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高级英语教案Book1Unit12
Unit12TheLoons
TeachingPeriods:
8
TeachingObject:
Englishmajorsofjunioryear
TeachingAims
·Toenablestudentstogetbetterunderstandingofthestory
·Tohelpstudentslearntousenewwordsandusefulexpressionsinthetext
·Tohelpstudentslearntoparaphrasesomecomplicatedsentences
·Tohelpstudentsprobethethemeofthestory
·Tohelpstudentsappreciatethestyleandrhetoricoftheshortstorywriting
·Toenrichstudents’knowledgeabouttheCandianculture
TeachingFocus:
·CulturalInformation
·Languagepointsandexpressions
·Figuresofspeech
·Thethemeofthestory
TeachingDifficulties:
·Appreciationoftheshortstorywriting
·Paraphrasingsomesentences
·Identifyingfiguresofspeech
·Probingthethemeofthestory
TeachingProcedures
·Backgroundinformation
·Textualanalysis
·Detailedstudyofthetext
·Appreciationofthestory
·Exercise
TimeAllocation:
8periods,360minutes
·Backgroundinformation(90minutes)
·Intensivestudyofthetext(225minutes)
·Exercise(45minutes)
I.Backgroundinformation
1.Abouttheauthor
JeanMargaret(Peggy)WemysswasborninNeepawa,ManitobaonJuly18.1926toRobertHarrisonWemyss,alawyer,andhiswifeVernaJean,neeSimpson.VernadiedwhenPaggywas4yearsold,andRobertlatermarriedhersister,MargaretCampbellSimpson,ateacherandlateralibrarian,whowasthroughouttheyearsoneofPeggy’sdeath.WhenPeggywas9andherbrotherstillababy,thefamilywenttolivewithGrandfatherSimpsoninhisbigbrickhouseonFirstAvenue.
Inaletterwrittenin1983,Margaretstarted“Iwasanextremelyfortunechild.Assomeonewhohasalwaysbeeninterestedinreadingandinwriting(whichIbegantodoinaboutGrade2or3).Ialwayshadsomeonetherewhoencourageme.”Thatencouragementwasprovidedbyherstep-mother,MargaretandlaterbyMilderdMusgroveherhighschoolEnglishteacher.PeggywroteforandwasaneditoroftheBlackandGold,theNeepawaCollegiatepaper.WhenshewasinGradesElevenandTwelve,shehadseveralarticlespublishedintheNeepawaPress.
Aftergraduatingfromhighschoolin1944,MargaretattendUnitedChurch(nowtheUniversityofWinnipeg)andwasassistanteditorofthecollegepaperVox.
JeanMargaretWemyssgraduatedfromUnitedCollegewithaBachelorofArtsdegreein1947,andmarriedJohnFergusLaurenceonSeptember13,1947,intheNeepawaUntiedChurch.ShethenworkedforatimeasareporterfortheWinnipegCitizen.
In1950,afterlivingashorttimeinEngland,Margaretandherhusband,acivilengineer,movedtoBritishSomaliland.Whilethere,shewroteatranslationofSomaliproseandpoetry,ATreeforPoverty.Laurencesaidthatitwasatthetimethatshe“beganseriouslytowrite.”Atravelbook,TheProphet’sCamelBell”,writtensomeyearslater,describetheLaurence’sexperienceinSomaliland.
TheymovedtoAccra,Ghanain1952,withtheir2-month-olddaughter,Jocelyn,whowasborninEngland.Duringtheirsubsequent5yearsinAfrica,Margaretproducedherfirstnovel,ThisSideJordan,whichwonthe1961BetaSigmaTamer,writtenafewyearslaterisalsosetinWestAfrica.OutofherAfricayearscameaninterestincontemporaryliteraturebyAfricans,whichresultedinherstudyofNigerianfictionanddrama.LongDrumsandCannons,theLaurence’sson,DavidwasborninGhanain1955.
AfterleavingAfrica,thefamilylivedfor5yearsinVancouver,andduringthistime,MargaretwroteTheChristmasBirthdayStory,achildren’sbooklaterrewritten.
AfterVancouver,therefollowedsevenyearsinEnglandandpurchaseofherElmCottage,inPenn,Buckinghamshire,30milesfromLondon.Inthe10yearsperiod1964–1974theManawakabookswerepublished.
TheStoneAngel(1964)
AJestofGod(1966)forwhichshereceivedthe1967GovernorGeneral’sAwardandwhichwasbasisforamovieentitled“RachelRachel”startingJoanneWoodward.
TheFireDweller’s(1969)
ABirdintheHouse(1970)
TheDiviner’s(1974),1975GovernorGeneral’sAwardwinner,andwasmadeintoamoviein1976
MargaretLaurencereceivedhonorarydegreefrommorethanadozenCanadianuniversities,wasmadeaCompanionoftheOrderofCanadain1971andhadnumerousotherhonorsbestoweduponher.
Anhour-longdocumentaryfilm“MargaretLaurence–FirstLadyofManawaka”wasproducedbytheNationalFilmBoardofCanada,andpremieredinWinnipegonMay7,1979.Adaptationsofmanyofherworkshavebeentranslatedintoseverallanguagesandreceiveattentionandpraisefrommanycountries.
SheservedaswriterinResidenceattheUniversityofTorontoandWesternerOntarioRiverinsouthernOntario,whichshenamedMargaretCottage.HerreturntoCanadabecomepermanentin1973,andshemadeherhomeinLakefield,Ontario.Butdespiteheryearsawayfromherbirthplace,MargaretLaurencecontinuedtoconsiderherself“…aPrairieperson,becauseIhavealwaysremaineddeeplyjustthat.
Thelastdecadeofherlifefocusedonpromotingcausesshepassionatelysupported–peacesocialjustice,theequalityofwomen,environmentprotection-throughletters,lectures,essaysandfundraisingcampaigns.
MargaretLaurencediedonJanuary5,1987andatherrequestherasheswerebroughtbyherchildren,JocelynandDavidtobeinterredinRiversideCemetery,NeepawaonJune23,thedaybeforetheofficialopeningofTheMargaretLaurenceHome,theformerSimpsonhousewhereshehadlivedinheryouth.
2.Loons
Whohaseverpaddledacanoeorcastafly,orpitchedatentinthenorthwoodsandhasnotstoppedtolistentothiswailofthewilderness?
Andwhatwouldthewildernessbewithoutit?
A.CBent
LoonshavelongbeenconsideredbymanyNorthAmericansasbeautifulandspecial,symbolizingwildernessandstudents.Manycottage-goers,campers,andvacationerswouldfeettheirtripwasincompletewithoutviewingaloonorlisteningtoitshauntingcall.
Loonsarewaterbirdslikeducksandgrebes,buttheyareclassifiedseparatelybyscientists.ThefivespeciesareRed-throatedLoonGaviastellata,PacificLoonGaviaimmer.TheCommonLoonisthespeciesbestknowntomostofus,asitsbreedingrangeliesacrossmostofCanada.AllfivespeciesofloonsmigratetowarmerareasaroundtheGulfofMexicoandontheeastandwestcoastofNorthAmericatowinnerandreturntonorthernlakestobreedwhentheicemeltsinspring.
3.Aglossaryofliteraryterms
antagonist:
Thebadpersoninastory;opposestheprotagonist.
character:
Apersonportrayedinanovelshortorplays.Characterscanbeanimalsorobjects,alsobutthosearealmostalwayspersonified.
characterization:
Itisthewaytheauthordescribeacharacter.Directcharacterizationinvolvestheauthortellingyouwhatacharacterislike;indirectcharacterizationisdonethroughdialogueoractions,andisconsideredthebestformofcharacterizationchronologicalorder.
chronological
Whenastoryistoldintheorderthateventsactuallyhappened.
climax
Thepointofhighestactionandsuspenseinastory.
conflict
Itreferstotheprobleminthestory.Usuallytheprotagonistagainst1.nature2.him/herselfor3.anothercharacter(theantagonists)or4.againstsociety.
connotation
Themeaningwegiveaword.
denotation
Thedictionarydefinitionofaword.
dialogue
Wordsspokenbyacharacteroffsetwithquotationmarks.
fiction
Astorythatisnottrue.
figurativelanguage
Wordsthatmeanmorethantheirliteralmeaning.Forexampleitisrainingcatsanddogs?
Literally,itisnotrainingcatsanddogs.
flashback
Whentheactionofastoryisinterruptedbyascenefromthepast.Thescenefromthepastistheflashback.
foreshadowing
Hintsinastoryofwhatisgoingtohappentotheplotoracharacter.
imagery
Wordstheauthorusestoputapictureinthereader’smind.
irony
Whentheoppositeofwhatyouexcepthappenorwhenyousaytheoppositeofwhatyoumean,usually,forhumorouseffect(asopposedtosacasm)
literallanguage
Whenwordsmeanexactlywhattheysay
metaphor
Sayingsomethingissomethingelseforcomparison.Hewasamonster.Comparewithsimile.
mood
Thewaythereaderfeelswhenreadingastory.
moral
Thelessonbeingtaughtbythestory.
narrator
Thepersontellingthestory,mayormaynotbeacharacterinthestory.Besuretoseparatetheauthorfromthenarrator,theyusuallyaren’tthesameperson.
onomatopoeia
Wordsimitatingsounds.
personification
Attachinghumancharacteristicstosomethingthatnothuman.
plot
Sequenceofeventsinastorywhereeacheventcausesthenexteventtohappen.Otherwiseyoujusthaveastory.Example:
thekingdiedandthenthequeendied.Thatisastory.Thekingdiedandthenthequeendiedofgrief.Thatisaplot.
pointofview
Theanglefromwhichastoryistold.
first-person
ThenarratorisacharacterinthestoryandreferstohimselfasI
the.secondperson
Thereaderisthemaincharacter.Narratorusesthepronounorhewhenreferringtothemaincharacter.
thirdperson
Neitherthereadernorthenarratoristhemaincharacter.Narratorusesthepronounorhe?
Whenreferringtothemaincharacter.
third-personomniscient
Thenarratorcantellwhatisgoingonthemindsofallthecharacters.
third-personlimited
Thenarratorcantellwhatisgoinginoneortwoofthecharacters,usuallythemaincharacter.
prose
Writingthatisn’tpoetry.
protagonist
Agoodpersoninastory,usuallythecentralcharacter.
sarcasm
Sayingtheoppositeofwhatyoumeantopretenttopraisesomeone.Designedtohurt.
satire
Makingfunofsomethingwithhumorandwitforthepurposeofimprovingit.Satiremaybeoffensive,butgenerally,whendoneinrightspiritthepeopleitmakes
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