A Good Heart to Lean On 1.2.1 Background Information Part Two: In-Class Reading In-Class Reading A Good Heart to Lean On 1.2.1 Background Information 1.2.2 Pre-Reading Question 1.2.3 Organization Analysis 1.2.4 Questions and Answers 1.2.5 Discussion 1.2.6 Summary

1.2.1 Background Information Part Two: In-Class Reading >> Background Information 1.2.1 Background Information About New York City

A Brief Introduction to New York City Part Two: In-Class Reading >> Background Information A Brief Introduction to New York City Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs (区) (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island) of New York City, is both an important industrial center and the borough with the largest population.  (the Brooklyn Bridge connecting Manhattan to Brooklyn)

(the Times Square subway station) Part Two: In-Class Reading >> Background Information Manhattan borough, mainly on Manhattan Island, is considered to be one of the world’s foremost commercial, financial, and cultural centers. It is renowned for many points of interest. Broadway, Wall Street, the Empire State Building, Central Park, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the United Nations’ headquarters, to mention a few. (the Times Square subway station)

(the Wall Street bull, Wall St.) Part Two: In-Class Reading >> Background Information (the Wall Street bull, Wall St.) (the Manhattan downtown area)

Part Two: In-Class Reading >>Global Reading 1.2.2 Pre-Reading Question Directions: Discuss the following questions in pairs. 1) How do you feel when you walk on the street and see a disabled person? 2) Do you know anyone who is disabled? If you do, talk about him/her. Sample 1 Sample 2

Part Two: In-Class Reading >>Global Reading Sample 1 I feel pity towards those who are disabled. I wonder how they can manage in their daily life and whether they have a job. I feel lucky that I am not disabled. Back to the Topic

Back to the Topic Sample 2 Part Two: In-Class Reading >>Global Reading Sample 2 Yes. My aunt is deaf and dumb. She has been like this since her childhood. My grandmother said that she became deaf because of taking the wrong medicine. She is now more than fifty years old and she has never been married. She was very kind to me. In fact it was she who brought me up. She often felt it unfair because she couldn’t hear. But she is very intelligent, and she is good at sewing. She sometimes kidded/teased me with gestures that she wanted to cut off her ears because they couldn’t work. Back to the Topic

1.2.3 text structure Part I (Para. 1) Part II (Para. 2—11) TOPIC DEVELOPMENT Part I (Para. 1) When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. The reason was that my father was severely crippled, which made me feel ashamed. What is the example? How did the father manage to go to work? 1. The author gave an example to show his father’s courage. (Para.2—4) 2.The author gave comments on his father. (Para. 5—7) 3.The author gave more examples of his father’s personality. (Para. 8—11) He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”. Part II (Para. 2—11) What are the examples? 1. He tried to be the coach of a baseball team. 2. He participated in some things through me. How do I regret ? When I don’t have a “good heart”, I think of him. Part III (Para. 12—13) Conclusion

1.2.4 Questions and Answers 1. What would people do when they saw the Part Two: In-Class Reading >>Global Reading 1.2.4 Questions and Answers They would stare at them. He felt embarrassed/ashamed. He never let on. He usually walked there with the help of his son. 1. What would people do when they saw the father and the son walking together? 2. How did the son feel at the time? 3. What was the father’s reaction? 4. How did the father get to the subway station when the weather was fine?

(Questions and Answers ) Part Two: In-Class Reading >>Global Reading (Questions and Answers ) 5. How did the father go to the subway station on snowy days? 6. What hobbies did the father have? 7. What did he ask the others to do at the beach party when a fight broke out? 8. How did the father feel about his son? He was pulled on a child’s sleigh to the subway station. He liked playing baseball and going to dances and parties. He asked them to sit down and fight with him. He was proud of his son.

(Questions and Answers ) Part Two: In-Class Reading >>Global Reading (Questions and Answers ) How did the son feel about his father after his father had been gone for years? 10. What did the son learn from his father? He missed him very much and was sorry for what he had thought about him. He learned to have a good heart.

1.2.5 Discussion 1. What do you think makes a good heart? Part Two: In-Class Reading >>Global Reading 1.2.5 Discussion 1. What do you think makes a good heart? 2. What do you learn from this article about the relationship between the father and the son? 3. How and why does the son’s attitude change? 4. If you were the son, how would you feel towards the father? Sample 1&2 Sample 3&4

satisfied with life, patience, etc. Part Two: In-Class Reading >>Global Reading Sample 1 I think there are many things to make a good heart. These are: kindness to others, generosity, sympathy for others (compassion), endurance, never hurting others, being satisfied with life, patience, etc. Sample 2 Back to the Topic The father knew his disability stood in the way between him and his son. That’s why he said to his son: “You set the pace, I’ll adjust to you.” The son was young, so he was ashamed of his father because other people stared at them. But deep in their hearts they loved each other. The father was proud of his son, and the son learned a lot from his father.

his father who guided him in his life. Part Two: In-Class Reading >>Global Reading The son realized that it was his father who taught him many things such as how to have a good heart. He knew that having a good heart was more important than a good appearance. Especially after his father died, he felt it more intensely that it was his father who guided him in his life. Sample 3 Sample 4 Back to the Topic If I were the son, I wouldn’t be embarrassed to be seen with him by others. I would be proud of my father no matter how he looked because it was he who gave me life and brought me up. His disability was not his own choice. He was disabled, which was hard enough for him. How could the others look down upon him, let alone his son?

Part Two: In-Class Reading >>Global Reading 1.2.6 Summary My father was badly crippled and very short. When I was a small boy, I always felt ashamed to walk with him together. Although he was disabled, he never looked down on himself or was envious of other luckier people. He had a positive attitude towards life, worked all the time and tried to participate in many activities in his own way. When I grew up, I realized I had great courage and a good heart. Although father had passed away for many years, I often think of him. I know what I should learn from him.