A Fable For Tomorrow.ppt

Lead-in Survey TO PEEL OR NOT TO PEEL Brainstorming What can be contaminated by pesticide? Water Air Soil Vegetation Insect Animal Pesticide Human You are what you eat. Lead-in Lead-in “No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves.” ----Rachel Carson Quotes About the Author Rachel Carson Silent Spring UNIT 8 Protecting the Environment A for Fable Fable: n. a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson. e.g. the fable of tortoise and the hare; Aesop’s fable Tomorrow Objectives Knowledge: the author’s ethical appeal for readers’ sense of right and wrong Skills: sentence appreciation and effective delivery Awareness: the use of chemical poisons in daily life Procedures 1. Approaching the Theme 2. Appreciating the Language 3. Reflecting on Environmental Pollution 4. Assignment A town where all life lived in harmony with its surroundings. (Para 1-2) The same town which was now stricken with maladies. (Para 3-6) The cause of the maladies. (Para 7-8) Though imagined, the tragedy may well become a reality. (Para 9-10) 1. Approaching the Theme Skimming: The transitional sentence? (Para 3) Part 1 Part 2 The transitional sentence Then a strange blight crept over the area and everything began to change. (Para 3) A town where all life lived in harmony with its surroundings. (Para 1-2) The same town which was now stricken with maladies. (Para 3-6) The cause of the maladies. (Para 7-8) Though imagined, the tragedy may well become a reality. (Para 9-10) 1. Approaching the Theme Scanning: The key word? (Para 7) Key words What caused the change? In the gutters under the eaves and bet