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A Good Heart to Lean on

A Good Heart to Lean on. 1. 2. 3. 4. Objectives. To Know the Meaning of the Title. To Explore the Text Structure. To Improve Your Writing by Parallelism. To Understand the Essence. Tasks. Assignments. Reflections. Structure Analysis. Warm-up. The third Sunday of June.

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A Good Heart to Lean on

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  1. A Good Heart to Lean on

  2. 1 2 3 4 Objectives ToKnow the Meaning of the Title ToExplore the Text Structure To Improve Your Writing by Parallelism ToUnderstand the Essence

  3. Tasks Assignments Reflections Structure Analysis Warm-up

  4. The third Sunday of June

  5. Father in our eyes caring babysitter

  6. Father in our eyes best playmate

  7. Father in our eyes great helper

  8. Father in our eyes A man to lean on

  9. If your father was… severely disabled short

  10. A Good Heart to Lean on depend on for support & encouragement What does “a good heart” mean Who has a good heart?

  11. The Journey to Seek for a Good Heart… Place: Brooklyn, N.Y. Type of Writing: & Characters: Narration father son Time: When the son grew up Plot: “Good Heart”;Father; Life;

  12. The Journey to Seek for a Good Heart… Place: Brooklyn, N.Y. Type of Writing: & Characters: Narration father son Time: When the son grew up Plot: “Good Heart”;Father; Life;

  13. Structure Analysis Section 1 (para1-4) The recalling of the father’s experience Section 2 (para 5-7) The reflection on the father’s life principle Section 3 (para 8-13) The reflection on what a “good heart” is

  14. Structure Analysis Section 1 (para1-4) The recalling of the father’s experience Section 2 (para 5-7) The reflection on the father’s life principle Section 3 (para 8-13) The reflection on what a “good heart” is

  15. Section One Task 1: Read Para 1 and Para 2 quickly and answer the following two questions. 1. When the son was growing up, how did he and his father feel when they were stared at by others? (Para 1) 2. Why was it difficult to coordinate the father’s steps and the son’s? (Para 2)

  16. Section One son father never let on when stared at embarrassed

  17. Let on: make known; tell someone something e.g. Don’tlet onanything about your salary. 别透露你的工资。

  18. Section One courage What the son discovers in his father: strong will son father never let on when stared at embarrassed impatient halting

  19. Structure Analysis Section 1 (para1-4) The recalling of the father’s experience Section 2 (para 5-7) The reflection on the father’s life principle Section 3 (para 8-13) The reflection on what a “good heart” is

  20. Section Two Task 2: Fill in the blanks with words you find in Para 5 and Para 6. • The son is amazed at how much it must have taken for his father to subject himself to such shame and stress withoutor. (Para 5) • 2. The father never talked about himself as an object of or showed any of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was.(Para 6) courage bitterness complaint pity envy “a good heart”

  21. Section Two Task 2: Fill in the blanks with words you find in Para 5 and Para 6. “a good heart” What the son discovers in his father: What the son discovers in himself: “not a good heart” father

  22. Structure Analysis Section 1 (para1-4) The recalling of the father’s experience Section 2 (para 5-7) The reflection on the father’s life principle Section 3 (para 8-13) The reflection on what a “good heart” is

  23. Section Three I think of him when I complain about trifles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”. (Para 12) What rhetorical device (修辞手法) is used in this sentence?

  24. Writing Device Parallelism is a balance of two or more similar words, phrases, or clauses.

  25. Now It’s Your Turn Revise the following sentence into parallel structure. We judge our friends both by what they say and actions. words by what they do

  26. Section Three The son’s reflection on what a “good heart” is : I think of him when I complain about trifles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”. (Para 12) courage, patience, strong-will personality, positive attitude towards life … Contrast son father

  27. A Gift for Parents

  28. When you were still young…

  29. they spent lots of time teaching you to eat with spoons and chopsticks, 

  30. to dress, to tie up shoelaces, to button,

  31. to wash your face, to comb your hair, 

  32. So, when they grow old someday, 

  33. when they begin to forget to button or tie up shoelaces, 

  34. when their combing hands begin to tremble unstoppably, 

  35. please don't urge them, because you are growing up and they are growing old. 

  36. Their hearts will be warmed if you are around.

  37. If one day they cannot even hold up steady or walk, 

  38. please hold their hands tight and walk beside them slowly… 

  39. just like... just like... they held yours years ago... 

  40. Summary

  41. A Review of “Father in our Eyes” Text Structure Parallelism Contrast “A Good Heart” Reflection

  42. Assignments Write a composition describing the “good heart” of a person you know with no less than 100 words. Develop your writing with parallelism.

  43. Further Reading Read the story of “The Sight of Father’s Back” written by Zhu Ziqing,compare images of the father in both stories and share your ideas with your classmates.

  44. Thank You! E-mail: yousheng_elaine@163.com

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