Lesson 6
Mark Twain —Mirror of America
Teaching Objectives:
1.To know the writing style of Mark Twain.
2.To be acquainted with some rhetorical devices.
3.To learn to use words and expressions to describe a person’s life and experience.
4.To appreciate the language features.
5.To learn to write a comment on a writer.
Teaching Emphasis & Difficulties:
To enable students to hold correct attitude towards human being's origin
Teaching Methods:
In-class lecture and discussion
Time Span: 12 hours
Teaching Procedures:
I. Lead-in
1. The Civil War
2. Westward Expansion
3. Gold Rush
4. Mark Twain
5. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn
6. The Celebrated Frog of Calaveras County

