高中英语二轮复习学案名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选bluestitches.docx
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1、名著阅读之心灵鸡汤精选 Blue Stitches班级:_学号:_姓名:_心灵鸡汤精选Blue Stitches话题归类阅读难度词数参加学生会竞选五星1334【文章梗概】在与母亲玩拼字游戏时,我告知母亲我将参加学生会竞选秘书或副主席,而不是主席,因为认为自己一位白人女孩赢不了参加竞选的西班牙男孩埃迪。然而,母亲鼓励我竞选主席,并为我准备了竞选演讲的服装一条美丽的蓝裙子。妈妈在缝制时,为每一根蓝色的针脚注入了她的自信和力量。穿着这条裙子,我对自己的信心满满,最终赢得了学生主席的竞选。Dont ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come al
2、ive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.Howard ThurmanMy mother winked as she asked her seemingly innocent question. “How bout a game of Scrabble?”“You win all the time, Mama.”“Someday, youll beat me. Today just might be your day.”I acquiesced and set up the boa
3、rd. In 1980, I was a junior in high school, and my siblings were long gone to college and beyond. Mama relied on me for her daily dose of conquering someone.That Scrabble game in 1980 holds another special remembrance for me. No, I didnt win. But that night, as we waged war with words, I brought up
4、another competition one that would change the way I saw myself.“Mama, student council elections are in two weeks.”“Uh-huh.”She spelled out Q-U-I-E-T on a red triple-word space and whistled.“Thats pretty good, if I do say so myself.” She smiled at me and then started counting her gazillions of points
5、.“Mama, did you hear what I just said?”“Uh-huh. Forty-two points for quiet. Your turn.”I looked at my tiles and sighed. I plopped down M-A-K-E-R on a double-word space and counted: 22.“I like the idea of being part of student council my senior year.”“Sounds good. Twenty-eight points.”“So, I have to
6、go to the office tomorrow and pick up a form to fill out if I want to run.”“Do you want to run for student council?”“I dont know. Sounds fun.”“Fun?” She finally looked up from the board and into my eyes.“Mother, it will be my senior year. I want to have fun.”She looked back at her tiles. “Leadership
7、 is about serving. How do you want to serve?”As Mama spelled out a Z word Id never heard of, I thought about serving. Shed run for elected office in my small town three times, winning the office of District County Clerk.“Maybe I wont run.”Again, Mama looked up at me.“You arent going to run because y
8、ou have to serve?”I felt flustered at the way this conversation, not to mention the score, was headed.“Robbie, think about your talents. What do you have to offer others? Once you get a clear picture of that, I bet you that service will sound well, it will sound fun.”Mama won the game. I went to bed
9、 undecided.The next day, I came home with the application. After dinner, Mama called me into the living room.“How about a game of spades?”The wink accompanied the request.“Youre on, Mama. Ive beaten you at spades. Do you remember?”Mother grinned and started shuffling the deck. “I dont know what your
10、e talking about.”“I am going to run for student council,” I announced as we each drew our cards.“Excellent.”“But I dont know what position. I dont really want to be treasurer, but maybe secretary or even the vice president.”Her eyes met mine.“Why not president?”I couldnt believe this woman. Mom knew
11、 my high schools enrollment was 250, grades 9 through 12. She also knew that we lived in a town of 3,000 people, 85 percent of whom were Hispanic, 15 percent white.“You know why.”“No.”“Mother, I am a white girl.”“Really?”“White girls dont win against Hispanic guys. Eddie Rodriguez has already told e
12、veryone he is running for president. No way will I win.”“Robbie, what talents do you have? How are you going to serve?”“I think I could be a good leader.”“Leading? Sounds like a perfect talent for president.”“I told you, Eddie is running. Most of the time, the president is a guy, and Eddie is really
13、 popular.”“So, you are not running for president because you are a girl and your competition is popular?”“Mother, you dont understand the politics of high school.”“Robbie, believe in yourself and who you are meant to be. Do this for the right reasons. Win or lose, play the game well.”With that, she
14、won our first hand. And the secondThe next day, I drew in a deep breath as I wrote the word “president” on the application.Mama happened to be an excellent seamstress, so I asked her to make me a dress for my Election Day speech. Immediately, she headed over to Mrs. Woodss fabric store and found a b
15、olt of royal-blue rayon knit. It was my favorite color and so soft.“You will look very presidential in this,” she teased me. That night, I went to sleep to the hum of her Singer sewing machine.The next day, as I sat in the library working on my speech, Susan Banks approached me.“Robbie, is it true?
16、Youre running for student council president?”I took a deep breath. “Yes.”“Wow, you got guts. But you do know that Eddie is running, right?”“Yes.”“Um, no offense, but you arent going to win. Eddie is really popular.”With that, Susan turned and left.She wasnt the only classmate who offered the same en
17、couragement. But I couldnt back down; everyone knew I was running. Besides, Mama was sewing my new blue dress.Two days before the election, I tried on my mothers creation. I looked and felt beautiful.“Mama, this is incredible. Thank you.”“Robbie, listen to what I am about to tell you. I prayed for y
18、ou as I made this dress. It doesnt matter if you win. It matters that you are being who you are meant to be.”It was the only time I remember my mother saying she prayed for me.On Election Day, all the students were herded into the auditorium. Eddie and I sat on the stage with Robert, Laura and Maria
19、. They were running unopposed for vice president, treasurer and secretary. They would give their speeches, and then Eddie and I would go.As I watched Eddie give his speech, my knees knocked. He was calm and easygoing, encouraging the students to do the best thing for our high school by voting for hi
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