Lesson 15-The damned Human race I. Text Analysis Structure Part 1(Paras. 1-4): The thesis statement and introduction to the scientific experiment Part 2(Paras.5-9): The analysis related to various straits and dispositions of human beings as contrasted to the higher animals Part 3(Paras. 10-16) Arguing with people who believe in man's superiority Part 4(Para. 17) Men have descended and degenerated. W BTL E The end of structure
W B T L E Lesson 15—The Damned Human Race Part 1 (Paras. ) : Part 2 (Paras. ) : Part 3 (Paras. ) : Part 4 (Para. ) : I. Text Analysis Structure 5—9 10—16 17 The thesis statement and introduction to the scientific experiment. The analysis related to various straits and dispositions of human beings as contrasted to the “higher animals”. Arguing with people who believe in man’s superiority. Men have descended and degenerated. The end of Structure. 1—4
Lesson 15-The damned Human race I. Text Analysis Further discussion Do you have any idea why Mark Twain became more and more bitter in his later years? What is the Darwinian theory? Is Mark Twain serious when he says that he has done many months of painstaking and fatiguing work in the London Zoological garden? What effect do you think Mark Twain hopes to achieve with this mock seriousness? W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 15—The Damned Human Race Do you have any idea why Mark Twain became more and more bitter in his later years? What is the Darwinian theory? Is Mark Twain serious when he says that he has done many months of painstaking and fatiguing work in the London Zoological Garden? What effect do you think Mark Twain hopes to achieve with this mock seriousness? I. Text Analysis Further Discussion To be continued on the next page
Lesson 15-The damned Human race I. Text Analysis Further discussion How does the author contrast human beings with other animals How would you describe the image of human beings under the author's pen? Would you say that the human race has changed for the better or for the worse? How is this essay organized? t Is this article written in a colloquial and informal way? W BTL E The end of further discussion
W B T L E Lesson 15—The Damned Human Race How does the author contrast human beings with other animals? How would you describe the image of human beings under the author’s pen? Would you say that the human race has changed for the better or for the worse? How is this essay organized? Is this article written in a colloquial and informal way? I. Text Analysis Further Discussion The end of Further Discussion