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Extensive Reading (Book 2)

Unit 1 The Shadowland of Dreams

Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, 《飘》（Gone with the Wind）是一部出版于

1936年的美国小说，作者为Margaret Mitchell玛格丽特•米切尔，在1937年获

得普利策奖。

3) The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online

journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established in 1917 by

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历史上持续最久、争论最烈的一个论题。

涉及美国种族问题的文学作品里，有三部称得上是鼎鼎大名：《汤姆大叔

的小屋》uncle tom’s cabin is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet

search for freedom and dignity. 《根》的主题，美国的黑人奴隶制问题，是美国

I. Teaching Objectives

Go over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passage

Get some information about the author Master the Reading skills

II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties

1. The usage of new words and phrases

2. Using context clues to find out the meaning of words

3. Understanding paragraphs-How to identify the Main Idea.

4. Reading skills: Using the Dictionary

III. Teaching Methods: Discussing, Practicing, and Exercising.

IV. Teaching Time: 4 periods

V. Teaching Content

1. Lead-in

What are your dreams?

What will you do if you meet some troubles on the course of realizing your dream?

2. Related information

1) author亚历克斯•哈利（1921-1992）

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921-February 10, 1992) was an

American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots. 非洲裔的美国作家。他

以根据自己家族史完成的小说《根》。

Haley was born in Ithaca, New York, on August 11, 1921, and was the oldest of

three brothers and a sister. Haley lived with his family in Henning, Tennessee before

returning to Ithaca with his family when he was five years old. Haley’s father was

Simon Haley, a professor of agriculture at Alabama A&M University, and his mother

was Bertha George Haley (née Palmer) who was from Henning. The younger Haley

always spoke proudly of his father and the obstacles of racism he had overcome. After

retiring from the Coast Guard, Haley began his writing career, and eventually became

a senior editor for Reader’s Digest.2) Roots

The novel, loosely based on Haley’s own family, presented an interpretation of

the journey of African Americans from their homeland to the US and the subsequent

famous writer

Part III (last 4 paras): lesson drawn from his own writing career: courage &

persistence are needed for becoming a successful writer.

4. Words and Phrases

Cherish: keep fondly in mind 充满感情地怀有

Fond: cherished 珍爱的

Longing: earnest desire

Requite: reward, give … in return

Prospect: chances of future success 前途

Superintendent: manager（大楼的）管理人

down-home: of, relating to, or reminiscent （怀旧的）of a simple, wholesome,

unpretentious lifestyle, esp. that associated with the rural southern United States

乡土的，田园生活的，尤指美国南方乡村的生活方式

stay the course: to endure or persist 持续到底

VI. Assignment:

1. To remember key words and expressions in Text A.

2. Home reading

I. Teaching Objectives（教学目标）

1. Go over the whole text in limited time and try to get the main idea of the passage

2. Get some information about Critical Thinking in daily life and education.

3. Master the Reading skills

II. Teaching Importance and Difficulties

1. The usage of new words and phrases

2. Using context clues to find out the meaning of words

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Unit 2 Critical Thinking

Part II (para. 2–3rd para.): author’s own hard life experience before becoming a

Part I (para.1): the difference between―being a writer and writing.

provisions in the will of American (Hungarian-born) publisher Joseph Pulitzer, and is

administered by Columbia University in New York City. Prizes are awarded yearly in

twenty-one categories. In twenty of these, each winner receives a certificate and a

US$10,000 cash award. The winner in the public service category of the journalism

competition is awarded a gold medal.

3. Contents Analysis

Main idea: In the text, by explaining the difference between wanting to become a

writer & wanting to write, the author first suggests to those who want to become

professional writers that being a writer does not just mean wealth and fame, but also

the long periods of neglect & poverty. Then he tells about his struggle to stick to his

dream of winning his final success. Finally he draws the conclusion that one must

learn to struggle in the shadowland of dreams in order to become successful & one

should never forget the courage & persistence it takes to stay the course in the

shadowland even after success.