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1、implication for some sentencesTime distribution: eight periodsTeaching method: students-centered Teaching procedures:I. Background information:The 1960s were turbulent times for the United States. The anti-war movement, the Civil Right movement, the counter-culture movement, the feminist movement we

2、re all unfolding in this period of time. The civil Rights movement was a major movement which began with the Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka in 1954 and the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955. Martin Luther King jr. （1929-1968）, as a key leader of the movement, played a s

3、ignificant and irreplaceable role. His name is associated with the march on Washington in 1963 and his famous speech “ I have a dream”, delivered in front of the Lincoln Memorial. He was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. this speech, delivered in 1967, in more on the side of reasoning and persuasio

4、n and less on emotional appeal. Thus his analysis of riots and revolution in the united states in his speech is sound and convincing. On the night of April4. 1968, King was shot dead, as he stood o the balcony of his hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. Part II. Details studies of the textPart III. Structur

5、e of the text:Part i. Para. 12 Martin Luther King link the theme of the speech with the question of Where we are now. That is, in order to know where we go from here we must first recognize where we are now. Without knowing our present situation, how can we design a policy for the future?Part ii Par

6、a. 3-5 This is a transitional paragraph to call for all the African-American must “rise up with an affirmation of his own Olympian manhood”.Part iii （Para. 6-9） In this part the author puts forward the second task: how to organize the strength of the Negro in terms of economic and political power. T

7、hen the author goes on to define power and points out the consequence of the misinterpretation of power.Part iv （Paras.10-15） This part deals with economic security for the Negro Americans. The speaker advocates guaranteed annual income which he thinks is possible and achievable. He also deals on th

8、e advantages of this security. Part v （paras. 1620） In this part, Martin reaffirms his commitment to nonviolence. He explains why he thinks violence is no solution to racial discrimination. He refutes the idea of Black revolution.Part vi （para 2125） In this part, Dr. King raises a fundamental questi

9、onthe restructuring of the whole of American society. He points out that the problem of racism. The problem of economic exploitation and the problem of war are tied together. They are the triple evils of the society.Part vii. （para 2628） This part serves as the concluding remark for the speech: we s

10、hall overcome.Lesson Two Two Kinds2. present their viewpoint on generation gap how to identify the development of a storyPart I. Background information:The Joy Luck Club, from which “Two Kinds” is taken, explores conflicts between two generations and two different cultures. Set in China and in the U

11、nited States, the novel is woven by stories of four Chinese mothers and their four daughters. Four Chinese women, who have just arrived in the United States and who are drawn together by the shadow of their pastmeet in San Francisco to play mah-jongg, eat dim sum and tell stories. They call their ga

12、therings the Joy Luck Club. While they place high hopes on their daughters, the youger generation think of themselves as Americans and resist their mothers attempts to change them into obedient Chinese daughters. Only after they have grown up and become more mature do they realize that the legacy le

13、ft by their mothers is an important part of their lives, too. The noivel stayed on the best-selling book list of The New York Times for 9 months. A finalist for the national Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, it has been translated into about 20 languages and made into a Hollywoo

14、d movie.Part II. Detailed Study of the TextPart III. The Structure of the text: Part i （paras.13） the beginning part of the story provides the reader with some background information. It tells about the mother and her hopes for her daughter. This paves the way ofr the development of the conflict bet

15、ween the daughter and the mother. Part ii（paras.411）this part is about the mothers unsuccessful attempt to change her daughter into a Chinese Shirley Temple. In the beginning the child was as excited as the mother about becoming a prodigy. At this point, the conflict between mother and daughter was

16、not visible. Part iii（paras1220） in this part we learn that the mother was trying very hard to train her daughter to be a genius. As the tests got more and more difficult, the daughter lost heart. She decided that she would not let her mother change her. This change of attitudes would lead to the gr

17、adual development of the conflict. Part iv （paras 2128） while watching a Chinese girl playing the piano on an Ed Sullivan Show, a new idea flashed into the mothers head. With the new plan introduced, the ocnflict would develop further. Part v （paras 2946） it tells about how the girl was made to lear

18、n the piano under the instructions of Old Chong. The relationship between mother and daughter was getting more and more tense. Part vi （para.4760） Jing-mei was to perform in a talent show held in the church. Jing-mei started all right and soon made a mess of her performance. Undoubtedly this was a h

19、eavy blow to her mother. The crisis of the story is about to come. Part vii （para 6176） the girl assumed that her failure at the show meant she would never have to play the paino. Yet two days later her mother urged her to practice as usual. She refused and the mother insisted. They had the most fie

20、rce quarrel they had ever had. This is the crisis or climax of the story. Part viii（ 7793） this concluding part is narrated from a different point of view. Now the daughter had grown up form a little girl to a mature woman.Part IV. Discussion about generation gap.Part V. Complete the exercises of th

21、e text.A report about generation gapLesson ThreeGoods Move. People Move. Ideas Move. And Cultures Change.2. How to develop an argument how to develop an argumentPart I. Lead-in : Globalization has become one of those words with the highest frequency of appearance but at the same time it is also a mo

22、st controversial issue in terms of content, implication and consequence. Since the early 1990s, globalization has developed rapidly and brought great changes to the world. However, groups of people for various reasons oppose globalization and point to the negative effects of globalization. So when w

23、e face an article of such an important and sensitive issue, we are apt to ask:What is the authors attitude towards globalization? What makes her adopt such an attitude? How does she present her argument?Part II. Detailed study of the textPart III. Structure of the text Part i （para 13） Globalization

24、 is a reality but it is not something complietly new. What is new is the speed and scope of changes. Part ii （para 46） this part deals with different views on globalization. Part iii （para 79） three points are made in this part:a. Westernization is not a straight road to hell, or to paradise either.

25、b. Cultures are as resourceful, resilient, and unpredictable as the people who compose them.c. Teenagers are one of the powerful engines of merging global cultures.Part iv （para 1013） this part tells of the authors experience with Amanda Freeman.Part v （para 1419） in order to prove fusion is the tre

26、nd, the author used Tom Soper and mah-jongg as an example.Part vi（para 2024） this part describes the cultural trends in Shanghai.Part viii（ para2528） the author used the experience at Shanghai Theatre Academy to illustrate the point that the change is at the level of ideas.Part ix （para 2934）the aut

27、hor in this part introduced Tofflers view on conflict, change and world order.Part x （para3536）the main idea is there will not be a uniform world culture in the future; the cultures will coexist and transform each other.Part xii（3739） the author again used an example in Shanghai to illustrate the tr

28、ansformation of culture.Part IV. Complete the exercises in the textbookPart V. collect their viewpoints about attitude towards globalizaion.Lesson FourProfessions for Women how to understand the poetic and symbolic sentences in the articleVirginia Woolf is generally regarded as one of the greatest w

29、riters of modernism as well as one of the pioneers of womens liberation from patriarchy. She is known for her experimentation and innovation in novel writing. In her novel, emphasis is on the psychological realm of her characters and the moment-by-moment experience of living, which are depicted by the techniques of interior monologue and stream of consciousness. In this essay, Virginia Woolf gives a clear and convincing presentation of the obstacles facing professional women. Part III. General analysis of the textPara 1: In the profession of literature, the author f