unit 3 The Rite of Spring

TheRiteofSpring Unit3 Questions Activities Check onPreview Objectives TheRiteofSpring Warmingup Unit3 Warmingup Questions Activities Willyoubeagoodgardener Aquickquiz 1 Whereisthebestlocationtoplanttallorclimbingplants A NorthsideofthegardenB EastsideofthegardenC SouthsideofthegardenD Westsideofthegarden2 Tomatoplantsthatare determinate aremorebushyplants andtomatoplantsthatare indeterminate aremorevinyplantsTrueFalse3 Potatoesareinwhatfamily A CarrotFamily Umbelliferae B TomatoFamily Solanaceae C PeaFamily Leguminosae D MorningGloryFamily Convolvulaceae 4 WhatisthebestlevelofsoilphforMOSTplants A 3 5 5 5B 5 5 7 5C 8 0 9 0D 2 5 3 5 Warmingup Questions Activities Willyoubeagoodgardener Aquickquiz 5 Pineneedlemulchlowersthephlevelofsoilwhilepeatmossraisesthephlevel TrueFalse6 Whenaplanthasbeautifullushfoliage butalmostnofruit theplanthasanoverdoseof Ans One8 letterword 7 TomatoleavesthatarepurpleandthinisaprettygoodsignthattheyarelackingPotassium TrueFalse8 Potatoplantswantlotsoforganicmatterinthesoilforthepotatoestogrowbetter TrueFalse Warmingup Questions Activities NowCheckYourAnswer 1 Northsideofthegarden Whenthetallplantsareplantedonthenorthside theydon tblockthesunfromothersmallerplantsandalsokeepdownthenorthwinds 2 True Ifyoudon twanttostake youwillwantdeterminate Ifnot gowithindeterminate 3 TomatoFamily Solanaceae Eggplant Tomato Tomatillo Potato andPepperareallinthetomatofamily 4 5 5 7 5 Mostplantsrequirephlevelsof6 7 butafewcantolerate5 5likecorn carrots andpotatoes Otherscangrowwellinsoilphof7 5likecabbageandcauliflower Warmingup Questions Activities NowCheckYourAnswer 5 False Pineneedlemulchandpeatmossaregoodforalkalinesoilsbecausetheylowerthephlevel 6 Nitrogen Nitrogenwillhelpproducelushfoliage buttoomuchwillmaketheplantconcentrateontheleavesinsteadofthefruit 7 False Theylackphosphoruswhentheplantslooklikethat 8 False Toomuchorganicmatterwillcausescabbingonthepotatoes Check onPreview Warmingup SeethePreviewQuizonP67 70 Objectives KnowsomethingabouttheauthorUnderstandthegenreofessayLearnhowtointerpretandappreciateliteraryessay Warmingup Background Genre Author TheRiteofSpring Unit3 Background HisLife ArthurMiller1915 2005 AHarlem bornPolish JewishboyMajoredinjournalismatUniversityofMichiganWrotefirstplayin1936ReceivedBAinEnglishin1938 Background HisCareer Firstsuccessfulplay AllMySons 1946Hugesuccess DeathofaSalesman 1949TheCrucible 1953AboutSalemWitchhuntin1692HUAC HouseUn AmericanActivitiesCommittee anti communistMcCarthyismAttendedaHUAChearingin1956 refusingtogivenames sentencedtoa 500fineorthirtydaysinprison blacklisted anddisallowedaUSpassportConvictionoverturnedin1958Returntotheatricalsuccess ThePrice 1968Experimentaldramain1970s unsuccessfulKeptwritinguntil2004 Background HisInfluence OneofthegreatestdramatistsofthetwentiethcenturyPoliticallyengaged commerciallysuccessful socialplaysNumourousawardsandhonors ThreeTonyAwards PulitzerPrizeforDeathoftheSalesmanin19491965 ElectedthefirstAmericanpresidentofInternationalPen1993 awardedtheNationalMedalofArts2001 selectedfortheJeffersonLecture theU Sgovernment shighesthonorforachievementinthehumanities Background DeathofaSalesman1949 1984moviestarringDustinHoffman TheCrucible 1953 1996moviestarringDanielDay Lewis HisWorks Background HisMarriage MarySlattery collegesweetheart 1940MarilynMonroe 1956Briefaffairin1951AccompaniedMillertohis1956trialMadeTheMisfitswithMillerasthescriptwriterDivorcedin1961IngeMorath 1962SonDanielbornwithDownSyndrome institutionalizedatMiller sinsistenceSon in law EnglishactorDanielDay Lewis Background Genre Essay Ashortpieceofproseoftenwrittenfromtheauthor spersonalpointofviewVaguedefinition greatvariety literary political academic journalistic argumentative expository etc AldousHuxley aliterarydeviceforsayingalmosteverythingaboutalmostanythingPersonalandtheautobiographical theseuse fragmentsofreflectiveautobiography to lookattheworldthroughthekeyholeofanecdoteanddescription Objectiveandfactual intheseessays theauthors donotspeakdirectlyofthemselves butturntheirattentionoutwardtosomeliteraryorscientificorpoliticaltheme Abstract universal theseessays makethebest ofallthethreeworldsinwhichitispossiblefortheessaytoexist Background Genre LiteraryEssay TypesofessayFormalhehasbeencalledontojoininthemakingofmeaning Background Genre LiteraryEssay FamousessayistMicheldeMontaigne firsttousetheterminEssais 1580FrancisBacon OfStudies WilliamHazlittCharlesLambRalphWaldoEmerson TextAnalysis Theme TheRiteofSpring rite asolemnceremonyoract asetoffixedwordsoractsTheRiteofSpringbyStranvinsky asacredpaganritualwherethewiseeldersareseatedinacircleandareobservingthedancebeforedeathofthegirlwhomtheyareofferingasasacrificetothegodofSpringinordertogainhisbenevolenceWhatdoes TheRiteofspring refertointhistext Howisgardeningarite Doesgardeningcarryanysymbolicmeaning Isgardeningacelebrationofspring TheRiteofSpring Unit3 TextAnalysis TextAnalysis Theme Howdoyouunderstandthetitle TheRiteofSpring Whataboutthetimingofwriting Doesitcarryanysignificance Doestheauthorenjoygardening Findtextualevidence Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutgardening Whatistheauthor sattitudetowardsgardening TextAnalysis Structure I Gardeningasacelebrationofthecomingspring 1 2 II Whygardening 3 10 Gardeninginvolvesconflictandchoice making Gardeningteachesyouaboutnature Gardeningisneuroticandmoral Gardeninghelpscharacterbuilding III Gardeningenablespeopletostayhopefulforthefuture 11 12 TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI MainIdea Whatdoyouknowaboutthefactsoftheauthor sgardening Whydidtheykeepthegarden Whatdoyoumakeofthecomparisonbetweenrootcropsandhotdogs Whycan theresistthetemptationtoplantdespitetheseemingunwillingness Why inevitably Whatdoyouthinkisthetoneofpara 1 Whatdoyouthinkofthelastfewdescriptivesentencesinpara 2 TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI SentenceParaphrase Thereisahumaninstinctatworkhere akindofback breakingmake believethathasnoreality para 1 Back breaking physicallyhardandtiringMake believe believinginthingsthatyouwanttobelievebecausetheyareeasyorexciting butarenotrealAtwork lit tobehavinganeffect usuallyanobviousorbadeffectParaphrasing Perhapsgardeningishumannature Weliketoexertourselvesyearafteryearworkinginthegarden believingthisyear sharvestwillbebetter justlikewecanalwaysrevivehopeafterrepeatedfailures TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI SentenceParaphrase Asitis though IcannotdenythatwhenAprilcomesIfindmyselfgoingouttoleanonthefenceandlookatthatmiserableplotofland resolvingwithallmyrationalpowersnottoplantitagain para 2 Analyzethegrammaticalstructureofthesentence TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI SentenceParaphrase Andthesunmeansbusiness para 2 Meanbusiness infml towantverymuchtoachievesomething evenifotherpeopledisagreewithyou beseriousaboutsth youhavetodoParaphrasing Thesunshinesmorebrightlyandit sgettingwarmer TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI Words Expressions TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI Exercise 1 Abunchof 2 one sway3 尽管意识形态上仍有不同 近年来两国间的合作不断加强 4 他这次似乎是认真的 还制定了一个详细的五年计划 5 一个难民小心地 慢慢地从铁丝网的下面钻了过去 TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartI KeystoExercise 1 Abunchofpeople flowers vegetables fruits keys etc 2 work make shoulder inch bow beg etc one sway3 尽管意识形态上仍有不同 近年来两国间的合作不断加强 Despitetheideologicaldifferencesatwork thetwocountrieshavestrengthenedtheircooperationinrecentyears 4 他这次似乎是认真的 还制定了一个详细的五年计划 Heseemstomeanbusinessthistime hehasevenmadeadetailedfive yearplan 5 一个难民小心地 慢慢地从铁丝网的下面钻了过去 Arefugeecarefullywormedhis herwaythroughunderthewirefence TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII MainIdea Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthat conflict sendshimbacktogarden What sthedifferencebetweenblackplasticandhaymulch Whydoessuchdifferencematter Whatdoesthissayaboutgardening Whydoestheauthorusefertilizerssparingly Whydoeshesay I mnotsure Howdoyouunderstandhisclaimthatgardeningis neurotic and moral Doyouagree Whatdoyoumakeoftheparent childrenmetaphorinpara 6 Whatdoyouthinkofthemother in lawstory Whysuchastory TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII MainIdea Whydoestheauthorsay IgardenbecauseImust Howdoyouunderstand Agardenisanextensionofoneself WheredidgardeninggetAdam Whatdoesthisindicate Whatisthegeneraltoneinthispart DoesArthurMillerlovegardeningornot TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII SentenceParaphrase I mnotsurewhyIdothisbeyondthesavinginfertilizerandmyunwillingnesstoaidtheweeds para 5 Beyond except innegativesentences Eg Hehasnoideaofthecurrentsituationbeyondwhatlittleheistold Paraphrase Idon tknowwhyIonlyuseverylittlefertilizer maybeIdon twanttospendtoomuchonfertilizer ormaybeIdon twanttheweedstothriveonfertilizer Butcertainlytherearemorereasons TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII SentenceParaphrase Sheisanoutspoken truthfulwoman orshewasuntilshelearnedbetter para 8 Learnbetter learnthatitisnotwiseormoraltodosth Cf knowbetter thantodosth tobewiseormoralenoughnottodosth Paraphrasing Sheusedtobeawomanwhospokehermindandwhowasalwaysstraightforwardinherspeech butnowshehaslearnedfromexperiencesthatitisnotwisetodoso TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII SentenceParaphrase Insomepocketofthemindtheremightevenbethetendencytochangethisvisionintoapersonalassurancethatallthishealthygrowth thisorderlinessandthrustinglifemustsomehowreflectmovementsinone sownspirit para 9 Paraphrasing Insomesmallcornerofthemind Iameveninclinedtobelievethatsuchbeautifulviewofthegardencanbetransformedintoaspiritualcertainty Ifeelcertainthatjustlikethiswell organizedandarrangedgardenandthelifeandvitalityofeverythinggrowinginit myspiritisequallyactiveaswellasinorder TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII SentenceParaphrase Agardeninanextensionofoneself orselves andsoithastobeanarenawherestrivingdoesnotcease butcontinuesbyothermeans para 10 Paraphrasing Agardenislikeyoursecondself oraprojectionofyourselfinnature whateveryoudoinreallifecontinuesinyourgarden Soagardenmustbeastatewhereyoureffortforachievementsneverstops butcarriesonindifferentways TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII Words Expressions TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII Exercise Allthat isnotgold Thegrass intheearlymorningdew Shakespeare sliterarylegacyis compare Shedyedherhairaveryunusual ofred 任何适用于本地学生的校规也适用于留学生 在朝鲜发射导弹问题上有多方力量参与 他们是最好的朋友 却在利益面前像死敌一样互相攻击 TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartII Exercise Allthatglittersisnotgold Thegrassglistenedintheearlymorningdew Shakespeare sliterarylegacyisbeyondcompare Shedyedherhairaveryunusualshadeofred Allschoolrulesforlocalstudentsalsogoforoverseasstudents ManyforcescameintoplayontheissueofNorthKorea smissilelaunch Theywerebestfriends butturneduponeachotherlikedeadlyfoesforprofit TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartIII MainIdea Accordingtotheauthor whyisgardeneraproperoccupationforthefatherofmankind Whatdoyouthink Doyouagreethatmankindisacreatureofself delusion WhydoyouthinkArthurMillersaythis Whatdoes self delusion actuallymeanhere TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartIII SentenceParaphrase Onlythegardeneriscapableofrevivingsomuchhopethatthisyear regardlessofdrought flood typhoon orhisownstupidity thisyearheisgoingtodoitright para 11 Paraphrasing Onlythegardenercanbecomehopefulafterrepeatedfailuresandbelievethatthisyearheisgoingtohaveagoodharvest eventhoughtheremightbedisasterslikedrought flood typhoon andeventhoughhehimselfisfoolish TextAnalysis DetailedAnalysis PartIII SentenceParaphrase LeaveittoGodtohavepickedtheproperoccupationfortheonlycreaturecapableofsuchself delusion para 11 Leaveittosb todosth toallowsomeonetomakeachoiceordecisionaboutsomething ortomakesomeoneresponsibleforsomethingParaphrasing GodhasdoneHisjobproperlyandchosentherightoccupationformankind b