Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? Part Three Text Appreciation W BT L E ENTER
Lesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E Part Three ENTER
Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? Text Appi recation Contents I。 Text Analysis oll C one 1. Theme 2. Structure 3. Discussion I。 Writing Devices 1. Language Style Tone 2. Metaphor III Sentence Paraphrase W BT L E NEX
Lesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E Text Appreciation I. Text Analysis 1. Theme 2. Structure 3. Discussion II. Writing Devices 1. Language Style & Tone 2. Metaphor III. Sentence Paraphrase
Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? I. Text Analysis Theme The author tries to clarify the purpose of a university: to put the students in touch with the best civilization that human race has created W BT L E The end of the NEX
Lesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E I. Text Analysis The author tries to clarify the purpose of a university: to put the students in touch with the best civilization that human race has created. Theme The end of Theme
Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? I. Text Analysis Structure Part 1(Paras. 1-8: The writer describes his encounter with one of his students Part 2(Paras. 9-14: The author restates what he still believes to be the purpose of a university: putting its students in touch with the best civilizations the human race has created W BT L E The end of structure NEX
Lesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E Part 1 (Paras. 1— ): Part 2 (Paras. ): I. Text Analysis Structure 8 9—14 The writer describes his encounter with one of his students. The author restates what he still believes to be the purpose of a university: putting its students in touch with the best civilizations the human race has created. The end of Structure
Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? I. Text Analysis Discussion o As a college student, what do you think of the question put forward by the author? Give your own answer to the question and compare it with the author 's o After finishing reading the whole text, how do you evaluate the author 's answer? W BT L E To be continued on the next page. NEX
Lesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E I. Text Analysis Discussion As a college student, what do you think of the question put forward by the author? Give your own answer to the question, and compare it with the author’s. After finishing reading the whole text, how do you evaluate the author’s answer? To be continued on the next page
Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? I. Text Analysis How does the writer present his argument? Introduction He introduces the topic with his encounter with a student and with two questions: Why should we go to university? Why should we learn literature, arts, philosophy, politics, etc? Then he proceeds to give evidence to support his view Evidence A: distinction between technical training and university Evidence B: How to spend the 8 hours of leisure time will decide whether you are capable of penetrating insight, whether you can be democratic, tasteful and above all, whether you can raise a civilized family W BT L E To be continued on the next page. NEX
Lesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E I. Text Analysis To be continued on the next page. Introduction He introduces the topic with his encounter with a student and with two questions: Why should we go to university? Why should we learn literature, arts, philosophy, politics, etc.? Then he proceeds to give evidence to support his view: Evidence A: distinction between technical training and university Evidence B: How to spend the 8 hours of leisure time will decide whether you are capable of penetrating insight, whether you can be democratic, tasteful and above all, whether you can raise a civilized family. How does the writer present his argument?
Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? I. Text Analysis Answer/topic sentence:. the business of the college is to put you in touch with what the best human minds have thought. Evidence C: Nobody gets to be a human being unaided and books can aid us in becoming a civilized human both in terms of techniques of man kind, and in terms of spiritual resources Conclusion Reiteration and summary: the function of university and its faculty. W BT L E The end of Discussion NEX
Lesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E I. Text Analysis The end of Discussion. Answer/topic sentence: … the business of the college is to put you in touch with what the best human minds have thought. Evidence C: Nobody gets to be a human being unaided, and books can aid us in becoming a civilized human, both in terms of techniques of mankind, and in terms of spiritual resources. Conclusion Reiteration and summary: the function of university and its faculty
Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? II. Writing e ences Language Style Tone y way of using Style direct speecl Colloquial, familiar style ③ y way ofusing one Humorous and mildly sarcastic W BT L E he end of Language Style Tone. NEX
Lesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E II. Writing Devices Language Style & Tone The end of Language Style & Tone. Style: Colloquial, familiar style Tone: Humorous and mildly sarcastic By way of using direct speech By way of using metaphors
Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? II. Writing e ences Metaphor Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on used to designate top who came into my class, sat down.(Para. 1) another, thus making an implicit comparison New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number of things.(Para. 2) That is about what I said, but this particular pest was not interested.(Para. 7) W BT L E The end of Metapho NEX
Lesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E II. Writing Devices Metaphor Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison. Part of the student body was a beanpole with hair on top who came into my class, sat down… (Para. 1) New as I was to the faculty, I could have told this specimen a number of things. (Para. 2) That is about what I said, but this particular pest was not interested. (Para. 7) The end of Metaphor
Lesson 1 Another school Year-What For? III Sentence Paraphrase 1 I was fresh out of graduate school starting my first se mester at the University of Kansas City.(Para 1) to have just come from a particular place, to have just had a particular experience, e.g. students fresh from college I had just completed my graduate studies and began teaching at the University of Kansas City. go to 2 W BT L E NEX
Lesson 1 Another School Year—What For? W B T L E III. Sentence Paraphrase 1 … I was fresh out of graduate school starting my first semester at the University of Kansas City. (Para. 1) … I had just completed my graduate studies and began teaching at the University of Kansas City. go to 2 to have just come from a particular place, to have just had a particular experience, e.g. students fresh from college