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1、Starting Over at 85,by Lawrence Grobel,Extensive reading Unit 15 Book 1,Learning objectives,In this unit you will: learn about the life experience of James Michener learn from James Micheners optimistic and selfless spirit take a test on fast reading,Unit overview,Pre-reading discussion,Background i
2、nformation,Text analysis,Post-reading discussion,Notes to the text,Exercises,Pre-reading discussion,What do you think of the age 85? Have you thought about what you would be doing when you were 85? How much do you know about James Michener?,Background information,Lawrence Grobel,Lawrence Grobel is a
3、 freelance writer who has written 25 books and for numerous national magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times, Newsday, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, The Saturday Evening Post, and so on.,He has been a contributing editor at Playboy, Movieline, Hollywood Life, Autograph, New Zea
4、lands World, etc. Playboy called him “the interviewers interviewer”.,James Albert Michener (19071997),Born: February 3, 1907 Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died: October 16, 1997 (aged 90) Austin, Texas, U.S. Occupation: author, philanthropist, teacher, academic, naval officer and poli
5、tical advisor Genre: Historical fiction,James Albert Michener (19071997),Notable works: Tales of the South Pacific (1946) Notable awards: 1948: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1977: Presidential Medal of Freedom 2008: Honorary portrait image on a United States postage stamp,James Albert Michener (1907199
6、7),James Albert Michener was an American author of more than 40 books, the majority of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history.,Michener was known for the popularity of his works; he had numero
7、us bestsellers and works selected for Book of the Month Club. He was also known for his meticulous research behind the books.,James Albert Michener (19071997),Micheners novels include Tales of the South Pacific for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948, Hawaii, The Drifters, Centennial
8、, The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas and Poland. His non-fiction works include Iberia, about his travels in Spain and Portugal; his memoir titled The World Is My Home, and Sports in America. Return to Paradise combines fictional short stories with Michene
9、rs factual descriptions of the Pacific areas where they take place.,James Albert Michener (19071997),Michener wrote that he did not know who his biological parents were or exactly when or where he was born. He said he was raised a Quaker by an adoptive mother, Mabel Michener, in Doylestown, Bucks Co
10、unty, Pennsylvania.,James Albert Michener (19071997),In the Micheners final years, he and his wife lived in Austin, Texas, and they endowed the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin. The Center provides Michener Fellowship scholarships to students accepted to the universit
11、ys MFA in Writing program.,James Albert Michener (19071997),Suffering from terminal kidney disease, in October 1997, Michener ended the daily dialysis treatment that had kept him alive for four years. He said he had accomplished what he wanted and did not want further physical complications. On Octo
12、ber 16, 1997, he died of kidney failure, at age 90.,Text analysis,Determining the main idea,The main idea of the story is _. that a rich man showed great sympathy for the poor people and donated all his money to the social institutions that a successful writer tried his best to encourage future gene
13、rations how the friendship between a famous writer and an eight-year-old girl writer was made and kept how a successful writer of humble origin donated his large fortune to the cause of education and started over at the age of 85,While-reading questions,Why did Hana want to see Michener? What did Ha
14、na do to prepare for her meeting with Michener? Why has Micheners life been regarded as a fable? How was Michener brought up? Where had he been before he was 20? Describe Micheners work experience. List some of Micheners works mentioned in the text. Why would Michener want to donate his money? What
15、kind of person is fortunate according to Michener? What did Michener say about Hanas writing? How many more books did he write after he “started over” in 1992? What did Michener want to do for Maya even towards the end of his life?,Text structure,Part 1 Home visit of Michener with my family,Why did
16、Hana want to see Michener? What did Hana do to prepare for her meeting with Michener?,Part 1 Home visit of Michener with my family,Why did Hana want to see Michener? Hana knew Michener was someone special. She wanted to talk to him about her book.,Part 1 Home visit of Michener with my family,2. What
17、 did Hana do to prepare for her meeting with Michener? To prepare for the meeting, she began to write and illustrate stories about seals, The Adventure of Taking Erny the Seal to School. She wanted Michener to read it.,Part 2 Micheners life experience,Why has Micheners life been regarded as a fable?
18、 How was Michener brought up? Where had he been before he was 20? Describe Micheners work experience. List some of Micheners works mentioned in the text. Why would Michener want to donate his money? What kind of person is fortunate according to Michener?,Part 2 Micheners life experience,1. Why has M
19、icheners life been regarded as a fable? Because he was a person starting with absolutely nothing, but he gave away a fortune as a writer in his life. This is quite incredible.,Part 2 Micheners life experience,2. How was Michener brought up? Where had he been before he was 20? Before he was 20, he ha
20、d been to all the states but Washington, Oregon and Florida.,Part 2 Micheners life experience,3. Describe Micheners work experience. Teaching Editing books Travelling Working on a coal barge Collecting folk songs Joining the Navy,Part 2 Micheners life experience,4. List some of Micheners works menti
21、oned in the text. Tales of the South Pacific Hawaii The Source Iberia Creatures of the Kingdom: Stories of Animals and Nature,Part 2 Micheners life experience,5. Why would Michener want to donate his money? What kind of person is fortunate according to Michener? His desire to donate came from two li
22、fe-changing incidents in his own childhood. One involved a set of Honor de Balzac books which stimulated him to write. The other occurred when Michener received a scholarship to Swarthmore. According to Michener, the fortunate person is the one who reads or hears music or sees art or has an experien
23、ce that resonates with his position as he is at that time.,Part 3 Reading Hanas writing and giving her encouragement,What did Michener say about Hanas writing? He said it was a very good story because everybody is happy in the end.,Part 4 Last talk to Michener on the phone,How many books did Michene
24、r write after he “started over” in 1992? What did Michener want to do for Maya even towards the end of his life?,Part 4 Last talk to Michener on the phone,How many books did Michener write after he “started over” in 1992? He wrote seven more books after he “started over” in 1992.,Part 4 Last talk to
25、 Michener on the phone,2. What did Michener want to do for Maya even towards the end of his life? When he knew that Maya was looking at universities, he offered to pay her tuition for the first year if she decided to choose University of Texas.,Notes to the text,collaborate Para. 1, Line 2,transitiv
26、e When one person or group collaborates with another, they work together, especially on a book or on some research. 合作，协作（尤指著书或做研究） e.g. He collaborated with his son Michael on the English translation of a text on food production. 他和儿子迈克尔合作，把一篇介绍食品生产的文章译成了英文。,inscribe Para. 2, Line 3,transitive If y
27、ou inscribe something in the front of a book or on a photograph, you write it there, often before giving it to someone. 题写；题献；题赠 e.g. On the back I had inscribed the words: “Heres to Great Ideas! John”. 在背后我题写了这样的话：“愿奇思妙想不绝！约翰”。,insatiable Para.14, Line 7,adjective If someone has an insatiable desir
28、e for something, they want as much of it as they can possibly get. 无法满足的；贪得无厌的 e.g. The public has an insatiable appetite for stories about the famous. 公众对名人有着难以满足的好奇心。,The Pulitzer Prize Para. 16, Line 1,One of the eight prizes given every year in the US to people who have produced especially good
29、work in journalism, literature, or music.,The prizes were started by the US newspaper owner Joseph Pulitzer (18471911), and winning a Pulitzer Prize is a great honour. 普利策奖,Post-reading discussion,Do you like Michener? What in him do you appreciate most? How did he differ from other old people/rich
30、people you know or have heard about? Why did Michener say that his life had been, in its way, a fable for its times? Two incidents in Micheners childhood changed him greatly. What were the effects of the two incidents upon Michener?,Exercises,Text A. d B. 15 c a c a d610 a d d b b C. 15 b a d b a 610 b a c a b 1112a d Fast reading 15 c b b c a 610 d d b c b 1115 c d b a d Home reading 15 c d c a d 69 c c d d,