Unit6 The Diary of the Unknown Soldier

Unit6Unit6Unit6Watchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Doyouknowwherethesoldierswereinthevideo?2.Whatdoyoufeelwhenyouwatchthemoviesaboutwars?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationThesoldierswereonthebeachofNormandyinnorthwestofFrance.ItwastheinvasionofNormandyduringOperationOverlordinWorldWarII.Open.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationSoldierA:Sergeant:Captain:Sergeant:SoldierB:Captain:SoldierC:Captain:SoldierC:Captain:VideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationIsaid,“Whatthehelldowedonow,sir?”CaptainMiller!CaptainMiller!SergeantHorvath!Moveyourmenoffthebeach!Go!Okay,youguys,getonmyass!Followme!Sir,what’stherallyingpoint?Anywherebuthere!...Theseawall!Moveuptotheseawall!Sir,I’mstaying!Clearthisbeach,makewayfortheothers!ThisisallwegotbetweenusandtheAlmighty.Everyinchofthisbeachhasbeenpre-sighted!Youstayhere,you’redeadmen!1.QuoteCulturalinformation1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationTherealandlastingvictoriesarethoseofpeace,andnotofwar.—RalphWaldoEmersonCulturalinformation1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation2.WorldWarIIWorldWarII,ortheSecondWorldWar,wasaglobalmilitaryconflictlastingfrom1939to1945whichinvolvedmostoftheworld’snations,includingallofthegreatpowers,organisedintotwoopposingmilitaryalliances:theAlliesandtheAxis.Itwasthemostwidespreadwarinhistory,withmorethan100millionmilitarypersonnelmobilized.Inastateof“totalwar”,themajorparticipantsplacedtheirentireeconomic,industrial,andscientificcapabilitiesattheserviceofthewareffort,erasingthedistinctionbetweencivilianandmilitaryresources.Markedbysignificantactionagainstcivilians,includingtheHolocaustandtheonlyuseofnuclearweaponsinwarfare,itwasthedeadliestconflictinhumanhistory,andithasbeenCulturalinformation2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationestimatedthatitresultedinfiftymilliontooverseventymillionfatalities.Thewarisgenerallyacceptedtohavebegunon1September1939,withtheinvasionofPolandbyNaziGermanyandsubsequentdeclarationsofwaronGermanybyFranceandmostofthecountriesoftheBritishEmpireandCommonwealth.ChinaandJapanwerealreadyatwarbythisdate,whereasothercountriesthatwerenotinitiallyinvolvedjoinedthewarlaterinresponsetoeventssuchastheGermaninvasionoftheSovietUnionandtheJapaneseattacksontheU.S.PacificFleetatPearlHarborandonBritishoverseascolonies,whichtriggereddeclarationsofwaronJapanbytheUnitedStates,theBritishCommonwealth,andtheNetherlands.Culturalinformation2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationThewarendedwiththetotalvictoryoftheAlliesoverGermanyandJapanin1945.WorldWarIIleftthepoliticalalignmentandsocialstructureoftheworldsignificantlychanged.WhiletheUnitedNationswasestablishedtofosterinternationalcooperationandpreventfutureconflicts,theSovietUnionandtheUnitedStatesemergedasrivalsuperpowers,settingthestagefortheColdWar,whichlastedforthenextforty-sixyears.Meanwhile,theacceptanceoftheprincipleofself-determinationaccelerateddecolonizationmovementsinAsiaandAfrica,whileWesternEuropebeganmovingtowardeconomicrecoveryandincreasedpoliticalintegration.Structuralanalysis31.Whatdothethreeentriesofthediaryhaveincommon?Thethreeentrieshavetwothematictopicsincommon,onebeingthehorriblescenesofthewarthatthewriterwitnessed,andtheotherbeingthewriter’sstronglovefor,andemotionalattachmenttohisfamily.Thesetwothemesrecurinallthreeentries.StructuralanalysisTextanalysisStructuralanalysis1Inthefirstentry,thewriterdescribeshowhefeltandfearedunderGermanairraids.ThisledhimtospeculateaboutthedifficultiesandproblemshisfamilymightbeundergoingbackinAmerica.Inthesecondentry,thewriterdescribeshisreflectionsonthejustificationofwars.ThesightofateenagegirlandthegrimconditioninasmallEuropeantownmadehimrecallhisdeardaughtersandfamily.ThethirdentrywasdatedonChristmasEveandabouttheapproachingdeath.Thewriter’sonlywishwasthatsomeonecouldreturnthediarytohisfamily.2.Whatparticularsituationorcontextdoeseachentryhave?Andhowisthisparticularsituationrelatedtothecommonthematictopicsinthesethreeentries?StructuralanalysisTextanalysisStructuralanalysis1TextanalysisStructuralanalysisDiarywritingisauniquetypeofwritinginthatitisnotstructuredinapre-plannedwayasareothertypesofwriting.Inadiaryentry,thewriter’spensimplyfollowstheflowofhisthoughts.Inotherwords,apieceofdiarywritingisusually“structured”bytheauthor’sfreeassociationsbetweenthepresent,thepast,andthefuture,orbetweentherealityandtheimagination,orbetweentheactualhappeningsandtheauthor’sfeelings.Detailedreading1DetailedreadingTheDiaryoftheUnknownSoldierThisstoryisdedicatedtoalloftheunknownsoldierswhodiedwhiletryingtoprotectthelivesoftheinnocent.NOVEMBER24,19431IthasbeenalmostsixmonthssinceIlastsawAmericansoil,myfamily,ormyhome.MyheartacheseverymomentbecauseeverywhereIlookIseepilesofrubblewherehousesusedtostandandlifelessbodiesthatoncemovedaroundwiththejoyoflifeinsidethem.ItisasifIhavestaredintodeath’seyesandseenitshatred,itscoldness.Ifitwouldhavebeensomestrangers’corpsesthatIhadseenImighthavetakenitlighter.Buttheselifelessheapsare,orusedtobe,myf