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Unit 2 Onwards and Upwards
Developing ideas — Reading
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If you were stricken blind and deaf, how would
you feel ?
depressed
lonely
nervous
do nothing
terrible
stay at home
…
Pre-reading
Who is she?
Helen Keller
(1880-1968)
Blind
Deaf
American
Famous
author and lecturer
SB1U2
Three Days to See
(Developing ideas)
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At the end of this class, you will be able to:
1.get the author’s writing purpose and structures of the passage;
2.learn about the qualities in Helen Keller;
3. learn about the figure of the speech(修辞)-----parallelism(排比);
4. develop your ideas about the meaning of the title “Onwards and Upwards”
[ˈpærəleˌlɪzəm]
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Three Days
to See
Helen’s opinion and her eagerness to see
What Helen desires to see in 3 days
A hint given by Helen to healthy people
Part 1
(Para._____)
Part 2
(Para._____)
Part 3
(Para._____)
Read for structure
Fast reading
Helen’s opinion and her eagerness to see
What Helen desires to see in 3 days
A hint given by Helen to healthy people
Part 1(Para.1-3):
Helen’s opinion and her
eagerness to see
1.What does Helen think about
human being without disabilities?
And why does she think that?
2. How did Helen feel when her friend told
her she had observed nothing in particular
in the woods? Supporting sentences?
Darkness and silence would make a person more appreciative
doubtful
Part 1(Para.1-3):Helen’s opinion and her eagerness to see
Why did Helen’s seeing friends observe nothing,
while Helen who can not see could find
hundreds of interesting things through touch?
A seeing friend: Her friend can see and hear,
but not appreciate her senses and not good
at observing nature
Helen: Helen lost her sight and hearing, but
appreciate what she has--- the sense of touch .
And make use of it to experience the beauty
of nature.
Deep thinking
cause
effect
?
On the first day
On the second day
On the third day
To ___________having helped her and a