Week-16-Unit-8-The-Celebrated-Jumping-Fr公開課一等獎市

ITOPIC:TheCelebratedJumpingFrogof

CalaverasCounty

IIOBJECTIVES:

A)IntroductionB)CharactersC)MainideaD)ThemesE)QuotationsofhumorF)ArtisticfeaturesofhumorG)Guidedpractice

Topic1―Introduction

Keywords:1.Differenttitles2.Background3.alieorthetruth4.Thenarratorandthestory-teller5.ReverendLeonidasW.SmileyandJimSmiley6.TheimageofSimonWheeler7.Thenarrativepattern8.AndrewJacksonandDanielWebster

Topic2―CharactersWhoisthenarrator？Whoisthestory-teller？Whoistheherointhesestories？Whoisthestranger？Topic3―Mainidea

Keywords:

strangergamblerhoaxing

Topic4―Themes

Keywords:

competitionbetweenthepioneers;selfishnessandmercilessnessofcapitalism;thesocialinjustice;thecapitalistcruelty;humandisgrace;humanfollies

Topic5―Quotationsofhumor

※Heneverbetrayedtheslightestsuspicionofenthusiasm;butallthroughtheinterminablenarrativethereranaveinofimpressiveearnestnessandsincerity.(P69)※Thish-yerSmileyhadamare…andkickingupm-o-r-edustandraisingm-o-r-eracketwithhercoughingandsneezingandblowinghernose—andalwaysfetchupatthestandjustaboutahead,asnearasyoucouldcipheritdown.(PP69-70)※Andhehadalittlesmallbull-pup…tillthemoneywasallup；andthenallofasuddenhewouldgrabthatotherdogjestbythej’intofhishindlegandfreezetoit—notchaw.(P70)※andthemoneywasallup,andhecometomakeasnatchforhispetholt,heseeinaminutehowhe’dbeenimposedon,…andhe’pearedsurprised,andthenhelookedsorterdiscouraged-like…(P70)※astranger…andthenhegotthefrogoutandprizedhismouthopenandtookateaspoonandfilledhimfullofquailshot—filledhimprettynearuptohischin—andsethimonthefloor.(P71)※thenewfroghoppedofflively,butDan’lgiveaheave,andhysteduphisshoulders—so—likeaFrenchman,butitwarn’tnouse—hecouldn’tbudge.(P71)

Topic6―Artisticfeaturesofhumor1.Hyperbole(someskillsofexaggeration):※“iftherewasadog-fight，he‘dbetonit；iftherewasacat-fight，he’dbetonit…toMexicobutwhathewouldfindoutwherehewasboundforandhowlonghewasontheroad.”

TheuseofHyperboleenforcestheessentialcharacteristicsoftheobject.2.Bymeansofcaricature※SimonWheelerbackedmeintoacornerandblockadedmetherewithhischair,andthensatdownandreeledoffthemonotonousnarrative….Heneversmiled,heneverfrowned,heneverchangedhisvoicefromthegentle-flowingkeytowhichhetunedhisinitialsentence,heneverbetrayedtheslightestsuspicionofenthusiasm,…andneverinterruptedhimonce.(P69)

※“Thish-yerSmileyamare…andkickingupm-o-r-edustandraisingm-o-r-eracketwithhercoughingandsneezingandblowinghernose—andalwaysfetchupatthestandjustaboutahead,asnearasyoucouldcipheritdown.(PP69-70)”※“Oh!HangSmileyandhisafflictedcow!”muttered,good-naturedly,andbiddingtheoldgentlemangoodday,Ideparted.Theuseofcaricatureenhancestheeffectofhumor.3.SlangandColloquialism1)Lexicallevel:“feller”for“follow”;“foller”for“follow”;“jest”for“just”;“sorter,kinder”for“sortof,kindof”;“h’m”for“him”;“so’sso”for“l(fā)ongas”;“kep”for“kept”;“peared”for“appeared”;“j’int”for“joint”;“doin'”for“doing”;“cal’lated’’for“calcalate”.2)Syntax:“moneywasuponhim”（賭注壓在它身上）.“throwedupthesponge”（認輸，thowedup:threwup).“hadhiminthedoor”（把它難住了）.“Hegothimupsointhematterofketchingflies.”（他教會抓蒼蠅）TheuseofSlangandColloquialismreflectstheidentificationofthecharacters,strengtheningtheeffectofhumor.4.Particuliarplots“I”amtrappedby“my”friendtolookforapersoncalledLeonidasW.Smileywhoismadeup.ThegamblersfallintothetrapofSmiley.Thelittleanimalsaretrappedbyperson.ThegamblerJimSmileyfallsintoaframe-upofthestranger.Theuseofparticularplotsheightenstheappealofartinhumor.Topic6―Guidedpractice

1.Whatrealisticelementscanyoufindinthisstory?1)Background:GoldRushThisstoryissetinthegoldrush.In1848,inCaliforniagoldwasdiscovered,arapidmovementofpeopletothenewlydiscoveredgoldfield.2)Californiawasaworldofmen,isolated,homesick,andeagerforentertainment.3)Gamblingwasoneoftheeasiestandmostpopularwaystoamusethemselves.4)TheEasternershadareputationforbeingcivilized,cultured,andadvanced;whereastheWesternerswereconsideredtobeless-educated,less-refinedandeasytobedeceived.5)AndrewJackson(thedog’sname):AndrewJackson(1767–1845)isthe7thPresidentoftheUnitedStates,thefirstWesternertobecomepresident(1829-1837).Heisdescribedasbeingdeterminedandstrong-willed.6)DanielWebster(thefrog’sname):Heisastatesman(1782-1852).Heembodi