• Embellish it with more details and better
  writing skills.
• Read it and correct mistakes .

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Presenting

• Decorate the with illustration(s).
• Tell the story to the class.
• Put up your story on the wall for the whole class
  to enjoy.

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Justin Foster Returned Home
A few people in Dover still remember the
name Justin Foster. As a fifteen- year-old boy,
he went missing 50 years ago one Friday night
after he had played basketball with his friends.
At the time of his disappearance, there had been
a lot of rumours about sightings of UFOs and
aliens. Although the police had not dismissed the
possibility of an alien abduction, they had also
examined other possibilities, such as murder or
kidnapping. Unfortunately, they could not find
any convincing evidence or clues about his
disappearance and had to give up the search for
the missing boy. However, last night at around
midnight Justin Foster returned home.
Justins sister, Kelly, who is now in her sixties
and lives in the family home with her husband,
said she saw a bright light outside her window
when she was getting ready for bed. Then she
heard the doorbell. She was surprised that
someone would visit so late at night. She woke up
her husband and both went downstairs to open the
front door. Kelly was shocked to find her
brother, still a fifteen-year-old boy, dressed in
the same clothes as 50 years ago, standing at the
door. I nearly fainted. I thought I was having a
nightmare and was seeing my brothers ghost. But
then he started talking to me and said how much
he missed me, and I hugged him and led him inside
the house. I dont know whether to be happy,
added Kelly, or sad. Justin still looks the
same, he
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Justin Foster Returned Home
hasnt aged at all, whereas Im old and
wrinkled. My own children are even older than
Justin. Kelly is also worried that Justin might
find it difficult to adjust to the new
environment as a lot of things have changed since
he disappeared 50 years ago. Kelly said that
Justin grieved a lot when he realized that their
parents had already died. I wish they were still
alive. They would have been so happy to see him
come back! They had searched for him until the
end of their lives, she said.
Everyone is puzzled by what might have
happened to Justin during those 50 years and why
he has not aged at all. Today, after the news of
Justins return spread around Dover, journalists
and curious residents of the town surrounded the
house where Justin is staying in the hope of
catching a glimpse of the 65-year-old boy. They
were very disappointed when his sister Kelly
announced that Justin will need a few days to
rest before he makes his first public appearance