Difficulties in teaching: learn to draw abstract and profound philosophical writing techniques from a specific incident.
Course types and teaching ideas: Both articles are exquisite and profound essays. In teaching, students can be guided to read Cicada and Shell by themselves, and the two articles can be appreciated together. We should pay attention to guiding students to read the text carefully, try to figure out the sentences, understand the characteristics described by the author and the emotions expressed in them, and find that both articles have abstract and profound philosophical characteristics from a specific incident. In writing, you should learn two articles that describe the characteristics of things in detail. In addition, we can recommend other works by Xiao Si and Xi Murong to students, so as to further understand their writing style and thoughts and feelings.
Course arrangement: two class hours
Teaching process:
First, import:
Bing Xin said: "The universe is a big life. Rivers are surging, people are mountains and seas, and fallen leaves return to their roots. We are a breath in the universe, and we are a part of big life. Not every river can flow into the sea, not every seed can mature and germinate, and life is not always happy or always painful. Happiness and pain complement each other. In happiness, we should thank life, and in pain, we should also thank life, because happiness, excitement and pain are not beautiful? " Today, let's enjoy two beautiful essays and experience the true meaning of life.
Second, the literature common sense:
1, Introduction to Xiao Si
Born in 1939, real name Lu, pen name Ming Chuan, Suenaen. My ancestral home is Panyu, Guangdong. 1964 graduated from the Chinese Department of New Asia College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and studied at Geoffry Northcote Teachers College the following year with a diploma in education. From 65438 to 0973, he went to the Institute of Humanities of Kyoto University to study China literature. 198 1 obtained a master's degree in the thesis "China's Literary Activities in Hongkong".
Xiao Si used to be a Chinese teacher in many middle schools. 65438-0978 teaches at the Chinese Department of the University of Hong Kong, and 65438-0979 teaches at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His published works include Conversation on the Road, Teaching Notes, Never Shake, Yun Tong's Notes, Hong Kong Literature, Sun Shadow Travel, Selected Works of Feng Zikai, Seven Good Collections, Seven Good New Collections and Three Horizons. Xiao Si engaged in literary research, served as a judge of literary awards for many times, and participated in various literary activities.
2. Introduction to Xi Murong
Xi Murong, pen names Xiao Rui, Moron and Mullen? Xi Lianbo (Mongolian, that is, Dajiang) and so on. Originally from Ming 'an Banner, Chahar League, Inner Mongolia, 1943 was born in Chongqing, and then moved to Taiwan Province Province with his parents. She loved painting since childhood, and studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Brussels, Belgium from 65438 to 0964. After that, he taught in the Fine Arts Department of Hsinchu Teachers College in Taiwan Province Province. He has held many art exhibitions, published albums and won awards. Her collection of poems "Qilixiang" was published by Taiwan Province Dida Publishing House, which was very popular with readers.
She writes poetry and prose just as a rest after a hard day's work, in order to "commemorate a distant time and a small world that only exists in my heart". Life, time and homesickness are the internal themes of her works, while the delicate and unique aesthetic description and euphemistic expression of human feelings, love and homesickness are the mysteries that attract readers. His main works are poetry collection Qilixiang, Youth Without Complaints, prose collection There is a Song, the Trace of Growth, the Taste of Life, Sanxian, Concentric Collection and Writing for Happiness.
Third, text reading: various forms of reading can be carried out according to the different situations of students.
Fourth, grasp the whole and explore the problem:
cicada
1. There is a sentence in the article, which is the crowning touch of the full text. Students try to find it and talk about their understanding of it. Students explore.
"Whether it's 90 years or 90 days, you just have to live well" is the crowning touch of the full text.
It is the key point from suppression to promotion, and it is also the profound understanding of life caused by cicada singing. Whether it is writing about the annoying noise of cicadas, the weakness of sick cicadas, or writing about 17 cicadas buried under the soil, they only lived for a short summer. It is because of this sentence that they are meaningful and glorious. It also reminds us that no matter how short life is, we should live well and give people a refreshing feeling.
2. "In the sunset, when I think of the color of autumn wind, I forgive that annoying feeling." How does the color of autumn wind make you feel?
We usually say that we hear the sound of autumn wind, but the author uses "autumn wind color", which skillfully adds a unique visual experience to the auditory experience, which is very innovative. It gives the autumn wind a "color" and adds some visual images belonging to autumn, such as golden fallen leaves, flaming maple leaves, dark green pine and cypress, and clear sky, all of which are integrated into the autumn wind with few words but rich meanings.
3. What kind of life significance does the article "Cicada" reveal? Students cooperate to explore, and teachers summarize:
This is a philosophical essay. The author used the method of restraining before promoting, and a small cicada aroused his understanding of life. From the noisy description of cicadas to the faint description of sick cicadas, it deliberately shows the annoying and insignificant side of cicadas. However, when the cicada was buried under the mud in 17 and came out for a summer, the author was surprised that the cicada was insignificant and even annoying. Why do you have to suffer so much and persist? My friend's words revealed a simple and profound philosophy: this is the process of life. In order to prolong life, we must live well. No matter 90 years or 90 days, we just have to live well.
shell
1, "Should I also make use of my own abilities to make what I can do more exquisite, meticulous and meticulous?" What kind of thoughts and feelings are reflected?
This sentence continues with "How exquisite, careful and meticulous the God of the house has made for it", comparing himself with the life in the shell, and realizing that although his life is limited, it is still a little longer than the life in the shell, and there is more room to express an excited mood: make things as exquisite and better as possible, and let future generations be moved by their persistence and efforts.
Because I love beauty, I cherish life more; Or because I love life, I like beauty doubly. In the author's mind and pen, the beauty in this life is closely related to gratitude for life, so she will think more carefully, meticulously and meticulously about what she can do.
2. Shell has a saying: "What a stubborn and simple heart!" How do you understand "how stubborn the heart is and how simple the heart is"?
The author hopes to leave the world something like a shell, which is small or even unremarkable, but it is something or something that he has done exquisitely, carefully and meticulously. She doesn't dream of any great achievements, but just wants to give some exquisite feedback to her life. What she longs for is not people's praise and worship, but someone who can understand her persistent beautiful soul. Therefore, "stubbornness" and "simplicity" here are the expressions of the author's relative modesty, but in fact they all mean persistence and simplicity.
3. What kind of life significance does this article reveal? Students cooperate to explore and teachers summarize.
Shells are very hard and delicate, and there is color in the middle of the vortex pattern. The author lamented that "what lies in my hand is really a work of art, a treasure that I can't bear to exchange with others."
After describing the exquisiteness of the shell, the author thinks of the small and soft life that was once in the shell, and thinks that for such a short, tiny, fragile and humble life, God created its residence-exquisite shell with such care. From this, I further thought about my life. Although limited, it is always a little longer than the life in the shell and has a little more space. Wouldn't it be better to face it, create it and make it look as beautiful, precious and amazing as a shell?
Because I love beauty, I cherish life more; Or because I love life, I like beauty doubly. In the author's mind and pen, the beauty in this life is closely related to gratitude for life, so she will think more carefully, meticulously and meticulously about what she can do.
Five, appreciate the inquiry:
Ask the students to compare the similarities and differences between the two articles.
Guide the students to read the two texts together and deepen their understanding of the texts through comparison.
Similarities:
1. It's all because of a small "thing" that triggered some insights into life.
2. The understanding of life is positive and serious.
3. The description of "things" is meticulous, and the style is fresh and natural.
Difference:
1. "Cicada" is first suppressed and then promoted, and "shell" is the direct theme.
2. Cicada's understanding of life is that no matter whether life is short or not, we should face it positively and live well; "Shell" is to do what you can more carefully, more exquisitely and more meticulously.
3. The metaphor of the author's attitude towards life in Cicada does not directly express the meaning of cicada's life; Shell clearly puts forward the idea of doing things seriously and expresses the desire to leave things worth cherishing and marveling to the world.
Summary of intransitive verbs:
The author realized profound truth from the noisy cicadas and seashells in summer, which triggered our questioning and thinking about the meaning of life: why does life exist? Life is short and fragile. What can we do to make life more meaningful?
Students discuss with their own life experiences, and teachers encourage and guide them.