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高级英语教案Book1Unit4

UnitFourEverydayUseforYourGrandma

TeachingPeriods:

8

TeachingObject:

·Englishmajorsofjunioryear

TeachingAims

·Toenablestudentstogetbetterunderstandingofthetext

·Tohelpstudentslearntousenewwordsandusefulexpressionsinthetext

·Toenablestudentstolearntoparaphrasesomecomplicatedsentences

·Toenablestudentstolearntheuseofrhetoricdevicesinthetext

·Tohelpstudentsappreciatethetechniquesofshortstorywriting

·Toenrichstudents’knowledgeofAmericanBlackculture

TeachingFocus:

·CulturalInformation

·Languagepointsandexpressions

·Thethemeofthestory

·Figuresofspeech

TeachingDifficulties:

·AppreciationofEnglishshortstorywriting

·Paraphrasingsomesentences

·Identifyingfiguresofspeech

·Probingthethemeofthestory

TeachingProcedures

·Backgroundinformation

·Questionstoponder

·Stylisticanalysis

·Detailedstudyofthetext

·Rhetoricaldevicesandeffectivewritingskills

·Exercise

TimeAllocation:

8periods,360minutes

·Backgroundinformation（45minutes）

·Intensivestudyofthetext（225minutes）

·Exercise（90minutes）

I.Backgroundinformation

1.Abouttheauthor

AliceWalker（1944-）,poet,novelistandessayist.

Lifecareer:

wasbornintoapoorruralfamilyinEatonton,Georgia.

Also,sheisavegetarian,gardener,world

travelerandspiritualexplorer.

Lostsightofoneeyebyaccidentateight

Valedictorian（毕业典礼致告别辞者）ofherclassinhighschoolEnteredSpelman,acollegeforblackwomeninAtlanta,Georgia

TransferredtoSarahLawrenceCollegeinNewYorkaftertwoyearsatSpelman

TraveledtoAfricaasanexchangestudentduringjunioryear

WorkedintheWelfareDepartmentinNewYorkCityaftergraduation

ActiveintheCivilRightsMovement,thewomen'smovement,theanti-apartheidmovement,theanti-nuclearandtheenvironmentalmovementandthemovementtoprotectindigenouspeople.

Startedherownpublishingcompanyin1984

Herwritingcareerbeganwiththepublicationofavolumeofpoetryin1968,whichwasfollowedbyanumberofnovels,shortstories,criticalessaysandmorepoetry.NowsheisregardedasoneofthemostprominentwritersinAmericanliteratureandamostforcefulrepresentativeofwomen’sliteratureandblackliterature.

Literatureachievements:

Volumesofpoetry:

Once（1968）,RevolutionaryPetuniasandotherPoems（1973）

Biography:

ABiographyofLangstonHughes（1973）

Collectionsofshortstories:

LoveandTrouble:

StoriesofBlackWomen（1973）

Novels:

ThethirdLifeofGrangeCopeland（1970）,Meridian（1977）,TheColorPurple（1982）,TheTempleofMyFamiliar（1989）,BytheFather’sSmile（1998）

Backgroundinformation

Ofalltheworks,themostsignificantnovelisTheColorPurple（1982）,whichwonallthethreemajorbookawardsinAmerica—thePulitzerPrize,theNationalBookAwardandtheNationalBookCriticsCircleAward.Thenovelwasaninstantbestsellerandmadeintoanequallysuccessfulmoviein1985.

Herearlypoems,novelsandshortstoriesdealtwiththemesfamiliartoreadersofherlaterworks:

rape,violence,isolation,troubledrelationships,multi-generationalperspectives,sexismandracism.

HerworksareknownfortheportrayalsoftheAfricanAmericanwoman’slife.Shedepictsvividlythesexism,racismandpovertythatmakethatlifeoftenastruggle.Butshealsoportraysaspartofthatlife,thestrengthsoffamily,community,self-worth,andspirituality.Manyofhernovelsdepictwomeninotherperiodsofhistorythanourown.AliceWalkerisatherbestwhenportrayingpeoplelivingintheruralareas.Asablackwriter,sheisparticularlyinterestedinexaminingtherelationshipsamongtheblacksthemselves.

Shecontinuesnotonlytowrite,buttobeactiveinenvironmental,feminist/womanistcauses,andissuesofeconomicjustice.

2.TheBlackPowerMovement

BlackPowerwasapoliticalmovementthataroseinthemiddle1960s,thatstrovetoexpressanewracialconsciousnessamongBlacksintheUnitedStates.

Themovementstemmedfromtheearliercivilrightsmovements.Itrepresentedracialdignityandselfreliance（i.e.freedomfromwhiteauthorityinbotheconomicandpoliticalarenas）.

SomeAfricanAmericanssoughtculturalheritageandhistoryandthetruerootsofblackidentityastheirpartofthemovement.

Backgroundinformation

3.Aboutthetext

“EverydayUse”（1973）isincludedintheNortonAnthologyofShortFiction,2ndEdition,1981.“EverydayUse”,oneofthebest-writtenshortstoriesbyAliceWalker,describesthreewomen.Themotherisaworkingwomanwithoutmucheducation,butnotwithoutintelligenceorperception.Thetwodaughtersformasharpcontrastineveryconceivableway:

appearance,character,personalexperiences,etc.

ThestoryreachesitsclimaxatthemomentwhenDee,theelderdaughter,wantstheoldquiltsonlytoberefusedflatlybythemother,whointendstogivethemtoMaggie,theyoungerone.Theoldquilts,madefrompiecesofclotheswornbygrand-andgreat-grand-parentsandstitchedbyGrandma’shand,areclearlyasymboloftheculturalheritageoftheblackpeople.Theirdifferentfeelingsaboutthequiltsrevealtheirdifferentattitudestowardstheirheritageasblacks.

II.Questionstoponder:

1.Whatisimpliedbythesubtitle“foryourgrandmama”?

2.Whatkindofwomanisthemother?

WhatkindofgirlisMaggie&Dee?

Describethethreecharactersinyourownwords.

3.Whydoyouthinkcoloredpeopleaskedfewerquestionsin1927?

Questionstoponder

4.Whatisthemother’sfeelingtowardDee?

Howisitchangedinthecourseofthestory?

5.WhydidDeewantthequiltsomuch?

6.WhydidMaggiewantthequilt?

7.Whatdidtheoldquiltsstandfor?

Questionstoponder:

1.Whatisimpliedbythesubtitle“foryourgrandmama”?

—It'simpliedthatthestoryiswritteninhonorofthegrandmamentionedinitandthattheordinaryoldthingmaybesomethingpreciousfortheyoung.

2.Describethethreecharactersinyourownwords:

Mother:

aworkingblackwomanwithoutmucheducation,large,big-bonedwomanwithroughhands,withintelligenceandperception

Thetwodaughtersformasharpcontrastineveryconceivableway:

appearance,character,personalexperiences,etc.

Maggie:

innocent,timid,kind-heartedgirl,homelyandashamed,burnscarsdownherarmsandlegs,less-educated,lackself-confidence

Dee:

beautiful,well-educated,snobbish,intelligent,capable,vanity,wantsnicethings,egotism,wanttogetvaluableheritagesofthefam

3.Whydoyouthinkcoloredpeopleaskedfewerquestionsin1927?

—Becausetheyweremoreseriouslylookeddownuponbywhitemenatthattime,andtheywerenotasawakenastheyaretoday.

4.Whatisthemother’sfeelingtowardDee?

Howisitchangedinthecourseofthestory?

—AtfirstthemotherlikedDeebecauseofherbeauty,taste,andeducation.Butwiththedevelopmentofthestory,herlovewastransferredtoadislikebecauseofDee'segotism,whichwasobviouslyrevealedwhensheinsistedontakingthequiltswhilehersisterMaggiegaveupkeepingitwillinglytosatisfyherdesire.

5.WhydidDeewantthequiltsomuch?

—fordecoration

6.WhydidMaggiewantthequilt?

—rememberhergrandma

7.Whatdidtheoldquiltsstandfor?

—Theoldquilts,madefrompiecesofclotheswornbygrand-andgreat-grand-parentsandstitchedbyGrandma’shand,areclearlyasymboloftheculturalheritageoftheblackpeople.Theirdifferentfeelingsaboutthequiltsrevealtheirdifferentattitudestowardstheirheritageasblacks.

III.Stylisticanalysis

1.Typeofliterature:

ashortstory—plot,character,pointofview,setting,climax,themeandthemethodstodevelopthetheme

2.Organization:

introduction→development→climax→conclusion

Plot:

Dee’scomingbacktofetchGrandma’severydayuse（especiallytheoldquilts）andherchangedattitudetowardthem.

3.Characters:

1）Dee（Wangero）—aroundcharacter

—fashionable,rebellious,strong-mindedandill-tempered,asenseofvanity

—asymbolofthemodernblackwomen

—superficialloveofblacktradition

2）Maggie—aflatcharacter

—docile,timid,shy,good-tempered,kind-heartedandunselfish,astrongsenseofinferiority

—inheritorofblackculture,genuineloveofblacktradition

—asymbolofthetraditionblackweakwomen

Textanalysis

3）“I”（Mama/MrsJohnson）—aflatcharacter

—uneducatedbutsensible

—physicallystrongbutspirituallyweak,asenseofinferiority

—cherish“grandma’severydayuse”

—asymboloftheblackworkingwomen:

themajorityofblackwomen

4）Asalamalakim（Hakim-a-barber）—aflatcharacter

—ablackMuslimboy

—asymbolofanotherkindofAfricanculture

Pointofview:

thefirst-personnarrator

Setting:

Place—“mycourtyard”

Time—inthemiddleof1960s

climax—Deewantedtotakeawaytheoldquiltsbut“I”tookthembackandgavethemtoMagg

Theme:

therelationshipamongthethreeblackwomenandtheirdifferentattitudestowardstheoldquilts—howtodealwiththeblacktraditionalculture.

Methods:

flashback,foreshadowing,contrast

StructueoftheText:

PartIPreparation

PartIIMother’srecall

PartIIIMeeting（Climax）

PartⅣParting

IV.Detailedstudyofthetext:

1.wavy:

havingregularcurves

Awavylinehasaseriesofregularcurvesalongit.

Thewavylinesaremeanttorepresentwater.

Hereinthetexttheworddescribesthemarksinwavypatternsontheclaygroundleftbythebroom.

2.Anextendedlivingroom:

anenlargedlivingroombyanewadditiontotheoriginalspace.

Extendedmeansprolonged,continued;enlargedininfluence,meaning,scope,etc.

e.g.extendedcare:

nursingcareprovidedforalimitedtimeafterahospitalstay

extendedfamily:

agroup