WeRegrettoInformYou...Unit2—understandingideasTheyarewrittenby____________,____________and_____________respectively.J.D.SalingerJ.K.RowlingEmily.BronteHowmuchdoyouknowaboutthethreewriters?J.D.Salinger(1919-2010)wasanAmericanwriterknownforhiswidely-readnovelTheCatcherintheRye.Salingerledaveryprivatelifeformorethanahalf-century.Hepublishedhisfinaloriginalworkin1965andhadnotbeeninterviewedsince1980.Sheisa

Britishnovelist,screenwriterandfilmproducer,bestknownastheauthoroftheHarryPotterfantasyseries.Thebookshavegainedworldwideattention,wonmultipleawards,andsoldmorethan400millioncopies.Theyhavebecomethebest-sellingbookseriesinhistoryandbeenthebasisforaseriesoffilmswhichisthesecondhighest-grossingfilmseriesinhistory.Sheisbestknownforheronenovel,WutheringHeights,todayaclassicofEnglishliterature.Researchthesewritersonlineandmatchthemtotheinformation.1.

hasthesamebirthdayashis/hermostfamouscharacter:31July.2.

mayhavewrittenandhiddenseveralunpublishedworks.3.

hadtopaytohavehis/herpoetrypublished.J.K.RowingJ.D.SalingerEmilyBronteJ.D.SalingerJ.K.RowlingWhatdotheyhaveincommonwith?highlysuccessfulwriters?BrontesistersReadthepassageandfind:Whatdotheyhaveincommonwith?Theyallexperienced________________________________,butthey_________________________.Instead,they___________________.Finally,they__________________.Theyallexperienced_________________________,butthey_________________________.Instead,they___________________.Finally,they__________________.problems/setbacks/failuresrefusedtogiveupperseveredharvestedsuccessWhatproblemsdidtheyovercome?Whatproblemsdidtheyovercome?Shespentyearssurvivingonlittlemoneyandherfirstbookreceivedcriticismfrompublishersandwasrejectedtwelvetimes.J.K.RowlingWhatproblemsdidtheyovercome?Hereceivedcriticismandrejectionsfrompublishers.J.D.SalingerWhatproblemsdidtheyovercome?Atthattime,womenwerenotencouragedtobecomewriters.Theirbookofpoemswhichtheywroteundermalenamesonlysoldtwocopies.BrontesistersReadthepassageanddivideitinto3partspara.1introductionexamplespara.2-4para.5conclusionJ.K.Rowling;J.D.Salinger;BrontesistersanopinionOrganiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletethediagram.J.K.RowlingHarryPotterShewastoldthatherbookwastoodifficultandtoolongforchildrenanditwasrejectedtwelvetimesbypublishers.HarryPotterbecameaglobalsuccess.Alotofsuccessfulwritershavepreviouslyfacedrejection.J.D.SalingerTheCatcherintheRye

Hereceivedcriticismandrejectionsfromseveralpublishers.TheCatcherintheRyebecameanimmediatebest-sellerafteritwaspublished.BrontesistersJaneEyre,WutheringHeightsand

AgnesGreyWomenwerenotencouragedtobecomewritersatthattime.Theirbookofpoemswhichtheywroteundermalenamessoldonlytwocopies.Theirnovelsareregardedasclassicsofworldliterature.Chooseanothersuitabletitleforthepassageandgiveyourreasons.A.LifeisHardforFemaleWritersB.GoodThingsCometoThoseWhoWaitC.NeverGiveUponYourDreamsD.SuccessfulWritersWhatmightcomenextineachsentence?Weregrettoinformyouthatyourbookisrejected/turneddown/refused...Wearedelightedtoinformyouthatyourbookisaccepted/well-received...Inordertoreceivelettercontaining2rdsentence,whatqualitiesshouldawriterhave?Inordertoreceivelettercontaining2rdsentence,whatqualitiesshouldawriterhave?atouchofluck,hardwork,perseverance,optimism,creativity...Ihonorendurance,perseverance,industry,talent;becausethesearethemeansbywhichmenachievegreatends...Howdoyouunderstandthesentence?YourfriendtriedtosubmitanarticletoSchoolNewspaper,butwasturneddown.Howwillyoucomfortandencouragehim?(Trytouseexpressionsandexamples