Unit 2 The Struggle to Be an All

Unit2TheStruggletoBeanAllAmericanGirl ByDawn Contents LearningObjectivesPre readingActivitiesGlobalReadingDetailedReadingConsolidationActivitiesFurtherEnhancement Rhetoricalskill basicfeaturesofnarrativewritingKeylanguage grammarpointsWritingstrategies simile metaphorChineseAmericanliterature CultureShock LearningObjectives Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner Areyoufamiliarwithwhat sinthesepictures Whatarethey PictureActivation Pre questions mocbut kowtow chopsuey Pre R Q1 Isiteasyordifficultforyoutoadaptyourselftoneworstrangelivingsurroundings Whatattitudedoyouthinkistherightattitudeforonetoadapttoanewenvironment PictureActivation Pre questions Winkelman sfourstagesofculturaladaptation Honeymoonphase Cultureshock Adjustmentphase AcceptanceandAdaptationphase Reentryshock Nowadays peoplehavemorechancestomeetothersfromvariouscultures Theyarelikelytofindsomedifficultiesorobstaclesincommunication Whatdoyouthinkaretheessentialsofsuccessfulcross culturalcommunication Pre R Q2 PictureActivation Pre questions Directexperienceisthebestwaytobegintolearnanyculture AppropriatetopicsofconversationUseofhumor openfordiscussion G R textintroduction TextIntroductionInthispoignantremembrance theauthorrecallstheunforgettable sorrowfulexperiencesofherchildhoodwhenshewasforcedtolearnChinese whichdidnotinteresther TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure ElizabethWong G R author ElizabethWong bornonJune6 1958inLosAngeles California isanaward winningcontemporaryAmericanplaywright televisionwriter collegeprofessorandsocialessayist SheistheauthorofsuchcriticallyacclaimedplaysasLetterstoaStudentRevolution 1991 Kimchee Chitlins 1994 ChinaDoll 1996 andDating MatinginModernTimes 2003 andoneoftheco authorsofReturntotheUprightPosition 2002 ShewroteforABCthesituationcomedyAllAmericanGirlin1994 thesecondsitcomcenteredonapersonofAsian Korean descent TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure G R culturenotes CAL ChineseAmericanliterature 华裔美国文学 isthebodyofliteratureproducedintheUnitedStatesbywritersofChinesedescent Thegenrebeganinthe19thcenturyandfloweredinthe20thwithsuchauthorsasSuiSinFar MaxineHongKingston andAmyTan ChineseAmericanliteraturedealswithmanytopicsandthemes Acommontopicisthechallenges bothinnerandouter ofassimilationinmainstream whiteAmericansocietybyChineseAmericans TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure G R structureanalysis TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure Part1 P1 thebackgroundofthetext Part2 P2 7 herbitterexperiencestheChineseschool Part3 P8 11 thelanguagegapwiththeextendedfamily Part4 P12 14 sorrowfornothavingbeenabletobecomearealAmerican DR p1text THESTRUGGLETOBEANALL AMERICANGIRLElizabethWong1 It sstillthere theChineseschoolonYaleStreetwheremybrotherandIusedtogo Despitethenewcoatofpaintandthehighwirefence theschoolIknew10yearsagoremainsremarkably stoicallythesame DetailedReading DR p2text 2 Everydayat5p m insteadofplayingwithourfourth andfifth gradefriendsorsneakingouttotheemptylottohuntghostsandanimalbones mybrotherandIhadtogotoChineseschool Noamountofkicking screaming orpleadingcoulddissuademymother whowassolidlydeterminedtohaveuslearnthelanguageofourheritage DetailedReading DR p3text 3 Forcibly shewalkedusthesevenlong hillyblocksfromourhometoschool depositingourdefianttearfulfacesbeforethesternprincipal Myonlymemoryofhimisthatheswayedonhisheelslikeapalmtree andhealwaysclaspedhisimpatienttwitchinghandsbehindhisback Irecognizedhimasarepressedmaniacalchildkiller andknewthatifweeversawhishandswe dbeinbigtrouble DetailedReading DR p4 5text 4 Weallsatinlittlechairsinanemptyauditorium TheroomsmelledlikeChinesemedicine animportedfarawaymustiness Likeancientmothballsordirtyclosets Ihatedthatsmell Ifavoredcrispnewscents likethesoftFrenchperfumethatmyAmericanteacherworeinpublicschool 5 Althoughtheemphasisattheschoolwasmainlylanguage speaking reading writing thelessonsalwaysbeganwithanexerciseinpoliteness Withtheentranceoftheteacher thebeststudentwouldtapabellandeveryonewouldgetup kowtow andchant Singsanho thephoneticfor Howareyou teacher DetailedReading DR p6text 6 Beingtenyearsold Ihadbetterthingstolearnthanideographscopiedpainstakinglyinlinesthatranrighttoleftfromthetipofamocbut arealinkpenthathadtobeheldinanawkwardwayifblotchesweretobeavoided Afterall Icoulddothemultiplicationtables namethesatellitesofMars andwritereportsonLittleWomenandBlackBeauty NancyDrew myfavoritebookheroine neverspokeChinese DetailedReading DR p7text 7 Thelanguagewasasourceofembarrassment Moretimesthannot IhadtriedtodisassociatemyselffromthenaggingloudvoicethatfollowedmewhereverIwanderedinthenearbyAmericansupermarketoutsideChinatown Thevoicebelongedtomygrandmother afragilewomaninherseventieswhocouldoutshoutthebestofthestreetvendors Herhumorwasraunchy herChineserhythmlessandpatternless Itwasquick itwasloud itwasunbeautiful Itwasnotlikethequiet liltingromanceofFrenchorthegentlerefinementoftheAmericanSouth Chinesesoundedpedestrian Public DetailedReading DR p8text 8 InChinatown thecomingsandgoingsofhundredsofChineseontheirdailytaskssoundedchaoticandfrenzied Ididnotwanttobethoughtofasmad astalkinggibberish WhenIspokeEnglish peoplenoddedatme smiledsweetly saidencouragingwords EventhepeopleinmyculturewouldcluckandsaythatI ddowellinlife My doesn tshemoveherlipsfast theywouldsay meaningthatI dbeabletokeepupwiththeworldoutsideChinatown DetailedReading DR p9text 9 MybrotherwasevenmorefanaticalthanIaboutspeakingEnglish Hewasespeciallyhardonmymother criticizingher oftencruelly forherpidginspeech smatteringsofChinesescatteredlikechopsueyinherconversation It snot Whatitis Mom hewouldsayinexasperation It s Whatisit whatisit whatisit SometimesMommightleaveoutanoccasional the or a orperhapsaverbofbeing Hewouldstopherinmid sentence Sayitagain Mom Sayitright Whenhetrippedoverhisowntongue he dblameitonher See Mom it sallyourfault Yousetabadexample DetailedReading DR p10 11text 10 Whatinfuriatedmymothermostwaswhenmybrothercorneredheronherconsonants especially r MyfatherhadplayedacrueljokeonMombyassigningheranAmericannamethathertonguewouldn tallowhertosay Nomatterhowhardshetried Ruth alwaysendedup Luth or Roof 11 Aftertwoyearsofwritingwithamocbutandrecitingwordswithmultiplesofmeanings Ifinallywasgrantedaculturaldivorce IwaspermittedtostopChineseschool DetailedReading DR p12 14text 12 Ithoughtofmyselfasmulticultural Ipreferredtacostoeggrolls IenjoyedCincodeMayomorethanChineseNewYear 13 Atlast Iwasoneofyou Iwasn toneofthem 14 Sadly Istillam DetailedReading DR p1Analysis Paragraph1AnalysisThisparagraph thebeginningofthenarrativetext providesthebackgroundofthestory FromthiswereaderslearnthattheChineseschoolonYaleStreet continuestoexistthere remainingremarkablyandstoicallythesame despiteitsnewcoatofpaintanditsfence DetailedReading DR p2 7Analysis Paragraph2 7AnalysisParagraphs2 6dynamicallyandvividlydescribethechildren sforcedwalkstotheChineseschool thesternprincipal theirclassroom thepoliteformalitywithwhichlessonsstarted etc Paragraph7tellsuswhytheauthordidnotwanttolearnChinese DetailedReading DR p8 11Analysis Paragraph8 11AnalysisTheseparagraphs thethirdpartofthetext specificallyandhumorouslyrelatethegenerationgapinthefamily betweenthewriterandhergrandmother andbetweenherbrotherandmother presentingasharpcontrastintheirlanguagecompetence DetailedReading DR p12 14Analysis Paragraph12 14AnalysisTheseparagraphsmakeupthelastpartofthenarrativetext ThewriterwindsuphernarrationbytellingusthatnomatterhowhardshetriedtobecomeAmericanized sheremainedCHINESE DetailedReading DR Questions p1 Paragraph1 questions1 Whydoyouthinktheschoolwasnewlypainted DetailedReading AstheChineseschoolisratherold itsoutsidemusthavebeendiscoloredanddirty Tomakeitlookattractive theschoolwasnewlypaintedasakindofface lift DR Questions p1 Paragraph1 questions2 Whatdoestheexistenceoftheoldschoolimply DetailedReading TheChineseschoolisstillthere whichimpliesthatstilltherearemanyChinesechildrenattendingChineselessonsintheschool Althoughtheyliveabroad Chineseparentsneverforgettheirowncultureandtheirownlanguageandrequirethattheirchildrenlearntheirmothertongue DR Questions p3 DetailedReading Paragraph3 questionWhatdoyouknowabouttheheadmasteroftheChineseschoolaccordingtotheauthor sdescriptions Hewasasternmanwhotreatedthechildrenseverely DR Questions p4 DetailedReading Paragraph4 questionHowdidtheauthordescribetheclassroomwheretheyattendedChineselessons Therewerelittlechairsinanemptyauditorium TheroomsmelledlikeChinesemedicine animportedfarawaymustiness Likeancientmothballsordirtyclosets DR Questions p5 DetailedReading Paragraph5 questionWhatelsewasstressedintheChineseschoolbesidestheemphasisonspeaking readingandwriting Politenesswasalsoemphasizedintheschool Thelessonsalwaysbeganwithanexerciseinpoliteness Withtheentranceofteacher thebeststudentwouldtapabellandallthechildrenwouldgetup kowtow Singsanho thephoneticfor Howareyou teacher DR Questions p6 DetailedReading Paragraph6 questionWhatthingsdidthewriterconsidertobemoreimportantandmoreusefulthanlearningChinese Sheconsideredthefollowingthingstobemoreimportantandmoreuseful doingmultiplicationtables namingthesatellitesofMars writingreportsonLittleWomenandBlackBeauty DR Questions p7 DetailedReading Paragraph7 questionWhatdidtheauthorthinkofhergrandmother sChinese Shethoughtthathergrandmother sChinesesoundedrhythmlessandpatternless thatitwasquick itwasloud anditwasn tbeautiful andthatherChinesesoundedpedestrian DR Questions p8 DetailedReading Paragraph8 questionWhatdoyouknowabouttheauthor sEnglishproficiency ShespokeEnglishveryfastandverywellsothatshewasabletokeepupwiththeworldoutsideChinatown DR Questions p8 activity Paragraph8 activityDiscussionInwhatwaydidtheauthorexhibitherpreferenceforAmericancultureoverChineseculture Tip refertoParagraphs4 8 DetailedReading ShehatedthatsmelloftheschoolauditoriumwhileshefavoredsuchscentsasthesoftFrenchperfumethatherAmericanteacherworeinpublicschool ShedidnotlikelearningtheChineselanguage whichshethoughtsoundedpedestrian nordidsheliketheChinesecalligraphy DR Questions p9 DetailedReading Paragraph9 questionWhatcanyouinferfromauthor sdescriptionsofhisbrother sattitudetowardChineseculture Hewasmoreradicalthantheauthorinhisantagonism 对抗 towardsChineseculture andinhissadearnestefforttobe100 Americanized DR Questions p10 DetailedReading Paragraph10 questionHowwastheauthor smother slevelofEnglish ShewasnotabletospeakEnglishwell ShespokepidginEnglish andshehadtroublepronouncingsomewords particularlywordswiththe r sound Namely shewasgrammaticallyandphoneticallycrippled DR Questions p12 14 DetailedReading Paragraph12 14 questionsDidthewriterenjoytheChineseNewYear Why No Shedidn tlikeitverymuch Shewasn tusedtoit DoestheauthorthinkthatshehasbecomeAmericanized Yes shedoes 1 3stoically DetailedReading stoicn personshowingnofeelingofdislike worrywhenfacedwithsth unpleasant恬淡寡欢之人 stoicallyadv withgreatself controlandastrongwilltoendurepain discomfort ormisfortunewithoutcomplainingaboutitorshowingsignsoffeelingit恬淡寡欲地 坚忍地 anabsolutestoicinthefaceofmishaps e g e g 1 Shebehavedstoicallyduringthefinalphaseofherhusband sillness 2 Theyenduredallkindsofhardshipsstoically 1 3stoically personification DetailedReading Incidentally theadverbstoicallycouldbeconsideredasanexampleofpersonification 拟人 indicatingthattheschool justlikeaman haswithstoodthetestoftimewithouttoomuchobviouschange 1 2paraphr despitethe DetailedReading Despitethenewcoatofpaintandthehighwirefence theschoolIknew10yearsagoremainsremarkably stoicallythesame Althoughcoveredwithanewcoatofpaintandenclosedwithahighwirefence theschoolIknew10yearsagocontinuestobethesame showingnoobviouschangeswiththepassingtime Paraphrase 2 1paraphr insteadof insteadofplayingwithourfourth andfifth gradefriendsorsneakingouttotheemptylottohuntghostsandanimalbones mybrotherandIhadtogotoChineseschool Paraphrase MybrotherandIwereunabletowalkoutquietlyandsecretly likeotherchildren totheopenfieldtoplaykids games forwewereforcedtogotoChineseschool 2 2Sneakout DetailedReading Sneak togosomewheresecretly ortotakesomeoneorsomethingsomewheresecretly sneakout 鬼鬼祟祟地 偷偷摸摸地溜出去 E g Hestolethemoneyandsneakedoutofthehouse 他偷了钱後从房子里溜了出去造句 我看见他悄悄地从我们身边走开 Isawhimsneakawayfromus 2 2emptylot DetailedReading theemptylot thevacantorunoccupiedareaorland lotn anallotmentorportionoflandsetasideforaspecialpurpose Collocation parkinglot anoutdoorlotfortheparkingofmotorvehiclestotlot asmallplaygroundforyoungchildren 2 3paraphr Noamountofkicking Noamountofkicking screaming orpleadingcoulddissuademymother whowassolidlydeterminedtohaveuslearnthelanguageofourheritage NomatterhowdesperatelymybrotherandIresistedgoingtotheChineseschool likebymeansofkicking yelling orrepeatedlybegging wecouldnotmakeourmotherchangehermind becauseshewasdeterminedtogetustolearnChinese ourmothertongue whichhadbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration Paraphrase 2 4dissuade heritage dissuadevt stopsomebodyfromdoingsth bypersuasiondiscourage劝阻 1 Hewroteabooktodissuadepeoplefromusingtobacco 2 Jim sfathertriedtodissuadehimfrommarryingMary e g heritagen suchthingsasworksofart culturalachievementsandfolklorethathavebeenpassedonfromearliergenerations e g 1 这些古代建筑使我们国家遗产的一部分 Theseancientbuildingsarepartofournationalheritage 2 Sheistheonlyheirwhoisentitledtotheheritage 她是唯一有权继承财产的继承人 3 1Paraphr Forciblyshewalkedusthe Forcibly shewalkedusthesevenlong hillyblocksfromourhometoschool depositingourdefianttearfulfacesbeforethesternprincipal Paraphrase Fromourhometoschooltherearesevenlonggroupsofbuildingsboundedbystreetsonallsidesanderectedonhillyslopes Sheforcedustowalkpasttheseblocks leavingbothofusinfrontofthegrimandseriousheadmaster ourfacesshowingrebelliousreluctanceandwetwithtears 3 2deposit depositvt layorputsth down putmoneyinabank esp toearninterest e g Hedepositedhispaperswithhislawyers Themoneyhe sdepositedinthebankisenoughforanewcar 3 2defiant defiantadj openlyopposingorresistingsomeoneorsth 挑衅的 违抗的 反抗的 DetailedReading e g Hiseyesflashedaroundherinadefiantway 他两眼闪闪有光 环顾四周 俨然不可一世的神气 3 2sternprincipal thesternprincipal严厉的校长 thegrimandseriousheadoftheChineseschool 3 4twitchinghands Clasp toholdsomeoneorsomethingfirmlyinyourhandsorarmsTwitchinghandshandsthatweremovingspasmodically 痉挛地 handswithmusclesmovingrapidlyandinvoluntarily handsthatwereviolentlyjerking 3 4paraphr Irecognizedhim Irecognizedhimasarepressedmaniacalchildkiller andknewthatifweeversawhishandswe dbeinbigtrouble Paraphrase Inmyopinion theprincipalwasamanwhosufferedfromsuppressionofemotionsandwhowassosternandseverethathewouldbeliabletobeatupachild AndIknewifweeversawhistwitchinghands wewouldbeinforseverephysicalpunishment extremepain anxietyandworry etc 3 5maniacal 1 maniacaladj violentlymad extremelyenthusiastic发狂的 狂乱的 e g Themaniacalexpressiononhisfacescaredhiswifetodeath Theseyoungmenaremaniacalaboutfootballmatches 3 5maniacal 2 Note mania suffix crazyfor extremelyenthusiastice g Beatlemania披头士迷pyromania放火狂maniacn lunatic crazyperson狂人 疯子manicadj behavinginaunusuallyexcitedway狂躁的 DR LPT TheroomsmelledlikeChinese DetailedReading TheroomsmelledlikeChinesemedicine animportedfarawaymustiness Paraphrase TheroomgaveoffasmellverysimilartothatofChinesemedicine astale mouldy anddampsmelldriftinginfromafarawayplace 4 2Imported Faraway distant遥远的E g 远处的雷声Farawaythunder MustinessMusty smellingunpleasantlyoldandslightlywet moldy发霉的 霉臭的 mustiness发霉 陈腐 AnimportedfarawaymustinessParaphrase Unfamiliarexoticstaledampsmell Imported 进口的 从另一个国家带进的 4 2Likeancientmothballs Likeancientmothballsordirtyclosets Explanation Thisisaprepositionalphrase 介词前置短语 butitstandsalonelikeanindependentclause Infact itispartoftheprevioussentence Thewriterintendedtomakeitstandalonelikeasentence becauseshewantedtoemphasizethepermeationoftheroomwithaverybadsmell 4 3Ifavoredcrisp Ifavoredcrispnewscents Paraphrase Ipreferredfreshsmellsthatwerecharacteristicallypleasant LikethesoftFrenchperfumethatmyAmericanteacherworeinpublicschool Explanation Thisisanotherprepositionalphrase Itcan ofcourse beincludedintheforegoingsentence Asentencefragmentisbelievedtobemoreattractive moreimpressiveandmoreemphatic Here thisprepositionalphraseprovidesavividexampleofthewriter sfavoredscents 6 1paraphr Beingtenyearsold Beingtenyearsold Ihadbetterthingstolearnthanideographscopiedpainstakinglyinlinesthatranrighttoleftfromthetipofamocbut arealinkpenthathadtobeheldinanawkwardwayifblotchesweretobeavoided Paraphrase Asaten year oldgirl Iwouldratherlearnotherthingsthanideogramswhichweretobewrittenbyhandaftermodels onestrokeafteranother inlinesthatranrighttoleft fromthetipofaninkpenwhichIhadtoclaspinaclumsywayiflargeinkmarks insteadofChinesecharacters werenottobemade 6 1ideograph ideographn ideogram symbolusedinawritingsystemthatrepresentstheideaofathing anysignorsymbolforsth e g Chinesecharactersareideographs Thedictionaryincludessomeideographs 6 2painstaking painstakingadj takingpainsormarkedbythetakingofpains expendingorshowingdiligentcareandeffortpainstakinglyadv e g amostpainstakingworkertheresultsofscholarly painstakinginvestigationofhistoricalsources 6 3blotch blotchn alarge discoloredmark usuallyirregularinshapeonskin paper material etc Hisfaceiscoveredinuglyredblotches Tome thatpictureofhis thoughsaidtobeamasterpieceintheworldoffineart ismerelyamessofblotches e g G R culturenotes littlewomen LittleWomen Paragraph6 publishedin1868 1869 writtenbyLouisaMayAlcott 1832 1888 isatwo partnoveldescribingessentiallytheauthor sownfamilyanditsdomesticadventures TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure G R culturenotes blackbeauty BlackBeauty Paragraph6 writtenin1887bytheBritishauthorAnnaSewell whohadastrongloveforhorsesandmanagedtoexposethroughthebookthecrueltreatmentthehorsesexperienced TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure G R culturenotes NancyDrew NancyDrew Paragraph6 oneoftheseveralpopularchildren sfictionseriescharacterscreatedatthebeginningofthe20thcenturybytheStatemeyerSyndicateCompanyunderpseudonyms Nancywasdepictedasbeingboldandindependent gentleandwell mannered whichmadeheroneofthemostpopularheroinesofmoderntimes TextIntroduction CultureNotes Author Structure DR LPT languagewa