《综合英语 Comprehensive English》课程教学资源（Close Reading）01_On Seeing England for the First Time

On Seeing England for the First Time Jamaica Kincaid

On Seeing England for the First Time Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid (1949-) Born Elaine Potter Richardson in St. Johns,Antigua,completed her secondary education under the British system and left Antigua(before its Independence) when she was 17. As the eldest of four,and the only girl, she was apprenticed to a seamstress, then plucked from school,and sent to the US as an au pair(“really a servant'"互t婢， 指以授课、协助家务等换取膳宿的姑娘) changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid because her family disapproved of her writing

Jamaica Kincaid (1949- ) • Born Elaine Potter Richardson in St. Johns, Antigua, completed her secondary education under the British system and left Antigua (before its Independence) when she was 17. • As the eldest of four, and the only girl, she was apprenticed to a seamstress, then plucked from school, and sent to the US as an au pair (“really a servant”互婢， 指以授课、协助家务等换取膳宿的姑娘) • changed her name to Jamaica Kincaid because her family disapproved of her writing

Antigua(拉丁美洲岛国安提瓜) ·A lot more blacks than Cedar Grove white people; Saint John's Antigua ·A British colony till 1967. WiDikies Village Bolands glish Harbeur Town

Antigua（拉丁美洲岛国安提瓜） • A lot more blacks than white people; • A British colony till 1967

Kincaid on Colonialism Antigua Within the structure of the British educational system imposed upon Antiguans,Kincaid grew to "detest everything about England,except the literature” rage at colonialism the failure of Antigua independence: "You distorted or erased my history and glorified your own

Kincaid on Colonialism & Antigua • Within the structure of the British educational system imposed upon Antiguans, Kincaid grew to "detest everything about England, except the literature” • rage at colonialism & the failure of Antigua independence： – “You distorted or erased my history and glorified your own

Para.1 In the first paragraph of the passage, Kincaid uses a metaphor of a "jewel"to describe England and extends this figure of speech for several sentences.What connotations does jewel have in this context?

Para. 1 • In the first paragraph of the passage, Kincaid uses a metaphor of a "jewel" to describe England and extends this figure of speech for several sentences. What connotations does jewel have in this context?

Para.1 Compare the three following descriptions of England:one with a metaphor,one with a simile,and one with a sensory detail.Identify the differences in the connotations of diction in each description

Para. 1 • Compare the three following descriptions of England: one with a metaphor, one with a simile, and one with a sensory detail. Identify the differences in the connotations of diction in each description

Para.1 ·Look up the word“Jerusalem”so that you understand its many potential connotations when a writer employs it. Then reread it in the context of Kincaid's words.What does Kincaid mean by "Jerusalem"in her piece?What associations does it carry here?

Para. 1 • Look up the word “Jerusalem” so that you understand its many potential connotations when a writer employs it. Then reread it in the context of Kincaid's words. What does Kincaid mean by "Jerusalem" in her piece? What associations does it carry here?

Para.1 Kincaid writes,"England was to be our source myth and the source from which we got our sense of reality,our sense of what was meaningful,our sense of what was meaningless."What are the connotations of the phrase "source myth"? How do examples used later show that England is both a "source"and "myth"?

Para. 1 • Kincaid writes, "England was to be our source myth and the source from which we got our sense of reality, our sense of what was meaningful, our sense of what was meaningless." What are the connotations of the phrase "source myth"? How do examples used later show that England is both a "source" and "myth"?

Vocabulary in Para.1 ● Shading-the use of color to give an impression of light and shade(绘画)明暗法；（地图）颜色的浓淡 Trees are painted with blocks of flat color or shading. Squiggle---n./v.a line drawn or written in a careless way with twists and curls in it弯弯曲曲的线条；潦草的笔迹 What do these squiggles on the map mean? He squiggled with a piece of chalk on the suitcase. ·Squiggly a. He drew three squiggly lines

Vocabulary in Para. 1 • Shading—the use of color to give an impression of light and shade(绘画）明暗法；（地图）颜色的浓淡 Trees are painted with blocks of flat color or shading. • Squiggle---n./v. a line drawn or written in a careless way with twists and curls in it 弯弯曲曲的线条；潦草的笔迹 What do these squiggles on the map mean? He squiggled with a piece of chalk on the suitcase. • Squiggly a. He drew three squiggly lines

Para.2 ·Vhat does the phrase“Made in England' come to mean in the essay?Consider Kincaid's account of her father's hat.In vhat ways does the“brown felt hat” represent England?How does Kincaid view the hat?

Para. 2 • What does the phrase “Made in England” come to mean in the essay? Consider Kincaid’s account of her father’s hat. In what ways does the “brown felt hat” represent England? How does Kincaid view the hat?