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Unit4读写教案
UnitFour
SectionAFiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCulture
SectionBEngelbreit’stheName,CuteisMyGame
I.Objectives
1.Reading:
appreciatingfigurativelanguage
2.Writing:
ashortcompositionwithdetailsorganizedintimesequence
3.Translating:
developingtranslationskills
II.Important&DifficultPoints
1.WordPower:
1)WordsandExpressions
libertyenlightenallianceaffectionassembleexaggerateversionuniversallyinterpretationsolemninspiregravealongsidestretchtragedysettlementfrontierreputationinspectcontractrecruitbeardgoaheadforsalerefashionintonamesb./sth.aftersb.come/risetofamenodoubtgoagainstevlovefrom
2)WordBuilding:
changingadjectivesendedwith–antor–entintotheircorrespondingnouns
studyingtheprefixco-
2.Grammar:
1)absolutestructure
2)thestructureof“conjunction+prepositionalphrase”
3.FigureofSpeech—oxymoron
III.TeachingMethods
Explaining,classroomdiscussion,listeningandskill-practicing
IV.TeachingMaterials
Blackboard,multi-mediafacilities,audio-visualequipment,CAIteachingplans
SectionA:
FiveFamousSymbolsofAmericanCulture
Step1
ABriefIntroductiontotheText
WhatmakessomeoneorsomethingtypicallyAmerican?
ThisisaveryhardquestiontoanswerbecausetheUnitedStatesismadeupofpeoplefromallaroundtheworld.But,ifyouaskpeoplewhatqualitiesdefinetheAmericanpeople,theywillprobablysaythatthetwodominatingcharacteristicsofAmericansareinventivenessandindependence,andtheymayhaveastorytoshareaboutthesymbolsthatexemplifythosevalues.
Step2
BackgroundInformation
1.TheStatueofLiberty
TheideaofcreatingtheStatueofLibertybeganinFranceatadinnerpartyhostedbyEdouardReneLefebvreLaboulaye,ascholar.LaboulayeandFrédéric-AugusteBartholdi,asculptor,begantodiscusstheideaofpresentingtheUnitedStateswithamonumenttomemorializeindependenceandhumanliberty.
BartholdisailedfromFrancetoNewYorkonJune8,1871,toproposethebuildingofthestatuetohonorthefriendshipbetweenFranceandtheUnitedStates.AstheshippulledintoNewYorkHarbor,Bartholdispottedtheperfectlocation,LibertyIsland.
2.Barbiedolls
Itwasthelate1950swhenRuthHandlernoticedherdaughterplayingwithpaperdollsandimaginingthemingrown-uproles.Sincemostdollsatthetimewerebabydolls,Ruthenvisionedonethatwouldinspirelittlegirlstothinkaboutwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.RuthcreatedateenagefashionmodeldollnamedBarbie(afterherdaughter),andtherestishistory.
Barbiehasbeenanintegralpartofthelivesofmillionsofyounggirls.Hertimelessappealhasresultedinadedicatedlegionoffansthatlovetocollecther.
3.AmericanGothic
GrantWoodcametoEldoninthelate1920’swithfellowartistandEldonnative,JohnSharp.Hewasinspiredbythecontrastofthemodestlittleone-and-one-half-storyframehousewithits(ashedescribedit)“pretentious”Gothicstylewindows.Thereisoneineachgableend.Hesketchedthehouseonthebackofanenvelopeanduseditasthebackdropinhisworldrenowned1930’spaintingAmericanGothic.
Hissister,Nan,andhisdentist,Dr.B.H.McKeeby,posedasthesour-facedcouple.Woodintendedthecoupletorepresentatypicalsmalltownresidentandhisdaughter,butmostinterpretthemasmanandwife.Sincecompletion,GrantWood’s1930paintingAmericanGothichasbecomeacriticallyacclaimedworkthatcontinuestoenjoyenormouspopularity.
ItalsohasbecomeanAmericaniconandisthemodelforacountlessnumberofcommercialartparodies,suchasposters,cards,andsouvenirs.ThepaintinghangsintheArtInstituteofChicago.
4.Buffalonickel
In1911sculptorJamesEarlFraserbegandesigningthe“Buffalo”nickel.Frasersaidtheportraitonthe“head’s”sidewasacompositeofthreeAmericanIndians—IronTail,BigTreeandTwoMoons.FraserhadtheopportunitytostudyandphotographythemwhentheystoppedoffinNewYorkontheirwaytoWashingtontovisitPresidentTheodoreRossevelt.Byborrowingfeaturesfromeachindividual,Fraserwasabletosketchthe“ideal”portraitforthenickel.
Themodelforthe“tail’sside”ofthecoinwasnoneotherthanBlackDiamond,themostcontraryanimalinNewYork’sBronxZoo.HewasbornofstockdonatedbyBarnumandBaileycircus.Inhisprime,hiscoatwasunusuallydark,andheweighedmorethan1500pounds.
Fraserstoodforhours,tryingtocatchhisformandmoodinclay.ButBlackDiamondstubbornlyrefusedtoshowhissideview,andfacedtheartistmostofthetime.OnlybybribingazooattendanttodistracttheanimalwasFraserfinallyabletocapturethelikenesshewanted.
PresidentWilliamHowardTaftapprovedtheartwork,andthefirst“Buffalo”nickleswereproducedinFebruaryof1913.TwoMoonsdiedin1917.andIronTailandBigTreeinthe1920s.Inthe1960s,asecondBigTreeappearedatcoinshowsandclaimedtobetheyNativeAmericanonthenickel.Althoughheclaimedtohavecelebratedhis100thbirthdayin1962,laterrecordindicatedhewasactuallyonly87.
5.UncleSam
Historianaren’tcompletelycertainhowthecharacter“UncleSam”wascreated,orwho(ifany)hewasnamedafter.
TheprevailingtheoryisthatUncleSamwasnamedafterSamuelWilson.WilsonwasborninArlington,Mass.,onSeptember13,1766.HischildhoodhomewasinMason,NewHampshire.In1789,heandhisbrotherEbenezerwalkedtoTroy,NewYork.SamuelWilsondiedin1854.HisgraveisintheOakwoodCemeteryinTroy.
DuringtheWarof1812,Wilsonwasinthebusinessofslaughteringandpackingmeat.HeprovidedlargeshipmentsofmeattotheUSArmy,inbarrelsthatwerestampedwiththeinitials“US”.Supposedly,someonewhosawthe“US”stampsuggested—perhapsasajoke—thattheinitialsstoodfor“UncleSam”Wilson.Thesuggestionthatthemeatshipmentscamefrom“UncleSam”ledtotheideathatUncleSamsymbolizedthefederalgovernment.
SamuelWilsondiedin1854.HisgraveisinOakwoodCemeteryinTroy.
ThesinglemostfamousportraitofUncleSamisthe“IWANTYOU”ArmyrecruitingposterfromWorldWarI.TheposterwaspaintedbyJamesMontgomeryFlaggin1916-1917.
6.NewYorkCity’sCentralPark
CentralParkwasthefirstlandscapedpublicparkintheUnitedStates.Advocatesofcreatingthepark—primarilywealthymerchantsandlandowners—admiredthepublicgroundsofLondonandParisandurgedthatNewYorkneededacomparablefacilitytoestablishitsinternationalreputation.Apublicpark,theyargued,wouldoffertheirownfamiliesanattractivesettingforcarriageridesandprovideworking-classNewYorkerswithahealthyalternativetothesaloon.Afterthreeyearsofdebateovertheparksiteandcost,in1853thestatelegislatureauthorizedtheCityofNewYorktousethepowerofeminentdomaintoacquiremorethan700acresoflandinthecenterofManhattan.
7.Politicalcartoons
VirtuallyeverynewspaperintheUS,andmanyothercountries,publisesatleastonepoliticalcartoononitseditorialpage.Thesecartoonssatirizeeventsreportedinthenewspaper.Oftern,theyincludecaricatures,orfunnydrawings,ofpoliticians,suchasthepresidens.Forexample,UncleSam,therepresentationoftheUnitedStates,appearsfrequentlyinpoliticalcartoons.
Step3
GuidanceonUnderstandingtheWholeText
Mainideaofthetext
ThepassageisaboutfivefamoussymbolsofAmericanculture,tellingreaderstheirhistoricalbackgrounds,originsandrelevantstories.
PartI(Paras.1-3)
TocelebrateUSindependenceandtheFrance-Americaalliance,aFrenchartistcreatedtheStatueofLiberty,withhiswife’sarmandhismother’sfaceasmodelsforhiscreation.
PartII(Paras.4-8)
BarbieoriginatedfromaGermandollandanAmericangirl,Barbara,whoseparentsfoundedtheMattelToyCompanyandmadeBarbiepopular.BarbaraandherbrotherKen,thehumanmodelsofBarbieandherboyfriend,haddifferentopinionsonthedoll.
PartIII(Paras.9-11)
InspiredbytheGothicwindowofanoldfarmhouse,GrantWoodproducedAmericanGothic.Itwasthefacesofhisdentistandsisterinthepaintingthatcapturedtheworld’sattention.
PartIV(Paras.15-18)
Contrarytothetradition,theimageofabuffaloandthreeactualAmericanIndianswereusedontwosidesofthecoin,theBuffaloNickel,byafamedartistJamesEarleFraser.
PartV(Paras.12-17)
WhenSamWilsonwasprovidingmeattothearmyinawar,someexplainedtheinitialletters“US”asUncleSam.Itbecamepopularlaterbecauseofacharacterinpoliticalcartoons.Anartistcreateditsportraitinarmyrecruitingposters.
KeyinformationofSectionA:
TheStatueofLiberty
Time:
Mid-1870s
Designer:
FrenchartistBartholdi
Model:
Hiswife’sarmandhismother’sface
History:
CelebratingtheUSindependenceandtheFrance-Americaalliance
Barbie
Time:
1959
Designer:
ElliotandRuthHandler
Model:
DaughterBarbara
History:
Afterwatchingherdaughterplaywithpaperdolls,Ruthhadtheidea.
AmericanGothic
Time:
Augustof1930
Designer:
GrantWood
Models:
Hissisterandhisdentist
History:
GrantWoodwasvisitingthetownofEldoninthesouthernpartofIowawhenhecameuponthefarmhouse.
BuffaloNickel
Time:
From1913to1938
Designer:
Fraser
Model:
AnagingbuffalofromNewYorkCity’sCentralParkZoo
History:
IthonoredapairofconnectedtragediesfromthesettlementoftheAmericanfrontier—thedestructionofthebuffaloherdsandtheAmericanIndians.
UncleSam
Time:
1812
Model:
SamWilson
Designer:
JamesMontgomeryFlagg
History:
Happeningtogetthename“UncleSam”,UncleSamsoonreplacedBrotherJonathanasAmerican’smo
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