Part Two: Teaching Resources
Section 1: A text structure analysis of THE BAND THAT WASN’T
I. Type of writing and summary of the idea
Type of writing This is a piece of narrative writing.
Main idea of the passage
The band The Monkees was formed in quite a different way. It started as a TV show, with musicians played jokes on each other as well as played music, based loosely on the band called The Beatles. As time went on, their attractive performances gained fiercely support from their fans. With their own particular style of performing their band at last became very popular in the USA.
Topic sentence of 1st paragraph Have you ever wanted to be a famous singer or musician?
Topic sentence of 2nd paragraph Most musicians meet and form a band because they like to play music.
Topic sentence of 3rd paragraph However, there was one band that started in a different way.
Top sentence of 4th paragraph Their attractive performances were copied by other groups and their fans supported them fiercely.
II. A tree diagram
III. A retold passage of the text
1. A possible version:
Being a famous singer or musician may be the dream of many people. Becoming a member of a band may help you realize the dream. But just how can people form a band?
Most musicians often meet and form a band for they are congenial with each other. High school students may also form a band to practice music together or sometimes play in the street to passers-by to earn some extra money, which is also a chance to realize their dreams of becoming famous.
However, There was a band which was started in quite a different way. The musicians of whom the band was formed played jokes on each other and played music, loosely based on the Beatles. Their exciting performances were copied by other groups and were fiercely supported by their fans. That band was The Monkees. After a year or so, The Monkees became more serious of their work, playing their own instruments and writing their own music. Though it broke up in 1970, it reunited in the mid-1980s and is still popular today.