Unit 6 How To Write a Rotten Poem With Almost No Effort

Pre-reading questions  Have you ever tried to write a poem?  If you answer to question 1 is yes,do you think it is difficult to write a poem and where does the difficulty lie? How do you think poetry writing is different from prose writing?  If your answer to question 1 is NO, where do you suppose the key lies to writing a good poem? How can you reach the key,if you would like to?

Background information  About the text :the text was originally written in 1978 and published plain dealer, the major daily newspaper of Cleveland, Ohio,which has the largest circulation in Ohio and is a top-20newspaper for circulation in the us.the article was reprinted in 75 reading – an anthology,1991 as an sample illustrating the writing mode of process.

Structural analysis of the text  The writer uses a mocking tone in talking about the crisis met by poets in life. Though the writer jokingly provides his readers with a method of creating a rotten poem,he is actually encouraging his readers to take a clumsy yet fundamental step in their journey to the appreciation of poetry.

1. Text analysis Part I Part I This part is the introduction of the whole essay which tells about the problem with poetry and the significance of its solution Language work Language work Pound strike or hit heavily and repeatedly Pound strike or hit heavily and repeatedly As a result,serious poets either starve or work as account executive. As a result,serious poets either starve or work as account executive.

1. Text analysis Part II Part II These 6 paragraphs are the body of essay, which introduces in detail how people can create a poem of their own. These 6 paragraphs are the body of essay, which introduces in detail how people can create a poem of their own. Language work Language work Cuddle hold close in one ’ s arms as a way of showing love or affection Cuddle hold close in one ’ s arms as a way of showing love or affection He cuddle the baby close He cuddle the baby close

教学示例说明 As the soil, however rich it may be, cannot be productive without cultivation, so the mind without culture can never produce good fruit. (unit three) My object in living is to unite my avocation and my vocation as my two eyes make one in sight. (unit four) Forcing yourself to work at a job you dislike is like wearing a lead vest to run a race – it ’ s just plain exhausting. (unit four) (Reading to Develop Your Ideas)

教学示例说明 “ I figure there’s sword hanging over their head, and that’s pressure.” Said one lawyer. ( New Horizon Book3 Unit 9 Text A) Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think. ( New Horizon Book3 Unit 5 )

Rhetorical features of the text 1. repetition e.g. Never, Never, Never Never yield … never yield 2. metaphor e.g. Britain, other nations thought, had drawn a sponge across her slate. Our country stood in the gap. 3. antonym e.g. But we must learn to be equally good at what is short and sharp and what is long and tough. ups and downs

Oral activities It is reported that people are doing less and less reading nowadays.do you think this is problem ?give a talk on this subject,introducing the issue and giving your personal views.

Verse appreciation Not less we praise in darker days The leader of our nation And Churchill’s name shall win acclaim From each new generation For you have power in danger’s hour Our freedom to defend, Sir! Though long the fight we know that right Will triumph in the end, Sir!

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