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Unit11BeautyTeachingPlan教案
Unit11
Beauty
TeachingPlan
EstimatedTimeofLesson:
270minutes,6sessions
LearningObjectives
(1)Rhetoricalskill:
classification,contrast
(2)Keylanguage&grammarpoints
(3)Writingstrategies:
argumentativewriting
(4)Theme:
beautyand“againstinterpretation”
Pre-classActivity:
Introducing“AgainstInterpretation”(Optional)
RelationshiptoCurrentUnit:
none
Materials:
Teacher’sBook(5),English-EnglishDictionary,Blackboard,PPT
TimeAllocation:
S1-2
1.Pre-reading:
PictureActivation,Pre-questions10min
2.GlobalReading:
TextIntroduction,CultureNotes,Author,Structure15min
3.DetailedReading(a):
TextI:
Paragraphs1-365min
S3-4
4.DetailedReading(b):
TextI:
Paragraphs4-1090min
S5-6
5.ConsolidationActivities(a):
TextComprehension;WritingStrategies20min
6.ConsolidationActivities(b):
Languagework;OralActivities;Writing70min
7.FurtherEnhancement(Optional):
TextII/OtherComprehensivePractices
SectionOnePre-readingActivities
I.PictureActivation
Whichoftheaboveisbeautiful?
Whydoyouthinkso?
Wehardlycanjudgetheabovepaintings’“beauty”,because“beauty”itselfistooabstract.
Inaddition,differentpeoplemayhavedifferentopinionsabouttheconcept.
Thequestionis:
WhatisyourOWNunderstandingof“beauty”?
II.Pre-readingQuestions
1.Itisbelievedthatalmostwithoutexceptioneveryone,menandwomen,oldandyoung,wishestobebeautiful.However,somepeople,nottoomanythough,mightlookphysicallybeautifulbutarementallyugly.Whatkindofbeautyismoreimportant,internalbeautyorexternalbeauty?
Opentodiscussion.
2.Judgmentofbeautyvariesfrompersontoperson.Asthesayinggoes,loveisblind.Doyouthinkthereisanyuniversallyacceptedcriterionforjudgingbeauty?
Opentodiscussion.
SectionTwoGlobalReading
I.TextIntroduction
Thisrevealingargumentativeessayconvincinglyarguesthatassociatingbeautywithwomenhasputbeautyevenfurtheronthedefensive,anddoesmuchharmtothenotionofbeautyand,inparticular,towomen.Meanwhile,thewriterexposesandcriticizesthesocialprejudicesorsexualbiasagainstwomeninrelationtobeauty.Moreover,shepointsoutthewayforwomentogetoutofthecrudetrapinwhichtheyhavebeencaughtfortoolongandcallsonpeopletodosomethingtosavebeautyfromwomenandforwomen.
II.CultureNotes
Socrates(Paragraph1)
(469-399BC)aGreekphilosopher,whoprofoundlyaffectedWesternphilosophythroughhisinfluenceonPlato.SocratesbelievedinthesuperiorityofargumentoverwritingandthereforespentthegreaterpartofhismaturelifeinthemarketplaceandpublicplacesofAthens,engagingindialogueandargumentwithanyonewhowouldlistenorwhowouldsubmittointerrogation.Socrateswasreportedlyunattractiveinappearanceandshortofstaturebutwasalsoextremelyhardyandself-controlled.Heachievedsocialpopularitybecauseofhisreadywitandakeensenseofhumorthatwascompletelydevoidofsatireorcynicism.
Redford,Robert(Paragraph7)
(1937-),anAmericanactor,director,andproducer,knownforhisintelligence,strikingappearance,andcommercialsuccess
Cocteau,Jean(Paragraph8)
(1889-1963),aFrenchpoet,novelist,dramatist,designer,andfilmmaker,whowasinternationallyfamousforhisversatility,unconventionality,andenormousoutput
III.Author
Sontag,Susan(1933-2004),JewishAmericanwriter,knownforherphilosophicalwritingsonmodernculture.BorninNewYorkCity,SontagwaseducatedattheuniversitiesofCalifornia,Chicago,andParisandatHarvardUniversity.Duringthe1960sand1970sSontag'sessaysandobservationshadastronginfluenceontheAmericancounterculture.
“Beauty”
Whatismostbeautifulinvirilemenissomethingfeminine;whatismostbeautifulinfemininewomenissomethingmasculine.(AgainstInterpretation,“NotesonCamp”)
Works:
(1963)TheBenefactor《恩主》
(1966)AgainstInterpretation(includesNoteson“Camp”)《反对阐释》
(1977)OnPhotography《论摄影》
(1978)IllnessasMetaphor《疾病的隐喻》
(1980)UndertheSignofSaturn《在土星的光环下》
QuotesfromAgainstInterpretation《反对阐释》
“theunderstandingofartstartsfromintuitiveresponseandnotfromanalysisorintellectualconsiderations”;
interpretationhadbecome“theintellect‘srevengeuponart”;
“inplaceofahermeneuticsweneedaneroticsofart”;
“Realarthasthecapacitytomakeusnervous.Byreducingtheworkofarttoitscontentandtheninterpretingthat,onetamestheworkofart.”;
“It’sbeautiful,becauseit’sawful…”
IV.StructuralAnalysis
Part1(1-3)
contraststheancientnotionof“beauty”withthemodernconcepttointroducethetopic.
Part2(4-7)
illustrateshowwomenandmenareviewed/treateddifferentlytosupporttheargument:
theoppressionofwomen.
Part3(8-9)
pointsouthowsociety’sgenderstereotypeshaveaffectedadverselythedevelopmentofwomen.
Part4(10)
callsonwomenandthewholesocietytogetoutofthetrapcreatedbythe“mythofbeauty”andtheresultingoppressionofwomen.
SectionThreeDetailedReading
BEAUTY
SusanSontag
I.Analysis
Paragraphs1-3Analysis
Thesethreeparagraphs,thebeginningpartoftheessay,reviewthechangesinthenotionandpositionofbeautyfromtheangleofhistoryandassertthatforalmosttwohundredyears,ithasbecomeahabitualpracticetocreditbeautywiththeweakersex,whichisalwayssecondaryinstatus,nomatterhowbeautifulitis,andthatattributingbeautytowomenhasrenderedbeautyevenmoremorallyvulnerable.
Paragraphs4-9Analysis
Intheseparagraphs,themajorpartoftheessay,theauthorarguesthatassociatingbeautywithwomendoesmuchharmtothenotionofbeautyandinparticulartowomenandabridgestheirrightsandinterests.Meanwhile,thewriterexposesandcriticizesthesocialprejudicesagainstwomeninrelationtobeauty.Shedefendswomen'srightsandinterestsbycriticizingthewrongviewpointsconcerningbeautyandwomenandexpressingherownopinionswithoutreserve.
Paragraph10Analysis
Inthisparagraph,theconclusionoftheessay,thewriterpointsoutthattheoppressionofwomenmakesupaninterminablehalf-comichalf-tragictale,andthattogetoutofthecrudetrapwomenarerequiredtoexaminebeautyobjectivelysothattheymayrealizehowmuchbeautyitselfhasbeenabridged.Finally,theauthorcallsonpeopletodosomethingtosavebeautyfromwomenandforwomen.
II.QuestionsforParagraphs
Paragraph2:
Question
Whatisthefunctionoffirstsentenceofthisparagraph?
Canyouinterpretthissentence?
Itisatransitionalsentence.
Greekconsiderbeautyaswhole,sostudentsofSocratesmayresisthimbecausehewasugly.Yet,wedonot,sincewehadsplitthe“beauty”off,say,“inside”and“outside”.
Paragraphs1-2:
Question
Whatisthecontrastmentionedinthefirsttwoparagraphs?
ItisthecontrastbetweenthedifferentnotionsofbeautyheldbytheancientGreeksandthemodernmen"we":
theGreeksconsideredbeautytobeavirtue,andtheyseldomdistinguishedbetweenaperson's"inside"and"outside"andinvariablyexpectedthatinnerbeautywouldbematchedbyoutwardbeauty;butnowadayswedotheopposite.
Paragraphs1-3:
Question
ReadParagraph1through3,trytosummarizethechangingofthenotionof“beauty”.
Paragraph4:
Questions
1.DoyouthinkSontagwillagreethat“handsome”meanstomenwhat“beautiful”doestowomen?
“Handsome”dosenothavethedemeaningovertones“beautiful”has.
2.WhydoesSontagthinkthatregardingwomenasthebeautifulsexisdetrimentaltoboththenotionofbeautyandthatofwomen?
Itdepreciatesthenotionofbeauty,andimpliesasexuallyunfairjudgmentofwomen.
Paragraph5:
Question
WhatdoesSontagrefertoby“stereotypes”inthelastsentenceofparagraph5?
Fixednotionoftwosexes;whatpeoplegenerallythinkamanorwomanshouldbelike.
Paragraph6:
Question
Canyouthinkofanyconcreteexamplesof“aflatteringidealizationoftheirsex”inparagraph6?
DetailedReading
Examplesof“aflatteringidealizationoftheirsex”:
Beautycontests,sexsymbols,supermodelcovers
Paragraph7:
Question
Contrastparagraph6withparagraph7,doyouthinksocietyisfairinexpectationsofmenandwomenwithregardtotheirlooks?
Defendyouropinions.
Opentodiscussion.
Paragraph8:
Question
Whatdoestheauthorsuggestbyinsisting"beautyisapowerthatnegatesitself"?
Itisgenerallyaccepted,perhaps,thatbeautyisaformofpower.However,itisquitelamentablethatitistheonlyformofpowerthatmostwomenareencouragedtoseek.Yet,itisnotthepowertoactorperformbutthepowertoattractpeople,probablythemale.Moreover,womendonothavethefreedomtoacceptordenythepower,buttheyonlyhavetheobligationtoretainitwiththeapprovalofsociety.Thatiswhattheauthorsuggestsinarguingthatbeautyisapowerthatnegatesitself.
Paragraph9:
Question
Howistheword"preen"tobeinterpretedinparagraph9?
Preening,abird'sself-makeupbehavior,inreferencetoawoman,isfarmorethanapleasure.Itisherwork,hersocialcommitmentbecausesheisalwaysunderpressuretoconfessthatshestillworksatbeingattractiveeventhoughsheisholdingashighapositionasaman.Intheauthor'sview,preening,women'smaking-upforbeauty,isactuallyatrap,fromwhichtheyshouldkeepafardistance.
Paragraph10:
Question
1.Whatdoes“themythologyofthefeminine”mean?
Thetraditional/conventionalizedbutfalsenotionofwhatwomenshouldbelike.
2.Whatisthewriter'sattitude?
Thewriterthinksthatwomenhavebeencaughtinthecrudetrapfortoolongand,the
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