资料简介
Making a poster about a writer
To collect and sort the material needed in
making a poster.
To present the poster of group work.
To evaluate and comment on each other’s
poster.
As a class, discuss some ancient or
modern Chinese writers and writers of
other countries. Then in groups, choose
a writer to research.
• Life story
• Most popular works
• Achievements
• Famous sayings
Collect some information about this
writer from the Internet to get ready for
the project. Research your chosen writer.
Use the ideas below to help you.
How many steps should we take to
make a successful poster?
Deciding on
a famous
writer
Planning Preparing Producing
Collecting and
organizing
information
Making a
poster
Planning
1. Suggest a famous writer about whom you
will make a poster and give your reasons.
2. Vote to decide on the choice of the writer.
• Designing the poster
• Sorting the information
• Drawing and writing
• Presenting the poster
Preparing
1. Sort the information from the aspects:
2. What does the poster consist of?
What makes a good poster?
Life story Most popular works
Achievements Famous sayings
Producing
• Try to include important information.
• Use section headings and key words to
make the poster easy to read.
• Make your posters eye-catching. (artistic
and decorative)
• Use different fonts.
1. Decide on the layout (content, pictures,
font …)
2. Draft the poster.
3. Proofread the poster and make suggestions.
4. Make some changes and finalize the poster.
Producing
As a group, put together your information
to make your poster. Use the example
below to help you. Then present your
poster to the class.
You can make a mind map of the writer.
A writer
Popular works
Famous sayings
Life story
Achievements
…
Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)
• lived in Zhenjiang during her early life
• Started writing in 1922
• Taught English literature in Nanjing
• Returned to the USA in 1935
Life story
• The Good Earth (1931)
• Sons (1932)
• A House Divided (1935)
• All Men Are Brothers (1933)
(a translation of the Chinese
classic novel Shuihuzhuan)
Most popular works
• Won the Pulitzer Prize
in 1932
• Won the Nobel Prize in
Literature in 1938 (the
first American woman to
win the Prize)
Achievements
• “All things are possible until they are
proved impossible and even the impossible
may only be so, as of now.”
• “Many people lose the small joys in the
hope for the big happiness.”
Famous sayings
Giving a presentation
When giving a presentation, you need to:
• speak clearly and confidently;
• make eye contact with your audience;
• talk at a proper speed and pause when it
is necessary to give your audience time to
think about what you have said;
• keep your facial expressions relaxed and
friendly.
What adjectives would you use to
describe a poster that attracts your
attention most?
A poster that is theme-focused, accurate,
simple, organized, eye-catching, neat,
colorful, etc.
Mo Yan
The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012
Prize motivation: “who with
hallucinatory realism merges
folk takes, history and the
contemporary”
Born：2 February 1955, Gaomi, China
Continue to polish up the posters.
Enjoy the posters of other groups
and get to know more about
famous figures in literature.
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