Transcript To the Power of One She was America’s teenage surfing

Lesson 1:
Lesson Objective:
•To analyse the overall structure of a
text to identify how key areas are
developed
•(for example – through the organisation
of content and the patterns of language
used)
The Power Of One
Reading Strategies we will need to use:
– Skimming – to get the overall gist of the text
– Scanning – to search rapidly for specific
information
– Reading closely and rereading – to check for
details and to make sure that
important information has not been
missed or misread.
Young
expert
On the morning of 31 October 2003, Bethany Hamilton
was surfing off the coast of her home island of Kauai in
Hawaii. The 13-year-old surfing prodigy was with her
friend, Alana, at the area known as Tunnels when,
dangling her arms in the water, she was grabbed by a 14foot tiger shark. She was juggled briefly back and forth
before her left arm was torn off.
At first
As Bethany started paddling in with one arm, her
companions initially thought she was messing around. Then
they saw what had happened and whipped into action.
Alana’s father Holt and brother Byron came to her
rescue, kept her talking and got her to shore, where Holt
used his surf leash as a tourniquet. Bethany had passed
out by the time she reached hospital and before local
lifeguards and surfers had set off in a forlorn hunt for
the severed arm.
In the immediate aftermath of the attack, Bethany’s first
thoughts were: I need to get to shore to be safe – and will
I lose my sponsors? She did indeed make it to the shore
and was back surfing within a week of having her stitches
removed. She has made light of the loss of her limb,
declaring that God must have had a purpose for her, and
she made it back into the finals of a major surfing
competition on 10 January, finishing fifth.
As for her second concern – well, the sponsors and the
entertainment industry have come sailing in: there are
grocery stores and clothes manufacturers seeking to have
their names associated with her fresh-faced pluck. There
are surfboard manufacturers and resorts who
want to talk to her. Already there is a website and a CD
extolling her virtues. She has opened the state legislature
in Honolulu and thrown the first pitch in a baseball game
for the Oakland Athletics. There have been appearances
on the big American talk shows of Oprah Winfrey and
Ellen de Generes. There have been interviews with
Entertainment Tonight and on CNN. She posed for a
fashion shoot in Glamour magazine, styled ‘Love Your
Body’. Soon there will be a film and a book. From there will
follow the tours of Europe and Australia and the world.
OHT 2/Page 5 of reading booklet
Which of the following details from the first four paragraphs are true
and which are false?
1.The shark attack happened in the afternoon on
31 October 2003
2. It happened in the sea off the coast of an island
in Hawaii
3. Bethany was alone when it happened
4. Her friend’s father and brother helped to save her life
5. She never surfed again until the following January
6. She was 13 years old at the time of the attack
7. She was attacked by a 14-foot basking shark
8. She has appeared on TV since the shark attack
9 She has lost all of her sponsors since the shark attack
OHT 3 True/false statements – answers
Details True or false?
1. The shark attack happened in the afternoon on
31 October 2003
False ( a.m.)
2. It happened in the sea off the coast of an island
in Hawaii
True
3. Bethany was alone when it happened
False (friend)
4. Her friend’s father and brother helped to save her life
True
5. She never surfed again until the following January
False (6 wk.)
6. She was 13 years old at the time of the attack
True
7. She was attacked by a 14-foot basking shark
False (tiger)
8. She has appeared on TV since the shark attack
True
9. She has lost all of her sponsors since the shark attack
False
OHT 4/Page 6 of reading booklet
Sequence the events in time order
Order in which
we are told
about them
in the article
Events
Bethany is attacked by a shark
A film is written about
Bethany’s story
Bethany becomes famous and
appears on TV
Bethany’s parents move
to Hawaii
Bethany begins surfing
in competitions
Bethany returns to surfing
Real Time
OHT 5. Not in pupil reading booklet
Sequence the events in time order: Answers
Order in which
we are told
about them
in the article
Events
Real Time
1
Bethany is attacked by a shark
3
6
A film is written about
Bethany’s story
6
3
Bethany becomes famous and
appears on TV
5
4
Bethany’s parents move
to Hawaii
1
5
Bethany begins surfing
in competitions
2
2
Bethany returns to surfing
4
Lesson 2:
Lesson Objective:
•To analyse the overall structure of a
text to identify how key areas are
developed
•(for example – through the organisation
of content and the patterns of language
used)
Non-chronological
Writing
A non-chronological structure allows the
writer to prioritise events in the order of
his choice rather than the order in which
they happened
– It allows him to foreground the shark attack
which has triggered the media interest in
Bethany and made her famous
– It allows him to fill in the detail of Bethany’s
family background later in the article since this
is not the focus of the article
– By beginning with the shark attack, he
immediately captures the readers’ interest.
NOW … NOW ..
•You will need your reading booklet and answer
booklet
Turn to Question 2.
Think about the way the article is
structured.
YOU HAVE 10 MINUTES - to answer this
question independently.
Remember everything we have said about
the order of information
•NOW …
•Read the rest of the article on their own.
•Think about the events that happened to
Bethany Hamilton and the order in which they
appear in the article.
•Remember events do not necessarily appear in
the order in which they happened.
Chronological … Chronological… Chronological
You are now going to answer the remaining
questions.
•Re-read the text again and attempt all questions.