Tài liệu này được tác giả biên soạn nhằm giúp chúng ta rèn luyện để phát triển kỹ năng viết tiếng anh. Tài liệu bao gồm các bài tập và cả hướng dẫn nhằm giúp ta làm thật tốt. Nếu chúng ta viết không chính xác sẽ khiến người đọc không thể hiểu. Vì vậy tài liệu này giúp chúng ta phát triển kỹ năng viết tiếng anh một cách chính xác. | 76 8 Kinds of Writing Teacher Guide Page Short Story Prompt Notes O. Henry s Story Have students read The Cop and the Anthem. Point out the pattern of the first paragraph. Explain about life s changes relating them to the changes middle school students experience. Go over the first paragraph again. Show the patterns and explain how O. Henry uses this pattern to launch his story. Show students how the transition is made from the first paragraph to the rest of the story. If possible show part of the film O. Henry s Full House. It s My Family This is a good chance for students to use humor in their writing. Links between members of the family can be discussed. Talk about how our family history and reputation affect our own self-esteem. Although this is included as short-story writing you might also be able to use this prompt as an Autobiographical Incident. With a few modifications you could also use this for a Firsthand Biography Sketch. The Trick The Revenge This is written as a story. This is a complex assignment and might take more than two drafts to complete properly. Tension and conflict are natural subjects for this story. Emphasize to students that they need to engage the reader. Make sure that students write strong openings for their story. Make sure that the opening is appropriate for the story. Have students work on pulling the whole story together in the conclusion. Tell students to try to get an ending with a twist. Students should describe characters well. Dialogue can be used to develop characters. This is also a good essay to show characters motivations. A Day with My Friends Tell students that although their essays should be based on fact they are welcome to take some poetic license with their writing. Students may want to write fairly long stories. This is fine as long as they don t lose focus. They will need to work even harder on organization if their essays go beyond the standard five paragraphs. This is a good prompt for showing the importance of
