Comprehensive English II Unit 4 The Man in the Water School of Foreign Languages
Comprehensive English II School of Foreign Languages Unit 4 The Man in the Water
Contents Background Information Vocabulary Expressions Critical Reading Discussion Writing Assignments
Contents Background Information Vocabulary & Expressions Critical Reading Discussion & Writing Assignments
Part 1 Background Information Roger Rosenblatt Washington D.C. Genre
Part 1 Background Information Roger Rosenblatt Washington D. C. Genre
Roger Rosenblatt (born 1940)is an American writer.He was a long-time essayist for Time magazine and PBS NewsHour.Currently he writes books,and is the Distinguished Professor of English and Writing at Stony Brook. He taught at Harvard,where he earned his Ph.D. 。 At age 25,he became the director of Harvard's freshman writing department. At age 29 he was the youngest House Master in Harvard's history. At Harvard,apart from creative writing,he taught Irish drama, modern poetry,and the university's first course in African American literature. Seven universities have awarded him honorary doctorates
Roger Rosenblatt • (born 1940) is an American writer. He was a long-time essayist for Time magazine and PBS NewsHour. Currently he writes books, and is the Distinguished Professor of English and Writing at Stony Brook。 • He taught at Harvard, where he earned his Ph.D. • At age 25, he became the director of Harvard’s freshman writing department. • At age 29 he was the youngest House Master in Harvard’s history. • At Harvard, apart from creative writing, he taught Irish drama, modern poetry, and the university’s first course in African American literature. • Seven universities have awarded him honorary doctorates.[1]
Works >The Book of Love-2015 >The Boy Detective:A New York Childhood 2013 >Kayak Morning-2012 >Unless it Moves the Human Heart:The Art and Craft of Writing2011 >Making Toast-2010 >Beet-2008
Works ➢The Book of Love—2015 ➢The Boy Detective: A New York Childhood— 2013 ➢Kayak Morning—2012 ➢Unless it Moves the Human Heart: The Art and Craft of Writing—2011 ➢Making Toast—2010 ➢Beet - 2008
The Disaster Aircraft type:Boeing 737-222 Operator:Air Florida Passengers:74 Crew:5 Date:January 13,1982 Type:Crash on takeoff Accident site:Washington,D.C. Fatalities:78(4 on ground) Injuries:10 Survivors:5
The Disaster ❖ Aircraft type: Boeing 737-222 ❖ Operator: Air Florida ❖ Passengers: 74 ❖ Crew: 5 ❖ Date: January 13, 1982 ❖ Type: Crash on takeoff ❖ Accident site: Washington, D.C. ❖ Fatalities: 78 (4 on ground) ❖ Injuries: 10 ❖ Survivors: 5
Responses in the media News media outlets followed the story with diligence; it made headlines "A Hero-Passenger Aids Others,Then Dies," Washington Post,January 14,1982 &“the sixth man”,“the man in the water
Responses in the media ❖News media outlets followed the story with diligence; it made headlines ❖ "A Hero - Passenger Aids Others, Then Dies," Washington Post, January 14, 1982 ❖“the sixth man”, “the man in the water
The Man in the Water "He was about 50 years old,one of half a dozen survivors clinging to twisted wreckage bobbing in the icy Potomac when the first helicopter arrived.To the copter's two-man Park Police crew he seemed the most alert.Life vests were dropped,then a flotation ball.The man passed them to the others.On two occasions,the crew recalled last night,he handed away a life line from the hovering machine that could have dragged him to safety.and the helicopter pilot,Donald W.Usher,returned to the scene,but the man was gone
The Man in the Water "He was about 50 years old, one of half a dozen survivors clinging to twisted wreckage bobbing in the icy Potomac when the first helicopter arrived. To the copter's two-man Park Police crew he seemed the most alert. Life vests were dropped, then a flotation ball. The man passed them to the others. On two occasions, the crew recalled last night, he handed away a life line from the hovering machine that could have dragged him to safety. . and the helicopter pilot, Donald W. Usher, returned to the scene, but the man was gone
The Man in the Water The man was later identified as Arland D. Williams Jr.,a bank examiner working for the Federal Reserve system in Atlanta.The 14th Street Bridge was renamed in his honor. In June of 1983,Williams was awarded a medal by President Reagan
The Man in the Water ❖The man was later identified as Arland D. Williams Jr., a bank examiner working for the Federal Reserve system in Atlanta. The 14th Street Bridge was renamed in his honor. ❖In June of 1983, Williams was awarded a medal by President Reagan
Washington D.C. formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington,"the District",or simply D.C.,is the capital of the United States Located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast,it is a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S.state. Washington,D.C.,had an estimated population of 658,893 in 2014,the 23rd-most populous city in the United States
Washington D.C. ❖ formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States ❖ Located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast, it is a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Congress and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. ❖ Washington, D.C., had an estimated population of 658,893 in 2014, the 23rd-most populous city in the United States