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FreshStartUnit1Unit1FreshStartUnit1Watchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whydoesn’tthemotherwantherdaughtertobeaprofessionalathlete?2.WhydoesCaseyinsistonbecominganice-skater?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationBecausetheshelflifeofaprofessionalathleteisshort.Becauseshelovesit.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationCasey:Mom,Ijustwanttocompeteatregionals.Mother:Why?Whatdoyouhavetogainbythis?Casey:I’mgood.Mother:So,whatareyousaying?Youwannajustblowoffourwholeplanforyou,chuckthescholarshipandbecomeaprofessionalathlete?Case,whatwastheshelflifeonanice-skater?Eightyears?AndthenafewyearstouringwithHas-BeensonIce.Andthat’sit?That’stheendofyourlife?Casey:Iloveit,Mom.Mother:Case,there’snoshelflifeonyourmind.IfI’dlearnedhowtouseminealittlesooner,ifI’dgonetocollegewhenIwasyourage,maybewewouldn’tbelivinglikethis.Casey:There’snothingwrongwiththewaywelive.VideoScript1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationVideoScript2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationMother:I’venotbeenabletogiveyouaquarterofthethingsthatIwantedto.Casey:You’vegivenmeeverything.Mother:Thenyouneedtogivemesomethingnow.“Face”isasenseofworththatcomesfromknowingone’sstatusandreflectsconcernwiththecongruencybetweenone’sperformanceorappearanceandone’srealworth.“Face”standsforaveryimportantsociologicalconceptinChineseculture.Theconceptof“face”roughlytranslatesashonour,goodreputationorrespect.Theessenceof“face”liesinthedriveforacceptanceandapprovalofotherpeopleotherthanone’srealworth.1.Theimportanceof“face”Culturalinformation1AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformation2.Beyourself;everyoneelseisalreadytaken.—OscarWildeBeingyourselfiscelebratingyou,asanindividual—learningtoexpressyourselfandbehappywithwhoyouare.Forsomepeople,it’slearningtoloveyourself.Forothers,it’snothidingwhoyouareorchangingthingsaboutyoutofitin.Culturalinformation2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformation3.Stepstobeyourself●defineyourself●stopworryingabouthowpeopleperceiveyou●behonestandopen●relax●developandexpressyourindividuality●believeinwhoyouare●followyourownstyleCulturalinformation2AudiovisualSupplementCulturalInformationThistextisapieceofnarrativewriting,inwhichtheauthortellsaboutherexperienceduringthefirstyearatuniversity,whichatfirstseemstobeveryawkwardbutturnsouttobeontherighttrackatlast.GlobalReading-StructuralanalysisRhetoricalFeaturesStructuralAnalysisStructuralanalysisthefirstisabouthergoingintothewrongclassroom;thesecondisaboutherfallingdowninthecafeteria;thelastisaboutherwitnessingthesameembarrassingfallhappeningtosomeoneadmiredbyher.Inthetext,threeincidentsarenarratedbytheauthor:Despitethedifferencesbetweenthesethreeincidents,theyactuallyrevolvearoundonetheme:Thegrowthoftheauthor,whoisabletodrawlessonsfromthemistakesshehasmadeandfinallysucceedsinadjustingherselftothecollegelife.RhetoricalFeaturesStructuralAnalysisRhetoricalFeatures1Detaileddescriptionsofeventsareeverywheretobeseeninthistext,whichisadominantfeatureofnarrativewriting.Sincethedescriptionofaneventwillinvolvealotofmovementsoractions,compoundsentencesandcompound-complexsentenceshavebeenusedfrequentlyinthetext.IfirstbegantowonderwhatIwasdoingonacollegecampusanywaywhenmyparentsdroveoff,leavingmestandingpitifullyinaparkinglot,wantingnothingmorethantofindmywaysafelytomydormroom.(Paragraph1)RhetoricalFeaturesStructuralAnalysise.g.RhetoricalFeatures2Isettledintomychairandtriedtoassumethescientificposeofabiologymajor,bendingslightlyforward,tensingmyarmsinpreparationforfuriousnote-taking,andcursingundermybreath.(Paragraph5)RhetoricalFeaturesStructuralAnalysise.g.Detailedreading1DetailedReadingFreshStartEvelynHerald1IfirstbegantowonderwhatIwasdoingonacollegecampusanywaywhenmyparentsdroveoff,leavingmestandingpitifullyinaparkinglot,wantingnothingmorethantofindmywaysafelytomydormroom.ThefactwasthatnomatterhowmatureIlikedtoconsidermyself,Iwasfeelingjustabitfirst-gradish.Addingtomydistresswasthedistinctimpressionthateveryoneoncampuswaswatchingme.MyplanwastokeepmyearsopenandmymouthshutandhopenoonewouldnoticeIwasafreshman.Detailedreading22Withthatthoughtinmind,Iraisedmyhead,squaredmyshoulders,andsetoutinthedirectionofmydorm,glancing(andtheneversodiscreetly)atthecampusmapclutchedinmyhand.IttookeverythingIhadnottostarewhenIcaughtmyfirstglimpseofareallivecollegefootballplayer.Whatconfidence,whatreserve,whatmuscles!Ionlyhopedhisattentionwasdrawntomyairofassuranceratherthantomyshakingknees.IspenttheafternoonseekingouteachofmyclassroomssothatIcouldmakeaperfectlytimedentrancebeforeeachlecturewithouthavingtoaskdumbquestionsaboutitswhereabouts.DetailedReadingDetailedreading3-43ThenextmorningIfoundmyfirstclassandmarchedin.OnceIwasintheroom,however,anotherproblemawaitedme.Wheretosit?Freshmenmanualsadvisedsittingnearthefront,showingtheprofessorinintelligentandenergeticdemeanor.Afterdeliberation,Ichoseaseatinthefirstrowandtotheside.Iwasintheforeground(asadvised),butoutoftheprofessor’sdirectlineofvision.4IcrackedmyanthologyofAmericanliteratur