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1、Unit 8 Enjoying the ClassicsMark Twain(Additional Reading)How Much Do You Know About Mark Twain? “MarkTwain” is thewritersoriginalname/ pen name. He is one of the celebrated British/ American writers and humorists. His works include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer/ A Tale of Two Cities. Before he becam
2、e a story writer, he took up a job as a steamboat pilot/ airplane pilot, which was cut short by the outbreak of the Civil War. He then spent time traveling and writing various newspapers pieces that were insightful and humorous/ romantic and fantastic.Task I Scan the text; match the subtitles with p
3、aragraphsTask I Scan the text; match the subtitles with paragraphslMark Twains early life experience and his famous worksl“Running for Governor”, a case in point of Mark Twains humorous writing stylelMark Twain, an important figure in American literaturelMark Twain, a humorist and the irony(讽刺） behi
4、nd his humorlHumor, a special weapon employed by Mark TwainPara APara BPara CPara DPara EProfile for Mark TwainOriginal Name_Nationality_Occupation _Life ExperienceAt 13_At 21_After 1865 Travelled as _ and gathered _Works Samuel Clemens (1835-1910)AmericanNovelist/ WriterA printerA steamboat pilota
5、lecturer material for writing The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras CountyThe Innocents AbroadThe Adventures of Tom SawyerThe Prince and the PauperThe Adventures of Huckleberry FinnTask II Read Para A, Task II Read Para A, B; complete B; complete the chart: the chart: The death of his father forc
6、ed him to leave school and work to support familyTask III Read Para C, D, E; answer the questionsTask III Read Para C, D, E; answer the questions“Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.”-Mark TwainWhats the case in point?the first rumor?the second rumor?the climax of the story?ending?Who
7、 is the hero in the story?“Running for Governor”A fictitious account of Mark Twain himselfaccused of briberyguilty of poisoning his unclecalled “Pa” by nine kids of all colorsquit the campaignHumor, a special weapon in his works From Mark Twains writings we can infer that he _.A. once ran for govern
8、or but failedB. was once the governor of New York StateC. was guilty of poisoning his uncleD. mixed laughter and bitter criticism Why was Mark Twain called “the peoples author” by critics?His works help people see through the dark side of society.He explored the issues surrounding racism and moralit
9、y and criticized extensively the hypocrisy of slaveryHe exhibited the transition between the world of adults and children, where justice is served vs. a social network without moral principles.Hypocrisy of the democratic electoral systemSamuel Clemensan important figureprintersteamboat pilottravelle
10、dpowerful elementa case in pointsee throughthe peoples authoraccused; guilty; called; quitTask IV Work in pairs to make an introduction of Mark Task IV Work in pairs to make an introduction of Mark Twain with the word/phrases givenTwain with the word/phrases givenSome inspiring and motivational quot
11、es by Mark Twain “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didnt do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.”“Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful of your life.” “W
12、isdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you would rather have talked.”Kindness is a language which the dead can hear and the blind can see“Life is short, break the rules. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smil
13、e.”“It is wiser to find out than to suppose.” AssignmentIntroduce your favorite writer to your group members .(including the writers life experience, writing style, works etc.)Make your introduction a poster for the classroom bulletin board.Assignment:Make a report, summarizing the plot and analyzin
14、g the character. Group work: What sufferings might Prince Edward experience? What changes might happen to him ?Establish the theme of your story of Prince Edward, and create your plot line. 教材分析教材内容简述学生情况分析确定重点难点教学目标 理清文本结构，读懂课文内容。 运用学习到的文本内容和语言，简要介绍马克吐温、作品和写作风格。 欣赏马克吐温及其作品，通过阅读马克吐温的名言感受积极的人生态度和价值观。教学方法 阅读前任务激活学生已知 阅读中通过任务型教学提高学生获取分析信息能力 整体阅读和细节阅读相结合 阅读后口语任务和名言赏析作业设计 口头和书面任务结合 合作学习巩固课堂的学习内容 给予学生学有所用的成就感