Unit-15-Starting-over-at-85教學(xué)(課件文檔)

StartingOverat85byLawrenceGrobelExtensivereadingUnit15Book1LearningobjectivesInthisunityouwill:learnaboutthelifeexperienceofJamesMichenerlearnfromJamesMichener'soptimisticandselflessspirittakeatestonfastreadingUnitoverview

Pre-readingdiscussionBackgroundinformationTextanalysisPost-readingdiscussionNotestothetextExercisesPre-readingdiscussionWhatdoyouthinkoftheage85?Haveyouthoughtaboutwhatyouwouldbedoingwhenyouwere85?HowmuchdoyouknowaboutJamesMichener?BackgroundinformationLawrenceGrobelLawrenceGrobelisafreelancewriterwhohaswritten25booksandfornumerousnationalmagazinesandnewspapers,includingtheNewYorkTimes,Newsday,RollingStone,EntertainmentWeekly,TheSaturdayEveningPost,andsoon.HehasbeenacontributingeditoratPlayboy,Movieline,HollywoodLife,Autograph,NewZealand’sWorld,etc.Playboycalledhim“theinterviewer’sinterviewer”.JamesAlbertMichener(1907—1997)Born:February3,1907Doylestown,BucksCounty,Pennsylvania,U.S.Died:October16,1997(aged90)Austin,Texas,U.S.Occupation:author,philanthropist,teacher,academic,navalofficerandpoliticaladvisorGenre:HistoricalfictionJamesAlbertMichener(1907—1997)Notableworks:TalesoftheSouthPacific(1946)Notableawards:1948:PulitzerPrizeforFiction1977:PresidentialMedalofFreedom2008:HonoraryportraitimageonaUnitedStatespostagestampJamesAlbertMichener(1907—1997)JamesAlbertMichenerwasanAmericanauthorofmorethan40books,themajorityofwhichwerefictional,lengthyfamilysagascoveringthelivesofmanygenerationsinparticulargeographiclocalesandincorporatingsolidhistory.Michenerwasknownforthepopularityofhisworks;hehadnumerousbestsellersandworksselectedforBookoftheMonthClub.Hewasalsoknownforhismeticulousresearchbehindthebooks.JamesAlbertMichener(1907—1997)Michener'snovelsincludeTalesoftheSouthPacificforwhichhewonthePulitzerPrizeforFictionin1948,Hawaii,TheDrifters,Centennial,TheSource,TheFiresofSpring,Chesapeake,Caribbean,Caravans,Alaska,TexasandPoland.Hisnon-fictionworksincludeIberia,abouthistravelsinSpainandPortugal;hismemoirtitledTheWorldIsMyHome,andSportsinAmerica.ReturntoParadisecombinesfictionalshortstorieswithMichener'sfactualdescriptionsofthePacificareaswheretheytakeplace.JamesAlbertMichener(1907—1997)Michenerwrotethathedidnotknowwhohisbiologicalparentswereorexactlywhenorwherehewasborn.HesaidhewasraisedaQuakerbyanadoptivemother,MabelMichener,inDoylestown,BucksCounty,Pennsylvania.JamesAlbertMichener(1907—1997)IntheMicheners'finalyears,heandhiswifelivedinAustin,Texas,andtheyendowedtheMichenerCenterforWritersattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.TheCenterprovidesMichenerFellowshipscholarshipstostudentsacceptedtotheuniversity'sMFAinWritingprogram.JamesAlbertMichener(1907—1997)Sufferingfromterminalkidneydisease,inOctober1997,Michenerendedthedailydialysistreatmentthathadkepthimaliveforfouryears.Hesaidhehadaccomplishedwhathewantedanddidnotwantfurtherphysicalcomplications.OnOctober16,1997,hediedofkidneyfailure,atage90.TextanalysisDeterminingthemainideaThemainideaofthestoryis______.thatarichmanshowedgreatsympathyforthepoorpeopleanddonatedallhismoneytothesocialinstitutionsthatasuccessfulwritertriedhisbesttoencouragefuturegenerationshowthefriendshipbetweenafamouswriterandaneight-year-oldgirlwriterwasmadeandkepthowasuccessfulwriterofhumbleorigindonatedhislargefortunetothecauseofeducationandstartedoverattheageof85While-readingquestionsWhydidHanawanttoseeMichener?WhatdidHanadotoprepareforhermeetingwithMichener?WhyhasMichener'slifebeenregardedasafable?HowwasMichenerbroughtup?Wherehadhebeenbeforehewas20?DescribeMichener'sworkexperience.ListsomeofMichener'sworksmentionedinthetext.WhywouldMichenerwanttodonatehismoney?WhatkindofpersonisfortunateaccordingtoMichener?WhatdidMichenersayaboutHana'swriting?Howmanymorebooksdidhewriteafterhe“startedover”in1992?WhatdidMichenerwanttodoforMayaeventowardstheendofhislife?TextstructurePartsContentsMainideas11—10IvisitedMichenerwithmyfamily.211—25Michener'slifehasbeenafable.326—29MichenerfinishedreadingHana'swritingandgaveherencouragement.430—38MylastphonecalltoMichener—hestillthoughtabouthelpingothers.Part1HomevisitofMichenerwithmyfamilyWhydidHanawanttoseeMichener?WhatdidHanadotoprepareforhermeetingwithMichener?Part1HomevisitofMichenerwithmyfamilyWhydidHanawanttoseeMichener?HanaknewMichenerwassomeonespecial.Shewantedtotalktohimaboutherbook.Part1HomevisitofMichenerwithmyfamily2.WhatdidHanadotoprepareforhermeetingwithMichener?Toprepareforthemeeting,shebegantowriteandillustratestoriesaboutseals,TheAdventureofTakingErnytheSealtoSchool.ShewantedMichenertoreadit.Part2Michener'slifeexperienceWhyhasMichener'slifebeenregardedasafable?HowwasMichenerbroughtup?Wherehadhebeenbeforehewas20?DescribeMichener'sworkexperience.ListsomeofMichener'sworksmentionedinthetext.WhywouldMichenerwanttodonatehismoney?WhatkindofpersonisfortunateaccordingtoMichener?Part2Michener'slifeexperience1.WhyhasMichener'slifebeenregardedasafable?Becausehewasapersonstartingwithabsolutelynothing,buthegaveawayafortuneasawriterinhislife.Thisisquiteincredible.Part2Michener'slifeexperience2.HowwasMichenerbroughtup?Wherehadhebeenbeforehewas20?Beforehewas20,hehadbeentoallthestatesbutWashington,OregonandFlorida.Part2Michener'slifeexperience3.DescribeMichener'sworkexperience.TeachingEditingbooksTravellingWorkingonacoalbargeCollectingfolksongsJoiningtheNavyPart2Michener'slifeexperience4.ListsomeofMichener'sworksmentionedinthetext.TalesoftheSouthPacificHawaiiTheSourceIberiaCreaturesoftheKingdom:StoriesofAnimalsandNaturePart2Michener'slifeexperience5.WhywouldMichenerwanttodonatehismoney?WhatkindofpersonisfortunateaccordingtoMichener?Hisdesiretodonatecamefromtwolife-changingincidentsinhisownchildhood.OneinvolvedasetofHonorédeBalzacbookswhichstimulatedhimtowrite.TheotheroccurredwhenMichenerreceivedascholarshiptoSwarthmore.AccordingtoMichener,thefortunatepersonistheonewhoreadsorhearsmusicorseesartorhasanexperiencethatresonateswithhispositionasheisatthattime.Part3ReadingHana'swritingandgivingherencouragementWhatdidMichenersayaboutHana'swriting?Hesaiditwasaverygoodstorybecauseeverybodyishappyintheend.Part4LasttalktoMicheneronthephoneHowmanybooksdidMichenerwriteafterhe“startedover”in1992?WhatdidMichenerwanttodoforMayaeventowardstheendofhislife?Part4LasttalktoMicheneronthephoneHowmanybooksdidMichenerwriteafterhe“startedover”in1992?Hewrotesevenmorebooksafterhe“startedover”in1992.Part4LasttalktoMicheneronthephone2.WhatdidMichenerwanttodoforMayaeventowardstheendofhislife?WhenheknewthatMayawaslookingatuniversities,heofferedtopayhertuitionforthefirstyearifshedecidedtochooseUniversityofTexas.Notestothetextcollaborate[Para.1,Line2][transitive]Whenonepersonorgroupcollaborateswithanother,theyworktogether,especiallyonabookoronsomeresearch.合作，協(xié)作（尤指著書或做研究）e.g.HecollaboratedwithhissonMichaelontheEnglishtranslationofatextonfoodproduction.他和兒子邁克爾合作，把一篇介紹食品生產(chǎn)的文章譯成了英文。inscribe[Para.2,Line3][transitive]Ifyouinscribesomethinginthefrontofabookoronaphotograph,youwriteitthere,oftenbeforegivingittosomeone.題寫；題獻(xiàn)；題贈(zèng)e.g.

OnthebackIhadinscribedthewords:“Here’stoGreatIdeas!John”.

在背后我題寫了這樣的話：“愿奇思妙想不絕！約翰”。insatiable[Para.14,Line7][adjective]Ifsomeonehasaninsatiabledesireforsomething,theywantasmuchofitastheycanpossiblyget.無法滿足的；貪得無厭的

e.g.Thepublichasaninsatiableappetiteforstoriesaboutt