高级英语MarkTwain—MirrorofAmerica资料.ppt

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Lesson6,MarkTwainMirrorofAmerica（Excerpts）,ByNoelGrove,本单元作者：

颜静兰,Book1,外语教学与研究出版社FOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESS,Contents,PartOne:

Warm-upPartTwo:

BackgroundInformationPartThree:

TextAppreciationPartFour:

LanguageStudyPartFive:

Extension,PartOneWarm-up,.VideoWatching.Brainstorming.Discussion.LearningObjectives,.VideoWatching,Watchthevideoclipanddescribeit.AboutMarkTwain,.Brainstorming,Makesomepredictionsaboutthetexttobelearned.,“MarkTwainMirrorofAmerica”,HuckFinn,TomSawyer,Riverpilot,Confederateguerrilla,Prospector,TheMississippiRiver,Novelist,Reporter,.Discussion,1.WhatdoyouknowaboutMarkTwain?

2.HaveyoueverreadMarkTwainsnovels?

3.Whichnovelimpressesyoumost?

Why?

4.DoyoulikethenaughtybutcleverboyTominTomSawyer?

Whatattractsyoumostwhilereadingthenovel?

5.WhatisMarkTwainswritingstyle?

.LearningObjectives,1.ToknowthewritingstyleofMarkTwain.2.Tobeacquaintedwithsomerhetoricaldevices.3.Tolearntousewordsandexpressionstodescribeapersonslifeandexperience.4.Toappreciatethelanguagefeatures.5.Tolearntowriteacommentonawriter.,PartTwoBackgroundInformation,.AboutMarkTwain.TheCivilWar.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer.TheAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.GildedAge.GoldRushVII.TheMysteriousStrangerVIII.TheCelebratedJumpingFrog,.AboutMarkTwain,MarkTwainMarkTwainwasthepennameofSamuelLanghorneClemens（18351910）,Americasmostfamoushumoristandtheauthorofpopularandoutstandingautobiographicalworks,travelbooksandnovels.,.AboutMarkTwain,Thefirst36yearsofClemenslifeaboyinalittletowninMissouri,asteamboatpilotontheMississippi,areporteronthefarwesternfrontieratravelerabroadAllthesesuppliedhimwithcopiousmaterialwhichheusedlaterforhisbestandmostsuccessfulwritings.,.AboutMarkTwain,.TheAmericanCivilWar,TheAmericanCivilWarwasafour-yeararmedconflictbetweentheNorthandtheSouth.,.TheAmericanCivilWar,ThewarbeganonApril12,1861andwentonfor4bitteryears,withupsanddownsonbothsides.TheturningpointofthewaristheBattleofGettysburg.FinallytheConfederatearmyhadtosurrender,endingthewarin1865.Asaresultofthewar,slaverywasabolishedandtheUnionwaspreserved.,.TheAdventuresofTomSawyer,Fromplayingpiratesonadesertedislandtoattendinghisown“funeral”,fromexploringabat-filledundergroundcavetodiggingfortreasureinahauntedhouse,TomSawyerisageniusatgettinghimselfandhisfriendsintoandoutofsometimesdangerousadventures.,.TheAdventuresofHuckberryFinn,ConsideredasoneofthegreatAmericannovels,theworkhasbeenpopularwithreaderssinceitspublicationandistakenasasequeltoTheAdventuresofTomSawyer.,ItistoldinthefirstpersonbyHuckleberryFinn,afriendofTomSawyer.ThenovelisnotedforitscolorfuldescriptionofpeopleandplacesalongtheMississippiRiver.,.TheAdventuresofHuckberryFinn,.GildedAge,InUnitedStateshistory,theGildedAgereferstotheeraofrapideconomicandpopulationgrowthintheUnitedStatesduringthepostCivilWarandpost-Reconstructionerasofthelate19thcentury.,.GildedAge,Theterm“GildedAgewascoinedbyMarkTwainandCharlesDudleyWarnerintheirbookTheGildedAge:

ATaleofToday,ataleofcorruptionandfailedlanddealsandalossofinnocence.,1steditionbookcover,.GildedAge,Inthisperiod,notonlytheroleofwomenwasbeingchallenged.Industrialists,corporations,utilities,bankers,andbrokerswereincreasinglyviewedasanenemybytheworkingclass,whosewageshadstagnatedwhilemenwhowerealreadymillionairesgotricher.,.GildedAge,Failedlanddeals,speculation,andcorruptionwereprevalent.Manyworkerswentfrombeingindependenttradesmentobeingwagelaborersconcentratedinlargefactories.MillionsofimmigrantsswelledthepopulationofU.S.citiesandbegantocompeteforjobs.Laborunionswereborntorepresenttheseangryandbeleagueredworkers.,.GoldRush,Agoldrushisaperiodoffeverishmigrationofworkerstoanareathathashadadramaticdiscoveryofgold.Majorgoldrushestookplaceinthe19thcenturyinAustralia,Brazil,Canada,SouthAfrica,andtheUnitedStates,whilesmallergoldrushestookplaceelsewhere.,VII.TheMysteriousStranger,AnunfinishedworkbyMarkTwainwhoworkedroughlyfrom1890untilhisdeathin1910A“complete”versionwaspublishedposthumouslyin1916byTwainsbiographerunderthenameTheMysteriousStranger,ARomance.,VII.TheMysteriousStranger,ThepublishedbookversionnonethelessmaintainsTwainssharpattackonthehypocrisyoforganizedreligionthatisthesubjectofmuchofTwainslaterwritings.Heviewsreligionasa“moral”ordertoprotectwealth,power,andoppression.,VIII.TheCelebratedJumpingFrog,Itisan1865shortstorybyMarkTwain,hisfirstgreatsuccessasawriter,bringinghimnationalattention.Thestoryhasalsobeenpublishedas“JimSmileyandHisJumpingFrog”（itsoriginaltitle）and“TheNotoriousJumpingFrogofCalaverasCounty”.,VIII.TheCelebratedJumpingFrog,Thenarratorretellsastoryheheardfromabartender,SimonWheeler,attheAngelsHotelinAngelsCamp,California,aboutthegamblerJimSmiley.,PartThreeTextAppreciation,.TextAnalysisIntroductionThemeTextOrganizationFurtherUnderstanding.WritingDevicesLanguageStyleRhetoricalDevices.SentenceParaphrase,.TextAnalysis,Introduction“MarkTwainMirrorofAmerica”isanexemplificationorbiographicalessayonMarkTwainwrittenbyNoelGrove.Anessayisapieceofwritingoftenwrittenfromanauthorspersonalpointofview.,.TextAnalysis,Anessaycanconsistofliterarycriticism,politicalmanifestos,arguments,observations,recollectionsandreflectionsoftheauthor.Anexemplificationessayischaracterizedbyageneralizationandrelevant,representativeandbelievableexamplesincludinganecdotes,personalexperience.,.TextAnalysis,MarkTwainisoneofthegreatestwriterintheworldwhosepersonalexperienceandliterarycreationgivesatruerepresentationofAmerica.,Theme,YoungTwain,OldTwain,AdventurousPatrioticRomanticHumorous,CynicalBitterSatiricalMiserable,.TextAnalysis,TextOrganizationPart1（Para.1）:

Thispartservesasageneralintroductiontothepassage,throughwhichthereaderwillgetaglimpseofthegreatAmericanwriter,MarkTwain,whowasnotonlyadventurous,patriotic,romantic,andhumorous,butalsocynical,bitterandunhappy.,Part2（Paras.2-7）:

ThispartdepictsMarkTwainslifeexperiencesbeforehiswritingcareer,whichprovidedhimwithrichmaterialforhislaterhumorouswritings.,.TextAnalysis,.TextAnalysis,Part3（Paras.8-18）:

ThispartintroducesMarkTwainswritingcareer.Part4（Paras.19-21）:

Thisparttellsthereaderthereasonforhisshiftfromahumorouswritingstyletoabitterandsatiricaloneandthecrumblingofhislastillusions.,.TextAnalysis,FurtherUnderstanding1.Thethemeof“MarkTwainMirrorofAmerica”is_.A.TwainspersonalexperienceandliterarycreationgivesatruerepresentationofAmerica.B.MarktwainisoneofAmericasbest-lovedauthors.C.Twainscolorfulpersonalexperienceexertedgreatimpactonhiswriting.D.TwainsnovelsaresuretobereadandstudiedinAmerica.,2.HowmanyyearsdidMarkTwainrangeacrossthecountry?

A.10B.15C.20D.25,3.HowlongdidMarkTwaintrysoldieringasaconfederateguerrilla?

A.OneweekB.TwoweeksC.OnemonthD.Twomonths,.TextAnalysis,.TextAnalysis,4.WhatmadeTwainbecomebitterlateinlife?

A.AgeB.MoneyC.personalexperienceD.personaltragedy5.AccordingtoTwain,whatwasmissinginAmericanambition?

A.EnergyB.HealthC.knowledgeD.Thought,.WritingDevices,LanguageStyle1.EffectiveuseofadjectivesTheeffectiveuseofadjectivesisawaytofocusonvividdescriptionofaperson,hischaracteristicandpersonality.e.g.MarkTwainTom&Huck,AdventurousPatrioticRomanticHumorouscynical,IdyllicMischievousSweetEternal,.WritingDevices,2.Figurativeuseofspecificwordsincreasethevividnessstrengthentheimpressione.g.rememberMarkTwainasthefather,mainarteryoftransportation,deltacountry3.Nounsusedasattributestogetmorecloselyassociatedwithaspecificpersonorthinge.g.trampprinter,steamboatdays,4.wordsandphrasesconnectedwithboatsandriverstoindicatetheinfluenceoftheauthorsearlyexperiencee.g.idylliccruise,watersideslum,steamboat,keelboats,Flatboats,.WritingDevices,5.Successfuluseofquotes1）totellclearlytheauthorsrealopinion:

e.g.“Theyvanishfromaworldwheretheyofnoconsequence”2）todemonstrateTwainsstyleofwriting:

e.g.theuseofrichdialectsinthenovel:

“Ivetriedit,anditdontwork”,.WritingDevices,RhetoricalDevices:

PersonificationDefinition:

Personificationisafigureofspeechwhichattributeshumanqualitiesandabilitiestoinanimateobjects,animals,abstractideas,etc.,.WritingDevices,.WritingDevices,e.g.1.Youthiswild,andageistame.WilliamShakespeare2.Duskcamestealthily.3.Iwatchedthemoonlightdancingontheripplesofthelake.4.Theancientmansionspoketomeofbygonedays.,.WritingDevices,RhetoricalDevices:

HyperboleDefinition:

Hyperboleisafigureofspeechinwhichexaggerationisusedtoemphasizeapoint,tocreatehumor,ortoachievesomesimilareffects.,e.g.1.Shewasscaredtodeath.2.IdgivetheworldtoseetheGreatWall.3.Itoldyouathousandtimesthatyoushouldntbehavelikethat.4.Belindasmiled,andalltheworldwasgay.5.Herbeautymadethebrightworlddim.,.WritingDevices,RhetoricalDevices:

EuphemismDefinition:

Euphemismisafigureofspeechinwhichindirectwordsorphrasesareusedinsteadofthosethatarestrictlyrequiredbytruth?

orinwhichmildwordsandphrasesareusedinsteadofunpleasantones.,.WritingDevices,e.g.1.Heisabitoffhishead.2.Hewasnowlivingatgovernmentsexpense.3.Heisabitslowforhisage.4.Hepassedawayforafewye