After leamning this unit,students will be able to 1.grasp key words and language points 2.understand the main idea,the organization and development of the text 3.leamn some writing strategies:quotations to support opinions (二)教学内容 1.主要内容 I.Pre-reading activities 1.Warm-up questions 2.Background information 1)About the author:Phillip Elmer-DeWitt 2)Discussions on the current fashion for netwriting II.Text Study 1.Text introduction:In this essay the author describes the current fashion for net writing. explores the causes of the poor quality of writing found on the Internet,and explains its merits and differences from published writing as well as justifications for its survival and prevalence. 2.Text analysis 1)Theme:literacy and the Internet 2)Structure 3)Writing strategies:quotations to support opinions 3.Text comprehension 1)Gist questions 2)Detailed reading III.After-reading Activities Writing strategies:In this passage the author uses a number of quotations in support of his ideas and opinions. 2.Exercises about vocabulary,paraphrase,error correction,translation,writing practice. 3.Text II comprehension 2.基本概念和知识点 1)Key words and expressions 2)Writing strategies:quotations to support opinions 3)Phillip Elmer-Dewitt's writing style 4)Theme:literacy and the Internet 3.问题与应用（能力要求》 1)What are the features and qualities of netwriting? 66 After learning this unit, students will be able to 1. grasp key words and language points 2. understand the main idea, the organization and development of the text 3. learn some writing strategies: quotations to support opinions （二）教学内容 1．主要内容 I． Pre-reading activities 1. Warm-up questions 2. Background information 1) About the author: Phillip Elmer-DeWitt 2) Discussions on the current fashion for netwriting II. Text Study 1. Text introduction: In this essay the author describes the current fashion for net writing, explores the causes of the poor quality of writing found on the Internet, and explains its merits and differences from published writing as well as justifications for its survival and prevalence. 2. Text analysis 1) Theme: literacy and the Internet 2) Structure 3) Writing strategies: quotations to support opinions 3. Text comprehension 1) Gist questions 2) Detailed reading III. After-reading Activities 1. Writing strategies: In this passage the author uses a number of quotations in support of his ideas and opinions. 2. Exercises about vocabulary, paraphrase, error correction, translation, writing practice. 3. Text II comprehension 2．基本概念和知识点 1) Key words and expressions 2) Writing strategies: quotations to support opinions 3) Phillip Elmer-Dewitt’s writing style 4) Theme: literacy and the Internet 3．问题与应用（能力要求） 1) What are the features and qualities of netwriting?