B3 Unit8 Reflections of a Chinese Mother in the We

ReflectionsofaChinesemotherintheWestUnit8SectionAObjectivesTotalkaboutdifferentapproachestochildren’seducationTofurtherunderstandthetextToapplythephrasesandpatternsTomastertheessaywritingskillLead-inWatchavideoclipandanswerthequestions.Q1:IsyourmotheraTigerMother?Whatwouldyourparentsdoifyoufailedtomeettheirexpectations?Yes.•Assumestrengthratherthanfragility;•Bestrictwithyou;•Notpermityoutodo…;•Physicallypunishyou,suchas…Q2:Haveyoueverhatedyourparentswhentheyforcedyoutodosomethingyoudislikedbutwhichlaterprovedtobeworthyofyourefforts?1.WhatdoWesternersthinkofChineseparents’wayofraisingkids?2.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenChinesemothersandWesternparentstoanobesechild?3.WhydoWesternparentswanttoprotecttheirchildrenfromcriticism?4.WhatwillWesternandChineseparentsdoiftheirchildcomeshomewithaB？5.WhydoChineseparentsdemandperfectgrades?GlobalReading6.WhatarethesecondideologicaldifferencebetweenChineseandWesternParents?7.WhydoChineseparentshaveultimateauthorityovertheirchildren’sdesiresandpreferences?Andwhatwilltheydototheirchildren’sdefianceanddisobedience?8.AccordingtoWesternpropaganda,whatareAsianmotherslike?Isittrue?9.Whichparentingmethodismorebeneficialtochildren’ssuccessinthefuture,accordingtotheauthor?Why?StructureIntroductionBodyConclusionPara.1-2Para.3-10Para.11TextStudyPartⅠReadingComprehension1.WhatdoWesternersthinkofChineseparents’wayofraisingkids?provocative,unimaginableandevenillegal2.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenChinesemothersandWesternparentstoanobesechild?Chinesemothers“Heyfatty,losesomeweight.”Westernparents•humane•tiptoearoundtheissue•nevermentionthef-wordLanguageFocuses•Paraphrase:“Chinesemotherscandispensewithformalcourtesiesandsaytoanobesechildwhogorgesonfood,“Heyfatty,loosesomeweight.”(Para.2)Chinesemotherscanignoreformalpolitenessandsaytoanoverweightchildwhoeatstoomuchfood,“Heyfatty,losesomeweight.”•Paraphrase:“Westernparentsmustbehumane,tiptoearoundtheissue,talksintermsof“health”andneverevermentionthef-word.Andstilltheirkidsendupintherapyforeatingdisordersandanegativeself-image.”(Para.2)Westernparentsmustbekindandavoidtouchingtheissue(beingfat)directly.Theywouldrathertalkabouttheeffectsupontheirchildren’s“health”thanmentiontheword“fatty”.Butintheend,theirchildstillsufferfromtheresultsofunhealthyeatinghabitsandfromabadself-image,andhavetoseeadoctorfortheirproblems.•Paraphrase:“I’vethoughtlongandhardabouthowChineseparentscangetawaywithwhattheydo,andIthinktherearethreeideologicaldifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternparents.”(Para.2)ItriedtothinkforalongtimeabouthowChineseparentsdonotreceivecriticismorpunishmentforwhattheydo(theytreatkidsinacruelandharshway),andIthinktherearethreedifferencesinthinkingbetweenChineseandWesternparents.WesternparentsarebaffledbyChineseparents’successofraisingkids.(Para.1)Chineseparentsdothingsthatseemprovocative,unimaginable,evenillegal,toopinionatedWesterners.(Para.2)IntroductionSum-upChineseparentsraisesuccessfulkids,buttheyusesomemethodswhichareunacceptable/differenttoWesterners.TextStudyPartⅡTheTHREEideologicaldifferencesTheFirstIdeologicalDifferencePara.3-6Para.7-8TheSecondIdeologicalDifferencePara.9-10TheThirdIdeologicalDifferenceReadingComprehension3.WhydoWesternparentswanttoprotecttheirchildrenfromcriticism?•Childrenaretenderandnotstrong;•Parentsshouldprotecttheirchildren’sself-esteemandprotectchildrenagainstthefeelingoffailure.Para.3-64.WhatwillWesternandChineseparentsdoiftheirchildcomeshomewithaB？•praisethechildWesternparents•expressdisapproval•worryabouttheirchild•ascreaming,hair-tearingexplosionChineseparents•getpracticetests•useeverytooltogetherchild’sgradeuptoanA5.WhydoChineseparentsdemandperfectgrades?Becausetheytakeitforgrantedthattheirchildcangetthemiftheyworkhardenough,andgradesareamoreimportantmeasureofsuccessthan“self-esteem”.CulturalNotesGradingSystemintheUnitedStatesIneducationgradesarestandardizedmeasurementsofthelevelsofcomprehensionofagivensubject,Gradescanbemeasured1)inLetters(A,B,C,D,E,F)2)asaRange(4.0-1.0)3)asaNumberoutofapossibleTotal(0-100)4)asDescriptors(excellent,great,satisfactory,needsimprovement)5)inPercentages6)asaGradePointAverage(GPA)平均学分绩点MoreThemostpopulargradingsystemintheUSusesthediscreteevaluationintheformoflettergrades:•Followafive-pointsystem,usingthelettersA,B,C,DandF;•Aindicatingexcellent•Cindicatingaverage•Findicatingfailing•Paraphrase:“That’swhythesolutiontosubstandardperformanceisalwaystopunishandshamethechild.”(Para.6)That’swhywhenachildgetspoorperformance,theirparents’solutionistopunishandmakethemfeelashamedofthat.Sowhenachildperformpoorlyinschool,Chineseparentsalwayspunishthemandmakethemfeelashamedoftheirgrades.LanguageFocusesSum-upPara.3:Westernparentscradletheirchild’sself-esteemtoinsulatethemfromcriticismbecausetheybelievethechildistender.Para.4-5:TwoexamplesaregiventoshowhowWesternandChineseparentswillreacttotheirchild’sscorerespectively.Para.6:TheChineseparents’strictandharshbehaviortowardtheirchildisjustified.TheFirstIdeologicalDifferencePara.7-8ReadingComprehension6.WhatarethesecondideologicaldifferencebetweenChi