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1、 TheKindnessofStrangers MikeMclntyre TheKindnessofStrangers Unit8 Questions Activities Check onPreview Objectives W B T R TheKindnessofStrangers Unit8 Warmingup Warmingup Questions Activities Inpairs tellyourpartneraboutanytripyou vehadsomewhereathome i e thetripfromhometoBFSU orabroad esp theexperi
2、encewiththekindnessofparents friendsandstrangers Whatdidyouexperienceinandlearnfromthetrip Whiletelling beverycarefulwiththefollowingthings Orderofevents i e Whathappenedfirst Andthenwhatelsehappened Usingtransitionaltechniqueswe veobservedinthepreviouslessons CorrectandcompletesentencesTense W B T
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4、anactivityoreventg unabletomovefromtheplacewhereyouare W B T R Warmingup Check onPreview WhydidtheauthordecidetostartthetripacrossAmerica Whatkindoftripdidthewriterplan Whenandwheredidthewritersetoff Howlongdidittakethewritertofinishthetrip Whatwashisdestination Whydoyouthinkhechosethisasthedestinat
5、ion Whatdidthewriterlearnaboutpeopleingeneralduringthetrip Whatkindofanswerdidthewritergetforthequestioninhismindwhenhestartedthetrip Whatisthetextmainlyabout DoyouseeanypointthatcanrelatethistexttoTheGreenBanana Ifyes whatisit Andcanyoushowitwithanyevidenceinthetext W B T R Warmingup Objectives Und
6、erstandthestructureandthegeneralideaofthestoryThinkabouthowtointerpretthestoryKnowsomethingabouttheauthorSolveyourownquestionsaboutthestory W B T R Warmingup Background CultureTips TheKindnessofStrangers Unit8 Genre Author B W T R Background Author B W T R ThetextisadaptedfromtheoriginalarticlebyMik
7、eMclntyrewhichappearedinReader sDigest May1997 Background Genre AShortStory Plot TheauthortravelledacrosstheUnitedStatesalonetofindoutifpeoplewerewillingtohelpstrangers Setting PeopleintheUnitedStatesseemtohavebecomemoreandmoreindifferenttootherpeople sneeds Protagonists I andthepeoplehelped I Theme
8、 Whatdoyouthink B W T R WhereistheGoldenGateBridge ItlinksthecityofSanFranciscowithMarinCountytothenorth Sincethesuspensionbridgeopenedin1937 ithasbeenoneoftheprincipallandmarksofbothSanFranciscoandCalifornia Background CultureTips WhereisCapeFear Ahighlongnarrowpieceoflandwhichgoesoutintotheseainso
9、uthernNorthCarolina onthesoutherntipofSmithIsland juttingintotheAtlanticOcean nearthemouthoftheCapeFearRiver Itwassonamedbecauseofthetreacherouswaterssurroundingit AprominentlandmarkonCapeFearisitslighthouse Background CultureTips WhoisBlancheDuBois AsouthernwomancharacterintheplaycalledAStreetcarNa
10、medDesire 欲望号街车 Attheendoftheplay shesaidthiswell rememberedlinebeforesheistakentoanasylum Whoeveryouare Ihavealwaysdependedonthekindnessofthestrangers Background CultureTips TennesseeWilliams TheauthorofAStreetcarNamedDesire Pulitzerwinner Inthisplays asinmanyofhisotherworks Williamsexplorestheinte
11、nsepassionsandfrustrationsofadisturbedandfrequentlybrutalsociety ThestoryopenswithBlancheDuBoiscomingtoNewOrleanstovisithersister thepregnantStella andthesister shusbandStanleyKowalski Togettotheirapartment shehastotakeastreetcarnamedDesire ThustheDesirestreetcarbecamethemostfamousstreetrailwayinthe
12、world Background CultureTips MoreaboutthePlay In1947theplayopenedonBroadwayforatwo yearrunwithMarlonBrandoasstarandEliaKazanasdirector In1951thefamousplaywasmadeintoamoviestarring VivienLeighasBlancheDuBois KimHunterasStella MarlonBrandoasStanleyKowalski KarlMaldenasMitch Background CultureTips ANat
13、ionalMotto InGodWeTrust thenationalmottooftheUnitedStates Derivingfromtheline Andthisbeourmotto InGodisourtrust inthebattlesongthatlaterbecametheU S nationalanthem TheStar SpangledBanner FirstappearingonU S coinsin1864andbecameobligatoryonallU S currencyin1955 In1956itwasmadethenationalmottobyactofC
14、ongress Background CultureTips TheMottoontheUnitedStatesSeal TheofficialsealoftheU S government TheAmericanEaglehasitswingsspreadandcarriesinitsbeakascrollonwhichappearstheLatinmottoEpluribusunum Frommany one ItistheUnitedStatesmotto appearingonthenation scoinsandonmanyofitspublicmonuments Themottow
15、asfirstusedtounifythe13BritishcoloniesinNorthAmericaduringtheAmericanRevolution 1775 1783 andacquirednewmeaningwhentheUnitedStatesreceivedwaveafterwaveofimmigrantsfrommanylands Theimmigrantshadtofindwaystoreconciletheirvariedbackgroundsandfittogetherunderoneconstitutionandonesetoflaws Thatprocessofc
16、reatingonesocietyoutofmanydifferentbackgroundsisoneofthebiggeststoriesoftheAmericanexperience Background CultureTips TheKindnessofStrangers Unit8 TextAnalysis T W B R TextAnalysis Theme Basedonhispersonalexperience heconcludesonecanstilldependonthekindnessofstrangersintheUnitedStates T W B R TextAnalysis Structure 1 Paras 1 5WhythewriterstartedhistripacrosstheUnitedStateswithoutanymoneyandhispurpose 2 Paras 6 14Howthewriterwastreatedduringhistrip showingthatmostpeoplewerekind 3 Paras 15Revealing
