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1、Lesson 2Two Kinds,what about the relationship between you and your parents from childhood to today?,WARM-UP,love and fear,need and rejectionlove and hostility,expectations and disappointments conflicts and reconciliation.,Contents,Teaching pointsTeaching aimsTeaching requirements,Teaching points,Mak
2、e a brief introduction of the background information of story,introduce to the students the writer Amy Tan and her Joy Luck Club,having a detailed explanation and analysis of the story Learn how to read and appreciate an English short story:especially the theme,character,organization of plot develop
3、ment and the heros or heroines epiphany(顿悟)Writing skills,rhetorical devicesExtension:collect a story about the relationship between Chinese parents and children or between American parents and children.,Teaching requirements,1.Carefully read the“Guide to Reading”to get a basic understanding of the
4、background information of the story:Two Kinds2.Read the word and expressions provided on Page 30-31 that will facilitate reading 3.Preview the story with the help of the notes provided on page 31-32 4.Learn how to read and appreciate an English short story:especially the theme,character,organization
5、 of plot development and the heros or heroines epiphany(顿悟),5.Get some brief information about the differences between Chinese culture and American culture 6.Get some information about the author,Amy Tan(谭思美)7.Explain some meaningful sentences and understand their implications 8.Do some exercises as
6、 is required,The first two periods(90m)1.How to appreciate stories2.Brief Background Information of the story“Two Kinds”,A.settingB.plot C.conflict D.ThemeE.point of viewF.CharactersG.The Joy Luck Club and Amy Tan,A.Setting:when and where the story takes place,a)place-geographical location.Where is
7、the action of the story taking place?b)time-When is the story taking place?(historical period,time of day,year,etc)c)weather conditions-Is it rainy,sunny,stormy,etc?d)social conditions-What is the daily life of the characters like?Does the story contain local color(writing that focuses on the speech
8、,dress,mannerisms,customs,etc.of a particular place)?e)mood or atmosphere-What feeling is created at the beginning of the story?Is it bright and cheerful or dark and frightening?,The Setting of Two Kinds,It takes place approximately from 1950s to 1980s in USA.America is a place for people to realize
9、 their dreams.American children are independent of parents projects on their lives.,B Plot A plot is the deliberately arranged sequence of interrelated events that constitute the basic narrative structure of a novel or a short story.Very often a plot starts from a significant conflict.This conflict
10、sets the plot of a story in motion.It retains the readers attention,builds the suspense of the work and arouses expectation for the events that are to follow.The plot of the traditional story contains 4 parts:beginning,developing,climax and end.It often moves through 5 stages:exposition,rising actio
11、n,crisis(climax),falling action and resolution.,Understand and appreciate an epiphany that a short story often tells us readers.When we read a story,one of the first things that draw our attention is the plot.However,a finely worked out plot is more than just a sequence of happenings.Often it tells
12、of an epiphany:some moment of insight,discovery,or revelation by which a characters life or view of life is greatly altered.As we read the short story under study“Two Kinds”we should try to see if there is a moment in the story that tells of an epiphany.,a)Exposition-The background information on th
13、e characters and setting.It may also explain what happened before the story began.b)Rising Action-This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed(events between the introduction and climax).c)Climax-This is the highest point of interest and the turn
14、ing point of the story.The reader wonders what will happen next;will the conflict be resolved or not?d)Falling action-The events and complications begin to resolve themselves.The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not(events between climax and denouement).e)Denou
15、ementdeinu:m:/resolution-This is the final outcome or untangling of events in the story.This section records the outcome of the conflict and establishes some new stability.,Climax/crisis,It is helpful to consider climax as a three-fold phenomenon:1)the main character receives new information 2)accep
16、ts this information(realizes it but does not necessarily agree with it)3)acts on this information(makes a choice that will determine whether or not he/she gains his objective).,C.Conflict,Conflict is essential to plot.Without conflict there is no plot.It is the opposition of forces which ties one in
17、cident to another and makes the plot move.Conflict is not merely limited to open arguments,rather it is any form of opposition that faces the main character.Within a short story there may be only one central struggle,or there may be one dominant struggle with many minor ones.,two types of conflict,1
18、)External-A struggle with a force outside ones self.2)Internal-A struggle within ones self;a person must make some decision,overcome pain,quiet their temper,resist an urge,etc.,four kinds of conflict,1)Man vs.Man(physical)-The leading character struggles with his physical strength against other men,
19、forces of nature,or animals.2)Man vs.Circumstances(classical)-The leading character struggles against fate,or the circumstances of life facing him/her.3)Man vs.Society(social)-The leading character struggles against ideas,practices,or customs of other people.4)Man vs.Himself/Herself(psychological)-T
20、he leading character struggles with himself/herself;with his/her own soul,ideas of right or wrong,physical limitations,choices,etc.,D)ThemeThe theme of a story is different from the plot.While the plot tells what happens in the story,the theme shows what the story is about.The theme of a story is th
21、e general meaning,the central and dominating idea that unifies and controls the total work.Usually it is easier to summarize the events than to state the theme in ones own word.,Theme,The theme in a piece of fiction is its controlling idea or its central insight.It is the authors underlying meaning
22、or main idea that he is trying to convey.The theme may be the authors thoughts about a topic or view of human nature.The title of the short story usually points to what the writer is saying and he may use various figures of speech to emphasize his theme,such as:symbol,allusion,simile,metaphor,hyperb
23、ole,or irony.Some simple examples of common themes from literature,TV,and film are:-things are not always as they appear to be-Love is blind-Believe in yourself-People are afraid of change-Dont judge a book by its cover,E.Point of View,1.Innocent Eye2.Stream of Consciousness3.First Person.4.Omniscie
24、nt-全知的,无所不知的 a)Omniscient Limited b)Omniscient Objective,Point of view,or.,is defined as the angle from which the story is told.,1.Innocent Eye-The story is told through the eyes of a child(his/her judgment being different from that of an adult).2.Stream of Consciousness-The story is told so that th
25、e reader feels as if they are inside the head of one character and knows all their thoughts and reactions.3.First Person-The story is told by the protagonist or one of the characters who interacts closely with the protagonist or other characters(using pronouns I,me,we,etc).The reader sees the story
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