Advanced English
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Unit 4
Everyday Use
by Alice Walker
Teaching Points
? I,Background information
? II,Introduction to the passage
? III,Text analysis
? IV,Rhetorical devices
? V,Questions for discussion
I,Background Information
? Alice Walker
II,Introduction to the Passage
? 1,Type of literature,
? a short story
? ---character,action,conflicts,climax
and denouement
Introduction to the Passage
? 2,Main idea
Introduction to the Passage
? 3,Organization,
? -- introduction
? -- development
? -- climax
? -- conclusion
III, Effective Writing Skills
? 1,successful portrayal of characters
? 2,using many elliptical and short,
simple sentences to achieve certain
effect
? 3,using languages which suit the
background of characters
IV, Rhetorical Devices
? 1.simile
? 2.metaphor
? 3.symbolism
V,Text Analysis
VI, Special Difficulties
? 1,understanding the underlying
meaning conveyed by simple language
? 2,understanding and paraphrasing the
colloquial,non-standard English words
or sentences
VII, Questions for Discussion
? 1,In real life what kind of woman is
the mother?
? 2,What kind of woman would Dee like
her mother to be?
? 3,What kind of girl is Maggie?
? 4,What is the mother’s feeling toward
Dee? How is it changed in the course of
the story?
VIII,Exercises
? P.