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——Reading and Thinking
Mother of Ten Thousand Babies
What’s your choice when the teacher gives homework?
Homework
I know study is important but I am just too lazy to study hard.
I study hard and try my best to learn what is taught.
I just follow orders to finish my homework.
What’s homework? Never heard of it!
Mother of Ten Thousand babies——Lin Qiaozhi
Your choices determine your life!
What important life choices are you faced with?
1.What type of writing is this passage?
A. Argumentative writing B. narrative writing
C. biography(传记) D. expository writing
2.How does the writer develop the text?
A. By time order B.by place order
Activity 1:Skim the text and answer the questions.
Introduction
Life experiences
Conclusion
Para 1
Para 2-5
Para 6
Activity 2:Read for main structure.
1901
Age 18
8 years later
1939
1941
1954
1983
Age 5
She was born.
Her mother died.
She chose to study medicine.
She graduated from PUMC.
She studied in the US.
She became the first Chinese woman at PUMC.
She was elected as government official.
She died.
Activity 3:Read for detailed timeline.
Activity 4:Read for Lin Qiaozhi’s dilemmas and choices.
Dilemma 1:
To get married or to study medicine?
Choice 1:
She chose to study medicine.
Dilemma 2:
To stay in the US or serve the people at home?
She chose to serve the people at home.
Choice 2:
Dilemma 3:
Choice 3:
Choice 4:
To stop helping people in need or to open a private clinic?
She opened a clinic to treat patients.
Dilemma 4:
To hold positions or devoted herself to the patients and her career?
She devoted herself to the patients and her career.
Activity 5:What’s the virtues of Lin Qiaozhi?
warm-hearted
outstanding
patriotic
devoted
selfless
...
Group Work
Thinking:What factors will you taken into consideration if you think about your major or future career?
Our choices make us and different choices lead to different destinations!
Self-assessment
Yes/No Learn about the structure and language features of the text.
Yes/No
Recognize the feelings and implied meanings of the main character.
Yes/No
Highlight Lin Qiaozhi’s great virtues.
Yes/No
Cultivate correct value of life choices.
Checklist
Required work:
Watch a documentary of Lin Qiaozhi.
Optional work:
Write a short essay about how to treat different choices in your life.
Homework:
Thanks for watching!
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