unit3acrimeofcompassion.docx

1、unit3acrimeofcompassionUnit 3 A Crime of CompassionI Teaching objectives1. Understanding the various aspects related to the usage of words.2. Cultivating a sense of appropriateness in style3. Learning methods of dealing with the body paragraphs of a writing.II Teaching time: six class periodsIII Tea

2、ching ProceduresStep 1 library work 1 the Phil Donahue show: The Phil Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, is an American television talk show that ran for 26 years on national television. Its run was preceded by three years of local broadcast in Dayton, Ohio, and it was broadcast nationwide between

3、 1967 and 1996. 2 code blue: Hospital emergency codes are used in hospitals worldwide to alert staff to various emergency situations. The use of codes is intended to convey essential information quickly and with a minimum of misunderstanding to staff. Step 2 pre-reading questions1 If you have ever w

4、itnessed the sufferings of a dying person, tell us the feelings that the scene evoked from you.2 Do you think doctors and nurses should do everything within their means to try to save a terminally ill patient even when they know clearly all their efforts would mean nothing more than prolonging his s

5、uffering3 General ReadingI. Determine which of the following best states the purpose of the writing.A. To recount her horrifying experience of caring for a terminally ill patient.B. To make an appeal for a terminally ill patients right to die.C. To demand that nurses be given the right to issue a no

6、-code order. Key: BJudge whether the following statements are true or false.1 When Mac entered the hospital, he was apparently a normal person except for an enduring cough.2 Despite his worsening condition, Mac still had a strong wish to live.3 The medical community is divided on whether a patients

7、life should be extended as long as possible under all circumstances.4 It can be inferred from the essay that doctors, not nurses, have the right to give a no-code order.5 In Mauras eyes, Huttmann was a murderer for not pushing the code blue button in time.Key: 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. FStep 3 Key Poin

8、ts of the Text1 self-righteous adj: having a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or superior 2 meddle in: interfere in. Young people today do not like their parents to meddle in their lives.meddle with touch or handle sth. without permission. You can use my room but y

9、oure not supposed to meddle with my stuffs, especially my computer.3 to play God: to function as God, . to decide when to terminate a persons life. Christians believe that only God has the right to decide when a persons life should end.4 When Mac had wasted away to a 60-pound skeleton: When Mac had

10、been reduced to a 60-pound skeleton 5 waste away : (of a person or a part of the body) become progressively weaker and more emaciated . She is dying of AIDS, visibly wasting away.6 . solutions: . is the abbreviation of intravenous, meaning within a vein, and . solutions refers to the liquid substanc

11、es infused directly into the vein of a patient for therapeutic purposes.7 irrigate the big craters of bedsores: The verb irrigate normally means to supply water to land or crops to help growth. In medicine, the word can be used to mean to apply a continuous flow of water or medication to an organ or

12、 a wound.8 suction the lung fluids that threatened to drown him: drain the excessive lung fluids that threaten his life9 that seemed woven into the fabric of my uniform: that seemed to have become an element of the fabric of my uniform10 weave sth. into : include sth. as an integral part or element

13、(of a fabric); include an element in a story, an artistic work, etc. Some golden threads are woven into the fabric.Argumentative paragraphs are naturally woven into Huttmanns narration. 11 to be liable for negligence: to be held responsible for failing to perform my duty12 be liable for : to be resp

14、onsible for by law, to be legally answerable to13 be liable to : be likely to do or to be something, likely to experience sth. (unpleasant). Once you have contacted the credit card protection scheme, you are no longer liable for any loss that might occur.He is suffering from hypertension and thus is

15、 liable to fall if he gets up too suddenly.The low-lying areas are liable to floods during the rainy season.14 when no amount of pain medication stilled his moaning and agony: when his pain was so acute that no matter how much pain-relieving medication was used, his suffering could not be easedstill

16、 vt. & vi. He clapped his hands to still the agitated audience.When night fell, the village which was boisterous with tourists in the daytime stilled.15 I wondered about a spiritual judge.: I wondered if there was a spiritual judge (as against a legal judge), who would be supportive of my decision n

17、ot to push the code blue button, thus to put an end to all this.16 building character: developing his personal qualities (so that he could face up to the adversity better)17 the blessed relief of coma: Coma refers to a state of deep unconsciousness that lasts for a prolonged period, caused especiall

18、y by severe injury or illness. When in a coma, the patient is not conscious of any pain. Thats why Huttmann thinks it is a blessed relief.18 riddled me with guilt: filled me with a strong sense of guiltThe verb riddle here means fill or permeate sb. or sth. esp. with sth. unpleasant or undesirable.1

19、9 A clutch of panic banded my chest: I was so seized by panic that I felt simply suffocatedclutch n. graspband v. surround (an object) with sth. in the form of a strip or ring, typically for reinforcement or decoration (usu. be banded ). The doors to the warehouse are all banded with iron to make th

20、em stronger. 20 a waxen pallor slowly transformed his face from person to empty shell: the unhealthily pale color of his face indicated that he was sinking21 the legal twilight zone: Twilight zone refers to a situation of confusion or uncertainty, which seems to exist between two different states or

21、 categories. Thus the legal twilight zone Huttmann says she entered here refers to the situation in which her action of pushing the button to call code blue can be deemed either legal or not legal.22 a death-denying society: a society where its members are not given the right to dieUntil there is le

22、gislation making it a criminal act to code a patient who has requested the right to die .: Until it becomes law that it is a criminal act to call a resuscitation team to save a patient who has voluntarily asked for the right to die . Step 4 Questions1 There seems to be a contradiction in the title A

23、 Crime of Compassion. What is itKey: There are various kinds of crimes, but criminals can be anything but compassionate. It is hardly possible to associate compassion with any crime and being compassionate with a criminal. 2 Huttmann begins her essay with a metaphor. Locate it and then explain it. (

24、para. 3)Key: The first sentence of para. 3: It was the Phil Donahue show where the guest is a fatted calf and the audience a 200-strong flock of vultures hungering to pick at the bones. Huttmann likens herself (the guest of the talk show) to a fatted calf, and the audience to a flock of more than 20

25、0 vultures hungering to pick at the bones. With the metaphor she intends to tell the reader that the way she handled the case of Mac was strongly disapproved of by the general public, and that the concept of mercy killing was unacceptable to them.4 Where in the essay can we find descriptions of Macs

26、 condition when he was being treated Why do you think Huttmann is being so specific and detailed (paras. 6 & 7)Key: Mostly in para. 6, and the latter part of para. 7. She gives such detailed and specific descriptions of Macs condition to make vivid to the reader the horrifying sufferings Mac had to

27、endure, ultimately to support her argument that a patient in such condition should be given the right to die if he should so request.5 Was it a difficult decision for Huttmann to make not to push the button in time Key: Obviously it was, as she relates in para. 15 Nothing Ive ever done in my 47 year

28、s has taken so much effort as it took not to press that code button.6 Where does Huttmann state her thesis (para. 18)Key: In the last paragraph: Until there is legislation making it a criminal act to code a patient who has requested the right to die, we will all of us risk the same fate as Mac. For

29、whatever reason, we developed the means to prolong life, and now we are forced to use it. We do not have the right to die.Step 5 Organization and Development/ Argumentative Narration1 What Is Argumentative Narration If an essay is basically an argumentative one and the chief means used for argumenta

30、tion is narration, it is called argumentative narration.2 Text AnalysisHuttmann begins the essay with the incident that the TV audience lodged strong accusations against her for murdering a patient she was supposed to care for. But her response does not follow immediately. She withholds her response

31、 to the accusation until the last paragraph, where the audiences accusation of her is mentioned again, and her argument is presented.Most of the essay is devoted to the narration of the painful dying process of a terminally ill cancer patient, which she witnessed. Based on the narrated incident her

32、argument seems only a natural conclusion.3 Boy paragraphs(1) Purpose of Body ParagraphsThe ideas, facts, details, and examples enclosed in the body paragraphs are designed to support and develop the central point stated in the opening. The body paragraphs in an essay may vary in number depending on the subject matter and the purpose for writing. While the body paragraphs relate directly to the thesis statement in the opening, each paragraph has its own