Unit 8 Love and Resentment Teaching Plan 教案.docx

1、Unit 8 Love and Resentment Teaching Plan 教案Unit 8 Love and ResentmentTeaching PlanEstimated Time of Lesson: 270 minutes, 6 sessionsLearning Objectives(1) Rhetorical skill: features of vivid narration(2) Key language & grammar points(3) Writing strategies: flashback and metaphor in narration(4) Theme

2、: love and family bondPre-class Activity: noneRelationship to Current Unit: noneMaterials: Teachers Book (5), English-English Dictionary, Blackboard, PPTTime Allocation:S 1-21.Pre-reading: Picture Activation, Pre-questions 10 min2.Global Reading: Text Introduction, Culture Notes, Author, Structure 1

3、5 min3.Detailed Reading (a): Text I: Paragraphs 1-8 65 minS 3-44.Detailed Reading (b): Text I: Paragraphs 9-23 90 minS 5-65.Consolidation Activities (a): Text Comprehension; Writing Strategies 20 min6.Consolidation Activities (b): Language work; Oral Activities; Writing 70 min7.Further Enhancement (

4、Optional): Text II / Other Comprehensive PracticesSection One Pre-reading ActivitiesI. Picture ActivationWhat is LOVE, and what is HATE in your understanding?II. Pre-reading Questions1. Human beings suffer from a variety of illnesses, both physical and mental. In a way, those with mental problems de

5、serve even more sympathy and care. However, they dont often get adequate treatment. Have you ever had any experience of dealing with a mentally ill person? Open to discussion.2. Some people with severe mental illness can suffer from almost endless psychological abnormality on the one hand, and be a

6、threat to the safety of others and to the stability of society on the other. How do you think such patients should be taken care of in our society? Open to discussion.Section Two Global ReadingI. Text IntroductionThis narrative text consists of dynamic and vivid accounts of the chief characters ment

7、al illness and her behavior, and of the writers love and resentment of her daughter. Different moods and behavior of the chief character are represented. When seized with mental illness, or irritated by her mother, she pours out frenzied mutterings or infuriated utterances and complaints. When she b

8、ecomes quiet and impassive, she acts normally and even gently or mildly. There are many examples in the text that clearly show that the writer both loves and resents her daughter. This seems quite natural if we consider the chief characters illness and behavior as well as the writers actual situatio

9、n. After reading the story, we come to see that the mentally ill are pathetic creatures, who deserve our love, care and compassion.II. Culture NotesCrohns disease (Paragraph 14) sometimes called regional enteritis, a chronic inflammation of the intestines resulting from an extreme reaction of the im

10、mune system. The disease is found mainly in Europe, North America, and Australia. And it was named after B.B. Crohn, an American doctor. 克罗恩氏病，节段性回肠炎，局限性肠（结肠）炎III. AuthorBarbara Bick (1925-2009) is a peace activist, feminist, and writer as well as an advocate for the mentally ill in Washington, D.C.

11、 Currently, she is writing a book titled The Riddle of the Demon Mother. Her essay Love and Resentment first appeared in The New York Times.IV. Structural AnalysisPart 1(1-8) beginning part, describes and recounts two typical events concerning the chief characters unusual behavior and the writers re

12、sponse to it.Part 2(9-23) body part, shows the writers love and resentment for her daughter.Part 3(24) ending, makes it quite clear that the writer must live her own life instead of satisfying her daughters greatest wish.Section Three Detailed ReadingLOVE AND RESENTMENTBarbara BickI. AnalysisParagra

13、phs 1-8 Analysis These paragraphs, the beginning part of the narrative, describe and vividly recount two typical events concerning the chief characters unusual behavior and the writers response to it. For the sake of vivid effect, dynamic verbs and metaphorical expressions are employed. From these p

14、aragraphs, we can see sudden changes in the chief characters behavior and in the writers attitude towards her daughter.Paragraphs 9-23 Analysis These paragraphs, as the body of the narrative, show the writers love and resentment for her daughter. Also, the writer vividly describes how her daughters

15、illness originated, how she has been suffering from it, and how she frequently experiences mood swings. The descriptions and accounts of the chief character really arouse our compassion for the mentally ill.Detailed ReadingParagraph 24 Analysis This paragraph, the last part of the text, makes it qui

16、te clear that the writer must live her own life instead of satisfying her daughters greatest wish, that she loves and hates her daughter, to whom she is responsible and irresponsible, and that she will do everything possible to cope with the worst she has to live with.II. Questions for ParagraphsParagraph 2: QuestionWhy