Unit 8
Two Truths to Live By
怎样练习普通话Teaching Plan
Learning Objectives
1) Rhetorical skill: parallelism in imperative ntences
2) Key language & grammar points
3) Writing strategies: descriptive narration
4) Theme: life itlf is a paradox
Pre-class Activity: none.
Relationship to Current Unit:
Materials: Teacher’s Book (6), English-English Dictionary, Blackboard, PPT
Estimated Time of Lesson: 270m, 6 ssions
Time Allocation:
P 1-2
1. Pre-reading: playing games / word puzzle / picture activation / short stories 10m
2. Global Reading: text introduction, culture notes, author, structure 15m
3. Detailed Reading (a): Text I: Paragraph 1-7 65m想变成一棵树
P 3-4
4. Detailed Reading (b): Text I: Paragraph 8-17 90m
P 5-6
5. 怎么画人Consolidation Activities (a): Text Comprehension; Writing Strategies 20m
6. Consolidation Activities (b): Language work; Oral Activities; Writing 70m
7. Further Enhancement (Optional): Text II / Other Comprehensive Practices
Section One Pre-reading Activities
I. Picture Activation
If something you want emerges, would you capture it or let it go?
II. Pre- reading Questions
1. Just as said in the film Forrest Gump, life is like a box of chocolate, you never know wh
at you are going to get. Sometimes, we do complain about the unfairness of life when it turns its back on us. However, life does endow us with many unexpected surpris. It depends on how we deal with it. Looking at one thing from another perspective can give us another kind of feeling. Plea share one such example in your life with your fellow students.
Open for discussion.
2. Life is a process in which you gain and lo in turn. Nowadays, we won’t be so surprid to hear that someone would resign from a job with bright prospects, and decide to start a voyage around the world or go to the poorest areas to be a volunteer. If you are required to give up something for something el, how would you make the choice? And why? Think of one or two such instances in your life.
Open for discussion.
Section Two Global Reading
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I. Text Introduction
This essay discuss one of the paradoxes in life: “to let go” and “to hold fast.” The author tries to explain the importance of cherishing beauty when it is offered and to let it go when it is inevitable. Thus “to let go” is as important as “to hold fast” in our lives.
II. Culture Notes
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rabbi (paragraph 1)
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew, meaning "My Master" which is the way a student would address a master of Torah.
III. Author
Alexander M. Schindler (1925–2000), Chairman of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (1973–1996), leader of the Reform Movement of American Judaism for more than two decades and a pivotal figure in 20th century Judaism. Rabbi Schindler’s p
apers contain contemporary perspectives on many, if not most, of the key social and cultural issues facing American Jewry and American society from the 1960s to the 1990s. This text is an excerpt from his speech at the commencement of the University of South Carolina.
IV. Structural Analysis
Part 1
(Paras 1) The author points out that life itlf is a paradox.党政机关公文
Part 2
(Paras. 2-9) to hold fast to life: what, when and how
Part 3
(Paras. 10-13) to let go: how and why
Part 4
(Paras. 14-15) a solution to the paradox: a wider perspective
Part 5
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(Paras. 16-17) how to make our lives meaningful
Section Three Detailed Reading
TWO TRUTHS TO LIVE BY
Alexander M. Schindler
I. Analysis
Paragraph 1 Analysis
The theme of the essay is explicitly stated in the first ntence. The author points out that life itlf is a paradox: We should cling to its gifts and let go of them in time, which is explained by the rabbis’ analogy.
Paragraphs 2-3 Analysis
In the two paragraphs, the author explains one side of life’s paradox and points out that we often fail to e the beauty and wonder of life when we should be holding on to it. As a result it is often too late when we finally realize it.
Paragraphs 4-5 Analysis
From Paragraph 4 to Paragraph 5 the author relates one event during his hospitalization that re-teaches him the truth (when and how to hold fast to life).
Paragraphs 6-7 Analysis
幼儿园家长反馈怎么写The two paragraphs describe the immediate impact of the sunlight on the author as he was wheeled across the courtyard. It suddenly dawned on him how beautiful and precious life was and how indifferent people were to the gift of life.
Paragraphs 8-9 Analysis
In the short paragraphs the author sums up the truth revealed to him in the event and urges us to hold fast to the gifts of life. (Notice the imperative mood in Paragraph 9).
Paragraphs 10-11 Analysis
After explaining one side of life’s paradox — how to hold fast to life, the author directs his discussion to the other side of the paradox — how to let go.
