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Unit4 Reading
The wonder of literature
Lead-in: a guessing game
Read the descriptions about a book.
Tell me the name of the book.
Guessing Game 1
Both his parents were killed by an evil wizard.
He has a scar on his forehead.
He made great friends in a magic school
Its theme is about friendship and bravery.
Guessing Game 2
There are four people traveling to the West for Buddhist scriptures.
They beat monsters and overcome difficulties all the way.
Their hard work finally pays off.
Guessing Game 3
It describes the rise and fall of four families.
It is a tragedy(悲剧).
It vividly reflects the life in Qing dynasty.
What qualities do you think great works should have
Are they great works of literature
Read for structure
Para. 1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
Para. 1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
Introduction
Body
Summary
An introduction to the topic of “literature”.
Three significant qualities of literature
Definition of literature
Identify the structure
Para.1 : Watch a video
Para.1: Retell the story
A child and a man ______________________________________.
The child found__________ and held it to his ear. He heard ________________________________ which seemed to be from another world. He was amazed by ______________________________________.
The man_____________that the child heard nothing strange and that the shell caught a range of sounds ________________________________.
were walking on the beach
a shell
strange,low,musical sounds
the unnoticed music of the old
explained
too faint for human ears
What’s the function of the story
Para. 2: Read and think
How is the story of the child and the man related to the topic of literature
Some such experience as this lies in store for us when we begin the study of literature.
A reader and a wise man __________________________________.
The reader found__________ and held it to his eyes. He read _____________________________ which seemed to be from another world. He was amazed by __________________________.
The wise man______________that the reader read nothing strange and that the book caught a range of words _______________________________.
were walking in a bookstore
a book
strange,difficult words
the unnoticed words of the old
explained
too faint for human eyes
Para 3-5 : Finish the chart
Qualities of literature
(4)______________
Its permanence
(3)________________
__________________
_____________________
(2)__________________
_____________________
Its description of
truth and beauty
Its appeal to our
feelings and imagination
Universal interest
Personal style
Para 3 : Read for the structure
The first quality of literature is its description of truth and beauty. Some truth and beauty remain unnoticed until a sensitive human soul brings them to our attention, just as the shell reflects the unnoticed sounds. A hundred men may pass a field and see only dead grass; but a poet stops, looks deeper, sees truth and beauty, and writes, “Yesterday’s flowers am I.” One who reads it is capable of seeing the beauty that was hidden from his eyes before.
Point
Explanation
Example
Para.3 : Have a discussion
How do you understand the line of the poet”Yesterday’s flowers am I”
What does “I” refer to
Para.3 : Have a discussion
How do you understand the line of the poet”Yesterday’s flowers am I”
Yellow dead grass
Beautiful flowers
A poet
A hundred men
VS
A sensitive human soul brings the unnoticed beauty to our attention.
Para 4 : The second quality
Its appeal
to our feelings
and imaginations
The examples
“Was this the face that launched a thousand ships ”
What does Helen look like
What are the ships used for
a world of love, beauty and heroism
Its attraction lies more in what it awakens in us than what it says.
Paragraph 5:Draw a mind map
Universal interest
01
Personal style
02
Permanence
The quality
the most basic of human nature
reflect
love
and
hate
joy
and
sadness
fear
and
hope
because
No writer can describe human life without reflecting his own life and experiences.
Para.5 : Watch a video
Sonnet(十四行诗) 18 by William Shakespeare
Appreciate the poem
Behind every book is a man, behind the man is the race(民族), and behind the race are the natural and social environment.
If we want to appreciate the poem fully, what should we know at first
Appreciate the poem
William Shakespeare
Nationality:
Occupation:
Time:
British
Playwright and poet
Renaissance(文艺复兴)
Humanism(人文主义)
It stresses the value and importance
of human beings rather than God.
Appreciate the poem
Is it a beautiful poem
Which lines do you like best
How can the poet make his beloved one live forever
What is its theme about
How do you feel after reading it What occurs in your mind
Discuss in groups to appreciate the poem by the three qualities.
Appreciate the poem
I think this poem is _________, because___________. My favourite lines are__________________________.
Its theme is about___________. By___________, the poet makes his beloved live forever. When I am reading the poem, I can imagine________ and I feel__________.
Discuss in groups to appreciate the poem by the three qualities.
Homework
Write a short paragraph, judging your favorite book by the three qualities of literature in the text. Introduce the book to the whole class.
THANK
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