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themeaningofhigheducation

Pre-classActivity:

none.

RelationshiptoCurrentUnit:

Materials:

Teacher’sBook（6）,English-EnglishDictionary,Blackboard,PPT

EstimatedTimeofLesson:

270m,6sessions

TimeAllocation:

P1-2

1.Pre-reading:

playinggames/wordpuzzle/pictureactivation/shortstories 10m

2.GlobalReading:

textintroduction,culturenotes,author,structure 15m

3.DetailedReading（a）:

TextI:

Paragraph1-6 65m

P3-4

4.DetailedReading（b）:

Paragraph7-15 90m

P5-6

5.ConsolidationActivities（a）:

TextComprehension;

WritingStrategies 20m

6.ConsolidationActivities（b）:

Languagework;

OralActivities;

Writing 70m

7.FurtherEnhancement（Optional）:

TextII/OtherComprehensivePractices

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

I.PictureActivation

Whydosomepeoplehaveanobsessiveinterestinattendingelitecolleges?

II.Pre-readingQuestions

1.Admissiontoagooduniversityhasalwaysbeenanimportantgoalformanyteenagers.Thereisagreatchancethatyouhaveexperiencedallthepainsandjoysoffightingforthisgoal.Nowinadifferentstageoflife,wouldyouliketorethinktheimportanceofthisgoalthathasframedandisstillframingmanyyounglives?

Openfordiscussion.

2.Itisundeniablethateducationenlightenstheeducatedandoffersthemagreaterchanceforsuccess.Yet,weknowtherearemanyhigh-achieverswhodonothaveabrillianteducationalrecordandalsomanymediocritieswhohaveattendedprestigiousuniversities.Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantelementforonetoliveasuccessfullife?

Opentodiscussion.

SectionTwoGlobalReading

I.TextIntroduction

Intheessaytheauthoroffershisadvicetothoseparentswhohavecollege-boundchildren.Hefirstcriticizesthoseparentswhoboastofhavinggottheirchildrenintoselectuniversities.Hepointsoutthatagooduniversitydoesnotnecessarilyguaranteeasuccessfulcareer.Thisissupportedbytheexampleofhishighschoolfriends.Thenhetellsthosedisillusionedparentswhosechildrenareunlikelytoenterprestigiousuniversitiesthatmanypeopleachievehugesuccessinthissocietywithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity.Thisissupportedbyhisownexperience.Finallyheremindsthoseparentsthat“...lifedoesn’thavejustoneact.ThereisoftenActTwo.AndActFive.”

II.CultureNotes

Prussian（Paragraph9）theadjectiveformof“Prussia.”PrussiawasaformerkingdomofGermany.OriginallyasmallcountryonthesoutheasternshoresoftheBalticSea,itbecameamajorEuropeanpower,coveringmuchofmodernnortheasternGermanyandPoland,underFredericktheGreat.AftertheFranco-PrussianWarof1870–1871,itbecamethecenterofBismarck’snewGermanEmpire.

Amherst（Paragraph11）AmherstisatowninHampshireCounty,Massachusetts,UnitedStatesintheConnecticutRivervalley.ThetownishometoAmherstCollege,HampshireCollege,andtheUniversityofMassachusettsAmherst,threeoftheFiveColleges.

VanityFair（Paragraph12）VanityFairisanAmericanmagazineofpopculture,fashion,andpoliticspublishedbyCondé

NastPublications.ThepresentVanityFairhasbeenpublishedsince1983andtherehavebeeneditionsforfourEuropeancountriesaswellastheU.S.edition.ThecurrenteditorisGraydonCarter.

BillGates（Paragraph12）USentrepreneur;

fullnameWilliamHenryGates（1955–）.Heco-foundedMicrosoft,acomputersoftwarecompany.Heisoneoftherichestmenintheworldtoday.

DavidGeffen（Paragraph12）（1943–）arecordexecutive,filmandtheatricalproducer,andphilanthropist.Hehasbeendubbed“Hollywood’sfirstcrossoverbusinessstar.”BorntoaJewishfamilyinNewYork,GeffenattendedtheUniversityofTexasatAustinbutsoondroppedout.

MichaelDell（Paragraph12）（1965–）thechairmanoftheBoardofDirectorsofDell,thecompanyhefoundedin1984with$1,000andanunprecedentedidea—tobuildrelationshipsdirectlywithcustomers.In1992,Mr.DellbecametheyoungestCEOevertoearnarankingontheFortune500.

GraydonCarter（Paragraph12）（1949–）Canadian-bornAmericanjournalistandauthor.HeiseditorofVanityFair.Healsoco-founded,withKurtAndersen,thesatiricalmonthlymagazineSpyin1986.

Madonna（Paragraph12）（1958–）USpopsingerandactress.AlbumssuchasLikeaVirgin（1984）andherimageasasexsymbolbroughtherinternationalstardominthemid-1980s.

RonaldReagan（Paragraph12）（1911–2004）40thpresidentoftheUS（1981–1989）.HewasamovieactorbeforeenteringpoliticsandthenservedasthegovernorofCalifornia（1967–1974）.

WarrenBuffet（Paragraph12）（1930–）famousAmericaninvestor

F.ScottFitzgerald（Paragraph12）USwriter;

fullnameFrancisScottKeyFitzgerald（1896–1940）.Hisnovels,inparticularTheGreatGatsby（1925）,provideavividportraitoftheUSduringthejazzeraofthe1920s.

III.Author

JoeQueenan（bornNovember3,1950）isahumorist,criticandauthorfromPhiladelphiawhograduatedfromSaintJoseph'

sUniversity.Hehaswrittenfornumerouspublications,suchasSpyMagazine,TVGuide,Movieline,TheGuardianandTheNewYorkTimesBookReview.

IV.StructuralAnalysis

Part1

（Paras.1-2）theintroductorypartinwhichtheauthorusesananecdoteasastartingpointoftheessay

Part2

（Paras.3-8）byrelatinghisownexperiences,theauthortriestogivesomeadvicetotheparents

Part3

（Paras.9-12）manypeopleachievehugesuccessinthissocietywithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity

Part4

（Paras.13-15）theauthor’sattitudetowardscollegeselection

SectionThreeDetailedReading

MATRICULATIONFIXATION

JoeQueenan

I.Analysis

Paragraphs1-2Analysis

Thesetwoparagraphsmakeuptheintroductorypartinwhichtheauthorusesananecdoteasastartingpointoftheessay.

Paragraphs3-4Analysis

Asaresponsetotheman’sstory,theauthortriestogivesomeadvicebyrelatinghisownexperiences,i.e.hishighschoolfriends,hisuniversitydays,andhispresentcareer.

Paragraphs5-6Analysis

Itshouldbenotedthatthemanisnotveryresponsiveandinterestedintheauthor’saccount,whichevokestheauthor’scomment“Ineverdidfindoutwhyhewasvisitingthehospital.”

Paragraphs7-8Analysis

Thesetwoparagraphsplayanimportantroleintheessay.Ontheonehand,theyaretheauthor’scommentselicitedbytheincident;

ontheotherhand,theyfunctionasatransitiontofurtherdiscussiononthematter.

Paragraph9Analysis

Inthisparagraphtheauthorcriticizesparentswhousetheconversationtoboastoftheirsuccessingettingtheirchildrenintoagoodcollege.

Paragraph10Analysis

Inthisparagraphtheauthorairshisview,whichisdifferentfromthatoftheparentsmentionedintheprecedingparagraph.Hearguesthatagooduniversitydoesnotnecessarilyguaranteeasuccessfulcareer,andassertsthatparents’responsibilitydoesnotendwhentheirchildrenleavehomeforuniversity.

Paragraph11Analysis

Inthisparagraphtheauthorgivesanillustrationofthesecondcategory/groupofpeoplewhoareobsessedwithcollegeselection.Theyaredisillusionedparentswhosechildrenareunlikelytoenterprestigiousuniversities.

Paragraph12Analysis

Inthisparagraphtheauthorarguesthatenteringaprestigiousuniversityisnotacriteriontojudgeaperson’ssuccess,because“Somekidsarelatebloomers.Somekidsarebetteroffinalesscompetitiveenvironment.Lotsofpeopleachievehugesuccessinthissocietywithoutadegreefromaprestigiousuniversity.”Inadditionheoffersthereassuringadvicethat“...lifedoesn’thavejustoneact.ThereisoftenActTwo.AndActFive.”

Paragraphs13-14Analysis

Thetalkaboutdinnerpricesinthesetwoshortparagraphsseeminglyhassomethingtodowithaffordability,itisactuallyananecdotetheauthorusestopokefunatthoseanxiousparents.

Paragraph15Analysis

Inthisconcludingparagraphtheauthorhumorouslyexpresseshisattitudetowardscollegeselectionbysaying“People...can’tdecidewhetherIaminsensitiveororneryorflat-outdumb.”

II.QuestionsforParagraphs

Paragraph2:

Question

Whatdoesthesentence“...fewercontactswouldbemade...”mean?

Thesentencemeansthatsinceitwasalocaluniversity,therewouldbefewerchancestoestablishanetworkofinterpersonalrelationshipsthatcouldbepotentiallyhelpfulinthefuture.

Paragraph4:

Whatdoestheauthormeanby“...thesunneversetwithoutmythankingGodfor...”?

TheauthorsaysthateverydayhefeltgratefultoGodforwhathelearntfromhistalentedanddedicatedprofessors.Hereheexaggeratestogivecomforttothefather.

Paragraph7:

Whydoestheauthorsaythathewillneverparticipateinamind-numbingdiscussionaboutthecollegeselectionprocess,oncehiskidshavelefthome?

Theauthorbelievesthatsuchdiscussionsaremeaninglessorevenharmful.Here,heseemstosuggestthatforthoseparentswhohappentomaketherightselectionsfortheirchildrenorwhosechildrengotoprestigiousuniversitiessuchatopicwouldbeself-aggrandizing,butforthosewhofailtomaketherightselectionsorwhosechildrengotolessprestigiousuniversitiessuchatopicwouldbeself-flagellatory.

Paragraph8:

Whatdoescribbagestandfor?

Cribbageisasimplecardgamethatdoesnotoffermuchscopeforinterestingdiscussion.Soiftalkingaboutcribbageispreferred,thendis