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Teaching Plan for Unit 5Course ： College EnglishInstructorModuleUnit 5 A Choose to Be Alone On Purpose B Roommate ConflictsTime180mTeaching AidsMulti-mediaTeaching Objectives1. To help the students have a good understanding of the passages in this unit；2. To help the students grasp the usages of some important words, phrases and expressions in the unit；3. To enable the students to analyze the structure of the 2 passages in this unit；4. To introduce the basic reading skills of this unit： predicting the general direction of the writer's thinking, in order for the students to fully understand a writer's point；5. To help the students further master the writing technique: making comparisons；6. To help the students learn about the value of good communications with others;Chief Points & Difficult Points1. Get the main idea of the passage.2. Master some useful expressions & sentence structure in the passage.3. Understand the structure of the text.PrerequisitesBefore coming for class, students should1. identify some important words for the topic.2. scan the text for main ideas.3. visit library to research about information concerning the unit.Teaching MethodsThe mixture of listening, speaking, reading, practicing and writingReference BooksTeacher's Book of New Horizon College EnglishLongman Dictionary of Contemporary English (English-Chinese) Oxford Advanced Learner's English-Chinese Dictionary Longman Dictionary of American EnglishTeaching ContentsTime AllotmentSection A1. Warm-up Activity1. Topic Discussioni. Students Discussionii. Teachefs Summary2. Questions on the Topic and the Passage II. Background Information III. Text Structure AnalysisIV. Structured WritingV. Detailed Study of the Texti. Words and Phrases Studyii. Language PointsVI . Text Summary1. Student's Presentation2. Teacher's SummaryVII After-text A ExercisesSection B1. Reading SkillIL Warm-up Activity1. Topic Discussion2. Questions on the Topic and the Passage III. Text Structure AnalysisIV. Text Study1. Paragraph Meaning2. Words and Phrases Study3. Language Points4. Summary or Main Idea of the Passagei. Student's Presentationii. Teacher's SummaryV. New Words DictationVI. After-text B ExercisesVII. Supplementary exercises15m5m10m5m50m5m30m5m10m5m20m5m15mAssignments1. Hand in the exercise of TRANSLATION.2. Finish the other after-text A & B exercises after class.3. Supplementary Exercisesi. English-Chinese Translation (5 sentences)ii. Chinese-English Translation (10 sentences)4. Preview Unit 6Unit 5Section A Choose to Be Alone on PurposeI. Warm-up Activity1. Topic Discussioni. Student9s Discussion1) Have you ever stayed alone and felt lonely? Describe it.Yes or no.2) Do we really need friends? And why?Yes or no.ii. Teacher's SummaryHow do we spend our time when we are alone is a forever topic. Some are scared of solitude so that they choose to stay with friends. They, if left to live alone, will find life empty, boring and lonely. They think that a life without a friend is a life without a sun. However, personal relationship may make life fun and fulfilling, it may also cause tension, even conflicts.Others prefer to or have to stay alone far away from modern cities so that they can find creative inspirations, for which is the best type of therapy for a troubled mind without others5 interruption. However, many actually suffer from loneliness, and some are even totally isolated from the society.Whether living alone or staying with families or friends, what is important is to find pleasure in life, since we can not completely separate ourselves from others.A healthy adult needs “alone time"-time to reflect on what is truly important. When we are alone, we can stretch our soul until it fills up the whole room, and use our freedom, moving at our own pace. However, iVs important to stay rational. Don't forget that in order to be a healthy part of others' lives, we must ourselves be healthy.2. Questions on the Topic and the Passage1) What is the characteristic of an American hero?It is hard to say because people have different versions of an American hero. Some think that a super hero in early literary works can leap tall buildings in a single bound or staring death in the face everyday and somehow finding a way to escape; others regard that one can see spectacular events unfolding through the eyes of a notorious man of courage and feel as though they are defending there country or saving the woman they love. In a word, an American hero is one of the manifestations of "Individualism", which means that everyone wants to control their own destiny without outside interference from the government, a ruling noble class, the church or any other organized authority.2) What does it mean when the writer says “Inspiration in solitude is a major commodity for poets and philosophers?Poets and philosophers often use inspiration in solitude as an excuse to explain why they choose to stay alone.3) What can we learn from Dorothy Wordsworth and Milton's choice of the solitary way of life?With love from friends and families, short-time staying alone could really help them find creative inspirations. It is very important to maintain a healthy balance between social interaction and personal pursuits.4) What is the difference of peoples' feelings between staying all alone and not staying with others for temporary absence?People staying all alone will feel that the more positive one is toward oneself the less the need for staying with others; however, people not staying with others for temporary absence will have a feeling of emptiness.5) Do we really need to talk to others? Yes or no.II. Background Information1. Henry David Thoreau: Thoreau (1817-1862) was an US thinker, essayist, and naturalist. Born in Concord, Mass., Thoreau graduated from Harvard University and taught school for several years before deciding to become a poet of nature. Back in Concord, he came under the influence of R. W. Emerson and began to publish pieces in the Transcendentalist magazine The Dial. In the years 1845一I847, to demonstrate how satisfying a simple life could be, he lived in a hut beside Concord's Walden Pond; essays recording his daily life were assembled for his masterwork, Walden (1854). His A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849) was the only other book he published in his lifetime. He reflected on a night he spent in jail protesting the Mexican-American War in the essay Civil Disobedience (1849), which would later influence such figures as M. Gandhi and M. L. King. In later years his interest in Transcendentalism waned and he became a dedicated abolitionist. His many nature writings and records of his wanderings in Canada, Maine, and Cape Cod display the mind of a keen naturalist. After his death his collected writings were published in 20 volumes, and further writings have continued to appear in print.2. John Milton: English poet (1608一!674). Milton attended Cambridge University (1625一1632), where he wrote poems in Latin, Italian, and English; these included L 'Allegro and 11 Penseroso, both published later in Poems (1645). During 1632一!638 he engaged in private study 一 writing the masque Comas (1637) and the extraordinary elegy Lycidas (1638) and toured Italy. Concerned with the Puritan cause in England, he spent much of 16411660 pamphleteering for civil and religious liberty and serving in Oliver CromwelFs government. His best-known prose is in the pamphlets Areopagitica (1644), on freedom of the press, and Of Education (1644). He lost his sight in the year of 1651, and thereafter dictated his works. His disastrous first marriage ended with his wife's death in 1652; two later marriages were more successful. After the Restoration he was arrested as a noted defender of the Commonwealth, but was soon released. In Paradise (1667), his epic masterpiece on the Fall of Man written in blank verse, he uses his sublime “grand style" with superb power; his characterization of Satan is a supreme achievement. He further expressed his purified faith in God and the regenerative strength of the individual soul in Paradise Regained an epic in which Christ overcomes Satan the tempter, and Samson Agonistes (1671), a tragedy in which the Old Testament figure conquers self-pity and despair to become God*s champion. Considered second only to W. Shakespeare in the history of English-language poetry, Milton had an immense influence on later literature; though attacked early in the 20th century, he had regained his place in the Western canon by mid-century.3. William Wordsworth: English poet (1770一!850). Orphaned at 13, Wordsworth attended Cambridge Univ., but remained rootless and virtually penniless until 1795, when a legacy made possible a reunion with his sister D. Wordsworth. He became friends with S. T. Coleridge, with whom he wrote Lyrical Ballads (1798), the collection often considered to have launched the English Romantic Movement. Wordsworth*s contributions include intern Abbey" and many lyrics controversial fbr their common, everyday language. Around 1798 he began writing the epic autobiographical poem that would absorb him intermittently fbr the next 40 years, The Prelude S50). His second verse collection, Poems, in Two Volumes (1807), includes many of the rest of his finest works, including Ode: Intimations of Immortality. His poetry is perhaps most original in its vision of the almost divine power of the creative imagination reforging the links between man and man, between humankind and the natural world. The most memorable poems of his middle and late years were often cast in elegiac mode; few match the best of his earlier works. By the time he became widely appreciated by the critics and the public, his poetry had lost much of its force and his radical politics had yielded to conservatism. In 1843 he became England's poet laureate. He is regarded as the central figure in the initiation of English Romanticism.III. Text Structure AnalysisThe passage focuses on a social phenomenonchoosing to be alone on purpose. Inthe U.S., about 22 million people live alone for various reasons. While some people think of loneliness as a sort of national disease, others take it as a characteristic of an American hero. Some great poets and philosophers in the past lived in solitude for inspiration, such as William Wordsworth, John Milton and Henry David Thoreau. However, solitude is hard for people because the need to talk is more basic than the need to listen. So if one lives in solitude, he should stay rational and settle down to enjoy grace and pleasure.The passage can be broadly divided into five main parts: the phenomenon of living alone； what people think of living alone； who prefers living alone； the life of the solitary people； and what the writer advises fbr living alone.Part 1 (Para. 1): the first part consists of single paragraph, which tells us that livingalone is a common social phenomenon in USA.Part 2 (Para. 2): The second part consists of Paragraph 2, which tells us what people think of living alone. While many people think living in solitude may be a sort of national disease, others take it as a characteristic of American hero.Part 3 (Para 3-10): In this part the writer mentions three famous literary giants who choose to be alone and tells us what message we can draw from them. Paragraphs 3 to 7 express the idea that poets and philosophers are for the inspiration in solitude, solitude is improved by being voluntary, and while some of them choose to be alone for inspiration, their loved ones prepare comforts for them. William Wordsworth and John Milton are taken here as examples. Paragraphs 8 to 9 tell us that American high priest Henry Thoreau chose to be all by himself at Walden Pond, and to him nothing is more companionable than solitude. Paragraph 10 is the message we take from those who choose to be alone: the more confident we are, the less the need for company.Part 4 (Para. 11-13): This part is, in fact, the most important part in which the writer tells of some life details of the solitary people. In Paragraph 11 the writer makes comparison between people living with other people and people living alone. He argues that if we live with other people, their temporary absence can be refreshing. However, it is different when we live alone. Paragraphs 12 and 13 support the writer's viewpoint that solitude is hard for people. He starts from the argument that people need to talk to others. Then he describes in detail as to how people living alone deal with his need in different situations.Part 5 (Para. 14-16): The last part consists of the last three paragraphs in which the writer concludes by offering his advice as to the preferable attitude toward living alone.IV. Structured WritingUsing comparison and contrast is one of main writing techniques in structured writing. Through comparison, a writer may develop the main ideas by pointing out the similarities or showing what is alike or in common about a topic in the detailed stated reasons. Comparison may be organized in point by point structure, in which we may discuss each point with the reasons in turn.Sample composition:Advantages and disadvantages of living with one's parentsToday, there are some issues concerning living with parents which a person may find advantageous or disadvantageous ones depending on what the person values most. The main advantages may be: a young person does not have to worry about payments. In this way he or she has more money to spend for leisure activities. Another advantage may be less housework to do, which means more time for studying. If you live with parents, you always have someone to talk to and rely on. Parents support you in difficult situations and their life-based wisdom can be very helpful. However, one may also see some disadvantages, like: limited privacy or different opinions. Parents may watch your behavior and the way of doing things. You may often have to explain where you have been or what you have done. Different points of view and quarrels are nearly unavoidable. Generally, in my opinion the matter of living with parents is a very individual one and should not be decided too quickly. One should carefully consider all problems and benefits before deciding which case is better.V. Detailed Study of the TextWords & Phrases Study<l>solitary a. tending to spend a lot of time alone 独自的;喜欢独处的 a solitary traveler !一位孤独的旅行者A solitary tree remained standing after the hurricane. |飓风过后,惟有一棵树孤独地 挺立在那儿。VI. tame vt. make sb. or sth. easy to control 驯服;控制Atomic energy has been tamed and harnessed for useful work. |原子能 已被控制 并得 到实际应用。He tamed the wild horse.他驯服了 那匹野马。a. (esp. of animals) not afraid of people, and used to living