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GardenofPoems!Unit2Poems廈門十中郭華蓉Learninggoals:

Attheendofthisclass,youareabletohaveabetterunderstandingofwhatpoetryis;acquiresomeknowledgeabouthowtoappreciateEnglishpoems;writesomesimplepoemsofyourown,usingthesubjunctivemood“IfI…”.PoetryWhatispoetry?Whoknows?Notarose,butthescentoftherose;Notthesky,butthelightinthesky;Notthefly,butthegleamofthefly;Notthesea,butthesoundofthesea;Notmyself,butwhatmakesmeSee,hearandfeelsomethingthatprose(散文)Cannot:andwhatitis,whoknows?Poetrymakesussee,hearandfeel.Sopoetryarousesymphathyamongreaders.Bymeansofthepoem,whatdidChuanchuansaytoherfather?Canyouuseyourownword?I’VESAVEDTHESUMMER

RodMcKuen

RodMckuen(bornApril29,1933)isabestsellingAmericanpoet,composer,andsinger.“Itdoesn'tmatterwhoyoulove,orhowyoulove,butthatyou

love.”

I’veSavedtheSummerActivity1:ListenandfeelListentothepoem“I’vesavedthesummer”forthefirsttimeandanswer:whenyoulistenedtoit,whatcameintoyourmind?Poetrymayrhymeoritmaynotrhyme.Doesthispoemhaverhymingwords?I’veSavedtheSummerI’vesavedthesummerAndIgiveitalltoyouToholdonwintermorningsWhenthesnowisnew.I’vesavedsomesunlightIfyoushouldeverneedAplaceawayfromdarknessWhereyourmindcanfeed.I’veSavedtheSummeryounewActivity2:Rhyme

needfeedAndformyselfI’vekeptyoursmileWhenyouwerebutnineteenTillyouareolderyounot’llknowWhatbraveyoungsmilescanmean.IknownoanswersTohelpyouonyourwayTheanswersliesomewhereAtthebottomoftheday.Butifyou’veaneedforloveI’llgiveyouallIownItmighthelpyoudowntheroadTillyou’vefoundyourown.teenmeanwaydayownownButifyou’veaneedforlove

I’llgiveyouallIown

Itmighthelpyoudowntheroad

Tillyou’vefoundyourown.

但是如果你需要愛，我會獻上我所有的愛。它也許能幫你踏上旅程，直到你找到屬于自己的愛。Activity3:RhythmPoetrymayrhymeoritmaynotrhymeButithastohavearhythmorabeat.Thisbeatisnotalwaysobvious,butit’susuallythere.Withoutrhythm,therewouldn’tbepoems.Twinkletwinklelittlestar

HowIwonderwhatyouare,UpabovetheworldsohighLikeadiamondinthesky.

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弱強弱強

弱強構(gòu)成一個韻節(jié)的四種情況:

強+弱,強+弱弱

弱+強,弱+強強Rhythm:thebeatthatrunsthroughthepoem.Ithappenswhenastressedsyllablefollowedbyanunstressedsyllable.rhythm節(jié)奏I’veSavedtheSummerListentothefirststrophe,andunderlinethestrongbeats.Eachlinehastwostrongbeats.Findthemout.

I’vesavedthesummerAndIgiveitalltoyouToholdonwintermorningsWhenthesnowisnew.Rhythm?I’vesavedthesummer

AndIgiveitalltoyouToholdonwintermorningsWhenthesnowisnew.Rhythm?I’vesavedthesummer

AndIgiveitalltoyouToholdonwintermorningsWhenthesnowisnew.Rhythm:I’veSavedtheSummerI’vesavedsomesunlightIfyoushouldeverneedAplaceawayfromdarknessWhere

yourmindcanfeed.AndformyselfI’vekeptyoursmileWhenyou

werebutnineteen,Tillyou’reolderyou’llnotknowWhatbraveyoungsmilescanmean.IknownoanswersTohelp

youonyourwayTheanswersliesomewhereAtthebottomoftheday.Butifyou’veaneedforlove

I’llgiveyouallIownItmighthelpyoudowntheroad

Tillyou’vefoundyourown.

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RodMcKuenActivity4:Discussion

(pairwork)Discussthepoem’smeaninginmoredetailwithyourpartners.Turntopage15,Ex.3.1.Whoisthespeakerinthepoemandwhoishe/shespeakingto?Givereasonstosupportyouranswer.Maybeaparentspeakingtoayoungadultchild.Discussion1.…whenyouwerebutnineteen.2.Tillyou’reolder,….3.Iknownoanswerstohelpyouonyourway4.Butifyouneedforlove,I’llgiveyouallIown.2.Whichofthefollowingistheclosesttothespeaker’smessage?Giveareasonforyourchoice.

A.Ifit’scold,I’llwarmyou;ifit’sdark,I’llgiveyoulight;ifyou’rehungry,I’llfeedyou;ifyouwanttolove,I’llgiveittoyou.B.Althoughthefuturemaybedifficultforyou,wheneveryouneedwarmthandlove,rememberI’llhavesometogiveyou.C.Whileyou’reawayI’llrememberyoursmileandI’llloveyoualways.Whenyoureturn,Ihopeyouwillloveme.Image:

picturesinreader’smindthatarecreatedbywordsinpoetry.

Inthe1ststrophe，thepoetcompares

_________with_______toshowthatparents’lovecangiveus________.warmthInthe2ndstrophe，thepoetcompares_______with________toshowthatparents’lovecanalsogiveus______.sunlightdarknesshopewintersummerActivity5:ImageryappreciationDoesthepoemhaveimages?Ifithas,pleasefindout.Activity5:EmotiontastingReadthethirdstropheandanswer:1.Whathastheparentkept?

Thechild’ssmile2.Whatdobraveyoungsmilesmeantoparents?Whenparentsseetheyoungbravesmile,theywillfeel________becausethechildisconfidentandtheywillappreciateit.However,theywillbealittle________becausethechildisambitious(雄心勃勃的).happyworriedActivity6:EmotiontastingReadthefourthandfifthstropheandanswer:1.Cantheparenthelpthechildallhislife?

No.2.Whatdoes“way”and“road”mean?A.roadsorstreetsB.journeyoflife

3.Howcanthechildfindtheanswers?A.WiththehelpofparentsB.ByhimselfC.Byexperiencinghislife

√√√Fromthe4thand5thstrophe,weknowthatparentscan’thelpthechild__________,andthechildhavetosolvetheproblemsoflife_____________and________________________.Buttheparentwilloffer___________tosupportthechild,tillthechildfindshisown______.allhislifebyhimselfbyexperiencinghislifeallhisloveloveLanguagestyle

I’veSavedtheSummerPlainormagnificent(華麗的)?Simpleorcomplicated(復雜的)?Heartfeltoruntruthful?Further-thinking(Discussion)Ourparentsgiveustheirunconditionalselflesslove.Whatcanwedoinreturnforourparents’love?ConclusionSuchkindnessasyounggrassreceivesFromthewarmsuncan’tberepaid.

誰言寸草心，報得三春暉。Writing:Doyouthinkwritingpoemsischallengingforyou?

Writing:Beconfident.Translatethemessagebelow.我吃了放在冰柜icebox里的李子plum。也許你準備拿它們當早餐。請原諒。太好吃了，太甜了，太爽了。Writing:Youcanmakeit.Ihaveeatentheplumsthatwereintheiceboxandwhichyouwereprobablysavingforbreakfast.Forgiveme.Theyweredelicious,sosweetandsocold.ThisisjusttosayIhaveeatentheplumsthatwereintheiceboxandwhichyouwereprobablysavingforbreakfastForgivemetheyweredelicioussosweetandsocold

Thelittleboywhosays“I’lltry”willclimbtothehill-top.Thelittleboywhosays“Ican’t”willatthebottomstop.“I’lltry”doesgreatthingseveryday.“Ican’t”getsnothingdone.Besurethenthatyousay“I’lltry”Andlet“Ican’t”alone.

I’lltryThelittleboywhosays“I’lltry”willclimbtothehill-top.Thelittleboywhosays“Ican’t”willatthebottomstop.HaveatryNowwetrytousethesubjunctivemoodinthepasttense“IfI…”torewritethe1stand2ndstropheofthepoem“I’vesavedthesummer”.Fillintheblanks:IfIhadsavedthesummer,Iwouldhave_______________________________________.Ifyouhadhadthesummer,youwouldhave_______________________________________.IfIhadsavedsomesunlight,Iwould______________________________________.Ifyouhadhadaplaceawayfromdarkness,______________________________________.givenitalltoyou

heldonwintermorningswhenthesnowisnew

havegivenyouaplaceawayfromdarkness

yourmindwouldhavefed.

AnotherTryRewritethefollowingpoemusingthesubjunctivemoodinthepasttense.Thetitleandbeginningisgiventoyou.Myboringafternoon

“Iwouldn’thavehadaboringafternoonIfIhad…”ThingsToDo:CuresforaBoringAfternoonByNancyMackPrepareanallchocolatepizza,Singseveralnurseryrhymesbackwards,Fashionafloweryhatforyourgrandmatowear,Makemusicalinstrumentsoutofstufffromthekitchen,Teachthedogtocatchwaterballoonswithoutbreakingthem,CelebrateNationalDentalWeekbydecoratingyourtoothbrush,Conversewithaneighborus