Lesson 13-In My day Part Three Text Appreciation W BTL E ENTER →
W B T L E Part Three ENTER Lesson 13- In My Day
Lesson 13-In My day lext Appreciation Contents I。 Text analysis 1. Theme 2. Text structure 3. General analysis 4. Further questions on appreciation II. Writing devices 1. Parallelism 2. Repetition I工L。 Sentence paraphrase W BTL E
W B T L E Text Appreciation I. Text analysis 1. Theme 2. Text structure 3. General analysis 4. Further questions on appreciation II. Writing devices 1. Parallelism 2. Repetition III. Sentence paraphrase Lesson 13- In My Day
esson 13-In My day I. Text Analysis Theme of the story It is the responsibility of both parents and children to bridge the generation gap. On the one hand, young people should have more interest and respect of what their parents stand for. On the other hand, old people should show understanding to young peoples great interest in the future W BTL E The end of theme
W B T L E I. Text Analysis It is the responsibility of both parents and children to bridge the generation gap. On the one hand, young people should have more interest and respect of what their parents stand for. On the other hand, old people should show understanding to young people’s great interest in the future. Theme of the story The end of Theme. Lesson 13—In My Day
Lesson 13-In My day I. Text Analysis Structure of the text Part 1(paras. 1-45) about Understanding of a mother from a son's point of view Part 2(paras. 46-53)about: Understanding of children from a father's point of view Part 3(paras. 54-55) about: Meeting of the two views W BTL E The end of structure
W B T L E Part 1 (paras.1— ) about: Part 2 (paras. ) about: Part 3 (paras. ) about: I. Text Analysis Structure of the text 45 46-53 54-55 Understanding of a mother from a son’s point of view Understanding of children from a father’s point of view Meeting of the two views The end of Structure. Lesson 13—In My Day
esson 13-In My day I. Text Analysis What was the character of the mother when she was young? Scan the text straight- I tell people exactly what's on my mind and list out forward the related information strong She was a formidable woman determined to willed speak her mind, determined to have her way, energetic She had hurled herself at life with an energy that made her seem always on the run never defeated life was combat, and victory was not to by life I the lazy, the timed, the drugstore cowboy, W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E I. Text Analysis What was the character of the mother when she was young? I tell people exactly what’s on my mind, … life was combat, and victory was not to the lazy, the timed, the drugstore cowboy, … Scan the text and list out the related information. To be continued on the next page. straightforward strongwilled She was a formidable woman, determined to speak her mind, determined to have her way, … energetic never defeated by life She had hurled herself at life with an energy that made her seem always on the run. Lesson 13—In My Day
Lesson 13-In My day I. Text Analysis Question: What values do you think were reflected in the mothers way of life when she was young? The mother was always on the run and working hard because she believed that hard working is the necessary part of one's life. Life was a struggle, a fight, a battle for survival, for salvation, and for the glory of God. Only by hard working can one be successful in the end. those who were lazy, timid, loitering and afraid to tell others the true feelings were losers of the life W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E I. Text Analysis The mother was always on the run and working hard because she believed that hard working is the necessary part of one’s life. Life was a struggle, a fight, a battle for survival, for salvation, and for the glory of God. Only by hard working can one be successful in the end. Those who were lazy, timid, loitering and afraid to tell others the true feelings were losers of the life. Lesson 13- In My Day To be continued on the next page. Question: What values do you think were reflected in the mother’s way of life when she was young?
Lesson 13-In My day I. Text Analysis 3 How did the author react to his mother's senility from a son's point of view? I could not accept the Scan the text and list out the inevitable related information at the beginning+ My impulse was to argue her back to reality I soon stopped trying to argue her back to what i considered later the real world +(I tried to travel along with her on those fantastic journeys into the past. W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E I. Text Analysis How did the author react to his mother’s senility from a son’s point of view? Scan the text and list out the related information. at the beginning later I could not accept the inevitable. My impulse was to argue her back to reality. I soon stopped trying to argue her back to what I considered the real world. (I) tried to travel along with her on those fantastic journeys into the past. Lesson 13- In My Day To be continued on the next page.
Lesson 13-In My day I. Text Analysis Question: What made the author change his reaction to his mother's senility? At the beginning he tried to argue his mother back to reality from his point of view because he believed that his mother being a normal person would be better for her and her family. But later when he began to look at it from his mother's point of view he understood his mother was much happier when she could travel back to her childhood when she was loved and needed. So he would like to travel along with her into her past and understood his mother more W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E I. Text Analysis At the beginning, he tried to argue his mother back to reality from his point of view because he believed that his mother being a normal person would be better for her and her family. But later when he began to look at it from his mother’s point of view, he understood his mother was much happier when she could travel back to her childhood when she was loved and needed. So he would like to travel along with her into her past and understood his mother more. Lesson 13- In My Day To be continued on the next page. Question: What made the author change his reaction to his mother’s senility?
Lesson 13-In My day I. Text Analysis How did the author understand the relationship with his children from a father's point of view? Scan the text i had developed the habit of and list out the lecturing them on the related information in the past harshness of life in my day + I tried to break the habit but must have failed now Between us there was a dispute about time. W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E I. Text Analysis How did the author understand the relationship with his children from a father’s point of view? Scan the text and list out the related information. in the past now I had developed the habit of lecturing them on the harshness of life in my day. I tried to break the habit, but must have failed. Between us there was a dispute about time. Lesson 13- In My Day To be continued on the next page
Lesson 13-In My day I. Text Analysis 6 Question: What does the author mean by"a dispute about time"?(53) It is one of the reasons why there is generation gap between parents and children. The parents always like to talk about their past to the children because that was once their future" they dreamed of and struggled for. But for the children, they are indifferent to the parents' future" because it is past for them. They are now dreaming for their future. This is the dispute of time W BTL E The end of General Analysis
W B T L E I. Text Analysis It is one of the reasons why there is generation gap between parents and children. The parents always like to talk about their past to the children because that was once their “future” they dreamed of and struggled for. But for the children, they are indifferent to the parents’ “future” because it is past for them. They are now dreaming for their future. This is the dispute of time. The end of General Analysis. Lesson 13- In My Day Question: What does the author mean by “a dispute about time”? (53)