探索文學(xué) 第十課時(shí)

Unit4ExploringliteratureAppreciatinglanguage

Thepleasuresofreading

石臺(tái)中學(xué)

張琛Lead-inWHYDOWEREADaccumulateourknowledgebroadenourhorizonsenlargeourimaginationkilloursparetimeenrichourspirit......ThepleasuresofreadingbyBennettCerfAppreciatinglanguageBennettCerf(1898-1971)wasafamousNewYork

publisher,knownforhishumour

andtalentfor

storytelling.Hewasapopularpublicfigurewhofrequentlyappearedon

TVandradio.Cerfwrotethisshortpieceforacollectionofessaysonreadingcalled

TheWonderfulWorldofBooks,publishedin1953.Manypeoplebackthenwereworried

thatliteraturewouldbereplacedby

television,butCerfwasoptimistic.Hebelievedthat

everynewgenerationwouldcontinuetoreadandappreciategoodbooks.TheauthorReadthepassagequicklyandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whatkindofwritingdoyouthinkthetextis?A.Practicalwriting(應(yīng)用文).B.Argumentation(議論文).C.Prose(散文).D.Narration(記敘文)2.Howmanypartscanwedividethepassageinto?A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five3.Fromwhichperspectivedoestheauthorwritethisessay?A.Firstperson.B.Secondperson.C.Thirdperson4.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?A.Anovel.B.Asciencereport.C.Amagazine.D.Astorybook.Skimming

Styleappreciation(paras.2-3)

Heexpresseshisopinionfromthefirstpersonperspective..2.What’sthewritingstyleofthewriteraccordingtothesetwoparagraphs?3.Whichqualitiesofliteraturedothesetwoparagraphsconvey?a.Itsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination..b.Itspermanence:universalinterestandpersonalstyle.1.WhatcanIgetfromreading?Newfriends,newsocietiesandnewworlds.Broadenourmindsandenrichourlives.Hisstyleispersonal.Techniqueappreciation(paras.4-5)Whatwritingtechniquedothesetwoparagraphsemploy?Theauthorcomparesreadingto_______________.Theauthorcompareseverybookto_________________.Theauthorcomparesbooksinalibraryto_______________Theuseofanalogies（類比）tostrengthenhisargumenttosharehisenthusiasmaboutreadingsportaone-familyhousehousesinthecityI

comparewriterto______________________.Writeruses____________to________________________

while______uses____________to________________________.painterhispenpainterhisbrushdrawpicturesinhisimaginationcreateimagesinhismindImitativewritingabetterlifeEmotionappreciation（para.6）ChoosemyloveLovemychoice.FindpassioninreadingTobebetter,wiser,kinderorgentlerFeelthepleasuresofreadingTHEPLEASUREsOFREADING

withyou

yourownimagination,yourexperience,yourideas...whytobebetter,wiser,kinder,orgentlertechniquesaseriesofdescriptions,rhetoricaldevicessuchasanalogy,,metaphorandsoon.howeverythingfromtheexplanationsofSherlockHolmestothediscoveriesofscienceandwaysofteachingmannerstochildrenwhoeverybodyfromscience-fictionsuperman200centuriesinthefutureallthewaybacktothefirstfiguresinhistorywHATnewfriends,newsocietiesandnewworldsWhatfactorsshouldwefocusonwhenreading?TheSightofFather’sBackAppreciationactivityTheSightofFather’sBackAuthorGenre(體裁)ThemeZhuZiqingReminiscentprose(回憶性散文)TheauthorleftNanjingforPekingUniversity,hisfathersawhimoff,waitedforthetrainandboughtorangesforhim.Father’sloveforhissonwasdeeplyexpressedthroughplainbutsoftwords.FragmentappreciationWhatWhoHowWhyTechniquesWithyouFather’sdeeploveforhissonFatherandIFatherboughtorangesformeActiondescription,plainwords......Qualitiesofliteraturedescriptionoftruthandbeautypermanence:personalstyleAuthoruseshisownexperiencetoexpresshisfather’sloveTheactiondescriptionconveysthebeautyofplainhumannature(淳樸的人性之美)sixelementsWhichqualitiesofliteraturedoesthisfragmentconvey?Toshowfather’sconsiderationandloveWhatkindofpersonisfather?Afterreadingthisfragment,what’syourfeelings?Howdoesfatherexpresshisdeeploveforhisson?Whattechniquedoestheauthorusetodescribefather’slove?GroupactivityDiscusswithyourgroupmemberandwriteashortcommentonthefragment.Father’sdeeploveforhissonTEAMfaaWORKTextTextTextTextTextFather’squalitiesseriouspatientconsiderateExample

buyorangesforhissonTechniques

fromfirstpersonperspectiveactiondescriptionThesightoffather’sbackReadingisthejourneyofthesoul,travelisthereadingofthemind.Readingmakesaperfectman.Readingistothemindwhatexerciseistothebody.Readingisthelowestinvestment,isthebestwaytoenhancetheirvisionandpersonality.pickupbooksenjoyreadingfeelthepleasuresofreading1.Writeashortessaytointroducethenewfriendsyoumeetandtheneww