现代大学英语第5册 Lesson+9+The+way+to+Rainy+Mountain

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1934 born in Lawton, Oklahoma. 1935 moved to Arizona 1958 graduated from the University of New Mexico and
taught on the Apache reservation at Jicarilla 1963 earned a doctorate and taught at the University of
“The Indian world is full of aesthetic values, art. My father was an artist, a painter, and he taught painting to the children at Jemez Pueblo. They exhibited all over the world. They became famous for their art. He once said to me, ”You know, Scott, I have never known an Indian child who couldn‘t draw.“ I believe that. I haven’t either. That seems intrinsic somehow. That‘s a real part of the Indian world, this love of symmetry.对称(性), 匀称, 整齐 and composition. It’s a great thing. That has been important to me as well. Indian people have a strong sense of humor. It‘s not easily understood by other people, but it’s there and I love that. That‘s been a part of my life too.”
Primary works
House Made of Dawn,1968 The way to Rainy Mountain,1969 Angle of Geese and other poems ,1974 The Gourd Dancer,1976 The Names: a memoir,1976 The Ancient Child,1989 In the Presence of the Sun,1992 (a collection of prose and poetry)
* His career centers around the Indian culture and tradition. * His works are informed of the Native Indian trafelong journey
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Momaday N. Scott is wholly absorbed in his Native Indian culture throughout his life
Extension: introduce your ancestor-Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew
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Pre-class Questions
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Most Native American tribes believed in several gods - god of sun,
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god of earth, rain god, etc. Discuss how the acceptance of several
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gods instead of one omnipotent God guided Native American
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• Name: N. Scott Momaday • Birth Date: February 27, 1934 • Place of Birth: Lawton, Oklahoma,
United States • Nationality: American • Ethnicity: Native American • Gender: Male • Occupations: author, school
significant event in your Elder's life?
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Discuss the special meanings of horse ,buffalo, etc. in Kiowa
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culture and certain animals in yours
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The author : Biography and his book
Lesson 9 The Way to Rainy Mountain
N. Scott Momaday
Teaching Aims
Background about the author, Kiowa Organization of the text Characteristic of the language
* He was born with an Indian origin.
* He spent his childhood in several Indian reservations and developed intense interest and passion in the Indian culture and tradition.
California at Santa Barbara 1969 moved to the University of California at Berkeley 1973 left Berkeley for Stanford 1982 ---taught at the University of Arizon
Introduce your ancestor--Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew
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Interview an Elder of your family. Did a member of your family
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immigrate here from another place? What important myths or stories have been handed down in your family? What was the most
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