Why haven’t all the four great classics been adapted into animations? How can primary school students read classical masterpieces?

Read a book a hundred times, and its meaning will become clear. This sentence is familiar to everyone. Classical masterpieces are long, with many characters, complex relationships, and exquisite language. Therefore, it is recommended that children should try to develop the habit of taking notes when reading classics. Reading the same book at different times and with different experiences will give different understandings and gains. This is the best way to read classics. Have you learned it? If we have more time, we can also read famous Chinese and foreign classics to understand and develop different perspectives and insights.

Contents of this article

1. Which famous Chinese and foreign books are suitable for third graders to read?

2. How should primary school students read classics?

3. Why haven’t all the four great classics been adapted into animations?

4. How to read classical masterpieces for primary school students

Which famous Chinese and foreign books are suitable for third graders?

1. "The Water-Babies" is a children's literature written by Charles Kingsley, a British writer in the 19th century. It describes an orphan chimney sweep named Tom who was abused by his master Grimm. He then went through hardships along the way, traveled to many strange countries, and finally grew up to be a truth-loving, upright and brave man.

2. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" tells the story of a kind-hearted little girl named Dorothy who was blown to a strange and magical country called Oz by a tornado. She successively met a brainless scarecrow, a heartless tin man and a very timid lion, and encountered many strange things.

3. Alice in Wonderland is actually a sequel to the original story to some extent. The film tells the adventure story of Alice, who is now 19 years old.

4. "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea" is one of the representative works of French writer Jules Verne, which tells the story of French biologist Professor Aronnax's travel in the deep ocean.

5. "Five Weeks in a Balloon" is a work by the famous French writer Jules Verne and the first part of his series "Strange Journeys".

How should primary school students read famous works?

Frequently write reading notes and "imitate" stories. As the saying goes, "A good memory is not as good as a bad pen." Usually read classics, record the essence of the book or your own feelings, not only can firmly grasp the knowledge acquired in reading, but also can exercise your thinking and improve your writing skills. Grandpa Xu Teli understands this principle best, so "no writing, no reading." In addition, you may wish to "imitate" stories. Many students love to read stories in classics and also like to tell stories in classics. You may wish to try "imitating stories." After understanding the outline of the story, you may wish to close the book and "imitate" the content you read based on the most exciting plot in a certain section. Then, open the book to see what is different from the original and which is more exciting. You can tell the "imitated" story to your parents and friends, which will increase our sense of accomplishment in reading classics.

Why haven't all the four great classics been adapted into animations?

All four great classics have been adapted into animations, including Journey to the West, which was the earliest, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which was co-filmed in recent years, and Water Margin. As for Dream of Red Mansions, there is a comic version.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" cannot be expressed in any other form. For example, after the incident of the Yidaizhao, Emperor Xian of Han pretended to be stupid in front of Cao Cao, Yuan Shao was scared to death when he saw Liu Bei's brothers, Zhou Yu was so angry that he vomited blood, Cao Mengde met Guan Yu in Huarong, and expressions like these cannot be accurately expressed by actors and cartoons. Only the human brain can capture them accurately.

How to Read Classical Masterpieces for Primary School Students

Don't read without writing. Classical masterpieces are long, with many characters, complex relationships, and exquisite language. It is not easy for adults to understand them, let alone primary school students. Therefore, we should guide students to take notes when reading: remember the characters, the plot, and the beautiful words. Develop the habit of taking notes when reading from an early age. Only in this way can we read in an organized way and gain more. Don't read what you don't like. Interest is the best teacher. We should let students do what they like and read the books they like. Every student has different interests and likes to read different books. Let them read freely and let their thoughts run freely, which often produces unexpected results. Many celebrities talk about their successful experiences, which are due to their childhood reading, contact with the subjects they are interested in, and strive for them all their lives. Reading once does not count. This is a sentence I often say to students. If you don't read masterpieces like the Four Great Classics several times, I'm afraid you won't even be able to understand the main characters, and you will only have a superficial understanding of the plot, let alone understand its essence. Reading the same book at different times and with different experiences will give you different understandings and gains. Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear.