Unit9Unit9HowIFoundMyVoiceWatchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Howdoyouunderstandthestatementthat“everystammereralwaysfearstheywillfallbacktosquareone”?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalbackgroundThisstatementpointsoutthepsychologicalcauseofstammering.Itmeansthatanyonewhosuffersfromstammeringmayhavethefearofbeingdefeatedincompetition,orbeinginferiortohisrivals.Lionelaskedthekingtoerasetheshadowofhisfatherandbotherasbetterkingsthanhimself,removetheinvisiblepressuretheygavehimwhenhewasachild,andbehimself.2.WhatisLionel’ssuggestionfortheKingtoshrugawayhispsychologicalproblem?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalbackgroundTheKing’sSpeechThetwomenenterandsitdown.Amomentofuncertainty.ThenBertieblurts.VideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalbackgroundHere’syourshilling,Logue(putsshillingdown)Iunderstandwhatyouweretryingtosay,Logue.Iwentaboutitthewrongway.I’msorry.NowhereIam.Isthenationreadyfortwominutesofradiosilence?Everystammereralwaysfearstheywillfallbacktosquareone.Idon’tletthathappen.Youwon’tletthathappen.BERTIELIONELBERTIELIONELVideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalbackgroundIfIfailinmyduty...Davidcouldcomeback.I’veseentheplacards“SaveOurKing!”Theydon’tmeanme.Everyothermonarchinhistorysucceededsomeonewhowasdead,orabouttobe.Mypredecessorisnotonlyalive,butverymuchso.Whatabloodymess!Ican’tevengivethemaChristmasSpeech.LikeyourDadusedtodo?Precisely.Yourfather.He’snothere.Yesheis.He’sonthatbloodyshillingIgaveyou.BERTIELIONELBERTIELIONELBERTIEVideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalbackgroundEasyenoughtogiveaway.Youdon’thavetocarryhimaroundinyourpocket.Oryourbrother.Youdon’tneedtobeafraidofthingsyouwereafraidofwhenyouwerefive.Apause-You’reverymuchyourownman,Bertie.Yourfaceisnext,mate.LIONELLIONEL(CONT’D)1.StutteringCulturalbackground1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalbackgroundStutteringisacommunicationdisorderthataffectsthefluencyofspeech.Itbeginsduringchildhoodand,insomecases,persiststhroughoutthelifespan.Thedisorderischaracterizedbydisruptionsintheproductionofspeechsounds,knownas“disfluencies.”Disfluenciesarenotnecessarilyproblematic;however,theycanimpedecommunicationwhenaspeakerproducestoomanyofthemordoesnotresolvethempromptly.Culturalbackground2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalbackground2.StutteredspeechStutteredspeechoftenincludesrepetitionsofwordsorpartsofwords,aswellasprolongationsofspeechsounds.Thefrequencyofthesedisfluenciesamongpeoplewhostuttertendstobemuchgreaterthanitisforthegeneralpopulation.StructuralanalysisThistextisanautobiographicalnarrativeanditisintendedtotellthereadersthatthebuilding-upofself-confidenceisveryimportanttoone’spersonaldevelopment.PartI(Paragraphs1-2):Thewriterpresentsastrikingcontrastbetweenhissuccessfulcareerasanactorandtelevisionannouncerandhisseverestutterinhisearlychildhood.(beginning)RhetoricalfeaturesStructuralanalysisPartII(Paragraphs3-22):Theauthorrecollectshowhishighschoolteacher,ProfessorCrouch,helpedhimovercomehisstutterandfindhisvoice.(development)StructuralanalysisRhetoricalfeaturesStructuralanalysisPartIII(Paragraphs23-29):TheauthortellsthereaderhowhisvoicefoundwiththehelpofProfessorCrouchturnedanewleafinhislifeandbroughthimgreatsuccessesinmemorablerolesonstage,infilms,andontelevision,andhowgratefulheistohisteacher,“thefatherofmyresurrectedvoice.”(ending)RhetoricalFeatures1RhetoricalfeaturesStructuralanalysisTheNewTestamentismentionedtwiceinthetext,firstinthefirstparagraphandtheninthelastparagraph.ItisrepeatedanddistributedthiswaytogivetheessayasenseofcompletenessandtoimplythatProfessorCrouchwas“thefatherofhisresurrectedvoice”.ResurrectionreferstotherisingofJesusfromthetombafterhisdeath.HisresurrectionisthebasisfortheChristianbeliefthatnotonlyJesusbutallChristianswilltriumphoverdeath.HOWIFOUNDMYVOICEJamesEarlJonesTodayIamknownformyvoiceasmuchasformyacting.IthasbeenmygoodfortunetoreceivejobssuchasthespeakingroleofDarthVaderinGeorgeLucas’sStarWarstrilogyandthevoice-overannouncerforCNNcabletelevision.IalsonarratedAaronCopland’sLincolnPortraitonacompactdiscIrecordedwiththeSeattleSymphony.PerhapsmygreatesthonorcamewhenIwasaskedtoreadtheNewTestamentontape.Butittookalongtimetobelievesuchgoodthingscouldhappentome.WhenIwasayoungsterIstutteredsobadlyIwascompletelyunabletospeakinpublic.Detailedreading1-2Detailedreading12Detailedreading3-4DetailedreadingSinceIwaseightI’dhadtroublespeaking.ItwassobadthatwheneverIstoodupinclasstoread,theotherkidssnickeredandlaughed.Ialwayssatdown,myfaceburningwithshame.I’mnotsurewhatcausedmystuttering.Perhapsitwasanemotionalproblem.IwasborninArkabutla,Mississippi,andwhenIwasaboutfive,ImovedtolivewithmygrandparentsontheirfarmnearDublininnorthernMichigan.Itwastraumaticmovingfromthewarm,easywaysofcatfishcountrytotheharshclimateofthenorth,wherepeopleseemedsodifferent.34Detailedreading5DetailedreadingFortunately,mygranddaddywasagentleman,afarmerwhotaughtmetolovetheland.Hewasshortandhehadaprodigiousamountofenergy.Heevenbuiltachurchtopleasegrandmother,aferventworshiperof