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3.appreciatetheeasystyle,simpleyetvividlanguage;
4.compareindividualismandtraditionalAmericanvalueswithcollectivismandtraditionalChinesevalues;
5.masterthekeylanguagepointsandtypicalwritingtechniquesemployedinanarrativesuchasbuildinguptension,creatingsuspense,smoothtransition,planningtheplots,etc.;
6.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.
●Timeallotment:
Theteachingplanistobecarriedoutwith6teachinghours.
Introduction:
Doyoulikegoingtothetheatre?
OrdoyoulikewatchMovieChannelonTV?
Thenwhatkindsofmoviesdoyoulikebest,romancelikeRomeoandJuliet,warliketheLastDropofBlood,orhorrorliketheSilentLamb?
AreyoufamiliarwithmoviesonAmericanfrontierlifeoroncowboys?
Moviesstarredsay,byClintEastwood.Iamsureyouhaveseenoneortwosuchmovies.Thencanyougivemeageneraldescriptionoftheheroinsuchmovies?
Whatkindofclothestheytypicallywear?
----dotheywearcleansuit?
No.theywearjeansandworn-outjeans,dirtyandstained.Whatabouttheirshoes,dotheywearpolishedleathershoes?
No.theywearleatherboots(forwhatpurpose,forridingahorse).Whatkindofhatdotheyhave?
Tophat(大礼帽)orcasualwide-brimmedhat(toprotecttheireyesfromstrongsunlight).Dotheysmokecigar?
No,theychewtobaccoandspittobaccojuiceanywheretheylike.Howdotheytravel,onfoot?
Right,theyarealwaysfoundonhorseback.Dotheycarrycanewiththem?
No,theycarryguninsteadtoprotectthemselvesandtopunishthosebadmen.Allright,whatabouttheirappearance,charactersorpersonality?
Dotheylookgentle?
No.theylookroughandmasculine,thoughinevitablyhandsome.Theycurseallthetime.Theyhavenomannerstoothers.Theyareexpertsatfightingandshooting.Theycomeandgolikeafreewind,neverstayforanyone,evenhisbelovedwoman.Theyarestrongminded,self-reliant,capableofsurvivalinharshenvironment.Theyarewarm-heartedtotheweakanddeterminedtoseekjusticewiththeirrifles.Inoneword,theyarejustlikewhatarealmanshouldbe.Ofcourse,theyareonlyfictionalfigures.Theirexciting,romanticandlegendarylifeiscreatedbywritersandmoviedirectors.However,theyaretruetosomeextent.TheysharesomethingincommonwiththosefrontierpeopleinAmericanhistory.Forinstance,theirself-reliance,theirstrongabilityofsurvivalunderhardconditions,theircourage,ambitionandstrongwill,theirskillsinridingandshootingarealsoessentialtofrontiermen.Tomostpeople,includingmanyAmericans,cowboysarethesymbolofAmericanfrontiermen.TheirliferepresentstheuniqueAmericanlifestyleinitsearlydays.However,itisnecessarytoknowthatcowboylifewasonlyasmallpartofAmericanfrontierlifeandthelifeinfrontierwasfarfromromantic,thoughfarimportantinAmericanhistory.
Theword‘frontier’iscloselylinkedwiththeWestwardMovementofAmericansfrom1600sto1900s.Duringaperiodaslongas300years,immigrantscamecontinuouslyfromtheoldcontinenttotheunexplorednewlandandpusheditsfrontiersteadilyfromtheeasterncoastfurtherintothecontinenttillthePacificOceaninthewest,AlaskainthenorthandMexicangulfinthesouth.Theprocessofwestwardmovementistheprocessoftheformationofthenationandthecountry.Inotherwords,thewestwardmovementisimportantinthatitnotonlyhelpedtoexpandterritory,buttoshapethoseimmigrantsintoanintegratednationwithitsdistinctivenationalcharacter,knownastheAmericanspirit.Asahistoriansaid“ThefrontierdidmuchtoshapeAmericanlife”.
Inthislesson,wearetohaveaglimpseofthefrontierlife,notfromadramatizedmovie,butfromarecollectedmemory.
Detailedstudyofthetext
Para.1
1.inthefirstparagraph,theauthorprovidesuswithsomebackgroundinformation:
thestorywassetattheendofthe19thcenturyinFlorid(atthattime,theU.S.wasstillapredominantlyagriculturalcountry;
thewestwardmovementcametoendandthefrontierwasdisappearing,buttheoffshoreislandsinFloridawerelargelyunexplored);
thenarratorwasafive-year-oldgirlthenandthestoryistoldfromachild’spointofview;
Whatdidthefatherdecidetodo?
---HedecidedtotakehisfamilythroughthewildsoftheEvergladesandstakedaclaimonanoffshoreisland
Whatwashispurpose?
---Hewantedtofarmtheislandbutmoreimportantly,togivethekidsatasteofthewayhegrewup.
2.In1899whenIwasfiveyearsoldandlivinginPalmetto,Florida,myfatherdecidedtotakehisfamilythroughthewildsoftheEvergladesandstakeaclaimonanoffshoreisland.
●palmetto:
atypeofplant,seenote1.Theplaceisperhapsnamedafterthepalmettos,whicharenativetotheareaandgrowabundantthere.
●Wild:
(usu.pl)aninhabitedoruncultivatedregion.
●Everglades:
seenote2,vastmarshcoveringmuchofsouthernFlorida.Anationalparkwasestablishedherein1947.
●Stakeaclaim:
tosayorshowclearlythatyouconsidersomethingisorshouldbeyours.
In1862,AmericangovernmentissuedHomesteadAct.Accordingtotheact,governmentlandcouldbeclaimedbymerelyoccupyingandimprovingit.Inotherwords,anybodycanclaimapieceofvirginlandashisaslongasheinhabitedonandcultivatedit.
3.Whatdoweknowaboutthefatherformthefirstparagraph?
●hegrewupinaruralenvironment(hehadbeenacowboyintheMyakkaareawhenhewasfifteenyearsold)andhischildhoodexperiencehelpedformhissimpleandnaturallifestyle(aslongashelived,papalikedhiscornbreadmadecampfirestylewithboilingwaterandsaltonly,andflattenedoutintoabrittle,tastycracker.)
Para.2
4.Whatisthetopicsentenceofpara.2?
●Thetopicsentenceis“hislifewasaseriesofadventures.”Thentheauthorsupportsthisstatementwithasketchofwhathappenedtoherfather’sfamilyintheCivilWarandhowhisfathermanagedtofinishschoolandfindajob.
5.Hisfather’scarriagehouseinCharleston,SouthCarolina,andhisnearbyplantationwereinthelineofSherman’smarch
●carriagehouse:
asmallbuilding,usuallypartofanestateoradjacenttothemainhousewhichhousescarriages,coachesorothervehicles,also“coachhouse”
●Charleston:
animportantcityintheSouth.(SeeNote3.)ThefiringonFortSumterinCharlestonin1861touchedofftheAmericanCivilWar.
6.WhenPapafinishedschoolattheacademythere,heworkedasacowboyonaranchinMyakkaforafriendofhisdeadfather’s.
●academy:
inthiscaseaprivatesecondaryschool.Usuallyitreferstoaninstitutionforhigherlearningandscientificresearches,suchastheAcademyofScience
●ranch:
alargefarm,especiallyinthewestU.S.,withitsbuilding,lands,etc,fortheraisingofcattle,horses,orsheepingreatnumbers.Notetodifferitfromplantation,whichisalargefarminthesouthU.S.forplantingcropssuchaswheat,cotton,cornetc.
7.Byagethirty,hewasacountysheriff,nomeanjobinthosedays,andhisterritorywaswideranging.Thecountyheservedwaslatersplitintosixoreightcounties.
●Thisistoshowthatthefather’sdecisiontoleaveforthewildsofFloridawasoutofhisadventurouscharacterratherthanfinancialdifficulties.
●Thejobofacountysheriffwasimportantandtheareaundermyfather’sjurisdictionwasfarandwide
Para.3
8.SouthFloridawasuninvitingtomanybecauseofthemosquitoes,panthers,crocodiles,swamps,andwetlands.Butthesemarksofwildcountrycalledtomyfatherlikethelegendarysirensong.
●Tosomepeople,SouthFlorida,withitswildanimals,backwardnessandpoorlivingconditions,wasn’tapleasantplacetolivein,butmyfatherwasdeeplyattractedtoitpreciselybecauseitwasunexplored.Theuncultivatednaturalstateposesatemptingchallengetomyfather.
Para.4
9.Whatthemainideaofthisparagraph?
●TheauthordescribeswhattheirlifewaslikeinPalmetto.Itwasabeautifulplaceandtheirlifewassimplebutcomfortable,naturalandsafe;
yetthefatherwasadventurousandenterprisingandinsistedonsettingoutfortheuntouchedlandoftheTenThousandIslands.Afterdetaileddescriptionsofthehouse,thesurroundingsandtheirrelatives,theauthorsumsupthispartwithasentence,“itwasanidylliclife,andwelivedclosetoourfamilyandtothecomfortsandsafeasmalltowncouldafford.”
10.HestartedbuildingacoveredwagonaroundthefourthofJulyandwewentintothewildernesswithhiminthefall.
●Inthosedaysintheruralareaandtoalittlegirl,timemightnotbeasimportantaconceptasitistoday,besides,asalittlegirl,itisonlynaturalforhertoremembervaguelywhentheystartedtheirjourney.ThenwhydidsherememberthefourthofJuly?
What’sspecialaboutthisdate?
---itistheindependenceday,animportantnationalholidayoftheUnitedStates.Forkids,holidaysarealwayssomethingtoberemembered.
11.WehadmadeourhomeinPalmettoforayearorsowheremymother’sgentlefolks,theHarrisons,hadsettledfollowingtheCivilWar.
●gentlefolks:
(oldusage)peopleof
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