e 7ertr Ducovny of a tather b Teaching Objectives: 1. Introduction to the famous author sherwood Anderson and his stories and novels 2. Lead students to think about how to understand each other between generations 3. Get familiar with the informal style 4. Language points Time Distribution( 6 hours) 1. the first 2 hours: introduction to background knowledge, key words and expressions 2. the next 3 hours: detailed study of the text, language points and Comprehension exercises 3. The last I hour will be devoted to work on the text including all the rest Exercises and oral discussion when necessary. o Teaching Procedures: Step 1: Introduction to Background Knowledge 4 about the author Sherwood Anderson was born into a poor family in Camden, Ohio, the U.S. in 1876, but rmative years in the town of Clyde, Ohio, which inspired the setting of many of his stories. He worked as a laborer in 1896-1898, then served in the Spanish American War. He was the author of many stories and novels, and he was a major influence on a younger generation of important writers, including Faukner, Hemingway, Wolfe, Steinbeck, and others, both through his writings and his acts of personal kindness. It was through his influence, for example, that the first books of both Faukner and Hemingway were published 4 about the text This is a text gives a vivid character sketch of the authors father and depicts the changes of the little boy's attitude towards his father. He once thought his father was a failure, a clown, a loafer, and a windbag. After swimming together with his father in a wet night, he realized that his father was just too generous and too kind-hearted and a born storyteller and writer. The swimming had an important symbolic meaning, embodying the turning point of the growth process of the The article serves as a dedication to the memory of his father, indicating with the gene of literary creation inherited from his father, the author himself had become a world-famous writer
1 Text A Discovery of a Father Teaching Objectives: 1. Introduction to the famous author Sherwood Anderson and his stories and novels. 2. Lead students to think about how to understand each other between generations. 3. Get familiar with the informal style. 4. Language points Time Distribution (6 hours): 1. the first 2 hours: introduction to background knowledge, key words and expressions 2. the next 3 hours: detailed study of the text, language points and Comprehension exercises. 3. The last 1 hour will be devoted to work on the text, including all the rest Exercises and oral discussion when necessary. Teaching Procedures: Step 1: Introduction to Background Knowledge About the author: Sherwood Anderson was born into a poor family in Camden, Ohio, the U.S. in 1876, but spent his formative years in the town of Clyde, Ohio, which inspired the setting of many of his stories. He worked as a laborer in 1896 – 1898, then served in the Spanish American War. He was the author of many stories and novels, and he was a major influence on a younger generation of important writers, including Faukner, Hemingway, Wolfe, Steinbeck, and others, both through his writings and his acts of personal kindness. It was through his influence, for example, that the first books of both Faukner and Hemingway were published. About the text This is a text gives a vivid character sketch of the author’s father and depicts the changes of the little boy’s attitude towards his father. He once thought his father was a failure, a clown, a loafer, and a windbag. After swimming together with his father in a wet night, he realized that his father was just too generous and too kind-hearted and a born storyteller and writer. The swimming had an important symbolic meaning, embodying the turning point of the growth process of the boy. The article serves as a dedication to the memory of his father, indicating with the gene of literary creation inherited from his father, the author himself had become a world-famous writer
Step 2: Words and Phrases learning The noun headquarters is used with either a singular or a plural verb. The plural is more common 名词 headquarters可以和单数或复数动词连用。复数更为常用: The headquarters are in Boston But the singular is sometimes preferred when reference is to authority rather than to physical 总部设在波士顿。但有时所指代之物为权威而不是物理位置时,单数则更受欢迎 Battalion headquarters has approved the retreat 军队总部已同意撤退 4 word study: orderly methodical systematic These adjectives mean proceeding in or observant of a prescribed pattern or arrangement 4 Orderly especially implies correct or customary procedure or proper or harmonious arrangement. Firefighters supervised the orderly evacuation of the building 消防队员指挥(人们)有秩序地从建筑物中疏散。 Workers set up chairs on the stage in orderly and symmetrical rows 工作人员把舞台上的椅子摆成整齐且对称的几排 4 Methodical stresses adherence to a logically and carefully planned succession of steps Methodica强调对一个经过逻辑及周密安排的连续步骤的坚持 The pattern supplies methodical instructions for cutting and assembling the parts of the garment 此方案提供了对裁剪和缝制这件衣服的几个部分的有条理的说明 The methodical housekeeper performs tasks according to a schedule 这位有条不紊的管家在管理其事务上严格遵循日程表。 4 Systematic emphasizes observance of a coordinated and orderly set of procedures constituting part of a complex but unitary whole Systematic强调严格遵守一套协调的、有序的程序,该程序由一个复合且统一的综合 体组成。 Scientists are conducting systematic research into antigens to combat immune disorders 科学家正为寻找免疫的抗生原而进行有系统的研究工作 Step 3: Language points/Discourse analvsis: 1. Collocations with“show” 1 show around e.g. Would you like to show me around Beijing? Tom showed her around the flat e.g. She doesnt like to show off Nicole is showing off her engagement ring You may have some sirane disease that may not show up for 10 or 15 year. a. If something shows up or if something shows it up, it can be clearly seen or notice telescope so powerful that it can show up galaxies billions of light years anway
2 Step 2: Words and Phrases Learning 1. headquarters The noun headquarters is used with either a singular or a plural verb. The plural is more common: 名词 headquarters 可以和单数或复数动词连用。复数更为常用： The headquarters are in Boston. But the singular is sometimes preferred when reference is to authority rather than to physical location: 总部设在波士顿。但有时所指代之物为权威而不是物理位置时，单数则更受欢迎： Battalion headquarters has approved the retreat. 军队总部已同意撤退 2. orderly adj. word study: orderly methodical systematic These adjectives mean proceeding in or observant of a prescribed pattern or arrangement. Orderly especially implies correct or customary procedure or proper or harmonious arrangement: Firefighters supervised the orderly evacuation of the building. 消防队员指挥（人们）有秩序地从建筑物中疏散。 Workers set up chairs on the stage in orderly and symmetrical rows. 工作人员把舞台上的椅子摆成整齐且对称的几排。 Methodical stresses adherence to a logically and carefully planned succession of steps: Methodical 强调对一个经过逻辑及周密安排的连续步骤的坚持： The pattern supplies methodical instructions for cutting and assembling the parts of the garment. 此方案提供了对裁剪和缝制这件衣服的几个部分的有条理的说明。 The methodical housekeeper performs tasks according to a schedule. 这位有条不紊的管家在管理其事务上严格遵循日程表。 Systematic emphasizes observance of a coordinated and orderly set of procedures constituting part of a complex but unitary whole: Systematic强调严格遵守一套协调的、有序的程序，该程序由一个复合且统一的综合 体组成。 Scientists are conducting systematic research into antigens to combat immune disorders. 科学家正为寻找免疫的抗生原而进行有系统的研究工作。 Step 3: Language points/Discourse analysis: 1. Collocations with “show”: 1) show around e.g. Would you like to show me around Beijing? Tom showed her around the flat. 2) show off e.g. She doesn’t like to show off. Nicole is showing off her engagement ring. 3) show up a. If something shows up or if something shows it up, it can be clearly seen or noticed. You may have some strange disease that may not show up for 10 or 15 years... ...a telescope so powerful that it can show up galaxies billions of light years away
PHRASAL VERB: VP, VPn(not pron) b. If someone or something shows you up, they make you feel embarrassed or ashamed of He wanted to teach her a lesson for showing him up in front of Leonov PHRASAL VERB: VnP 4 c. If a person you are expecting to meet does not show up, they do not arrive at the place here you expect to meet them I waited for him until 5 o clock. but he didnt show 4)showbiz= show busines Show business is the entertainment industry of film, theatre, and television He started his career in show business by playing the saxophone and singing N-UNCOUNT 2. The use of the idiom "lets say Lets say: here used when giving an example, more formally, people say"lets suppose, "lets assume The idiom is often used in the middle of a sentence as a parenthesis, e. g It was, let's say, a Civil War play and he was a comic Irish soldier 3. The use of"as +adj. a/an+n+ as(prep /conj. e.g. The other day, I heard as interesting a story as what you just told us We never met as difficult a task as this one we are undertaking There'd be men I didn t think would want to be fooling around with him Omission: in formal writing. the sentence should be Thered be men who i didn't think would want to be fooling around with him Function of the continuous tense: be fooling around emphasizes a strong disapproval Another example from the same text I laughed knowing that I would never again be wanting another father. (41) 5. The different uses of infinitive phrases To hear him tell it he'd been in about every battle.(1) This infinitive phrase placed at the beginning of a sentence is used as an adverbial, modifying but independent of the whole sentence. It should not be viewed as an adverbial of purpose or result The deep structure of the sentence should be If you listen to him talk about the Civil War, you might think that he had fought in almost every To see him spend money the way he did, hed be a prince of Saudi Arabia. To listen to him talk, he has figured out the answers to all todays problem To see that she was so unfriendly to his friends, he will never invite his friends home To protect my mother I'd make up stories ofasecret marriage(24 The infinitive phrase is used as the adverbial of purpose 6. Pick out the symbolic meaning of the sentence he put my hand on his shoulder and struck out into the darkness. ( 34) Father and son, striking out into the darkness together, with the boy's hand on the fathers shoulder They are swimming together in the pond, but in a symbolic sense, they are also getting ready to
3 PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P n (not pron) b. If someone or something shows you up, they make you feel embarrassed or ashamed of them. He wanted to teach her a lesson for showing him up in front of Leonov... PHRASAL VERB: V n P c. If a person you are expecting to meet does not show up, they do not arrive at the place where you expect to meet them: I waited for him until 5 o’clock, but he didn’t show up. 4) showbiz = show business: Show business is the entertainment industry of film, theatre, and television. He started his career in show business by playing the saxophone and singing. N-UNCOUNT 2. The use of the idiom “let’s say”: Let’s say: here used when giving an example, more formally, people say “let’s suppose”, “let’s assume”. The idiom is often used in the middle of a sentence as a parenthesis, e.g. It was, let’s say, a Civil War play and he was a comic Irish soldier. 3. The use of “as +adj.+ a/an + n.+ as (prep./conj.)…” e.g. The other day, I heard as interesting a story as what you just told us. We never met as difficult a task as this one we are undertaking. 4. Analyze the following sentence: There’d be men I didn’t think would want to be fooling around with him. Omission: in formal writing, the sentence should be: There’d be men who I didn’t think would want to be fooling around with him. Function of the continuous tense: be fooling around emphasizes a strong disapproval. Another example from the same text: I laughed knowing that I would never again be wanting another father. (41) 5. The different uses of infinitive phrases: To hear him tell it he’d been in about every battle. (11) This infinitive phrase placed at the beginning of a sentence is used as an adverbial, modifying but independent of the whole sentence. It should not be viewed as an adverbial of purpose or result. The deep structure of the sentence should be: If you listen to him talk about the Civil War, you might think that he had fought in almost every battle. e.g. To see him spend money the way he did, he’d be a prince of Saudi Arabia. To listen to him talk, he has figured out the answers to all today’s problem. To see that she was so unfriendly to his friends, he will never invite his friends home. To protect my mother I’d make up stories of a secret marriage. (24) The infinitive phrase is used as the adverbial of purpose. 6. Pick out the symbolic meaning of the sentence: ... he put my hand on his shoulder and struck out into the darkness. (34) Father and son, striking out into the darkness together, with the boy’s hand on the father’s shoulder. They are swimming together in the pond, but in a symbolic sense, they are also getting ready to
fight against heavy odds in life together Step 4: Dealing with the possible problems asked by the students How to paraphrase the following sen ntences 1) It was a wonder to me they'd wan to be seen with such a 2)An orderly riding by had told him, because the orderly low thick he was with grant 3)For the first time I knew that I was the son of my father. He was a story teller as I was to be (para. 41) 2. The style of the article: formal or informal? From the dictions. sentence structures and figures of Step 5: Written exercises Title recommended Father in My Eyes Step 6: Oral discussion(optionaL 1. What is the 2. Have you undergone changes in attitude toward yo 3. Who has a stronger influence on you? Your father or your mother?
4 fight against heavy odds in life together. Step 4: Dealing with the possible problems asked by the students 1. How to paraphrase the following sentences: 1) It was a wonder to me they’d wan to be seen with such a windbag. (para. 6) 2) An orderly riding by had told him, because the orderly knew how thick he was with Grant. (para. 19) 3) For the first time I knew that I was the son of my father. He was a story teller as I was to be. (para. 41) 2. The style of the article: formal or informal? From the dictions, sentence structures and figures of speech. Step 5: Written exercises Title recommended: Father in My Eyes Step 6: Oral discussion(optional) 1. What is the image of your father in your heart? 2. Have you undergone changes in attitude toward your father? 3. Who has a stronger influence on you? Your father or your mother?