Unit-3-the-rite-of-spring教案

Unit3TextATheRiteofSpringI.TeachingObjectivesThroughlearningthispassagecanstudents：KnowsomethingabouttheauthorLearnhowtointerpretandappreciateliteraryessayLearnsomeusefulwords,phrasesandexpressionsII.TeachingContentsMainsentencepattern:nounclausesintroducedbywh-wordsIII.TeachingProcess1.Warm-upActivityQuestions:1.Doyoustillrecallatextongardeningwestudiedlastsemester?NelsonMandela:afamousSouthAfricanleaderwhostruggledagainstapartheid[ə'pɑːtaɪt](种族隔离）inSouthAfrica.Gardeningisassociatedwithhisrevolutionaryworkandstruggle,offeringhimsimplebutenduringsatisfactionwhenhewasinprison.Similarities:Gardeninggivesthemsatisfaction,andmadethemstrongphysicallyandmentally.Theylearnedalotfromgardening.However,thereerealsosomedifferencesbetweenthetwoessays.NelsonMandela：Gardeningoffershimtasteoffreedom,andithasbecomeametaphoroffreedom.What’smore,gardeninggiveshiminspirationonhowtobeagoodrevolutionaryleaderandhowtonourishimportanthumanrelationship.ArthurMiller:ArthurMillerisdescribingthebeautyofhumanactivitiesandexperiences.Whengardening,hemustannuallyturnhismindtowardallthework,andthefruitsofgardeningcansomehowreflectmovementsinone’sownspirits.Hefoundthatgardeningisamoraloccupation,itneedspatienceandresponsibility.Sogardeningisallaboutcharacterbuilding.Alloftheseshowedtheauthor’slovetothenature.2.Howdoyouunderstandgardening?Whatisthesymbolicmeaningofgardening?Gardeningisgenerallyregardedasahobby,apastime.Manylittlebooksaswellasessaystellpeoplehowtogrowtomatoes,beans,cucumbers,etc.,intheirprivategardens.But,likemanyotherhumanactivities,gardeningoftenhassymbolicmeaningfordifferentpeople.(Forinstance,inourculture,itisoftencomparedtotherearingofchildren,soteachersareoftencalled“gardeners.”)3.Ifyouhaveagarden,whatwillyouliketoplant?Why?2:BackgroundInformationTheauthor---ArthurMiller(1915-2005)ArthurMillerwasborninamiddle-classJewishfamily（中产阶级犹太家族）inNewYorkcity.Hisfatherwasaclothingmanufacturer,butinthegreatdepression(大萧条时期),hissuccessfulindustrywasruinedandhedidn'thavethemoneyforArthurMillerincollege.Millerhadtoworkinawarehousetoearnthemoneyforcollege.In1938,hereceivedabachelor'sdegree.In1940MillermarriedaCatholicgirl,MarySlattery,hiscollegesweetheart,withwhomhehadtwochildren.In1956,Miller,themanmarriedMarilynMonroe.MarilynMonroe(玛丽莲梦露）wasoneofthe20thcentury’smostfamousfilmactressinAmerica.AndshemetwithArthurMillerin1951.Theymarriedin1956.ItwasMiller’ssecondmarriage,anditwasMonroe’sthirdmarriage.Unfortunately,theirmarriagehadonlymaintainforfiveyears,andtheydivorcedin1961.In1962,ArthurmillermarriedanAustralianPhotographer.OnFebruary10,2005,Millerdiedofheartfailureathomewhenhewas89.ArthurMillerwoncountlessprizesinhiswholelife,including1949Pulitzerprize(普利策戏剧奖）,twoNewYorktheatrecriticsawards（纽约戏剧评论奖）,OlivierAwardforbestdrama.In1953,thecoldwarreacheditsclimax,millerwrotehismostfamousdrama“TheCrucible”(炼狱).HispurposeonwritingthisplayisinresponsetoMcCarthysenatorforso-calledcommunistpartysympathizersrepression.ArthurMillerhasalmostdevotedhimselfinwriting,hisrepresentativeworksare《我的儿子们》(Allmysons,1947)、《推销员之死》(Deathofasalesman,1949)、《炼狱》（TheCrucible,1953）、《桥头眺望》(AViewfromtheBridge,1955)《维系事件》(IncidentatVichy,1964)、《代价》(Theprice,1968)、《美国大钟》(TheAmericanClock,1980)),etc.Eveninthe80yearsold,heisalsotheauthoroftheMonroealludetoworkthecompletepicture”.“DeathofaSalesman”wasadramaaboutasalesman，whowasaddictedtocapitalism.Whenhewasold,hisbossfiredhimandhefeltdisillusioned.Togetahugeinsurance,hedroveoutatnightanddiedinatrafficaccident.In1978ArthurmillerandhiswifecametovisitChina.ItwasCaoYu（曹禺）whoreceivedthem.In1983,“DeathofaSalesman”begantobeperformedinChina,andtheperformancewasverysuccessful.ThisdramawasthefirstforeigndramaperformedinChinaafterthe“CulturalRevolution”（文化大革命）.Italmostbecameoneofthemostimportantevents,whichhelpstosoftentheossified（僵化的）relationshipbetweenChinaandAmericainthehistory.AboutthetitleTheRiteofSpringisaballetwithmusicbyIgorStravinsky.Themusic’sinnovative/creativecomplexrhythmicstructures,timbres,anduseofdissonance/disagreementhavemadeitaseminal20thcenturycomposition.“TheRiteofSpring”rite:asolemnceremonyoract;asetoffixedwordsoractsTheRiteofSpringbyStranvinsky:asacredpaganritualwherethewiseeldersareseatedinacircleandareobservingthedancebeforedeathofthegirlwhomtheyareofferingasasacrificetothegodofSpringinordertogainhisbenevolence.3.Textanalysis1)StructurePartⅠ（para.1-2）theintroductionTheyreasonwhythewriterstartsagarden–asawayofcelebratingthecomingofspring.PartⅡ(para.3-10)thebodyAlistsofreasonsforkeepingagardenGardeninginvolvesconflictandchoice-making.Gardeningteachesyouaboutnature.Gardeningisneuroticandmoral.Gardeninghelpscharacterbuilding.PartⅢ(para.11-12)conclusionGardeningkeepspeoplehopefulforthefuture,eveninthecoldestdaysofDecember.2)Text1.Whenyouthinkhoweasyandcheap,relatively,itistobuyabunchofcarrotsorbeets,whyraisethem?(para1)Ellipticalsentence.Thecompletesentenceshouldbe“Whydoweraisethem?e.g.Whygotheretoday?Whysleeponthefloor?Whytellmenow?2.Thereisahumaninstinctatworkhere,akindofback-breakingmake-believethathasnore