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Lesson7-Mandela'sGardenPartThreeENTERBTLEWTextAppreciationLesson7-Mandela'sGardenI.Textanalysis1.Theme2.Structure3.FurtherdiscussionII.WritingdevicesParallelismIII.SentenceparaphraseBTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenI.TextAnalysisForMandela,gardeningisthesourceofspiritualfulfillment.GardeninggivesMandelainspirationforhisrevolutionarycause.Politicalleadersarelikegardeners.ThemeofthetextThethemeissummedupattheveryend.TheendofTheme.BTLEWPart1(para.1-)about:Part2(para.9-)about:Lesson7-Mandela'sGardenI.TextAnalysisStructureofthetext811ItdescribesMandela’sgardeningexperience.ItshowshowMandelatakesthishobbyasasurvivalstrategy.Itgoesfurthertoexplainthesignificanceofhisgardeningexperience,whichhasbecomeametaphorandgiveshiminspirationonhowtobeagoodrevolutionaryleaderandhowtonourishimportanthumanrelationship.TheendofStructure.BTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenI.TextAnalysisQuestion1:WhatcanweknowfromPara.1?Mandelaintroducesreaderstothetopicofhiswriting,thatis,gardeningbutatthesametime,healsodiscusseshowhespenttheday.Hespentthedaytalkingwithhiscomradesabouthispoliticalcause.SoreaderscanseethathispoliticalcauseaccountsforalotinMandela’slifeinprison.Andthat’swhyMandelacouldgetinspirationsfromhishobby—gardeninginprison.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenI.TextAnalysisQuestion2:WhatroledoesPara.2playinthefirstpart?Inthisparagraph,Mandelatellsreadershehaswelladaptedhimselftothelifeinprison.Andthesmallthingsinsideprisonarealsoasourceofhispride.Thusreaderscanseethatgardeninghasalreadybecomeakindofsurvivalstrategy.Gardeninggiveshimsatisfaction,offersatasteoffreedom,andmakeshimstrongphysicallyandmentally.Itisawaytodefytheenemy’sattempttocrushhimspiritually.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenI.TextAnalysisQuestion3:WhatistheroleofPara.8inthefirstpart?Frompara.3topara.7,Mandelaillustratesgardeningindetail.Inpara.8,Mandelacomestoaconclusionastotherolegardeningplaysinhislifeinprison.Thusthisparagraphcorrespondswithpara.2.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenI.TextAnalysisQuestion4:Insomeway,Isawthegardenasametaphorforcertainaspectsofmylife.Whatisbeingcompared?Howdoes“thegarden”enterintothecomparison?(Para.9)Mandelacomparesthegardenwithleader’spoliticalcause.Inparticular,heisherecomparinghisgardeningwithhisresponsibilityintherevolutionarycause.Likeingardening,inhisstruggleasarevolutionaryleader,healsohastoplantseeds,cultivate,takecareofthefruittreeshehasplanted,untilintheendheharveststheresult.Bothofthemneedcare,cultivation,eradicationifnecessary,andharvest.Theonlydifferenceisthattheyhavedifferentsoil.Forgardeners,theyworkonsoil,whereasforleaders,thesoilisthepoliticalcause.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenI.TextAnalysisMandelaseemstobetalkingabouthisrelationswithhisfollowersingeneral,andhisrelationswithhiswifeinparticular.Whendifferencesoccur,aleadershouldalwaystrytoresolvethesedifferences.However,ifthesedifferencesconcernmattersofprincipleandcannotbereconciled,aleadermustresolutelypartwiththosepeople,asonehastoeliminatetheweedsinone’sgarden.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Question5:Likegardeners,leadersmusttakeresponsibilityforwhattheycultivate…andeliminatewhatcannotsucceed.(Para.9)WhatdoesMandelaimplybysayingit?BTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenI.TextAnalysisHereMandelaobviouslyalludestohisrelationshipwithhiswife.Ifnotproperlylookedafterandnourished,itwouldperish.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Question6:WhydoesMandelawritetoWinnietwolettersaboutaparticularlybeautifultomatoplant?(Para.10)BTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenI.TextAnalysisOntheonehand,Mandelawantstohaveaharmoniousrelationshipwithhiswife.Hedoesnotwanttoseewhathashappenedtothebeautifultomatoplanthappenstohismarriage.Butontheotherhand,hefeelspowerlesstonourishhisrelationshipwithhiswife.Heremanyofthemostimportantrelationshipsreferspecificallytohisrelationshipwithhiswife.Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.Question7:Idon’tknowwhatshereadintothatletter,butwhenIwroteitIhadamixtureoffeelings…?(Para.11)BTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenWhatdidMandelasayoneshoulddoifhewantedtosurviveinprison?Whatmadehimfeelfulfilled?Howdidhekeephismindactiveandhisbodyfit?Whatdidheusuallydotoamusehimself?HadMandelaeverownedagardenbefore?Whatwashisfirstexperienceatgardening?Didheenjoyit?Whyorwhynot?Washeabletocutoutabiggarden?Whatwasthesoillike?Wasiteasytostartagardeninthecourtyard?WhatdidMandelahavetodotofindenoughroomforgrowingplants?I.TextAnalysisFurtherdiscussionaboutthestoryTobecontinuedonthenextpage.BTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenWhatdidMandelaplantatfirst?Whydidhechoosethosehardyplants?Wheredidhegettheseeds?Whydoyouthinktheauthoritiesweresokindtohim?Didhehavegoodharvestsatfirst?Didtheyimprovelater?HowdidMandelamakehisgardenflourish?DidMandeladohisgardeningaccordingtothebooks?Whyorwhynot?Howdidhedoitthen?Didhealwayssucceed?Retellthestoryinyourownwords.I.TextAnalysisFurtherdiscussionaboutthestoryTheendofFurtherDiscussion.BTLEWLesson7-Mandela'sGardenII.WritingDevicesParallelismIcouldnowspendthedayreading,writingletters,discussingissueswithmycomrades,orpreparinglega