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1、Where Do from Here?Martin Luther King,Teaching Objectives,1.Background:civil rights movements,nonviolence resistance,racial problems in the US,Martin Luther King,Jr.and his principle(1960s of the USA)2.Text study:the main idea,full understanding of the language and the meaning expressed,the structur

2、e of the speech,features of the speech,the rhetorical devices used.,3.Extension:your ideas on nonviolence,segregation,how to be a good speech maker,Teaching requirements,1.Carefully read the“Guide to Reading”to get a basic understanding of the background of Dr.Martin Luther Kings speech-Where Do We

3、Go From Here?2.Read the word and expressions provided on Page 11 that will facilitate reading 3.Preview the speech itself with the help of the notes provided between page 12 to15 4.Learn how to comprehend works of English literature-for this lesson,a famous speech by a famous person 5.Learn how to u

4、se some rhetorical devices such as metaphor,simile,antitheses,and parallel structure 6.Understand some biblical allusions with the help of the original version 7.Learn to paraphrase some sentences in the text 8.Do some translation work as is required.,BackgroundText AnalysisRhetorical devices,Backgr

5、ound,Martin Luther King,Jr.1929-19681960s AmericaCivil rights movement,Civil Rights Movement,Counter-culture movement,The Feminist movement(Womens liberation movement),Social Movements,Anti-war movements,Turbulent times,1945-1960,Many American men work hard to achieve their dreams believed they coul

6、d protect families encouraged their wives to stay at home were living the American DreamsAfro-Americans,young people and women were dissatisfied with their lives.,What Is a Social Movement?,a social movement is a type of behavior in which a large number of participants consciously attempt to change

7、existing institutions and establish a new order of life.There are some necessary parts:,Causes of the Social Movements:Negroes in the South lived in a miserable life-good salaries,decent jobs,high school,the life in the segregated South was not the American way of life-the Civil Rights MovementMiddl

8、e-class white women were not treated equally(in World War II,good job and good pay,after the war,less money,fewer opportunities-the Womens MovementMany young people resented traditional white male values-Anti-War Movement,Who worked in the social movements,Civil Rights older male,Negro leaders,black

9、 and white young men,some white professional men and women,some white housewivesAnti-War Movement young people,few old people many middle class people,esp.women,lower and middle class black AmericansWomens movement educated women of color,young or middle-aged white housewives and mothers,young activ

10、ists.,1.a social base of people who can communicate with each other about the same problem such as black church members in the civil rights movement.2.A message or ideology that names a problem and shows how to solve it,nonviolent civil disobedience used in sit-ins,womens rallies 3.the ability to sp

11、read the message and get more supporters,Conclusion,Racism is still a extremely social,political and economic problem in the US.In 1973,the US signed a Peace Treaty.The womens movement continues to gain more rights and opportunities for womenThe number of women in leadership in government and busine

12、ss cooperation is still very low.,The social movements of the 1960s had a strong effect on the way people think and act.,and caused changes in many laws.,Anti-War Movement,Vietnam war,conflict in Southeast,primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by United States and guerril

13、la forces aided by North Vietnam.The War began soon after The Geneva Conference divided Vietnam at 17North lat.into Democratic Republic of Vietnam(North Vietnam)and Republic of Vietnam(South Vietnam).It escalated from a Vietnamese civil war into a limited international conflict in which the United S

14、tates was deeply involved,and did not end,despite peace agreements in 1973,until North Vietnams successful offensive in 1975 resulted in South Vietnams collapse and the unification of Vietnam by the North.,Civil rights movement,(African American citizens in US):The civil rights movement has been a l

15、ong,primarily non-violent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality under the law to primarily African American citizens in US.Civil rights can refer to the basic rights given or guaranteed by the government of a nation.We have the right to privacy,the right to vote,the right to personal free

16、dom,right to life and so on.This term is often used to refer to the struggle between 1955 and 1968 to end discrimination against African American and to end racial discrimination in the US south.This movement tries to fight against white supremacy and boost black pride and call for womens liberation

17、.The civil rights movement still has an impact on the course of history,serving as an agent and as a model of the request for human rights.,Civil rights movement,The political movement during the 1950s and 1960s,devoted to securing equal opportunity and treatment for members of minority groups.,Coun

18、ter-culture,In the wake of Free Speech Movement and the New Left,there appeared a phenomenon that historians called the counter-culture.The counter culture rejected capitalism and other American principles.They had morals different from those taught by their parents.Some groups of youth tried to con

19、struct different ways of life.Among the most were the hippies.They sought new experience through dropping out,and drug taking.But it was music,rock music in particular,that became the chief vehicle for the counter cultural assault on the traditional American society.The counterculture exerted a grea

20、t influence upon peoples attitudes towards social morals,marriage,career and success.,Counter Culture,Rejected:capitalism and other American principlesMorals:differents from what their parents taught themRepresentatives:Hippieslost generationGoal:happinissBehavior:long hair,strange and colorful clot

21、hes,drugs drop out of school,even society,left the country to avoid the army,It was the best of time,it was the worst of time,it was the age of wisdom,it was the age of foolishness,it was the epoch of belief,it was the epoch of incredulity,it was the season of light,it was the season of darkness,it

22、was the spring of hope,it was the winter of despair,we had everything before us,we had nothing before us,we were all going direct to Heaven,we were all going direct to the other way.-from Charles Dickens,a Tale of Two Cities,The Womens movement,Young activists in the civil rights and anti-war moveme

23、ntsThe Civil Rights Act in 1964 made discrimination in employment based on race or sex illegal,adding women to those groups not to be discriminated against.,Martin Luther King,Jr.1929-1968,Best Known As:Civil rights hero:I have a dream Clergyman advocating social change through non-violent means.His

24、 writings and public appearances shaped the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s.,In 1963(the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation),King organized a march on Washington,D.C.that drew 200,000 people demanding equal rights for minorities.In 1964 King won the N

25、obel Peace Prize,becoming at the time the youngest recipient ever.He was shot to death by James Earl Ray in 1968 while visiting Memphis,Tennessee.,Martin Luther King,Jr.,shown giving his I have a dream speech in Washington,D.C.,in 1963,was one of the great public speakers of the late 20th century.Li

26、ncoln Memorial,I have a dream,I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed:We hold these truths to be self-evident,that all men are created equal.I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia,the sons of former slaves and the sons of forme

27、r slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.,Lets appreciate the text,Where do we go from here?,Eq

28、ual rights,Black peoples current situations,What to doHow to do,Structure,HereWhat to doHow to doSummary Conclusion,Paras.1-2,Paras.3-15,Paras.16-20,Paras.21-25,Paras.26-28,Here(Paras.1-2),The blacks current situation,60%HalfDouble1 to 3 years1/2075%,Housing;The income,Unemployed The rate of infant

29、mortality In Vietnam,In elementary schools,Attending college,Menial jobs,Taxes and representation,What should black people do,if you were their leader?,Dignity and worthPolitical powerEconomic power,What to do(Paras.3-15),Section 1(paras.3-5)Section 2(paras.6-9)Section 3(paras.10-15),Section 1(paras

30、.3-5),Assert their dignity and worth,Why?How?,Cultural homicide,language,history,The black must emancipate themselves psychologically and assertively.,1.The crime he committed is a _on his record,2 His expression was _when he told them they had lost their jobs.,3.Take off those _clothes and let me w

31、ash them.,grim,foul,blot,Paraphrase,The job of arousing manhood within a people that have been taught for so many centuries that they are nobody is not easy.(para.3),It is no easy job to educate a people who have been told over centuries that they were inferior and of no importance to see that they

32、are humans,the same as any other people.,Psychological freedom,a firm sense of self-esteem,is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery.(para.5),If you break the mental shackles imposed on you by white supremacists,if you really respect yourself,thinking that you are a Man,

33、equal to anyone else,you will be able to take part in the struggle against racial discrimination.,The Negro will only be free when he reaches down to the inner depths of his own being and signs with the pen and ink of assertive manhood his own emancipation proclamation.(para.5),The liberation of min

34、d can only be achieved by the Negro himself/herself.Only when he/she is fully convinced that he/she is a Man/Woman and is not inferior to anyone else,can he/she throw off the manacles of self-abnegation and become free.,Section 2(paras.6-9),PowerThe misinterpretation of power and loveThe right inter

35、pretation,Nothing but ability to achieve purpose.It is the strength required to bring about social,political and economic change.Examples.,Love is identified with a resignation of power,and power with a denial of love.,Power without love is reckless and abusive,and love without power is sentimental

36、and anemic.Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice,and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.,What is the connection between“being preachers and“having problems with power”?(para.7),Preachers are supposed to spread Gods teaching,that is pea

37、ce on earth and love,the common concept of power is force,physical force.So these two things have been contrasted as polar opposite.This is why preachers have problems with power.,Cultural information,Friedrich Nietzsche(1844-1900),Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher who challenged the foun

38、dations of traditional morality and Christianity.He believed in life,creativity,health,and the realities of the world we live in,rather than those situated in a world beyond.Central to his philosophy is the idea of life-affirmation,which involves an honest questioning of all doctrines which drain li

39、fes energies,however socially prevalent those views might be.,Often referred to as one of the first“existentialist”philosophers,Nietzsche has inspired leading figures in all walks of cultural life,including dancers,poets,novelists,painters,psychologists,philosophers,sociologists and social revolutio

40、naries.,Paraphrase,Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice,and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.(para.8),Power in the best form of function is the carrying out of the demands of justice with love and justice in the best form of functio

41、n is the overcoming of everything standing in the way of love with power.,How special is the structure?,Section 3(paras.10-15),Dr.Kings proposal-Negros guaranteed annual income,At the beginning of 20th century,how would Americans think of the proposal?,Why did Dr.King propose this program?,What is t

42、he content of the proposal?,Advantages of work,Housing and educationDiscriminationA host of positive psychological changes,The dignity of the individual will flourishPersonal conflicts will diminish,Discussion,Which one do you think the government should spend money on as priority?,Poverty WarsSpace

43、 projects,Paraphrase,At that time economic status was considered the measure of the individuals ability and talents.(para.10),At that time,the way to evaluate how capable and resourceful a person was to see how much money he had made.,the absence of worldly goods indicated a want of industrious habi

44、ts and moral fiber.(para.10),A person was poor because he was lazy and not hard-working and lacked a sense of right and wrong.,It is not the work of slaves driven to their tasks either by the task,by the taskmaster,or by animal necessity.(para.12),This kind of work cannot be done by slaves who work

45、because the work has to be done,because they are forced to work by slave-drivers or because they need to work in order to be fed and clothed.,when the unjust measurement of human worth on the scale of dollars is eliminated.(para.14),when the unfair practice of judging human value by the amount of mo

46、ney a person has is done away with.,Practice,Listen to the following,you will hear the paragraph 3 times,try to fill in the blanks with proper words,expressions or sentences.,The _to ignore the Negros contribution to American life and to strip him of his _ is as old as the earliest history books and

47、 _ the mornings newspaper.To upset this_,the negro must rise up with an _ of his own Olympian manhood.Any movement for the Negros freedom that_ this necessity is only waiting to be buried._.Psychological freedom,a firm sense of _ is the most powerful weapon against the long night of physical slavery

48、.No Lincolnian _ or Johnsonian civil rights bill can totally bring this kind of freedom._.,The tendency to ignore the Negros contribution to American life and to strip him of his personhood is as old as the earliest history books and as contemporary as the mornings newspaper.To upset this cultural h

49、omicide,the negro must rise up with an affirmation of his own Olympian manhood.Any movement for the Negros freedom that overlooks this necessity is only waiting to be buried.As long as the mind is enslaved,the body can never be free.Psychological freedom,a sense of self-esteem is the most powerful w

50、eapon against the long night of physical slavery.No Lincolnian emancipation proclamation or Johnsonian civil rights bill can bring this kind of freedom.The Negro will only be free when he reaches down to the inner depths of his own being and signs the pen and ink of assertive manhood his own emancip