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implicationforsomesentences
Timedistribution:
eightperiods
Teachingmethod:
students-centered
Teachingprocedures:
I.Backgroundinformation:
The1960swereturbulenttimesfortheUnitedStates.Theanti-warmovement,theCivilRightmovement,thecounter-culturemovement,thefeministmovementwereallunfoldinginthisperiodoftime.ThecivilRightsmovementwasamajormovementwhichbeganwiththeSupremeCourtdecisionofBrownv.BoardofEducationofTopekain1954andtheMontgomerybusboycottof1955.MartinLutherKingjr.(1929-1968),asakeyleaderofthemovement,playedasignificantandirreplaceablerole.HisnameisassociatedwiththemarchonWashingtonin1963andhisfamousspeech“Ihaveadream”,deliveredinfrontoftheLincolnMemorial.HewasawardedNobelPeacePrizein1964.thisspeech,deliveredin1967,inmoreonthesideofreasoningandpersuasionandlessonemotionalappeal.Thushisanalysisofriotsandrevolutionintheunitedstatesinhisspeechissoundandconvincing.OnthenightofApril4.1968,Kingwasshotdead,ashestoodothebalconyofhishotelinMemphis,Tennessee.
PartII.Detailsstudiesofthetext
PartIII.Structureofthetext:
Parti.Para.1—2MartinLutherKinglinkthethemeofthespeechwiththequestionof"
Wherewearenow"
.Thatis,inordertoknowwherewegofromherewemustfirstrecognizewherewearenow.Withoutknowingourpresentsituation,howcanwedesignapolicyforthefuture?
PartiiPara.3--5ThisisatransitionalparagraphtocallforalltheAfrican-Americanmust“riseupwithanaffirmationofhisownOlympianmanhood”.
Partiii(Para.6--9)Inthisparttheauthorputsforwardthesecondtask:
howtoorganizethestrengthoftheNegrointermsofeconomicandpoliticalpower.Thentheauthorgoesontodefinepowerandpointsouttheconsequenceofthemisinterpretationofpower.
Partiv(Paras.10--15)ThispartdealswitheconomicsecurityfortheNegroAmericans.Thespeakeradvocatesguaranteedannualincomewhichhethinksispossibleandachievable.Healsodealsontheadvantagesofthissecurity.
Partv(paras.16—20)Inthispart,Martinreaffirmshiscommitmenttononviolence.Heexplainswhyhethinksviolenceisnosolutiontoracialdiscrimination.HerefutestheideaofBlackrevolution.
Partvi(para21—25)Inthispart,Dr.Kingraisesafundamentalquestion—therestructuringofthewholeofAmericansociety.Hepointsoutthattheproblemofracism.Theproblemofeconomicexploitationandtheproblemofwararetiedtogether.Theyarethetripleevilsofthesociety.
Partvii.(para26—28)Thispartservesastheconcludingremarkforthespeech:
weshallovercome.
LessonTwoTwoKinds
2.presenttheirviewpointongenerationgap
howtoidentifythedevelopmentofastory
PartI.Backgroundinformation:
TheJoyLuckClub,fromwhich“TwoKinds”istaken,exploresconflictsbetweentwogenerationsandtwodifferentcultures.SetinChinaandintheUnitedStates,thenoveliswovenbystoriesoffourChinesemothersandtheirfourdaughters.FourChinesewomen,whohavejustarrivedintheUnitedStatesandwhoaredrawntogetherbytheshadowoftheirpast—meetinSanFranciscotoplaymah-jongg,eatdimsumandtellstories.TheycalltheirgatheringstheJoyLuckClub.Whiletheyplacehighhopesontheirdaughters,theyougergenerationthinkofthemselvesasAmericansandresisttheirmothers’attemptstochangethemintoobedientChinesedaughters.Onlyaftertheyhavegrownupandbecomemorematuredotheyrealizethatthelegacyleftbytheirmothersisanimportantpartoftheirlives,too.Thenoivelstayedonthebest-sellingbooklistofTheNewYorkTimesfor9months.AfinalistforthenationalBookAwardandtheNationalBookCriticsCircleAward,ithasbeentranslatedintoabout20languagesandmadeintoaHollywoodmovie.
PartII.DetailedStudyoftheText
PartIII.TheStructureofthetext:
Parti(paras.1—3)thebeginningpartofthestoryprovidesthereaderwithsomebackgroundinformation.Ittellsaboutthemotherandherhopesforherdaughter.Thispavesthewayofrthedevelopmentoftheconflictbetweenthedaughterandthemother.
Partii(paras.4—11)thispartisaboutthemother’sunsuccessfulattempttochangeherdaughterintoaChineseShirleyTemple.Inthebeginningthechildwasasexcitedasthemotheraboutbecomingaprodigy.Atthispoint,theconflictbetweenmotheranddaughterwasnotvisible.
Partiii(paras12—20)inthispartwelearnthatthemotherwastryingveryhardtotrainherdaughtertobeagenius.Asthetestsgotmoreandmoredifficult,thedaughterlostheart.Shedecidedthatshewouldnotlethermotherchangeher.Thischangeofattitudeswouldleadtothegradualdevelopmentoftheconflict.
Partiv(paras21—28)whilewatchingaChinesegirlplayingthepianoonanEdSullivanShow,anewideaflashedintothemother’shead.Withthenewplanintroduced,theocnflictwoulddevelopfurther.
Partv(paras29—46)ittellsabouthowthegirlwasmadetolearnthepianoundertheinstructionsofOldChong.Therelationshipbetweenmotheranddaughterwasgettingmoreandmoretense.
Partvi(para.47—60)Jing-meiwastoperforminatalentshowheldinthechurch.Jing-meistartedallrightandsoonmadeamessofherperformance.Undoubtedlythiswasaheavyblowtohermother.Thecrisisofthestoryisabouttocome.
Partvii(para61—76)thegirlassumedthatherfailureattheshowmeantshewouldneverhavetoplaythepaino.Yettwodayslaterhermotherurgedhertopracticeasusual.Sherefusedandthemotherinsisted.Theyhadthemostfiercequarreltheyhadeverhad.Thisisthecrisisorclimaxofthestory.
Partviii(77—93)thisconcludingpartisnarratedfromadifferentpointofview.Nowthedaughterhadgrownupformalittlegirltoamaturewoman.
PartIV.Discussionaboutgenerationgap.
PartV.Completetheexercisesofthetext.
Areportaboutgenerationgap
LessonThree
GoodsMove.PeopleMove.IdeasMove.AndCulturesChange.
2.Howtodevelopanargument
howtodevelopanargument
PartI.Lead-in:
Globalizationhasbecomeoneofthosewordswiththehighestfrequencyofappearancebutatthesametimeitisalsoamostcontroversialissueintermsofcontent,implicationandconsequence.Sincetheearly1990s,globalizationhasdevelopedrapidlyandbroughtgreatchangestotheworld.However,groupsofpeopleforvariousreasonsopposeglobalizationandpointtothenegativeeffectsofglobalization.Sowhenwefaceanarticleofsuchanimportantandsensitiveissue,weareapttoask:
Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsglobalization?
Whatmakesheradoptsuchanattitude?
Howdoesshepresentherargument?
PartII.Detailedstudyofthetext
PartIII.Structureofthetext
Parti(para1—3)Globalizationisarealitybutitisnotsomethingcomplietlynew.Whatisnewisthespeedandscopeofchanges.
Partii(para4—6)thispartdealswithdifferentviewsonglobalization.
Partiii(para7—9)threepointsaremadeinthispart:
a.Westernizationisnotastraightroadtohell,ortoparadiseeither.
b.Culturesareasresourceful,resilient,andunpredictableasthepeoplewhocomposethem.
c.Teenagersareoneofthepowerfulenginesofmergingglobalcultures.
Partiv(para10—13)thisparttellsoftheauthor’sexperiencewithAmandaFreeman.
Partv(para14—19)inordertoprovefusionisthetrend,theauthorusedTomSoperandmah-jonggasanexample.
Partvi(para20—24)thispartdescribestheculturaltrendsinShanghai.
Partviii(para25—28)theauthorusedtheexperienceatShanghaiTheatreAcademytoillustratethepointthatthechangeisatthelevelofideas.
Partix(para29—34)theauthorinthispartintroducedToffler’sviewonconflict,changeandworldorder.
Partx(para35—36)themainideaistherewillnotbeauniformworldcultureinthefuture;
thecultureswillcoexistandtransformeachother.
Partxii(37—39)theauthoragainusedanexampleinShanghaitoillustratethetransformationofculture.
PartIV.Completetheexercisesinthetextbook
PartV.collecttheirviewpointsaboutattitudetowardsglobalizaion.
LessonFour
ProfessionsforWomen
howtounderstandthepoeticandsymbolicsentencesinthearticle
VirginiaWoolfisgenerallyregardedasoneofthegreatestwritersofmodernismaswellasoneofthepioneersofwomen’sliberationfrompatriarchy.Sheisknownforherexperimentationandinnovationinnovelwriting.Inhernovel,emphasisisonthepsychologicalrealmofhercharactersandthemoment-by-momentexperienceofliving,whicharedepictedbythetechniquesofinteriormonologueandstreamofconsciousness.Inthisessay,VirginiaWoolfgivesaclearandconvincingpresentationoftheobstaclesfacingprofessionalwomen.
PartIII.Generalanalysisofthetext
Para1:
Intheprofessionofliterature,theauthorf