TheRiteofSpringArthurMillerR

einforcementTextAnalysisTheRiteofSpringB

ackgroundWarmingupUnit3Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesTheRiteofSpringWarmingupUnit3WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWillyoubeagoodgardener?Aquickquiz!1.

Whereisthebestlocationtoplanttallorclimbingplants?A.Northsideofthegarden B.

Eastsideofthegarden

C.Southsideofthegarden

D.

Westsideofthegarden2.

Tomatoplantsthatare“determinate”aremorebushyplants,andtomatoplantsthatare'indeterminate'aremorevinyplants

True

False3.

Potatoesareinwhatfamily?

A.CarrotFamily(Umbelliferae)

B.

TomatoFamily(Solanaceae)

C.PeaFamily(Leguminosae)

D.

MorningGloryFamily(Convolvulaceae)4.

WhatisthebestlevelofsoilphforMOSTplants?A.

3.5-5.5 B.5.5-7.5 C.

8.0-9.0 D.

2.5-3.5WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesWillyoubeagoodgardener?Aquickquiz!5.

Pineneedlemulchlowersthephlevelofsoilwhilepeatmossraisesthephlevel.True False6.

Whenaplanthasbeautifullushfoliage,butalmostnofruit,theplanthasanoverdoseof:(Ans:One8-letterword)

7.

TomatoleavesthatarepurpleandthinisaprettygoodsignthattheyarelackingPotassium.True False8.

Potatoplantswantlotsoforganicmatterinthesoilforthepotatoestogrowbetter.

True FalseWarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesNowCheckYourAnswer!1.Northsideofthegarden.

Whenthetallplantsareplantedonthenorthside,theydon'tblockthesunfromothersmallerplantsandalsokeepdownthenorthwinds.

2.True.

Ifyoudon'twanttostake,youwillwantdeterminate.Ifnot,gowithindeterminate.

3.TomatoFamily(Solanaceae).

Eggplant,Tomato,Tomatillo,Potato,andPepperareallinthetomatofamily.

4.5.5-7.5.

Mostplantsrequirephlevelsof6-7,butafewcantolerate5.5likecorn,carrots,andpotatoes.Otherscangrowwellinsoilphof7.5likecabbageandcauliflower.WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesNowCheckYourAnswer!5.False.

Pineneedlemulchandpeatmossaregoodforalkalinesoilsbecausetheylowerthephlevel.

6.Nitrogen.

Nitrogenwillhelpproducelushfoliage,buttoomuchwillmaketheplantconcentrateontheleavesinsteadofthefruit.

7.False.

Theylackphosphoruswhentheplantslooklikethat.

8.False.

Toomuchorganicmatterwillcausescabbingonthepotatoes.Check-onPreviewWarmingupSeethePreviewQuizonP67-70.ObjectivesKnowsomethingabouttheauthorUnderstandthegenreofessayLearnhowtointerpretandappreciateliteraryessayWarmingupBackgroundGenreAuthorTheRiteofSpringUnit3BackgroundHisLifeArthurMiller

1915-AHarlem-bornPolish-JewishboyMajoredinjournalismatUniversityofMichiganWrotefirstplayin1936ReceivedBAinEnglishin1938BackgroundHisCareerFirstsuccessfulplay:AllMySons,1946Hugesuccess:DeathofaSalesman,1949TheCrucible,1953AboutSalemWitchhuntin1692HUAC(HouseUn-AmericanActivitiesCommittee),anti-communistMcCarthyismAttendedaHUAChearingin1956,refusingtogivenames;sentencedtoa$500fineorthirtydaysinprison,blacklisted,anddisallowedaUSpassportConvictionoverturnedin1958Returntotheatricalsuccess:ThePrice,1968Experimentaldramain1970s,unsuccessfulKeptwritinguntilBackgroundHisInfluenceOneofthegreatestdramatistsofthetwentiethcenturyPoliticallyengaged,commerciallysuccessful,socialplaysNumourousawardsandhonors:ThreeTonyAwards,PulitzerPrizeforDeathoftheSalesmanin19491965,ElectedthefirstAmericanpresidentofInternationalPen1993,awardedthe

NationalMedalofArts

,selectedforthe

JeffersonLecture,theU.Sgovernment'shighesthonorforachievementinthe

humanitiesBackgroundDeathofaSalesman1949;1984moviestarringDustinHoffman)TheCrucible,1953,1996moviestarringDanielDay-LewisHisWorksBackgroundHisMarriage

MarySlattery,collegesweetheart,1940MarilynMonroe,1956Briefaffairin1951AccompaniedMillertohis1956trialMadeTheMisfitswithMillerasthescriptwriterDivorcedin1961

IngeMorath,1962SonDanielbornwithDownSyndrome;institutionalizedatMiller’sinsistenceSon-in-law,EnglishactorDanielDay-LewisBackgroundGenreEssay

Ashortpieceofproseoftenwrittenfromtheauthor’spersonalpointofviewVaguedefinition,greatvariety:literary,political,academic,journalistic,argumentative,expository,etc.AldousHuxley:aliterarydeviceforsayingalmosteverythingaboutalmostanythingPersonalandtheautobiographical:theseuse"fragmentsofreflectiveautobiography"to"lookattheworldthroughthekeyholeofanecdoteanddescription".Objectiveandfactual:intheseessays,theauthors"donotspeakdirectlyofthemselves,butturntheirattentionoutwardtosomeliteraryorscientificorpoliticaltheme".Abstract-universal:theseessays"makethebest...ofallthethreeworldsinwhichitispossiblefortheessaytoexist".BackgroundGenreLiteraryEssay

TypesofessayFormal&Informal,Impersonal&FamiliarPost-Montaigne,theessaysplitintotwodistinctmodalities:oneremainedinformal,personal,intimate,relaxed,conversational,andoftenhumorous;theotherdogmatic,impersonal,systematic,andexpository

Structure:ratherloose,shapelessSamuelJohnson:"anirregular,indigestedpiece,notaregularandorderlyperformance."

Voice:usually“I”

Reader’srole:Thereadergenerallybelieveswhattheessayistsaysistrue;hehasbeencalledontojoininthemakingofmeaningBackgroundGenreLiteraryEssay

Famousessayist

MicheldeMontaigne,firsttousetheterminEssais,1580FrancisBacon,“OfStudies”WilliamHazlittCharlesLambRalphWaldoEmersonTextAnalysisTheme

“TheRiteofSpring”rite:asolemnceremonyoract;asetoffixedwordsoracts

TheRiteofSpringbyStranvinsky:asacredpaganritualwherethewiseeldersareseatedinacircleandareobservingthedancebeforedeathofthegirlwhomtheyareofferingasasacrificetothegodofSpringinordertogainhisbenevolenceWhatdoes“TheRiteofspring”refertointhistext?Howisgardeningarite?Doesgardeningcarryanysymbolicmeaning?Isgardeningacelebrationofspring?

DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeTheRiteofSpringUnit3TextAnalysisTextAnalysisTheme

Howdoyouunderstandthetitle“TheRiteofSpring”?Whataboutthetimingofwriting?Doesitcarryanysignificance?Doestheauthorenjoygardening?Findtextualevidence.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutgardening?Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsgardening?TextAnalysisStructure

I.Gardeningasacelebrationofthecomingspring(1-2).II.Whygardening?(3-10)

Gardeninginvolvesconflictandchoice-making.Gardeningteachesyouaboutnature.Gardeningisneuroticandmoral.Gardeninghelpscharacterbuilding.

III.Gardeningenablespeopletostayhopefulforthefuture.(11-12)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:MainIdea

Whatdoyouknowaboutthefactsoftheauthor’sgardening?Whydidtheykeepthegarden?Whatdoyoumakeofthecomparisonbetweenrootcropsandhotdogs?Whycan’theresistthetemptationtoplantdespitetheseemingunwillingness?Why“inevitably”?Whatdoyouthinkisthetoneofpara.1?Whatdoyouthinkofthelastfewdescriptivesentencesinpara.2?

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphrase.Thereisahumaninstinctatworkhere,akindofback-breakingmake-believethathasnoreality.(para.1)Back-breaking:physicallyhardandtiringMake-believe:believinginthingsthatyouwanttobelievebecausetheyareeasyorexciting,butarenotrealAtwork:(lit.)tobehavinganeffect,usuallyanobviousorbadeffectParaphrasing:Perhapsgardeningishumannature.Weliketoexertourselvesyearafteryearworkinginthegarden,believingthisyear’sharvestwillbebetter,justlikewecanalwaysrevivehopeafterrepeatedfailures.

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseAsitis,though,IcannotdenythatwhenAprilcomesIfindmyselfgoingouttoleanonthefenceandlookatthatmiserableplotofland,resolvingwithallmyrationalpowersnottoplantitagain.(para.2)Analyzethegrammaticalstructureofthesentence.

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:SentenceParaphraseAndthesunmeansbusiness…(para.2)Meanbusiness:(infml)towantverymuchtoachievesomething,evenifotherpeopledisagreewithyou;beseriousaboutsth.youhavetodoParaphrasing:Thesunshinesmorebrightlyandit’sgettingwarmer.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&Expressions

Wordspatch/plot;relatively;back-breaking;make-believe;waft;wormPhrasesabunchof;tellapart(from);atwork;meanbusiness;asitis/thoughSentencePatternGrammarTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Exercise1.Abunchof______/______/_____/_____/…2.______/______/_____/_____…one’sway3.盡管意識形態上仍有不一樣，近年來兩國間合作不停加強。4.他這次似乎是認真，還制訂了一個詳細五年計劃。5.一個難民小心地、慢慢地從鐵絲網下面鉆了過去。

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:KeystoExercise1.Abunchofpeople/flowers/vegetables/fruits/keys,etc.2.work/make/shoulder/inch/bow/beg,etc.one’sway3.盡管意識形態上仍有不一樣，近年來兩國間合作不停加強。

Despitetheideologicaldifferencesatwork,thetwocountrieshavestrengthenedtheircooperationinrecentyears.4.他這次似乎是認真，還制訂了一個詳細五年計劃。Heseemstomeanbusinessthistime;hehasevenmadeadetailedfive-yearplan.5.一個難民小心地、慢慢地從鐵絲網下面鉆了過去。

Arefugeecarefullywormedhis/herwaythroughunderthewirefence.

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:MainIdea

Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayingthat“conflict”sendshimbacktogarden?What’sthedifferencebetweenblackplasticandhaymulch?Whydoessuchdifferencematter?Whatdoesthissayaboutgardening?

Whydoestheauthorusefertilizerssparingly?Whydoeshesay“I’mnotsure”?Howdoyouunderstandhisclaimthatgardeningis“neurotic”and“moral”?Doyouagree?Whatdoyoumakeoftheparent-childrenmetaphorinpara.6?Whatdoyouthinkofthemother-in-lawstory?Whysuchastory?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:MainIdeaWhydoestheauthorsay“IgardenbecauseImust”?

Howdoyouunderstand“Agardenisanextensionofoneself”?WheredidgardeninggetAdam?Whatdoesthisindicate?Whatisthegeneraltoneinthispart?DoesArthurMillerlovegardeningornot?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphraseI’mnotsurewhyIdothisbeyondthesavinginfertilizerandmyunwillingnesstoaidtheweeds.(para.5)Beyond:except(innegativesentences)Eg.Hehasnoideaofthecurrentsituationbeyondwhatlittleheistold.Paraphrase:Idon’tknowwhyIonlyuseverylittlefertilizer;maybeIdon’twanttospendtoomuchonfertilizer,ormaybeIdon’twanttheweedstothriveonfertilizer.Butcertainlytherearemorereasons.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphrase.Sheisanoutspoken,truthfulwoman,orshewasuntilshelearnedbetter.(para.8)Learnbetter:learnthatitisnotwiseormoraltodosth.Cf.knowbetter(thantodosth.):tobewiseormoralenoughnottodosth.Paraphrasing:Sheusedtobeawomanwhospokehermindandwhowasalwaysstraightforwardinherspeech,butnowshehaslearnedfromexperiencesthatitisnotwisetodoso.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphraseInsomepocketofthemindtheremightevenbethetendencytochangethisvisionintoapersonalassurancethatallthishealthygrowth,thisorderlinessandthrustinglifemustsomehowreflectmovementsinone’sownspirit.(para.9)Paraphrasing:Insomesmallcornerofthemind,Iameveninclinedtobelievethatsuchbeautifulviewofthegardencanbetransformedintoaspiritualcertainty;Ifeelcertainthatjustlikethiswell-organizedandarrangedgardenandthelifeandvitalityofeverythinggrowinginit,myspiritisequallyactiveaswellasinorder.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:SentenceParaphrase.Agardeninanextensionofoneself–orselves–andsoithastobeanarenawherestrivingdoesnotcease,butcontinuesbyothermeans.(para.10)Paraphrasing:Agardenislikeyoursecondself,oraprojectionofyourselfinnature;whateveryoudoinreallifecontinuesinyourgarden.Soagardenmustbeastatewhereyoureffortforachievementsneverstops,butcarriesonindifferentways.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Words&Expressions.Wordsweed-free;broadcast;beyond;neurotic;thin(v.;unthinned);pocket;glisten/glitter;shade/colorPhrasesgofor;comeintoplay;turnupon;castaside/away;asitwere;learnbetter;standonone’sdignitySentencePatternGrammarTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Exercise

Allthat________isnotgold.Thegrass_________intheearlymorningdew.Shakespeare’sliterarylegacyis________compare.Shedyedherhairaveryunusual________ofred.任何適合用于當地學生校規也適合用于留學生。在朝鮮發射導彈問題上有多方力量參加。他們是最好朋友，卻在利益面前像死敵一樣相互攻擊。TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:ExerciseAllthatglitters

isnotgold.Thegrassglistenedintheearlymorningdew.Shakespeare’sliterarylegacyisbeyond

compare.Shedyedherhairaveryunusualshadeofred.Allschoolrulesforlocalstudentsalsogoforoverseasstudents.ManyforcescameintoplayontheissueofNorthKorea’smissilelaunch.Theywerebestfriends,butturneduponeachotherlikedeadlyfoesforprofit.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:MainIdea

Accordingtotheauthor,whyisgardeneraproperoccupationforthefatherofmankind?Whatdoyouthink?Doyouagreethatmankindisacreatureofself-delusion?WhydoyouthinkArthurMillersaythis?Whatdoes“self-delusion”actuallymeanhere?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:SentenceParaphraseOnlythegardeneriscapableofrevivingsomuchhopethatthisyear,regardlessofdrought,flood,typhoon,orhisownstupidity,thisyearheisgoingtodoitright!(para.11)Paraphrasing:Onlythegardenercanbecomehopefulafterrepeatedfailuresandbelievethatthisyearheisgoingtohaveagoodharvest,eventhoughtheremightbedisasterslikedrought,flood,typhoon,andeventhoughhehimselfisfoolish.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIII:SentenceParaphraseLeaveittoGodtohavepickedtheproperoccupationfortheonlycreaturecapableofsuchself-delusion.(para.11)Leaveittosb.todosth.:toallowsomeonetomakeachoiceordecisionaboutsomething,ortomakesomeoneresponsibleforsomethingParaphrasing:GodhasdoneHisjobproper