新编英语教程 5 Unit 9 教案.docx

1、新编英语教程 5 Unit 9 教案Unit NineTEXT 1SHOULD THE PRESS BE HUMAN?Katharine WhitehornObjectives: to figure out the two options a journalist is facing and the paras. referring to these two options alternately. to identify the examples used to illustrate the options. to state their own opinions on what a jou

2、rnalist should do in face of atrocity. Pre-class work1. Read the text and catch the central idea by doing Comp.1.2. Read the Organization & Development and try as much as possible to complete the exercises.Section onePre-reading questions: (10 mins.)1. Whats the meaning of press in the title? (Pre-r

3、eading Q1) Four definitions of the word press are given in an authoritative dictionary, namely, 1) journalism, 2) newspapers and periodicals, 3) news reporters, and 4) comment in newspapers and periodicals. The definition that suits the title best is 3), because only people can be human.2. What do y

4、ou predict about the general ideas of this passage? In the passage Whitehorn has presented two options a journalist is facing: 1) Inhuman: He should stay cold-blooded and go on reporting while people are being killed. 2) Human: He should be human, take sides(= favor or support a person or a group in

5、 a dispute or debate ), and interfere.3. What was the accident happening in France but known to the world that was concerned with the newsmen? How much do you know about it? What do you think of those newsmen? Dianas death caused by the car accident, but the real cause was those inhuman and apatheti

6、c newsmen.In-reading discussion:Step 1. Organization and Development1. In the passage Whitehorn has presented alternately in the paras. two options a journalist is facing: inhuman - to accomplish his job only without any notice of his interviewees or his target personnels sufferings; human - to be h

7、uman, take sides, and interfere in spite of the possible danger. Decide the paras. which refer to the 1st and the 2nd option respectively, and both of the options, and give reasons. (10 mins.) 1 & 2 - paras. 1, 3, 8 Opt.1 - paras.2, 5 Opt.2 - paras. 4, 6, 7 The paras. referring to these two options

8、altogether: Paras.1, 3, 8Para.1 (10 mins.)1. What do you know about Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, and (John F.) Kennedy? See Library Work for details. John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) was the 35th president of the USA. He was the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic to be elected president (1960).

9、 His greatest triumph in foreign affairs was the signing of the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty by the US, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union in 1963. The signatories agreed to stop all testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water, thus permitting only underground tests, wh

10、ich did not contaminate the atmosphere. Within a few months, more than 100 other nations signed the treaty. Late in 1963, in preparation for the coming years presidential election, K began a series of trips to various parts of the country. On Nov. 22, 1963, K and others were on their way to a lunche

11、on in downtown Dallas, Texas. As the motorcade approached an underpass at 12.30 p.m., two fatal shots were fired in rapid succession. One bullet passed through Ks neck and the other struck the president in the head. K fell forward and his car sped to Parkland Hospital. At 1.00 p.m., he was pronounce

12、d dead. L.H.Oswald, employed in the warehouse from which the bullet that killed K was fired, was conferred as the suspect in the assassination He was arrested that afternoon in a Dallas movie theater and charged with murder. Two days later, as L.H.Oswald was transferred from one jail to another, he

13、was shot dead by J.Ruby, who sprang out from a group of newsmen. This very scene was photographed by a newsman on the spot. Its a pity the investigation commission found no evidence that either L.H.O or J.R was part of any conspiracy, domestic or foreign, to assassinate President Kennedy.2. So a que

14、stion is raised here, a question that teased the writers mind (disturbed her mind persistently): who really killed Oswald: Ruby or that photographer? If that photographer had dropped his camera and grabbed Ruby when he saw Ruby was going to shoot Oswald, instead of taking the chance to shooting thes

15、e staggering pictures of Ruby gunning Oswald down, Oswald would not have been killed, and the public would know more about the assassination of Kennedy. In the beginning para. the author hypothesizes about what might have resulted if the photographer had stopped the killer on the spot. (Comp.2-1) De

16、riving from this illustration, another question is implied: is such kind of newsman human or inhuman? This is the thesis of this passage.Para.3 (10 mins.)1. What do you think are the key words in this para.? a tricky ethical question (= a question that asks whether an action is right or wrong), 2. W

17、hy is a tricky ethical question? Can you say something about it? This is a dilemma: If a journalist / photographer should join in (whats happening, esp. to run the risk of life to stop something bringing about bad result), the world would not know what atrocities are committed. Even though he dies a

18、 brave death, he cannot make the atrocity known to the world. If he stands back and watches (acts as an on-looker or outsider) while peoplekill one another, or in other words, takes the chance to shoot authentic pictures so as to expose the atrocity in the world, he is considered as cold-blooded. Th

19、e question implied in the first para.: should the photographer seize the chance of shooting these staggering pictures of the live scene, or should he dropped the camera and grabbed the gunman to stop another kill? This question is the same as that posed in para.3. For the cause a journalist/photogra

20、pher devotes himself to, he should seize every opportunity by all means to make his prompt report or authentic photos so as to expose the event/happening to the world. This is one of the responsibilities of newsmen. However, with respect to humanism, he should first of all stop the atrocity he is wi

21、tnessing instead of behaving as a sole onlooker, which seems inhuman. So both of the two options are presented in this paragraph.Para.8 (5 mins.)1. What does this para. tell us? (comp.3-5) A newsman can make good news report and be human at the same time. i.e., a newsman can adhere to his profession

22、al responsibility and social responsibility simultaneously. The press should be human. So the thesis statement of this article is revealed in this last paragraph - the conclusion.The paras. referring to the inhuman option: A journalist should stay cold-blooded and go on reporting while people are be

23、ing killed. Paras. 2, 5Para.2 (15 mins.)1. What is the topic sentence of para.2? And the controlling idea? How is it developed? (comp.3-1) Sentence 1 is the topic sentence: Journalists and TV people are supposed to record what goes on; but in trying to get the best record they can, they may sometime

24、s seem amazingly cold-blooded. and amazingly cold-blooded is the controlling idea. It is developed by two examples.2. What are the examples used to illustrate the topic sentence, or the inhuman option? the photographer making the Indian family bury, rebury, re- rebury its dead several times till he

25、got a perfect shot the BBC sound man delaying the execution for half an hour just to adjust his sound equipment Refer to the notes 1, 2.3. Whats the meaning: it didnt make any difference to the final outcome.(Comp.2-2) = what was to happen still happenedPara.5 (10 mins.)1. Why do you think this para

26、. is about the inhuman option? The journalists, or some journalists, behave badly while doing their work (e.g. stay cold-blooded and inhuman in face of any atrocity); whats more, they still remain inhuman when the work is over.2. What is the example here to illustrate the cold-blooded journalist? th

27、e birdman story3. What feeling does the exclamation My God, what a story! reveal about the newsman? (Comp.2-4) He was excited because he saw there was a good news story for him. 4. But it leaves out a lot. As stated in para. 4, granted that journalists must stay uncommitted and report the fact, ther

28、e is still a lot not mentioned by their professional ethic. This is indicated by the first sentence of this paragraph: But it leaves out a lot. = The professional ethic of a journalist leaves out a lot.Section twoStep 3 Organization and DevelopmentThe paras. that refer to the 2nd option: A journalis

29、t should be human, take sides, and interfere. Paras. 4, 6, 7Para.4 (20 mins.)1. What is this para. about? A journalist should stay uncommitted and report the fact, which is one part of the ethic or guidelines of a professional journalist. The 1st sentence is the topic sentence. 2. Paraphrase Our pro

30、fessional ethic enjoins us to stay uncommitted and report the facts; and, if we have to have guidelines, thats probably as good as a one as any. (LW5-1) We journalists, as required by our professional responsibilities, must avoid favoring any of the two conflicting sides and tell the world what has

31、actually happened. This is about the best principle to guide our action, if we find it necessary to have one.3. What does the author think of some of the seediest (= most inferior and disreputable) journalists described in this paragraph? (comp.3-4) The author is not satisfied with the performance o

32、f these journalists, who have no definite standards or principles. To report the same type of event, they may use one set of censorious (=critical, fault-finding) adjectives to condemn it, or another set of laudatory (=expressing praise and admiration) qualifiers to show their appreciation, depending on their personal bias. They take sides irresponsibly, and their reportage is guided by anything but objectivity. Granted that journalists must stay uncommitted and report the fact, there is