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

somehow; pinch; snap; rummage; spray; ashamed; attach; demonstrate; tone; blur; considerate; hypocritical, indifference, plunge, racist, thoroughly

2) Phrases and Expressions

pitch in; take one’s word for it; resort to; come to one’s aid; for one’s sake; feel cornered; have no choice but to do; make it up to sb.; come up with; on one’s part; break up

3) Grammar

Conjunction “and”, “or”; Inversion; Comparative degree; Apposition; wh-noun clause; the way + clause

4) Word Formation

Prefix—hypo; Prefix—hyper；Suffix—ing

 扩展阅读与思考

1) Oral Work---Group Discussion & Debating

2) Three Quizzes

3) Writing Tasks

* Write a counter-argument to the husband’s statement that African Americans don’t come from the same culture as whites.

* Write a scene that takes place the following day.

* Analyze the husband in terms of whether or not he is a racist character.

4) Listening Lab material about Tobias Wolff.

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