了解背景知识

对作者John Ciardi 以及文中涉及的作家、文学名著如William Shakespeare；Hamlet；Chaucer及其他艺术家等所涉文化知识有基本了解。

 文本欣赏

对文章所表达的主题有清晰的认知，能够正确划分文章的结构，对教师提出的开放式问题能表达自己的理解，能正确评价作者的态度。理解并掌握文章中使用的写作手法，暗喻，能正确分析文章风格与基调，同时在教师的指引下对文章中的长难句进行正确的释义。

 语言点理解

1) Word Study

accomplishment; assume; certify; expose; faculty; generate; nevertheless; rear; species; suffice; fold; stuff; specimen; enroll; specialize; average; client; penetrate; shudder; pest; implicit

2) Phrases and Expressions

be fresh out of; sense of duty; go through; see to it that; go to the electric chair; do with; be exposed to; preside over; be out to do; The chances are that…; make money; be stuck for; to have no business doing; make contact; in essence; make… available

3) Grammar

Future Expressions; Correlative conjunctions (emphasizing coordinating conjunctions); Infinitive; as…so structure

4) Word Formation

Suffix—ize; Suffix—fy

 扩展阅读与思考

1) Oral Work---Group Discussion

2) Three Quizzes

3) Writing: What enlightenment have you got from this text? (In about 130 words)

4) One more learning material by Martin L. King Jr.

 作业：完成课后相应练习