lesson 4 Wisdom of Bear wood

BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodLessonFourENTERByMichaelWelzenbachBTLEWContent•PartA.Backgroundinformation•PartB.TextAppreciation•PartC.I.WordStudyII.PhrasesandExpressionsBTLEWMichaelWelzenbach(1954—2001)wasanartcriticaswellasapoetandnovelist.HewrotesomeofthemoststimulatingcriticismsofartandmusicfortheWashingtonPost.Lesson4-WisdomofBearWoodPartA.AbouttheAuthorTheendofAuthor.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodBerkshireSituatedintheheartofsouthernEngland,theCountyofBerkshire,alsoknownasRoyalBerkshireishometoseveralwell-knowntownsandcities,suchasWindsor,wherethefamousroyalretreatWindsorCastlecanbefound.AnotherroyalconnectionistheTownofAscot,famousforitsverypopularannualhorseracingfestival—RoyalAscot.BerkshirealsoboastsmanypicturesquevillageswithviewsacrosstheRiverThamesabsolutelystunning.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWBerkshire,acountyofsouthernEngland,thatoccupiesthevalleysofthemiddleThamesanditstributary,theKennet,immediatelytothewestofLondon.Itsareais485sqmi(1,256sqkm),anditisdividedintosixdistricts:Bracknell,Newbury,Reading,Slough,WindsorandWokingham.Lesson4-WisdomofBearWoodBerkshirePleasemarkoutBerkshireinthemapgiven.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWPartB.TextAppreciationLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysis1.GeneralAnalysis2.Theme3.Structure4.FurtherDiscussionII.WritingDevices1.Homonyms2.Antithesis3.OnomatopoeiaIII.SentenceParaphraseBTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodPlotofthestorySettingofthestoryProtagonistsofthestoryWritingtechniquesofthestoryThemeofthestoryI.TextAnalysisHaveyougotthekeyelementsinthestory?Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodPlot:thecultivationoffriendshipbetweenaboyandanoldladySetting:BearwoodProtagonists:IandMrs.Robertson-GlasgowWritingtechniques:gotoWritingDevicesThemeofthestory:gotothenextpageI.TextAnalysisForreference.TheendofGeneralAnalysis.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysisTruefriendshipisbothrareandprecious.Itexistsdeepinheartanddoesnotchange.Itisenduringandrewarding.ThemeoftheStoryThethemeissummedupattheveryend.TheendofTheme.BTLEWPart1(paras.1─)about:Part2(paras.)about:Part3(paras.)about:Part4(paras.)about:Lesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysisStructureoftheText45─2324─2728─37ThelonelyboyfoundhispleasureinBearWood.TheboymetMrs.Robertson-GlasgowintheBearWoodandtheybecamebestfriends.Mrs.Robertson-Glasgowbecamesickanddeadwhiletheirfriendshipflourishedmorethaneverbefore.Therevelationoftruelove.TheendofStructure.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysisDifferencesSimilaritiesFriendshipBetweenTwoSoulsoldEnglishwomanlostherhusband12Americanboyseparatedfromfriends1.lonely2.commoninterest—natureandknowledge3.truelove—givingnottaking4.others…Scanthetextandlistouttherelatedinformation.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysisBeautiesvs.BeautiesDiscussingroups!BeautiesthatlieintheWoodBeautiesthatlieinthefriendshipavaultedcathedral…givingbutnotaking…Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysisWhenIwas12yearsold,myfamilymovedtoEngland,thefourthmajormoveinmyshortlife.InPara.1Question:Whatdoestheauthorintendtoemphasize,usingthissentenceastheopening?Theauthorintendstoimpressthereadersthattheboydislikedmovingverymuch.Thecomparisonformedbetween12and4isimpressive.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysisQuestion:Whatcanyoulearnfromthefirst3sentencesofParagraph2?FromtheBackgroundinformationwe'vealreadygotagoodideathatinBerkshiretherearelotsofhistoricinterests,includingsomefamousancientcastles.Forlittleboys,ancientcastlesusuallymeanbraveexplorationsandendlesspursuitofmysterioustreasures.Theboy,however,hadnotasteforthesekindsofthings.Instead,hejustlovednature.Maybebesidesthisreason,hewasalsotryingtoavoidanyinvolvementwithotherboys.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysisPayattentiontothewording.Question:Inthebeginningofthestory,whatdidBearWoodmeantothelittleboy?•heaven—butalonelyheaven(Washereallyhappyaboutthesituation?)•asecretfortress(Whattodefend?Diditformattachmentsorloneliness?)•almostaholyplace(Whyholy?)•aprivateparadise(Whowasgoingtointrudeintoit?)Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysisQuestion:WhatistheimplicationofParagraph7?Question:Theowlsareintroduced,notnative.Whatisindicatedhere?Followingthe6shortsentencesconnectedby5andsand1so,thereaderscanfeel,inavividway,theboyisnotateaseandiseagertoleave.Infact,neithertheoldladynorthelittleboyisnativeinBerkshire.Theonlycommonthingisthattheycansharenaturepeacefullyandhappilywiththeintroducedanimals.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysisComparisonandcontrastQuestion:Comparethetwosentences.…shewasgrowingfrailerandlessinclinedtolaugh.Ibegantogrowquickly.Iplayedsoccerandmadeagoodfriend.Withtimepassing,theoldladywasdying;atthemeantime,withtheinspirationofthefriendship,theboywasdevelopingintoaconfidentandopen-mindedboyandnolongerafraidofhavingnewfriends.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson4-WisdomofBearWoodI.TextAnalysisInPara.26Question:Whatistheimplicat