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高级英语教案

I’dRatherBeBlackThanFemale

ByShirlyChisholm

I.TeachingAims:

1.Togetthestudentstohaveabetterunderstandingofthefactthatthesexualdiscriminationismoreseriousthantheracialone.

2.Togetthestudentstomasterallthekeylanguagepointsinthistext.

3.Togetthestudentstobefamiliarwiththewritingstyleofpoliticalarticles.

II.TeachingPeriods:

4

III.TeachingContents:

1.Introductionofthebackground

2.Detailedstudyofthetext

3.TopicDiscussion

4.Oralexercises

5.Homework

VI.TeachingSteps

1.Backgroundinformationabouttheauthor

ShirleyAnitaChisholm（1924-2005）wasanAmericanpoliticalfigurewhoservedintheHouseofRepresentativesfrom1969to1983,representingNewYork's12thCongressionalDistrict.ShewasthefirstAfrican-AmericanwomantoserveasacongressionalrepresentativeintheUnitedStates.ChisholmwasamemberoftheDemocraticParty.SheunsuccessfullyranfortheDemocraticnominationforpresidencyin1972.Duringhercolorfulandcontroversialcareer,Chisholmwasrenownedforherpoliticalliberalismandheradvocacyofrightsandequalityfortheunderprivilegedpeople,suchasAfrican-Americans,thepoverty-stricken,andwomen.

Earlylifeandcareer

ShirleyChisholmwasbornin1924inBrooklyn,NewYork.SheobtainedearlyeducationinBarbados,herparents'homeland,andlaterattendedNewYorkpublicschools.[1]Sheobtainedherbachelor'sdegreeatBrooklynCollege,and,amaster'sdegreeatColumbiaUniversityinelementaryeducation.ShetaughtatanurseryschoolandlaterbecamethedirectorofHamilton-MadisonChildCareCenterinNewYorkCity.Duringhercareerineducationsheadvocatedfordecentralizationofpoliciesonschools.SheservedintheNewYorkstatelegislaturefrom1964untilherelectiontotheU.S.Congressin1968.

Congressionalcareer

ChisholmranforCongressin1968ontheDemocraticticketwiththeslogan"unboughtandunbossed".HeropponentfromtheRepublicanPartywasJamesL.Farmer,thefamouscivilrightsleaderandfounderofCongressofRacialEquality.DespitethatFarmerhadtheendorsementofGovernorNelsonRockefeller,Chisholmwontheelectionandwasre-electedsixtimes.HerelectionwassignificantnotonlybecauseitwasthefirsttimeanAfrican-AmericanwomantobeelectedtoCongress,buthercampaignwasnotedfortargetingthefemaleconstituency.

InCongress,shewasknownforheroutspokennessanduncompromisingstyle.Shefocusedonissuessuchaspoverty,civilrights,andwomen'srights.WhentheCongressionalBlackCaucus（骨干会议、秘密预备会议）wasfoundedin1969,shewasoneofthefoundingmembers.In1970,sheauthoredachildcarebill.ThebillpassedtheHouseandtheSenate,butwasvetoedbyPresidentRichardNixon,whocalledit"theSovietizationofAmericanchildren"ShesupportedtheEqualRightsAmendmentandlegalizedabortion.

Intheareaofnationalsecurityandforeignpolicy,ChisholmworkedfortherevocationofInternalSecurityActof1950.[7]SheopposedtheAmericaninvolvementintheVietnamWarandtheexpansionofweapondevelopments.DuringtheJimmyCarteradministration,shecalledforbettertreatmentofHaitianrefugees.

Presidentialbid

SheenteredthebidforDemocraticnominationforpresidencyin1972election,becomingthefirstAfrican-Americanwomantorunforpresident.However,sheonlyobtained152votesfromthedelegatesintheDemocraticconventionandthenominationwaswonbyGeorgeMcGovern,aSenatorfromSouthDakota,whowenttoloseinthegeneralelectiontothen-PresidentRichardNixon.Evenherselfadmittedthatherpresidentialbidwasonlyforsymbolicreasons.

Inhispresidentialcampaign,shehighlightedhereffortsinCongresstointroducedaycarelegislations,toestablishaminimumannualincomeforfamilies,tobringbackthetroopsfromVietnam,andherrecordagainstinstallationofmissilessuchasMIRV（multipleindependently-targetedreentryvehicles）andABM（antiballisticmissile反弹道导弹）.Inthecampaignbrochureshepromisedreformsandstyledherpresidentialbidasa"dynamicforceforresponsiblechange".Shealsodenounced（痛斥、斥责）theinfluenceofspecialinterestsinAmericanpolitics.

Duringher1972campaignshesurprisedthenationbyvisitingthefamoussegregationistgovernorofAlabamaandpresidentialcandidateGeorgeWallaceinthehospitalafterhesurvivedanassassinationattempt.Inreturn,WallacehelpedtoconvinceSouthernerstosupporttheextensionoffederalminimumwages.

Laterlife,deathandbeyond

Chisholmdidnotrunforre-electionin1982,andretiredfromCongress.Afterretirementsheresumedhercareerineducation,teachingpoliticsandwomen'sstudiesatMountHolyokeCollegefrom1983to1987.In1985shewasavisitingscholaratSpelmanCollege.In1984and1988,shecampaignedforJesseJacksonforthepresidentialelections.In1993,then-PresidentBillClintonnominatedhertotheambassadorshiptoJamaica,butshecouldnotserveduetopoorhealth.InthesameyearshewasinductedintotheNationalWomen'sHallofFame.ChisholmdiedinFloridain2005.

Shehadmarriedtwiceinherlife.Herfirsthusband,ConradQ.Chisholm,aJamaicanprivateinvestigator,whomshemarriedin1949,divorcedherin1977.[14]ShemarriedArthurHardwick,Jr.in1978.Hardwickdiedin1986.DuringherlifetimeChisholmdidnothaveanychildren.

ShortlyafterChisholm'sdeath,inFebruary2005,adocumentaryfilmtitledChisholm'72:

Unbought&Unbossed,documentingher1972presidentialbid,waspremiered（首次展出）onPBS.

BarbaraLee,anAfrican-AmericanwomanwhowasinvolvedinChisholm'spresidentialcampaigninnorthernCalifornia,lateralsobecameamemberoftheHouseofRepresentatives.

2.Pre-readingQuestions

1）Whatissuesarebeingdiscussedinthisarticle?

Twoissuesareinvolvedinthearticle:

racialandsexualdiscrimination.WhilemanyAmericansarenowconsideringracialdiscriminationagainsttheblacks,notmanyarereallyreadytoadmitthatthereisstillprejudiceagainstwomen.Thetwentiethcenturyisstillaman’sworld.Indeed,nocountrycanboastthatitswomenenjoyfullequalitywithmen.Inmanyso-called“freeanddemocraticcountries”,theequalityislargelynominal.

2）Whatisthemostimportantrightforwomentoimprovetheirsocialstatus?

Sexualdiscriminationhasalongerhistorythanracialdiscrimination,andisthereforemoredeep-rootedinthemindsofmillionsofpeople.Ithasnowbeenacceptedasaxiomaticthatequalrightstovoteandtobeelectedtonationalofficearefundamentaltowomen’sstatus.Equalityoffranchisewithmenwasfoughtforardentlyandforalongtimebyadedicatedminorityagainstheavyresistanceonthepartofthe“established”.By1971,ofthe129countriesthatweremembersoftheUNorthespecializedagenciesorwerepartiestothestatusoftheinternationalCourtofJustice,allbuteightallowedwomentovoteinallelectionsandtobeeligibleforelectiononthesamebasiswithmen.

EqualvotingrightsforwomencametotheUnitedStatesaslateas1920.Therighttovoteisanessentialmeansofinfluencingthedistributionofpoliticalpower,butthepercentageofwomenelectedasmembersofcongressisonlyabout2%intheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives.Aftermorethanhalfacenturyofwomen’ssuffrage,thenumberofwomeninhighpositionsofpoliticalpowerandinfluenceintheUSisstillsmallenoughforthemtobeknownbyname.

Theauthor,ShirleyChisholm,beingblackandfemaleatthesametime,hadtofaceuptothedoubleprejudiceagainsther.Soshesays,“BeingthefirstblackwomanelectedtoCongresshasmademesomekindofphenomenon.”

II.DetailedStudyoftheText

GeneralRemarks:

ThearticlediscussestwomajorsocialproblemsintheUS----racialdiscriminationandwomen’srightsinaman’sworld.Writteninthe1970s,thetexttellsuswhatishappeningintheUStoday.AsablackwomanelectedtoCongress,ShirleyChisholmherepresentsatruepictureofthetwomajorsocialproblemsintheUSfromherpersonalexperience.

Thearticleaimsatraisingthepublic’sawarenessofsexualinequalityforwomen.Theauthorthinksitishardertoeliminatetheprejudiceagainstwomen,becausewomenintheUSaremuchmorebrainwashedandcontentwiththeirrolesassecond-classcitizensthatblackseverwere.ShecallsupontheAmericanwomentorealizethequalitiestheynaturallyhaveorhavehadtodevelopbecauseoftheirsuppressionbymen.Sheholdsthatthecountryneedswomen’sidealismanddetermination,perhapsmoreinpoliticsthananywhereelse.

Para.1

Generalremarks:

Thisparagraphintroducesthetopicandthemeofthepassage,thatisthewidespreadandyetseeminglyunnoticedsexualdiscriminationagainstwomen,whichisevenmoreseriousthanracialdiscriminationagainstblacks.

Q1:

Whydoestheauthorthink“beingthefirstblackwomanelectedtoCongresshasmademesomekindofphenomenon”?

Becausetheauthorisbothblackandfemale,whicharethetwohandicapstotheroadtoone’spoliticalcareer?

1.Phenomenon:

（1）afact,event,typeofbehavior,etc.thatexistsandcanbeexperiencedbythesenses,esp.onethatisunusualand/orofscientificinterest;

e.g.Magnetismisanaturalphenomenon.

SnowinEgyptisanalmostunknownphenomenon

Internationalterrorismisnotjustarecentphenomenon.

（2）averyunusualperson,thing,event,etc.

e.g.Harry’srapidsuccessmadehimaphenomenoninthebusinessworld.

Achildwhocanplaypianoattheageof2wouldbecalledaphenomenon.

2.…mademesomekindofphenomenon:

…mademesomethingunusual.

3.BeingthefirstblackwomanelectedtoCongresshasmademesomekindofphenomenon:

BecauseIamthefirstblackwomantobee