[文学]Unit 3 Everyday Use.ppt

Unit 3 Everyday Use for your grandmama 5. Alice Walker Walker, Alice (1944- ), American author and poet, most of whose writing portrays the lives of poor, oppressed African American women in the early 1900s. Born Alice Malsenior Walker in Eatonton, Georgia, she was educated at Spelman and Sarah Lawrence colleges. THE END Mike Fish Teaching Objectives 1. know the background of American Black Cultural Heritage 2.?grasp the main idea and the theme of this essay 3.?master the personality of each character in the essay 4.?introduce the narrative writing skills in advanced level 5. conduct a series of discussing, analyzing, presenting activities related to the theme of this essay. Teaching Focus I. Listening comprehension II. Background information III. Effective Writing Skills IV. Text analysis V. Rhetorical devices VI. Reflections VII. Audio-visual Appreciation Teaching Content Listening comprehension: （mp3）Listen to the following passage, take notes and answer the questions below. In real life, what kind of woman is the mother? What kind of is Maggie? Why does Dee want those two quilts too much? II. Background information 1.?Multiplicity: a distinct feature of US culture: a)?Causes: multiple origins of immigrants: British, Irish, African, Hispanic, Jewish, Asian; multiple beliefs: hundreds of Protestant sects, Catholic, Muslim, Zen, etc; independent legislation of states; de-centering tendencies in postwar thoughts b)?Examples: Catholic—anti-abortionists; Mormons—polygamy; Schools—creationism vs. Darwinism 2.?A general discussion of cultural identity: a)?Cultural identity: Cultural references through which individuals or groups define and express themselves and by which they wish to be recognized; cultural identity embraces the liberties inherent to human dignity and brings together, in a permanent process, cultural diversity, the particular and the universal, memory and aspiration. UNESCO Declaration of Cultural Rights 1996 b)?Anxiety over cultural identity a