高级英语课件The Loons.pptVIP

The Loons Margaret Laurence Teaching Plan Teaching Objectives To understand the symbolic meaning of the loons: the native Indians of Canada To learn the ways of developing a short story To understand the scenic description Teaching Content The story illustrate the conflict between white Canadians and native Indians, and the racial discrimination the Indians has been imposed upon. To observe how the author arranges the layout of the story, and to find out the beginning, development, climax and denouement of the story. Teaching Focus The symbolic meaning of the loons: the native Indians of Canada The scenic description Teaching Methods Teacher-oriented teaching method Student-oriented teaching method The elicited method Teaching Procedure Ⅰ. Introductory Remarks Ⅱ. Background Information Ⅲ. Learning Focus Ⅳ. Key words and Expressions Ⅴ. Explanation of the Text Ⅵ. Division of the Text Ⅶ. The Writing Style Ⅷ. Rhetorical Devices Ⅸ. Exercises Introductory Remarks Ⅰ. Introductory Remarks This short story is first published in A Bird in the House and it is about Piquette Tonnerre, a half-bred girl who grew up under harsh circumstances in a white society that suppresses half-breeds. The story is told through another girl, Vanessa, who used to be Piquette’s classmate when she was young. Vanessas father happens to be Piquette’s doctor and he invites her to spend summer holiday with them in the Diamond Lake for the sake of her health. Nine years after that Vanessa happens to meet her in a café and she tells Vanessa that she is going to marry a white man. Four years later when Vanessa comes home on her holiday, she learns that Piquette is burnt to death together with her two children. By using an appropriate tone, Margaret describes the alienation felt by the young Piquette Tonnerre, who represents an ethnic group rejected by a cruel society, just due to the fact that they are different. Detailed Study of the Text Ⅱ. Background Information Auth