unit7 a sunrise on the veld--doris lessing.ppt

Unit7ASunriseontheVeld DorisLessing Smallquestions 1 Whatdoesthetitleofthetextsuggesttoyou 2 Whattypeofwritingdoyouexpectittobe Exerciseyourimaginationandmakesomeprediction o LessingwasborninPersia nowIran andgrewupinSouthernRhodesia nowZimbabwe whereherfathermadeanunsuccessfulattempttofarmmaize Thoughshelovedlivingonthefarm herfamilylifewasoftentenseandunhappy Lessingmarriedattheageof20 butthreeyearslater feelingstifledbycoloniallifeandincreasinglydistressedbytheracismofhersociety shejoinedtheCommunistParty becausetheyweretheonlypeopleIhadevermetwhofoughtthecolorbarintheirlives Soonafterthat sheleftherhusbandandfirsttwochildrentomarryfellowCommunistGottfriedLessing withwhomshehadason Theydivorced andshetookhersonwithhertoEngland whereshepublishedherfirstnovel TheGrassIsSinging tohighacclaim Afterseveralmorenovels includingthesemi autobiographicalseriesChildrenofViolence LessingwroteTheGoldenNotebook apostmodern fragmentarynarrativeaboutawriter ssearchforidentity TheGoldenNotebookgainedapassionatefollowinginthefeministmovementand leftitsmarkupontheideasandfeelingsofawholegenerationofwomen asElizabethHardwickwrote BriefentroductionofDorisLessing writerintroduction DorisLessingattheageof42 DorisLessingattheageof82 Ontheworldthereisakindofanimalwhichcanbesmallorstrong sometimesevendangerous Doyouknowit AntshavebeenlivingontheEarthformorethan100millionyearsandcanbefoundalmostanywhereontheplanet Itisestimatedthatthereareabout20 000differentspeciesofants ForthisreasonantshavebeencalledEarth smostsuccessfulspecies Antsalsousechemicalscalledpheromonestoleavescenttrailsforotherantstofollow AntfactsAntsbelongtotheinsectorderHymenopteraandarecloserelativesofbeesandwasps Morethan12 000speciesoccurthroughouttheworld 200speciesoccurinCalifornia butfewerthanadozenareimportantpests Antsarecommonpestsinhomes restaurants hospitals andwarehouses Antsenterbuildingsseekingshelter food andwater Establishedantcoloniesaredifficulttocontrol Asingleantisvulnerable Butwhentheyworktogether theycanbeterrible Vocabulary A scurry moveinhaste atalowlevel e g onorneartheground peer lookcarefully perhapswithsomedifficultyjerk movesuddenly here twitch arepeatedshortsuddenmovementofthemusclesmadewithoutconsciouscontrolprotest objectionanguish greatphysicalandmentalsufferingebbing goingback asagroup pincers hand likepartsoftheheadofanant usedforseizingandholdingfoodsocket anopening orahollowplace here hole skull theboneoftheheadinwhichisenclosedthebrainfrisk runorjumpaboutpalyfully here movequicklyfromsidetosideandupanddownsniff drawairintothenosewithasound here also smell and breathe B glistening shiningrustling makingslightsoundswhenmovingtogetherwrithe twist thebody convulsively inthewaythatthebodytwistswheningreatpaininterfere getinthewayofanothertrickle flowinsmalldropsorinthinstreamskeleton thefameworkofallthebonesinahumanoranimalbodyglittering shiningbrightly showingtinyflashesincredulously showingdisbelieve unbelievinglyexhilarated inveryhighspirits I Pre readingQuestions Tomanyreaders thetitlemaysuggestthatthepassageisadescriptivepieceofwriting ActuallyitisanexcerptfromDorisLessing sshortstoryASunriseontheVeld Hereisabriefsummaryoftheopeningofthestory Veryearlyonecoldmorning thefiftenn year oldboyrose dressedrapidlyand holdinghisgununderhisarmandaccompaniedbyhisdogs quietlystoleoutofhishouse Hebeganwalkingswiftlyalongthepathofthebush andsoonhewasrunninginthewild Hehadcomeouttoshootguineafowls buthewastoolate However hedidnotmind Infact hewassoexhilaratedthatheshoutedandyelledandsangatthetopofhisvoice Suddenlyheheardanewvoice nothisown Somewhereclosetohimtherewasasoundofpain akindofshortenedscream Hestopped listened andlooked Betweentwotreeswasasmallbuck coveredwithwhatappearedtobebitsofblackfur screamingandstaggeringdrunkenlyandevenleapingfromsidetoside asifitwereblind veld astretchof wild high flat mostlytreelessgrasslandinSouthAfricabush wild uncultivatedland especiallyinAfricaorAustraliabuck maledeer II 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llseeyouonThursdayatanyrate Shefanciedshe dsufferfromintenseheatthissummer 5 hethoughtincredulously rememberingtheliquiddarkeyesofabuckremember keepinthememory here recallCf andremindedhimself theantsmusteattoo remind cause someone toremember II InteractionActivities Theboy srealizationofthenaturallaw Text1 Comprehension Analysis Whichparagrap