1. Advanced English

2. Unit 12 The Loons

3. Teaching Points I. Background information II. Introduction to the passage III. Text analysis IV. Rhetorical devices V. Questions for discussion

4. I. Background Information 1. Margaret Laurence 2. Big Bear and Poundmaker 3. Hiawatha

5. II. Introduction to the Passage 1.Type of literature: -- a piece of objective description

6. Introduction to the Passage 2.The purpose of a piece of objective description: ---to record and reproduce a true picture with opinions and emotions of the author excluded

7. Introduction to the Passage 3. Ways of developing a piece of objective description: ---to begin with a brief general picture, divide the object into parts and organize the detailed description in order of space

8. III. Effective Writing Skills 1. making effective use of specific adjective 2. using many elliptical and short sentences to achieve certain effect

9. IV. Rhetorical Devices 1. simile 2. antithesis 3. assonance

10. V. Text Analysis

11. VI. Special Difficulties 1. paraphrasing some sentences 2. dangling modifiers 3. illogical and faulty parallelism 4. translating some sentences

12. VII. Questions for Discussion 1. What would happen sometimes to old Jules or his son Lazarus on Saturday nights? 2. Why did the doctor propose taking Piquette to Diamond Lake for the summer? 3. What was the cottage on the lake called? What was the scenery there like? 4. Why did the narrator ask Pquetter respectfully. “ I bet you know a lot about the woods and all that. Eh. ” ?

13. VIII. Exercises P.