Unit2KingLearPartOne:TeachingDesignPeriod1:Asamplelessonplanforreading(KingLear)AimsTohelpstudentsdeveloptheirreadingabilityTohelpstudentslearnaboutWilliamShakespeare’sProcedures■WarmingupbylearningaboutWilliamShakespeare用心爱心专心116号编辑WilliamShakespeare(baptisedApril26,1564–April23,1616)wasanEnglishpoetandplaywright.ShakespearehasthereputationasoneofthegreatestofallwritersintheEnglishlanguageandinWesternliterature,aswellasoneoftheworld'spre-eminentdramatists.Indeed,somecriticshaveraisedtheirpraiseofhimtothelevelofbardolatry.Shakespearewrotehisworksbetween1586and1616,althoughtheexactdatesandchronologyoftheplaysattributedtohimareoftenuncertain.Shakespeareisamongtheveryfewplaywrightswhohaveexcelledinbothtragedyandcomedy,andhisplayscombinepopularappealwithcomplexcharacterization,poeticgrandeurandphilosophicaldepth.Shakespeare'sworkshavebeentranslatedintoeverymajorlivinglanguage,andhisplaysarecontinuallyperformedallaroundtheworld.Inaddition,quotationsfromhisplayshavepassedintoeverydayusageinmanylanguages.Overtheyears,manypeoplehavespeculatedaboutShakespeare'slife,raisingquestionsabouthissexualityanddebatingwhethersomeoneelsewrotehisplaysandpoetry.■LookingandsayingabouttheeightmodelplaysHi,everyone!Weshallgotothetheatertonight.Butfirstlet’slookatthesephotosandlearnsomethingaboutthemodelplayswhichusedtobesopopularinChina.Theeightmodelplaysincluded:▲TheLegendoftheRedLantern▲Shajiabang▲TakingtheTigerMountainbyStrategy▲TheHarbor▲SweepingtheWhiteTigerRegiment用心爱心专心116号编辑▲TheAzaleaMountain▲SongoftheDragonRiver▲TheWarfareonthePlain▲Panshiwan▲RedDetachmentofWomenNowwegotopage11toreadamodelplaybyShakespeare■WarmingupbywatchingKingLear(1983)(TV)Ihavesomethingwonderfultoshowyou.ATVplaycalledKingLear(1983)(TV).Thewholeproductionwasbecloudedwithgrayness,assuitsthethemeofseeing/sight,yettheactingwaselegiac.DianaRiggandDorothyTutinwereasseemingkindlyastheywerebrutal.RobertLindsay'sEdmundwasaspoisonousashewasseeminglylovingandloyal.ButwhatItakeawaymostspeciallywasOlivier,asLear,liftingalockofhisdeadCordelia'shairinhisbowedhandstohisface,takingabreath,alastscent.Icried.Itwasamostelegantsummaryofaparent'sloss.I.Pre-reading—gettingtoknowaboutKingLearKingLearisgenerallyregardedasoneofWilliamShakespeare'sgreatesttragedies.Itisbelievedtohavebeenwrittenin1605andisbasedonthelegendofLeir,akingofpre-RomanBritain.Hisstoryhadalreadybeentoldinchronicles,poemsandsermons,aswellasonthestage,whenShakespeareundertookthetaskofretellingit.AftertheRestoration,theplaywasoftenmodifiedbytheatrepractitionerswhodislikeditsnihilisticflavour,but,sinceWorldWarII,ithascometoberegardedasoneofShakespeare'sgreatestachievements.ThepartofKingLearhasbeenplayedbymanygreat用心爱心专心116号编辑actors,butisgenerallyconsideredaroletobetakenononlybythosewhohavereachedanadvancedage.II.ReadingOnpage12thereisaplaybyShakespeareentitled"KingLear"Youaregoingtoreaditaloudtotherecording.Nowreadthetextagainto:cut/thesentenceintothoughtgroups,blackenthepredicative,darkentheconnectivesandunderlinealltheusefulexpressions.Whatisaplay?Aplayisaformofliterature,usuallyconsistingchieflyofdialogbetweencharacters,andusuallyintendedforperformanceratherthanreading.However,manyscholarsstudyplaysinthismoreacademicmanner,particularlyclassicalplayssuchasthoseofShakespeare(rareauthors,notablyGeorgeBernardShaw,havehadlittlepre...
