lesson-10-A-More-Perfect-Union

“AMorePerfectUnion”(PartⅡ)BarackObamaLesson10Book1外语教学与研究出版社FOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSContentsPartOne:Warm-upPartTwo:BackgroundInformationPartThree:TextAppreciationPartFour:LanguageStudyPartFive:ExtensionPartOne—Warm-upⅠ.VideoWatchingⅡ.BrainstormingⅢ.DiscussionⅣ.LearningObjectivesWatchthe2012campaignadvertisement.HowdoyouthinkofObama’schancesofbeingelectedintoofficeagainin2012?Ⅰ.VideoWatchingWhatisanAmericanDream?Whatdoyouthinkarethecoreconceptsofit?Ⅱ.BrainstormingⅡ.Brainstorming1.“AmericanDream”isanideal.HowdoyouthinkitisrelatedtothepromiseembeddedintheU.S.Constitutionbythefoundingfathers?2.ConfrontedwiththeaccusationsofcloserelationswithReverendWright,howwouldObamatactfullyresponsetothecriticism?3.HowdoyouthinkObamashouldbringtheJeremiahWrightcontroversytothethemeofhiselectoralcampaign?Ⅲ.Discussion1.Toknowthewritingtechniqueandfeaturesofspeech.2.Tobeacquaintedwithsomeliteraryterms.3.Toappreciatethelanguagefeatures.4.Tolearntodraftforaspeech.Ⅳ.LearningObjectivesPartTwo—BackgroundInformationⅠ.JimCrowⅡ.ReverseracismⅢ.TheReaganCoalitionⅣ.OtherrelatedinformationⅠ.JimCrow•StateandlocallawsintheUnitedStatesenactedbetween1876and1965•Separatedbutequal•ImposelegalpunishmentsonpeopleforconsortingwithmembersofanotherraceⅠ.JimCrow•Anexample:AllmarriagesofwhitepersonswithNegroes,Mulattos,Mongolians,orMalayahereaftercontractedintheStateofWyomingareandshallbeillegalandvoid.Ⅱ.Reverseracism•Reverseracismisacontroversialtermwhichreferstoracialprejudiceordiscriminationdirectedagainstthetraditionallydominantracialgroupinasociety.•Systemswhichdiscriminateinfavourofmembersofracialminorities•IntheUnitedStates,affirmativeactionreferstoequalopportunityemploymentmeasuresthatFederalcontractorsandsubcontractorsarelegallyrequiredtoadopt.Thesemeasuresareintendedtopreventdiscriminationagainstemployeesorapplicantsforemployment,onthebasisof“color,religion,sex,ornationalorigin”.Ⅱ.Reverseracism•Asian-AmericansneedednearlyperfectSATscoresof1550tohavethesamechanceofbeingacceptedatatopprivateuniversityaswhiteswhoscored1410andAfrican-Americanswhogot1100.•Whiteswere3times,Hispanics6times,andblacksmorethan15timesaslikelytobeacceptedataU.S.universityasAsian-Americans.Ⅱ.ReverseracismCollegeAcceptanceRates(2005)OverallAcceptanceRateBlackAcceptanceRate%DifferenceHarvardUniversity10.0%16.7%+67.0%MIT15.9%31.6%+98.7%Brown16.6%26.3%+58.4%Penn21.2%30.1%+42.0%Georgetown22.0%30.7%+39.5%Ⅱ.ReverseracismⅢ.TheReaganCoalition•TheReagancoalitionwasagroupofvotersbroughttogetherbyRepublicanRonaldReaganinordertoestablishamajorpoliticalrealignmentwithhismassivevictoryinthe1980UnitedStatesPresidentialElection.•TheFoundingPrinciplesoftheCoalition:IndividualLibertyPersonalResponsibilityNationalSecurityLimitedFederalistNationalGovernmentFreeMarketCapitalismTraditionalAmericanValuesTheRuleofLawⅢ.TheReaganCoalitionⅣ.Otherrelatedinformation•TheOJtrialDr.King•1929-1968•African-AmericanCivilRightsMovement•NobelPeacePrize(1964)MarchonWashingtonforJobsandFreedom,Aug28th,1963Ⅳ.OtherrelatedinformationPartThree—TextAppreciationⅠ.TextAnalysis→Introduction→Theme→TextOrganization→FurtherUnderstandingⅡ.WritingDevices→LanguageStyle→RhetoricalDevicesⅢ.SentenceParaphraseIntroduction•WhatdidObamamentioninthefirstpartofhisspeech?•WhatdoyouknowaboutthedivisivefactorsandforcesintheU.S.?•HowdoyouthinkObamawouldbringthediverseanddifferentsectorsoftheU.S.societytogethertoreachthegoalofunityandtowintheelection?Ⅰ.TextAnalysisTheme•DoyouknowthesloganofObama’selectoralcampaign?•Obamadidn’tconfinetheJeremiahWrightcontroversytotheraceissue.Howdidheviewthecontroversy?•DoyouthinkObamasolvedthecrisis?Howdoyouthinkhedidit?Ⅰ.TextAnalysisTextOrganization•Part4.(Paras27-37)TheracialstalemateintheU.S.today•Part5.(Paras38-51)Unitedforchangetowardsamoreperfectunion•Part6.(Paras52-60)ThespeechisbroughttotheendbytheexampleofAshley’sstorywiththethemere-emphasizedⅠ.TextAnalysis1.“Thepastisn’tdeadandburied.Infact,itisn’tevenpast.”Thesentencemeansthat________.A.thereisnopastB.todayistheresultofthepastC.thepastliveslongerD.peoplealwaysliveinthepastFurtherUnderstandingⅠ.TextAnalysis2.Itisparticularlydifficultfortheblacktoget________intheU.S.A.wealthandpropertyB.educationC.jobopportunitiesD.helpfromthegovernment3.Theproperattitudetotheblackangeristo________.A.condemnitB.wishitawayC.getridofitD.understandandfaceitⅠ.TextAnalysis4.Themiddleclasssqueezeiscausedbythefollowingexcept________.A.insidedealingB.questionableaccountingC.theblacksD.short-termgreed5.ThemistakeofReverendWright’ssermonsistoviewtheAmericasocietyas________.A.white-dominatedB.dividedC.staticD.unitedⅠ.TextAnalysis1.ImpersonalsentencesNotetheuseofimpersonalstructuresinthefollowingsentences:1)Understandingthisrealityrequiresareminderofhowwearrivedatthispoint.(Para.27)Ⅱ.WritingDevicesLanguageStyle2)Theinferioreducationthey(segregatedschools)provided,helpstoexplainthepervasiveachievementgapbetweenToday’sblackandwhitestudents.(Para.28)3)Legalizeddiscriminationmeantthatblackfamiliescouldnotamassanymeaningfulwealthtobequeathtofutureg