Lesson 1 

Face to Face with Hurricane Camille

III. Text Introduction and Organization

3.1 Text Introduction

A piece of narration.---the telling of a story.

This is a narration which relates the story of an  American family's fighting against hurricane Camille, including the praparations they made, the whole process of fighting against the hurricane, and the scene and relief work after the disaster.

3.2 Text  Organization

Part I (paras.1-6)

Introduction ---setting of the story

Part II (paras. 7-27) 

 development & climax ---- struggle against hurricane

 climax  (Para 27)

Part III (paras. 28-39) 

conclusion --- the scene and relief work after the storm

3.3 Main Characters 15

 John and his wife;2

 their 7children;7

John's parents; 2

Charlie Hill; 1

their neighbor and her two children.3

3.4 Theme

Human lives are more important than material possessioins

                Man vs. Nature