《高级英语》精品课程第2册.ppt

《高级英语》 精品课程  第二册 制作人： 徐李洁   Unit 13 In Favor of  Capital Punishment Teaching Aims: 1) Familiarize students with argument writing. 2) Cultivate students’ ability to make a creative reading; 3) Familiarize students to some legal terms; 4)?Encourage students to take part in a debate and argue logically Teaching Contents 1) Background Knowledge About the Author and His Works 2)??????? Literature Type: Argument 3)??????? Detailed Study of the Essay 4)??????? Organization Pattern 5)??????? Style and Language Features 6)??????? Special Difficulties 7)??????? Debate Background Knowledge 1) A brief introduction to the author, Jacques Barzun www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jpriestley.htm 2) Capital punishment life imprisonment Type of writing A formal piece of argumentation, addressed to learned and professional. Exposition vs. argument ---exposition is an explanation of facts or of the way in which something is done, to make other people understand; ---argument is an attempt to lead other people to believe that our opinion about something is the correct one and to induce them to adopt this opinion as their own. Persuasion vs. argument ---persuasion is to make people act in a certain way ---Argument is to convince others of the truth or falsity of something in dispute. Pre-class task: Appreciation of the Movie “ The Shaw Shank Redemption”(肖生克的救赎) and “Green Miles” (绿里奇迹) 2)?Give a description of the roles and their fate of the prisoners, and voice your opinion on the Capital punishment and imprisonment respectively to decide whether you are for or against Capital punishment 3) Prepare a debate on In favor of capital punishment vs. In favor of imprisonment.  The main thesis of the argument: ---The writer supports capital punishment The main theme that unifies the text: ---The sanctity of human life Type of writing ---The writer tries to convince his readers through f