Lesson 5 

          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.Pre-class session

1.1 New Words and Expressions

1.2 vedio clip of Mark Twain

 II.Lead-in 

1. How much do you know about Mark Twain? 

2. Can you share with us some Mark Twain's story or one of his works?

III. Background Knowledge 

(group presentation)

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