Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I.Text Analysis Pay attention to 5 Question:In the beginning of the story,what the wording. did Bear Wood mean to the little boy? heaven-but a lonely heaven (Was he really happy about the situation?) a secret fortress(What to defend?Did it form attachments or loneliness?) almost a holy place (Why holy?) a private paradise (Who was going to intrude into it?) WB T L E To be continued on the next page. BACK
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood I. Text Analysis Pay attention to Question: In the beginning of the story, what the wording. did Bear Wood mean to the little boy? • heaven—but a lonely heaven (Was he really happy about the situation?) • a secret fortress (What to defend? Did it form attachments or loneliness?) • almost a holy place (Why holy?) • a private paradise (Who was going to intrude into it?) To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I. Text Analysis Question:What is the implication of Paragraph 7? Following the 6 short sentences connected by 5 'ands"and 1 "so",the readers can feel,in a vivid way,the boy is not at ease and is eager to leave. Question:The owls are "introduced","not native".What is indicated here? In fact,neither the old lady nor the little boy is native in Berkshire.The only common thing is that they can share nature peacefully and happily with the introduced animals. WB T L E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood I. Text Analysis Question: What is the implication of Paragraph 7? Question: The owls are "introduced", "not native". What is indicated here? Following the 6 short sentences connected by 5 "ands" and 1 "so", the readers can feel, in a vivid way, the boy is not at ease and is eager to leave. In fact, neither the old lady nor the little boy is native in Berkshire. The only common thing is that they can share nature peacefully and happily with the introduced animals. To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I.Text Analysis Comparison and contrast 8 Question:Compare the two sentences. ".she was growing frailer and less inclined to laugh." "I began to grow quickly.I played soccer and made a good friend. With time passing,the old lady was dying;at the meantime,with the inspiration of the friendship,the boy was developing into a confident and open-minded boy and no longer afraid of having new friends. W B T L E To be continued on the next page. BACK
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood I. Text Analysis Comparison and contrast Question: Compare the two sentences. ". she was growing frailer and less inclined to laugh." "I began to grow quickly. I played soccer and made a good friend." With time passing, the old lady was dying; at the meantime, with the inspiration of the friendship, the boy was developing into a confident and open-minded boy and no longer afraid of having new friends. To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I Text Analysis ⑨ In Para.26 I suspected,of course,that she was lonely;I did not know she was ill. Question:What is the implication here? The old lady was so kind to the boy.She was so involved in furthering the communication with the boy that he even failed to notice how ill she was.Of course,because she was quite open to him,he could understand her loneliness. To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood I. Text Analysis In Para. 26 Question: What is the implication here? The old lady was so kind to the boy. She was so involved in furthering the communication with the boy that he even failed to notice how ill she was. Of course, because she was quite open to him, he could understand her loneliness. I suspected, of course, that she was lonely; I did not know she was ill. To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-Wisdom of Bear Wood I、 Text Analysis 10Question:Why does the image of "the biscuit tin"reoccur so many times in the last part of the Image study story? Such an image entails a lot: the finest shortbread in the world made by the old lady; the everlasting friendship between them; the kindness best shown by the boy's favorite snacks even before her death; the odds and ends kept to remind how much the boy had learned from the old lady-not only knowledge about nature,but also about lively life and rewarding friendship. WBT L E To be continued on the next page. BACK
W B T L E Lesson 4 - Wisdom of Bear Wood I. Text Analysis Image study Question: Why does the image of "the biscuit tin" reoccur so many times in the last part of the story? Such an image entails a lot: • the finest shortbread in the world made by the old lady; • the everlasting friendship between them; • the kindness best shown by the boy's favorite snacks even before her death; • the odds and ends kept to remind how much the boy had learned from the old lady—not only knowledge about nature, but also about lively life and rewarding friendship. To be continued on the next page