Lesson Ten Before and After September 11 1.Teaching Objectives To familiarize the students with the American current affairs. 2.To make students better understand the background situation in the world anti-terrorism campaign. 3.To study the author's writing paragraph in achieving emphasis hor's sarcastic tone in his des ription of the whole event To study the writer's way in organizing the whole article II.Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure About 4 sessions (8 class hours)are needed for this unit The Ist session Students presentations 2.The teacher's comment on the presentations and brief,additional introduction to the text. 3.The stock of vocabulary related to the similar topic. 4.The students answer some pre-reading questions to get a brief idea of the main theme of the The 2nd session: 1.Study of the text The teacher's interpretation of the meaning of some difficult sentences,language points,and rhetorical devices 2.Assignment (1)Review the part of the text having (2)Preview the left part of the text (3)Consider over some questions on the contents on page 161 The 3rd session 1.Continuation of the study of the text The teaher co tointerpret the meaning of language pointsof the left part of the text 2.Assignment *Review the whole text *Do the exercises after the text from P161 to P163. The th session 1.Allow the students some time to ask questions on the text 2.The students answer some questions after the text 3.Explain some useful words and expressions picked out from the text 4 Do om explanation on the xeris s afte r the text 5.Assignme *Supplementary exercises. A.Cloze B.Translation III.Topics For Presentations(based on pre-class group discussion.)
Lesson Ten Before and After September 11 I. Teaching Objectives: 1. To familiarize the students with the American current affairs. 2. To make students better understand the background situation in the world anti-terrorism campaign. 3. To study the author’s writing technique- one sentence paragraph in achieving emphasis. 4. To study the author’s sarcastic tone in his description of the whole event. 5. To study the writer’s way in organizing the whole article. II. Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure About 4 sessions (8 class hours) are needed for this unit. The 1st session: 1. Students presentations 2. The teacher’s comment on the presentations and brief, additional introduction to the text. 3. The stock of vocabulary related to the similar topic. 4. The students answer some pre-reading questions to get a brief idea of the main theme of the story. The 2nd session: 1. Study of the text The teacher’s interpretation of the meaning of some difficult sentences, language points, and rhetorical devices 2.Assignment (1) Review the part of the text having already discussed (2) Preview the left part of the text (3) Consider over some questions on the contents on page 161 The 3rd session: 1. Continuation of the study of the text The teacher continues to interpret the meaning of some difficult sentences and language points of the left part of the text. 2. Assignment *Review the whole text *Do the exercises after the text from P161 to P163. The 4th session: 1. Allow the students some time to ask questions on the text 2. The students answer some questions after the text 3. Explain some useful words and expressions picked out from the text. 4. Do some explanation on the exercises after the text 5. Assignment *Supplementary exercises: A. Cloze B. Translation III. Topics For Presentations ( based on pre-class group discussion.)
1.How much information do you know about 9/11? 2.How doyou the cre ord-wide anti-terrorismcampaign? 3.What do you thin is the root cause of the present rampant terrorist attack? 4.How do you feel after reading the article?What,do you think,is the right approach toward Sept. 112 IV.Division of the Text Part One:paras 1-This section gives a general description of the change in the US after Sep.11 Part Two:paras.7-11 The author goes a step further into analyzing the cause of the change-the shattering of the invulnerability and the emergence of national paranoia Part Three:paras 12-15 The result of national paranoia is the hardening of outlook.In the US Part Four:Paras 16-19 The writer criticies the Bush Administration and big business for advocating economic patriotism Part Five:Paras 20-23 Sept.11 is both unique and not unique.The attack is unique but the suffering is not unique. Part Six:Paras.24-28 The ending of his statement. V.Detailed Study of the Tex Part I(paras.1-6) This section gives a general description of the change in the United States after September 11. the events of September 11 divided our wouldinto two radically different eras Para.1 6.The writer begins the essay with the description of the tragic scene at ground zero smokes coming out of the ruins of World Trade Towers and ashes of the thousands of the dead stirred by breeze.And it is against such tragic background that a new age of anxiety vas born 7.Why does the writer call it"a new age of anxiety"? That is bec use the Sep.11 attacks were not considered as single,individual actions but part of a well-coordinated,well-organized plan of a terrorist group with global reach. Anxiety:astate of feeling uneasy,apprehensive or worried about what may happen, concern about a possible future event. To smolder to bu and smoke without flame 8. 1. If someone fell asleep before Sep.11.like the hero in the story Tip van Winklw by Washington Irving,and then woke up after Sep.11,he would find that great changes had taken place in the U.S. an expanse of natural scenery seen by the eye inone view. Para.2 9.Guardsmen.at our airports. After Sep.11.,in order to strengthen airport security,national guardsmen were dispatched to the airports throughout the U.S.to help tighten security toavoid similar attacks
1.How much information do you know about 9/11? 2. How do you think about the current world-wide anti-terrorism campaign? 3.What do you think, is the root cause of the present rampant terrorist attack? 4.How do you feel after reading the article? What, do you think, is the right approach toward Sept. 11? IV. Division of the Text Part One: paras 1-6 This section gives a general description of the change in the US after Sep.11. Part Two: paras. 7-11 The author goes a step further into analyzing the cause of the change-the shattering of the invulnerability and the emergence of national paranoia. Part Three: paras 12-15 The result of national paranoia is the hardening of outlook. In the US today, it is called war on terrorism. Part Four: Paras 16-19 The writer criticizes the Bush Administration and big business for advocating economic patriotism. Part Five: Paras 20-23 Sept. 11 is both unique and not unique. The attack is unique but the suffering is not unique. Part Six: Paras. 24-28 The ending of his statement. V.Detailed Study of the Text Part I (paras. 1-6) This section gives a general description of the change in the United States after September 11. “the events of September 11 divided our would into two radically different eras. Para. 1 6. The writer begins the essay with the description of the tragic scene at ground zero: smokes coming out of the ruins of World Trade Towers and ashes of the thousands of the dead stirred by breeze. And it is against such tragic background that a new age of anxiety was born. 7. Why does the writer call it “a new age of anxiety”? That is because the Sep. 11 attacks were not considered as single, individual actions but part of a well-coordinated, well-organized plan of a terrorist group with global reach. Anxiety: a state of feeling uneasy, apprehensive or worried about what may happen; concern about a possible future event. To smolder: to burn and smoke without flame 8. If someone.an astonishing new landscape. i. If someone fell asleep before Sep. 11, like the hero in the story Tip van Winklw by Washington Irving, and then woke up after Sep. 11, he would find that great changes had taken place in the U. S. ii. Landscape: an expanse of natural scenery seen by the eye in one view. Para. 2 9. Guardsmen.at our airports. After Sep. 11., in order to strengthen airport security, national guardsmen were dispatched to the airports throughout the U.S. to help tighten security to avoid similar attacks
10.The president.stadium rooftop. 美利坚合众国总统出席观看全国棒球赛，于是纽约扬基体育场上空的空域关闭 禁止飞机通过 在体育场的屋顶上，部署了狙击手 11.Anthrax panic chambers 1. The statement refers to the discovery of anthrax in a letter t a leading member of the Senate.thus leading to the sealing off of the building and evacuation of members of congress The way the idea is expressed producesacom effect."gives readers the impre sion that members of Congress were frightened and ran for life. The writer uses "Congress"to stand for its members. Para.3 This paragraph describes the feeling towards the pre Sep.11 days 12.The eve ents of Sep.11.er 1. "divide”and"radically different”should be considered as key words. What is the idea conveyed here?The idea is Sep.11 was a demarcation line. dividing the world into two entirely different periods. Radically:fundamentally,basically,completely 13.We will reme res or the In our memory,the pre-Sep.11 world was peaceful,happy and sage (overlooking the fact that this was not the case)and we will talk about those days with a feeling of deep respect and love which can only be found in talking about dead people. Para.4 14.Meanwhile.wildernes 1. to loom:to appear,take shape or come in sigh indistinctly esp.ina large. portentous or threatening form. ii. How the post 9/11 era will develop appears unclear and full of uncertainties,like an uncultivated.wild region that has not been expored. 15.As withmaterial capital. capital:any oure of benefi An intense battle is being fought for the capturing of the psyche,political and material benefits of the new era.Battles of this kind had been common in the past for the grabbing of territories which had not been colonized 16 Former president values and liberties poils goods,. .taken by force in wa IL. Note the contrast between "the struggle for the soul"and the loss of"mos cherished values and liberties".I the spoils of war include some of our most cherished values and liberties.how can we win the struggle for the soul then? Inorder to win the war,we might have to give up some of the basic values and liberties we treasure most This might be the costwe have to pay Para.5 17.But there is.a security state i. hubris:arrogant pride of presumption. To question:to dispute:challenge
10. The president.stadium rooftop. 美利坚合众国总统出席观看全国棒球赛， 于是纽约扬基体育场上空的空域关闭， 禁止飞机通过。 在体育场的屋顶上，部署了狙击手。 11. Anthrax panic.chambers. i. The statement refers to the discovery of anthrax in a letter t a leading member of the Senate, thus leading to the sealing off of the building and evacuation of members of congress. ii. The way the idea is expressed produces a comic effect. The “send” “running” gives readers the impression that members of Congress were frightened and ran for life. iii. The writer uses “Congress” to stand for its members. Para. 3 This paragraph describes the feeling towards the pre Sep. 11 days. 12. The events of Sep. 11.eras. i. what are the key words in the sentence? “divide” and “radically different” should be considered as key words. ii. What is the idea conveyed here? The idea is Sep. 11 was a demarcation line, dividing the world into two entirely different periods. iii. Radically: fundamentally, basically, completely 13. We will remember . reserved for the dead. In our memory, the pre-Sep. 11 world was peaceful, happy and sage (overlooking the fact that this was not the case) and we will talk about those days with a feeling of deep respect and love which can only be found in talking about dead people. Para. 4 14. Meanwhile.wilderness. i. to loom: to appear, take shape or come in sigh indistinctly esp. in a large, portentous or threatening form. ii. How the post 9/11 era will develop appears unclear and full of uncertainties, like an uncultivated, wild region that has not been expored. 15. As with .material capital. i. capital: any source of benefit ii. An intense battle is being fought for the capturing of the psyche, political and material benefits of the new era. Battles of this kind had been common in the past for the grabbing of territories which had not been colonized. 16. Former president.values and liberties. i. spoils: goods, territory, etc. taken by force in war ii. Note the contrast between “the struggle for the soul” and the loss of “most cherished values and liberties”. I the spoils of war include some of our most cherished values and liberties, how can we win the struggle for the soul then? iii. In order to win the war, we might have to give up some of the basic values and liberties we treasure most. This might be the cost we have to pay. Para. 5 17. But there is.a security state. i. hubris: arrogant pride of presumption. To question: to dispute; challenge
Chorus:a simultaneous utterance by many a growing chorus of dissenting voices:more and more people join in expressing their opposition Question the rush toward becoming a security state:challenge the wisdom of taking hasty,not well-thought-out measures to put homeland defense over everything else. 对这种匆忙的置安全高于一切的做法提出质疑。 18.There isa dialectic afoot afoot:in operatior ii. some people in the country begin to examine the validity of the argument of security state Para.6 19.The men in suits.in hiding 1. Those in the Bus Administrationare in Afghanistan fail totu over to us Bin Laden and his followers,what our military people will do to them. Ken Kesey uses for the men in"phrases.However,the first three refer to men in different clothing.standing for different typesof people while the last one does not refer to clothing.but still standing for one ty pe of people. The men insu -officials The men in orms- The men in turbans-the Taliban The men in hiding-Bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda who were said to hide in Afghanistan. 20.Kesey ventured.begin to be i How did Kesey analyze the nature of the war?He considered the war as a war between the traditional pattern of power politics and a way of the weak trying to strike back.an asymmetrical war The brutal.aggressively male way things had always been What did Kesey mean by this?Hem the brutal,p sive forces of the major ,especially military power,hath final way. PartⅡ(paras.7-ll) Para 7 21.Ifyou you This is the kind of This was what happened on Sep.11.Some on the hijacked planes made phone calls This leads to such questions 22.Pundits wrotesuperpower natio i What is the towards?He their analysis Why doesn't he agree with them?He does not think the loss of innocence is a bad thing.Besides,he does not think this is the main consequence of the attack. How does he express hid disapproval?He expresses his disapproval in an understatement
Chorus: a simultaneous utterance by many ii. a growing chorus of dissenting voices: more and more people join in expressing their opposition. iii. Question the rush toward becoming a security state: challenge the wisdom of taking hasty, not well-thought-out measures to put homeland defense over everything else. 对这种匆忙的置安全高于一切的做法提出质疑。 18. There is a dialectic afoot. i. afoot: in operation ii. some people in the country begin to examine the validity of the argument of security state. Para. 6 19. The men in suits.in hiding. i. Those in the Bush Administration are telling us if those in Afghanistan fail to turn over to us Bin Laden and his followers, what our military people will do to them. ii. Ken Kesey uses for “ the men in” phrases. However, the first three refer to men in different clothing, standing for different types of people while the last one does not refer to clothing, but still standing for one type of people. The men in suits-officials The men in uniforms- -military officers The men in turbans-the Taliban The men in hiding-Bin Laden and other leaders of al Qaeda who were said to hide in Afghanistan. 20. Kesey ventured .begin to be. i. How did Kesey analyze the nature of the war? He considered the war as a war between the traditional pattern of power politics and a way of the weak trying to strike back, an asymmetrical war. ii. The brutal, aggressively male way things had always been What did Kesey mean by this? He meant the brutal, oppressive forces of the major powers in the world. In such a world, power, especially military power, ha the final way. Part II (paras. 7-11) Para. 7. 21. If you found .who would you call? i. This is the kind of new question asked. ii. This was what happened on Sep. 11. Some on the hijacked planes made phone calls. This leads to such questions 22. Pundits wrote.superpower nation i. What is the writer’s attitude towards pundits’ analysis? He is critical of their analysis. ii. Why doesn’t he agree with them? He does not think the loss of innocence is a bad thing. Besides, he does not think this is the main consequence of the attack. iii. How does he express hid disapproval? He expresses his disapproval in an understatement
Para. 23.Overnight.surreal episodes. writer uses it to show that people fear that terrorist attacks may fall upon them any time so they live in constant fear.the same as Damocles sitting under a sword suspended by a hair. Suddenly,people in the U.S.found themselves living in constant fear,fearing that another terrorist attack might come at any time and as a resu there had d been growing tendency ofirrational suspicion and mistrust,leading to certain fanatic actions. Para.9 24.Among the unavoidable truths from harm verified fact IL. One of the undeniable facts of the Sept.11 incident is that the . sate place iii. 生话在美国本土，不能保证我们不受伤害】 25.We too are mired.safety and security. This isa further discussion of what are incom mon.The terrorist atacks put the ricans at the bo omof the pyramid,their of physica afety the lowest type of safety. Safety:freedom from danger.injury.or damage. Security:freedom from fear,anxiety,doubt,protection or defense against attack. Para.10 26.The new zeitgeist.world events The new spirit of the time even made the pop singer Ally McBeal,who usually hadno interest in politics,expressed her worries about world events. 27.Relationships.in Sep. to lament:to feel or express deep sorrow for i When did she think re ps w e easier?She thought that relationships wer easierack in Sep."before the world changed 28.why does the writer mention the remarks of Ally MeBeal and a detective on NYPD Blue? He mentions the remarks to show that the impact of the attacks is widespread.In other words,all kinds of people are affected by the attacks. Para.11 9.The most visible.nw patriotism. 1. What do you think is the tone of this statement?The tone is ironical which can be seen from the choice of "most visible"."profound"etc. 我们受到巨大心理冲击的最明显的症状就是一种心的，狂热的爱国主义。 30.People who neve patrio 1. Note the contrast implied in the statement."ever gave much thought"versus “suddenly,passionately patriotic”. ii.What is the tone of the statement?It is slightly ironical
Para. 8 23. Overnight.surreal episodes. i. Why does the writer mention a sword of Damocles? This is an allusion and the writer uses it to show that people fear that terrorist attacks may fall upon them any time so they live in constant fear, the same as Damocles sitting under a sword suspended by a hair. ii. Suddenly, people in the U.S. found themselves living in constant fear, fearing that another terrorist attack might come at any time and as a result there had been growing tendency of irrational suspicion and mistrust, leading to certain fanatic actions. Para. 9 24. Among the unavoidable truths . from harm. i. truths established or verified facts. ii. One of the undeniable facts of the Sept. 11 incident is that the U.S. is no longer a sate place. iii. 生活在美国本土，不能保证我们不受伤害。 25. We too are mired. safety and security. This is a further discussion of what are in common. The terrorist attacks put the Americans at the bottom of the pyramid, trying to regain their sense of physical safety, the lowest type of safety. Safety: freedom from danger, injury, or damage. Security: freedom from fear, anxiety, doubt, protection or defense against attack. Para. 10 26. The new zeitgeist.world events. The new spirit of the time even made the pop singer Ally McBeal, who usually had no interest in politics, expressed her worries about world events. 27. Relationships.in Sep. i. to lament: to feel or express deep sorrow for ii. When did she think relationships were easier? She thought that relationships were easier “back in Sep.” before the world changed as a result of the terrorist attacks. 28. why does the writer mention the remarks of Ally McBeal and a detective on NYPD Blue? He mentions the remarks to show that the impact of the attacks is widespread. In other words, all kinds of people are affected by the attacks. Para. 11 29. The most visible.new patriotism. i. What do you think is the tone of this statement? The tone is ironical which can be seen from the choice of “most visible” , “profound” etc. ii. 我们受到巨大心理冲击的最明显的症状就是一种心的，狂热的爱国主义。 30. People who never .patriotic. i. Note the contrast implied in the statement. “never gave much thought” versus “suddenly, passionately patriotic”. ii. What is the tone of the statement? It is slightly ironical