Lincoln was a moderate Republican.As such he was a compromise candidate, everybody's second choice.He was convinced that the Constitution forbade the Federal Government from taking action against slavery where it already existed,but was determined to keep it from spreading further.South Carolina,in a fit of stubborn pride,unilaterally announced that it would secede from the Union if Lincoln was elected. 本章节的教学重点、难点： Make sure that students understand (1)the theme (purpose behind the text) (2)the important things that the text contains for the readers to think about:(3) how the author presents serious topics to us readers in a funny way 教学方法、教学手段： PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Read the text at least five times and underline the words and phrases you are not familiar with. 参考资料： Contemporary College English,Yang LimingLincoln was a moderate Republican. As such he was a compromise candidate, everybody’s second choice. He was convinced that the Constitution forbade the Federal Government from taking action against slavery where it already existed, but was determined to keep it from spreading further. South Carolina, in a fit of stubborn pride, unilaterally announced that it would secede from the Union if Lincoln was elected. 本章节的教学重点、难点： Make sure that students understand ⑴ the theme（purpose behind the text）; ⑵ the important things that the text contains for the readers to think about; ⑶ how the author presents serious topics to us readers in a funny way 教学方法、教学手段： Open questions and answers in class Class discussion and analysis PPT and multimedia 作业、讨论题、思考题： Read the text at least five times and underline the words and phrases you are not familiar with. 参考资料： Contemporary College English, Yang Liming