1、Unit 4 Exploring poetryHow to read a poem Lead-in4本节内容结束(1)_While-reading:scan the text and complete the chart below.Poetry(2)_Follow your ears and ask“(3)_”Approach the poem as(4)_.Be(5)_.Remember that it is not necessary to(6)_.SoundSenseHow does it sound?an explorer in an unfamiliar lanscapepatie
2、ntfully understand a poem to appreciate itDetailed reading:read Para1&2 and answer the questions 2.What aspects should you pay special attention to when you read a poem aloud?1.How is poetry different from other types of literature?Detailed reading:answer the questions.2.What aspects should you pay
3、special attention to when you read a poem aloud?1.How is poetry different from other types of literature?More than other types of literature,it is usually implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on the page.The aspects of rhythm,repeated words,rhymes and other special effects.节奏节奏押韵词Detailed readi
4、ng:listen to the first poem.Sweet and low,sweet and low,Wind of the western sea,Low,low,breathe and blow,Wind of the western sea!Over the rolling waters go,Come from the dying moon,and blow,Blow him again to meWhile my little one,while my pretty one,sleeps.(From“Sweet and Low”by Alfred Tennyson)What
5、 aspects can you find when you listen to the following poem?lowblowseaseagoblowmerhyming words押韵词repeated sentencesDetailed reading:read Para3 and finish the chart.Approach the poem like an explorer in an umfamiliar landscapeAs you first approach a poem,you can ask:(1)As you(2)the poem,you can ask:(
6、3)As you slowly explore your(4),you will:start(5)clues that give you a greater understaning of the poemWho is being talked to?What is being described?Is there a sense of place?Are there other people or objects there?exploreWhat happens when they are put together?surroundingsdig upWhat are those imag
7、es?Who is talking?Detailed reading:read the second poem and imagine.(From“Caged Bird”by Maya Angelou)What images come into your mind when you read it?The caged bird sings with a fearful（胆怯的）trill（颤音）of things unknown but longed for stilland his tune is heard on the distant hill for the caged bird si
8、ngs of freedom.Detailed reading:read the second poem and imagine.What images come into your mind when reading it?A image of a bird in a cage,desperately singing for freedom.Detailed Reading:read Para4-6 and answer the questions.l What does the lecturer think of poems that are easy to understand?l Wh
9、at should you do when you have difficulty in understanding a poem?l In the third poem,Why did the poet stop here?l What does the lecturer think of poems that are easy to understand?They are often less interesting than those that constantly reveal deeper and previously unrecognized meanings.l What sh
10、ould you do when you have difficulty in understanding a poem?We should set it aside and come back to it later.Detailed reading:read the third poem.Whose woods these are I think I know,His house is in the village though.He will not see me stopping here,To watch his woods fill up with snow.(From“Stopp
11、ing by Woods on a Snowy Evening”by Robert Frost)Why did the poet stop here?Rush to answer 13Post-reading:consolidation21.How is poetry different from other types of literature?A.It implies a deeper meaning beyond the words on.B.It sounds more interesting.C.It is easier for us to understand when we r
12、ead it aloud.D.There are more repeated words and rhymes in itIt is(necessary/unnecessary)to have a full understanding of a poem,you might need to abandon logical thinking to discover its true beauty.True or False:If you cant interpret the meaning of a poem,just give up immediately.FRobert Frost(1874
13、-1963)was an American poet who was much admired for his description of the rural life of New England.The greatest feature of his poems is the use of ordinary things to express profound philosophy.The Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged（岔开）in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one tra
14、veler,long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent（弯曲，偏向）in the undergrowth;I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood,and II took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.(the stanza by Robert Frost)Lets ap
15、preciate a poem togetherGroup discussion:Appreciate this poem from the following aspectssound:rhyming wordssense:images meangingsThe Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler,long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it ben
16、t in the undergrowth;I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood,and II took the one less traveled by,And that has made all the difference.(the stanza by Robert Frost)rhyming wordsimages meangings The diverged road described in poetry is the symbol of choice of lifePoetry is an expression of ones will.What is kept in the heart is the will,but when expression in words,it is poetry.HomeworklSearch some poems for appreciation using the learned methods and share them in the next class.
