1. 2011 年度河南省高等学校精品课程《高级英语》 (A New English Course, Book 5) Unit Six Preparing for College Copyright: Henan University of Technology 2012 Lecturer: Wang Yan

2. Teaching Outline I. Teaching Objectives II. Background Information III. Warming-up: Listening and Speaking IV. Text Structure V. Discourse Analysis VI. Theme-related Reading and Translating VII. Theme-related Writing

3. I. Teaching Objectives 1 The importance of college education [ Thematic Concern ] 2 [ Linguistic Competence ] The use of opposite words 3 [ Stylistic Appreciation ] Exposition through narration and argument 4 [ Encyclopedic Knowledge ] Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

4. II. Background Information 1. About the author: Lincoln Steffens (1866–1936) was a New York reporter who launched a series of articles in McClure's that would later be published together in a book titled The Shame of the Cities. He is famous for investigating corruption in municipal government in American cities.

5. II. Background Information 2. Homer: In the Western classical tradition, Homer is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.

6. II. Background Information 3. Dante: Durante degli Alighieri, mononymously referred to as Dante (, ; Italian: ; c1265– 1321), was a major Italian poet of the Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called and later called by Boccaccio, is considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature.

7. II. Background Information 4. Caesar: Gaius Julius Caesar (Classical Latin:, July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Caesar’s quotation: “ I came, I saw, I conquered.” “Veni! Vidi! Vici!”

8. II. Background Information 5. Protestant: Protestantism is one of the major groupings within Christianity. It has been defined as "any of several church denominations denying the universal authority of the Pope and affirming the Reformation principles of justification by faith alone, the priesthood of all believers, and the primacy of the Bible as the only source of revealed truth" and, more broadly, to mean Christianity outside "of a Catholic or Eastern church". It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regard to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology. The doctrines of the over 33,000 Protestant denominations vary, but most include justification by grace through faith alone, known as Sola Gratia and Sola Fide respectively, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the supreme authority in matters of faith and morals, known as Sola Scriptura, Latin for "by scripture alone". Portrait of Martin Luther

9. II. Background Information 6. Roman Catholic: The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with more than one billion members worldwide. It is among the oldest institutions in the world and has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilization. The Catholic hierarchy is led by the Pope and includes cardinals, patriarchs and diocesan bishops. The church teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ, that its bishops are the successors of Christ's apostles and that the Pope is the sole successor to Saint Peter.

10. III. Warming-up: Listening and Speaking 1. listening: Steve Jobs: Stanford Commencement Speech

11. III. Warming-up: Listening and Speaking 2. Speaking and Discussing: Q1: How do you prepare for your College? Q2: Do you think that college education necessary?

12. IV. Text Structure I. The first time preparation(1-4) II. The second preparation (5-12) III. My best preparation (13-15) I. The author failed in a number of examinations required for entering the University of California. II. The author’s father put him to a private school to prepare for the collge again, and hired a private tutor to instruct him III. The author found the best preparation for college by listening to the stimulating Saturday evening conversations among those Oxford and Cambridge men.

13. IV. Text Structure  In what way do you think the author is different from other boys in high school?

14. IV. Text Structure  What are Steffen's critical comments on the school education he received? Was it at least in part responsible for his failure to get into college?

15. IV. Text Structure  How does the private tutor Evelyn Nixon impress you ?  Why does Steffens say that those wonderful Saturday nights in San Francisco were his best preparation for college?

16. V. Discourse Analysis 1. Exposition through narration: Narration consists in recording an event or a series of events. In Preparing for College, Steffens instead of reasoning about study and learning, narrating his personal experience to the readers, which is more vivid and convincing. The first time failure to enter college ↓ The second time preparation for college ↓ The best preparation for college

17. V. Discourse Analysis 2. Types of narrator: Narrator- the person telling the story First person point of view- Uses “you" or "me" is a character in the story Third person limited PDV- Knows the thought of one character Third person omniscient-Knows the thoughts of all the characters Unreliable narrator- Narrator is biased has a wrapped perspective or cannot be trusted.

18. VI. Theme-related Reading and Translating Exercises Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race The Boat Race is an annual rowing race between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between competing eights on the River Thames in London, England. It is also known as the University Boat Race and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, and from 2010–2012 for sponsorship reasons as the Xchanging Boat Race. It usually takes place on the last Saturday of March or the first Saturday of April.

19. VII. Theme-related Writing Exercises Topic: What do you think is the best preparation for college for you?

20. Thank you!