Lesson Five The One Against the Many A I Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure:(are needed for the lesson) The ist clas ns (the purp of the te on the ons and The 2nd two clas cher in erpretation of the meaning of the sentences The 3 rd of theinterpretation of the text The 4th two classes:1 asking student to sun the main idea 2.explaining the useful words and expressions in the text:doing the exereises in the textbook.3.supplemental exercise. a translation b proofreading II.obiectives A.content To understand the theme of the text-the author regards pragmatism as the key factor which contributed to the rapid development of the United States To acquaint students with language points and help them to master these points B.Style and strategies : To analyze the authorm's choice of the words in developing the writing To analyze how the structure contributes to the clarity of the text ● To appreciate the rhetorical devices the autbhor employs in the text I topics for the presentations (based on pre-class group discussions 1.Who is Arthur M.Schlesinger.Jr.? 2.What is he known for? 3.What is the main factor for America'rapid development into the superpower/ 4.Do you find the essay more interesting or perhaps instructive to China today? 5.What can we learn from the essay? IL Additional information about the author Arthur SchlesingerJr.was born in 1917.He is one of the most American influential historians today.He is the author of numerous books,including The Age of Roosevelt volumes I,II,and IIl:A Thousand Days,The Imperial Presidency:The Cycles of American History;and The Disuniting of America.He reveived the Pulitzer Prize for History in 199 and for Biography in 196.He also got the National Book Award in 1979.The first volume of his memoirs,A Life in the 20th Century,came out recently. 1.Useful words and expressions Toapproach,faith,to condition,to translate.free,to attribute to,to endow.creed,to construe,pragmatic,discourse,besetting sin,contingency,infallible,frechold,spectrum
Lesson Five The One Against the Many A I.Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure: ( about 8 classes are needed for the lesson) The 1st two classes;1. students' presentations ( the purpose of checking up their preview of the text) 2.teacher's comments on the presentations and briedf, additional information about the text.3.vocabulary 4. introducing the content of the text briefly The 2nd two classes; teacher’s interpretation of the meaning of the difficult sentences, language points and rhetorical devices The 3 rd two classes; continuation of the interpretation of the text The 4th two classes;1. asking student to sum up the main idea 2. explaining the useful words and expressions in the text ; doing the exercises in the textbook. 3.supplemental exercise-a. translation b. proofreading II. objectives A. content ⚫ To understand the theme of the text-the author regards pragmatism as the key factor which contributed to the rapid development of the United States ⚫ To acquaint students with language points and help them to master these points B. Style and strategies ⚫ To analyze the authorm’s choice of the words in developing the writing ⚫ To analyze how the structure contributes to the clarity of the text ⚫ To appreciate the rhetorical devices the autbhor employs in the text I topics for the presentations ( based on pre-class group discussions ) 1. Who is Arthur M. Schlesinger. Jr.? 2. What is he known for? 3. What is the main factor for America’ rapid development into the superpower/ 4. Do you find the essay more interesting or perhaps instructive to China today? 5. What can we learn from the essay? II. Additional information about the author Arthur Schlesinger ,Jr. was born in 1917.He is one of the most American influential historians today. He is the author of numerous books, including The Age of Roosevelt, volumes I,II,and III; A Thousand Days;The Imperial Presidency;The Cycles of American History; and The Disuniting of America. He reveived the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1996 and for Biography in 1966. He also got the National Book Award in 1979.The first volume of his memoirs, A Life in the 20th Century, came out recently. III.Useful words and expressions To approach, faith, to condition, to translate, free, to attribute to, to endow, creed, to construe, pragmatic,discourse,besetting sin, contingency, infallible, freehold,spectrum
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