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1、Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesEnglish Song Abraham, Martin & John Text Prediction Background InformationSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil

2、-Rights HeroesEnglish Song Abraham, Martin & John Read the Script of the SongPeople in the SongThink While ListeningSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesBackground Information Timeline of Slavery The Underground Railr

3、oad Map Reading Uncle Toms Cabin Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesThink While ListeningListen to the song Abraham, Martin & John, sung by Dion, and think about the following questions.1. A few names are mentioned

4、in this song. Can you make out who these people are?They are Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy. Clues: They are all Americans. All died young. They freed a lot of people.2. Do you know why they all died young?3. Whom did they free?Supplementary ReadingAfter Readi

5、ngDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesAbraham, Martin & JohnHas anybody here,Seen my old friend Abraham?Can you tell me, where hes gone?He freed a lot of people,But it seems the good they die young,You know, I just looked around,And hes gone.Anybody

6、here,Seen my old friend John?Can you tell me, where hes gone?Read the Script of the SongSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesHe freed a lot of people,But it seems the good they young,I just looked around,And hes gone.

7、Anybody here,Seen my old friend Martin?Can you tell me, where hes gone?He freed a lot of people,But it seems the good they die young,I just looked around,And hes gone.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesDidnt you lov

8、e the things that they stood for?Didnt they try to find some good for you and me?And well be free,Someday soon its gonna be one day .Anybody here, Seen my old friend Bobby?Can you tell me, where hes gone?I thought I saw him walkin up over the hill,With Abraham, Martin and John.Supplementary ReadingA

9、fter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes1. Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the US. As President, he issued The Emancipation Proclamation (解放黑人奴隸宣言解放黑人奴隸宣言) that declared forever free those slaves within the Conf

10、ederacy (南部邦聯(lián)南部邦聯(lián)). People in the Song During the Civil War Lincoln stated most movingly in dedicating the military cemetery at Gettysburg: “that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of t

11、he people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes On April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Fords Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an acto

12、r, who somehow thought he was helping the South. The opposite was the result, for with Lincolns death, the possibility of peace died.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesOn November 22, 1963, when he was hardly past h

13、is first thousand days in office, John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassins bullets as his motorcade (汽車隊汽車隊) wound through Dallas, Texas. Kennedy was the youngest man elected President; he was the youngest to die. 2. John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the thirty-fifth president of the US.

14、 In his Inaugural Address (就職演說就職演說) he said: “Ask not what your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country.” As President, he took vigorous action in the cause of equal rights, calling for new civil rights legislation. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal Readin

15、gDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes Dr. King was a pivotal (關鍵關鍵) figure in the Civil Rights Movement. His lectures and dialogues stirred (激起激起) the concern and sparked the conscience of a generation. In one of his speeches, he said, “I have a dream that my four children will o

16、ne day live in a nation where they will not be judged judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. I have a dream that . one day right there in Alabama, little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with the little white boys and whit

17、e girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today.”3. Martin Luther King Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes Dr. King was shot while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4

18、, 1968. Dr. King was in Memphis to help lead sanitation workers in a protest against low wages and intolerable working conditions.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesKennedy enforced a Federal court order admitting t

19、he first African American student James Meredith to the University of Mississippi. The riot (暴動暴動) that had followed Merediths registration (注冊注冊) had left two dead and hundreds injured. Robert Kennedy saw voting as the key4. Bobby Kennedy Bobby Kennedy or Robert F. Kennedy, was the brother of Presi

20、dent John F. Kennedy. He was appointed attorney general (司法部長司法部長) of the United States in the early 1960s. In September 1962, Attorney GeneralSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroesto racial (種族的種族的) justice (正義正義) and

21、 collaborated (合作合作) with President Kennedy when he proposed the most far-reaching civil rights statute since Reconstruction, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, passed after President Kennedy was slain on November 22, 1963. Robert Francis Kennedy was slain on June 5, 1968 at the Ambassador Hotel in Los A

22、ngeles, California. He was 42 years old. Although his life was cut short, Robert Kennedys vision and ideals live on today. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes1. What is an underground railroad in the normal sense?2.

23、 What is this underground railroad special for?3. Can you imagine what this railroad was built for?Text Prediction Read the introductory part of the text and think about the following questions. In 2004 a center in honor of the “underground railroad” opens in Cincinnati. The railroad was unusual. It

24、 sold no tickets and had no trains. Yet it carried thousands of passengers to the destination of their dreams.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes4. What probably are the dreams of the passengers?5. What probably is

25、the destination of their dreams?6. What is the text probably about?Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes Map Reading Read the following three maps and answer the following questions. Click to see big picture.Supplemen

26、tary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes1. Find the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.2. Which states are most densely popula

27、ted with slaves?Which part do these states belong to, the Northern States or the Southern States?3. Where did most slaves want to go?Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed Read

28、ingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-

29、Rights HeroesTimeline of Slavery1619 Slaves in VirginiaAfricans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into Britains North American colonies.1705 Slaves as PropertyDescribing slaves as real estate, Virginia lawmakers allowed owners to bequeath their slaves. The same law allowed masters t

30、o “kill and destroy” runaways. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes1775 American Revolution BeganBattles at the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord on April 19 sparked the war for American independence from

31、Britain. 1776 Declaration of IndependenceThe Continental Congress asserted “that these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States”.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes1783 American Revo

32、lution EndedBritain and the infant United States signed the Peace of Paris treaty. 1808 United States Banned Slave TradeImporting African slaves was outlawed, but smuggling continued. 1860 Abraham Lincoln ElectedAbraham Lincoln of Illinois became the first Republican to win the United States Preside

33、ncy. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes18611865 United States Civil WarFour years of brutal conflict claimed 623,000 lives. 1863 The Emancipation ProclamationPresident Abraham Lincoln decreed that all slaves in reb

34、el territory were free on January 1, 1863. 1865 Slavery AbolishedThe 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution outlawed slavery. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes The Underground Railroad was not undergroun

35、d. Because escaping slaves and the people who helped them were technically breaking the law, they had to stay out of sight. They went “underground” in terms of concealing their actions. Sometimes they even hid in unusual places. Many clever and creative ideas helped slaves during their escape. When

36、abolitionist (廢奴主義者廢奴主義者) John Fairfield needed to sneak (偷偷摸摸地進行偷偷摸摸地進行) 28 slaves over the roads near Cincinnati, he hired a hearse (靈車靈車) and disguised the group as a funeral procession. The Underground Railroad1. General InformationSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal Reading

37、Detailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes Henry “Box” Brown, a slave, had himself shipped from Richmond to Philadelphia in a wooden box. 2. Routes to Freedom The routes the slaves traveled appear in this map. The trip is 560 miles (900 kilometers) long. A strong, lucky runaway might h

38、ave made it to freedom in two months. For others, especially in bad weather, the trek (跋涉跋涉) might have lasted a year. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal Read

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40、Uncle Toms Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is one of the most famous and popular pieces of Civil War literature. Drawn from selected pieces of real life anecdotes, Uncle Toms Cabin was a book that drew many people into the fight over the institution of slavery. Northerners hailed (歡呼歡呼) the

41、 book, while southern slaveholders abhorred it.Uncle Toms Cabin Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesTrue or FalsePart Division of the Text Further UnderstandingSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore R

42、eadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesFurther UnderstandingText Analysis Questions and AnswersSupplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesTrue or False1. Just like Uncle Tom in Uncle Toms Cabin, Josiah Henson was a long-suffering slave who was un

43、willing to stand up for himself. FAccording to Barbara Carter, Josiah Henson was a man of principle and totally different from Uncle Tom. ( )2. All the men and women who forged the Underground Railroad were blacks. FSome whites were driven by religious convictions and took part in this movement. ( )

44、Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes3. These railroad conductors were frequently faced with death threats and warnings from the local government. T( )4. Many fugitives chose Canada as their primary destination because slavery had be

45、en abolished there. T( )Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes Part Division of the TextPartsPara(s)Main Ideas115 It is high time to honor the heroes who helped liberate slaves by forging the Underground Railroad in the early civil-ri

46、ghts struggles in America.2623By citing examples the author praises the exploits of civil-rights heroes who helped slaves travel the Underground Railroad to freedom.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesQuestions and AnswersUncle Tom

47、was an enduring slave and unwilling to struggle for himself, while Josiah Henson did what he believed was right and took an active part in the anti-slavery movement.1. Both Josiah Henson and Uncle Tom were slaves. But in the eyes of Barbara Carter, they were different. In what way was Josiah Henson

48、different from Uncle Tom? Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesIn the Bible, Moses was the leader who brought the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and led them to the Promised Land. Just like Moses, Henson helped hundreds of slaves

49、 escape to Canada and liberty, so he was called an African-American Moses.2. Why was Henson called an African-American Moses?The Underground Railroad was a secret web of escape routes and safe houses. Many men and women, including both the blacks and whites, together forged it.3. What was the Underg

50、round Railroad? Who forged it?Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesBecause most of them remain too little remembered and their exploits are still largely unsung.4. Why does the author want to tell the readers the stories of the heroe

51、s of the Underground Railroad?Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesText Analysis In this part, the author tells the stories of three civil-rights heroes. Who are they? Give the main idea of each story.StoriesMain Ideas1After winning

52、his own freedom from slavery, John Parker helped other slaves escape north to Canada to get freedom.Heroes Para(s) John Parker 610 Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights HeroesStoriesMain Ideas3Supported by a strong religious conviction, the

53、 white man Levi Coffin helped black slaves escape at huge risk to himself.Heroes Para(s) Josiah Henson 1623 2Levi Coffin 1115 By traveling the Underground Railroad, Josiah Henson reached his destination and became free at last.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore Re

54、adingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes A gentle breeze swept the Canadian plains as I stepped outside the small two-story house. Alongside me was a slender woman in a black dress, my guide back to a time when the surrounding settlement in Dresden, Ontario, was home to a hero in American history. As we walk

55、ed toward a plain gray church, Barbara Carter spokeproudly of her great-great-grandfather, Josiah Henson. “He was confident that the Creator intended all men to be created equal. And he never gave up struggling for that freedom.” THE FREEDOM GIVERSFergus M. BordewichSupplementary ReadingAfter Readin

56、gDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes Carters devotion to her ancestor is about more than personal pride: it is about family honor. For Josiah Henson has lived on through the character in American fiction that he helped inspire: Uncle Tom, the long-suffering slave i

57、n Harriet Beecher Stowes Uncle Toms Cabin. Ironically, that character has come to symbolize everything Henson was not. A racial sellout unwilling to stand up for himself? Carter gets angry at the thought. “Josiah Henson was a man of principle,” she said firmly.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetai

58、led ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes I had traveled here to Hensons last home now a historic site that Carter formerly directed to learn more about a man who was, in many ways, an African-American Moses. After winning his own freedom from slavery, Henson secretly helped

59、hundreds of other slaves to escape north to Canada and liberty. Many settled here in Dresden with him. Yet this stop was only part of a much larger mission for me. Josiah Henson is but one name on a long list of courageous men and women who together forged the Underground Railroad, a secret web of e

60、scape routes and safe houses that they used to liberate slaves from the American South. Between 1820 and 1860, as many as 100,000 slaves traveled the Railroad to freedom.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes In October 2000, Presiden

61、t Clinton authorized $16 million for the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to honor this first great civil-rights struggle in the U. S. The center is scheduled to open in 2004 in Cincinnati. And its about time. For the heroes of the Underground Railroad remain too little remembered, their

62、 exploits still largely unsung. I was intent on telling their stories. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes John Parker tensed when he heard the soft knock. Peering out his door into the night, he recognized the face of a trusted ne

63、ighbor. “Theres a party of escaped slaves hiding in the woodsin Kentucky, twenty miles from the river,” the man whispered urgently. Parker didnt hesitate. “Ill go,” he said, pushing a pair of pistols into his pockets.Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit

64、2 Civil-Rights Heroes Born a slave two decades before, in the 1820s, Parker had been taken from his mother at age eight and forced to walk in chains from Virginia to Alabama, where he was sold on the slave market. Determined to live free someday, he managed to get trained in iron molding. Eventually

65、 he saved enough money working at this trade on the side to buy his freedom. Now, by day, Parker worked in an iron foundry in the Ohio port of Ripley. By night he was a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, helping people slip by the slave hunters. In Kentucky, where he was now headed, there was

66、a $1000 reward for his capture, dead or alive. Supplementary ReadingAfter ReadingDetailed ReadingGlobal ReadingBefore ReadingUnit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes Crossing the Ohio River on that chilly night, Parker found ten fugitives frozen with fear. “Get your bundles and follow me,” he told them, leading the eight men and two women toward the river. They had almost reached shore Parker saw a small boat and, with a shout, pushed the escaping slaves into it. There was room for all but two. As the boat sl