LessonOneFacetoFacewithHurricaneCamilleLESSONONEAims1.Toknowthewritingtechniqueofanarrative.2.Tobeacquaintedwithsomeliteraryterms3.Tolearntousewordstodescribedisastersandviolence4.Toappreciatethelanguagefeatures5.Tolearntowriteastoryaboutdisasters.TeachingContentsPre-readingquestionsBackgroundTextstudyTheliterarystyleandtermsofnarrationLanguagepointsComprehensionQuestionsTextAnalysisandAppreciationExercisesTasksAfterClassPre-readingquestions1.Whattypes/stylesofwritingdoyouknow?Explainthembriefly.2.Whatisnarration?Howisapieceofnarrationdeveloped?Whatelementsarebasicallynecessaryinanarrativewriting?3.WhatisHurricane?Whatotherrelatedtermsdoyouknow?BackgroundHurricane:atropicalstorminwhichwindsattainspeedsgreaterthan75miles(121kilometers)perhour.ThetermisoftenrestrictedtothosestormsoccurringovertheNorthAtlanticOcean.IncipienthurricanesusuallyformoverthetropicalNAtlanticOceanandmatureastheydriftwestward.HurricanesalsooccasionallyformoffthewestcoastofMexicoandmovenortheastwardfromthatarea.Anaverageof3.5tropicalstormsperyeareventuallymatureintohurricanesalongtheeastcoastofNorthAmerica,usuallyovertheCaribbeanSeaorGulfofMexico.BackgroundHurricanesaregivengirls'names.TheNationalWeatherServiceoftheUnitedStateshasusedgirls'namestoidentifyhurricanesintheAtlantic,Caribbean,andGulfofMexicosince1953andthenamesweregiveninalphabeticalorder.Asemi-permanentlistof10setsofnamesinalphabeticalorderwasestablishedin1971.Thispracticeofgivinggirls'namestohurricaneschangedrecently.In1980ahurricanewasgivenaman'snameandwascalledHurricaneDavid.HurricaneseasonbeginsJune1andendsNov.30.ThetrackofhurricaneCamilleBackgroundHurricaneCamille:ThestormlashedMississippiandLouisianafortwodays,Aug.17-18,in1969.Thedeathtollwas258.HurricaneBetsy:The-stormlashedFlorida,MississippiandLouisianain1965fromSept.7-10,causingthedeathof74persons.BackgroundSalvationArmy:ProtestantdenominationandinternationalnonsectarianChristianorganizationforevangelical(福音的)andphilanthropic(慈善的)work.ItwasfoundedbyWilliamBooth,withtheassistanceofhiswifeCatherineBooth.Themovement,begunin1865,wasoriginallyknownastheEastLondonRevivalSociety,shortlyrenamedtheChristianMission,andfinallyin1878designatedtheSalvationArmy.Amilitaryformoforganization,withuniformsandotherdistinctivefeatures,wasadoptedintheinterestofamoreeffectivewarfareagainstevil.TheorganizationBackgroundhasestablishedbranchesinmorethan75countriesthroughouttheworld.Eachcountryhasitsdivisionsandlocalcorps,withacommanderattheheadofall.InternationalheadquartersareinLondon.Thearmyoperateshospitals,communitycenters,alcoholicanddrugrehabilitation(恢复)programs,emergencyanddisasterservices,socialworkcentersandrecreationfacilities.Supportofthevastundertakingsinallpartsoftheworlddependsuponvoluntarycontributionsandprofitsfromthesaleofpublications.BackgroundRedCross:internationalorganizationconcernedwiththealleviationofhumansufferingandthepromotionofpublichealth.ThecreationoftheagencywasspurredbyJeanHenryDunant(1878-1910).Dunant,aSwisscitizen,urgedtheformationofvoluntaryaidsocietiesforreliefofwarvictims.Healsoaskedthatservicetomilitarysickandwoundedbeneutral.TheSocietygenovoised'utilitepublique,aSwisswelfareagency,activelysecondedDunant'ssuggestion,theresultbeingtheformation(1863)oftheorganizationthatistodayknownastheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross.BackgroundThenextyear,delegatesfrom16nationsmetinSwitzerlandandtheGenevaConventionof1864fortheAmeliorationoftheConditionoftheWoundedandSickofArmiesintheFieldwasadoptedandsignedby12ofthenationsrepresented.Itprovidedfortheneutralityofthepersonnelofthemedicalservicesofarmedforces,thehumanetreatmentofwounded,theneutralityofcivilianswhovoluntarilyassistedthem,andtheuseofaninternationalemblemtomarkmedicalpersonnelandsupplies.BackgroundInhonorofDunant'snationalityaredcrossonawhitebackground--theSwissflagwithcolorsreversed--waschosenasthesymbol(whichinMoslemareasisreplacedbyaredcrescentandinIranbyaredlionandsun).TodaytherearenationalRedCrosssocietiesinover100countriesoftheworld,eachaself-governingorganization,andtwointernationalgroupswithheadquartersinGeneva:theInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossandtheLeagueofRedCrossSocieties.TheblanketagencyforallRedCrossgroupisknownastheInternationalRedCross,LessonOneTheme----manvsnatureTextstudyTheliterarystyleandtermsofnarrationLanguagepointsComprehensionQuestionsTextAnalysisandAppreciationTheliterarystyleNarrationApieceofnarrationismainlydevelopedintheactualtimesequence–chronologicaldevelopment.Thewritertellsthereaderswhathappensfirst,whatnext.Narrationisconcernedwithaction,withlifeinmotion,withameaningfulseriesofactions.TheliterarystyleItgoesaroundpeoplecalledcharactersinsomekindofstruggleorconflictagainstotherpeople,nature,societyorthemselves.Theactions,thatis,incidentsandeventsaregenerallypresentedinorderoftheiroccurrence,followingthenaturaltimesequenceofthehappenings(chronologicalorder).TheliterarystyleAstheconflictdevelops,suspenseandtensionincreaseuntilthehighestpointortheclimaxofthestruggleisreached.Aftertheclimax,thestoryquickl