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VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HO CHI MINH CITY

UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES

FALCULTY OF ENGLISH LINGUISTICS & LITERATURE

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

LESSON IN MANLINESS

TEACHING LESSON PLAN

A final paper submitted to

Instructor

L Th Thanh, PhD

By

O TH THY LINH

H CH MINH CITY, MAY 2015

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA: LESSON IN MANLINESS

LESSON PLAN

Teaching Date:

Duration: 90 minutes

The Old Man and The SeaStudents background: Grade 12

Objectives: At the end of the lesson,

To understand The Old Man and the Sea within its historical context.

To feel the beauty of human in the journey finding the simple but meaningful desire. That is the desire of the old man to catch the swordfish and fight the furious sea.

To personally respond to the story, characters, plot, and themes.

To explore the symbols in the story.

Preparation:

Teacher:

Textbook, lesson plan, pictures about the writer and his work The Old Man and the Sea

Get students excited by introducing the lesson, encourage them to give their ideas and help them analyse the text.

Help the students get their own lesson through the text.

Students:

Read the text before class

Get the main ideas and summary of the text.

Work in group with the assignment that teacher assigned last meeting.

Procedure:

Steps of teaching:

TimeStepsObjectivesTeachers activitiesStudents activitiesAnswer keys

1-3-Review Review the old lesson- Asks the students the main idea of the work

- Answer teachers questions

4-5Warm-upGet students attention-Asks students What are some American literature works that you have studied?- Answer the question.

6- Ask group 1 to present the Biography of Hemingway.-PresentBorn on July 21, 1899, in Cicero (now in Oak Park), Illinois, Ernest Hemingway served in World War I and worked in journalism before publishing his story collectionIn Our Time. He was renowned for novels likeThe Sun Also Rises,A Farewell to Arms,For Whom the Bell Tolls, andThe Old Man and the Sea, which won the 1953 Pulitzer. In 1954, Hemingway won the Nobel Prize. He committed suicide on July 2, 1961, in Ketchum, Idaho.

Summarize "The Old Man and The Sea"Summarize {Textbook}

Through the synopsis of the story, what do you think about the story?AnswerIt is the most interesting piece of work throughout Hemingway's writing career.This work of literature is an epic in which humankind and human labor power are praised. It also expresses the writer's sympathy for the poor.Iceberg theory is best shown through this story.

Iceberg Theory is applied to the story. What does this tell you about the meanings of the story?AnswerThe visible part: the old man's chase after the humongous swordfish on the sea + The invisible part: (shown through implicity and symbolization) A person's pursuit of great desires

Summary

Where is the excerpt located?Describe the swordfish.Show details of the fish's strength What attitude towards the fish has Santiago taken? Give reasons for such an attitude.Describe the fight between the old man and the swordfish

What does Santiago think and say during the fight? How does such a way of writing display Hemingway's skill?SUPPLEMENT: During the competition, both of the opponents get weary. They have fought for 2 days and nights. Who cannot withstand cannot exist. Therefore, it is the quality of the fight that increases the tension. The swordfish is slowly floating upwards when the old man is about to fall. However, he can regain his balance somehow, which points up the defeat at the hands of the old man that the fish suffers.

What do you think is the meaning of the old man's victory?SUPPLEMENT:

"He thought" is constantly repeated in the excerpt: before killing the fish (5 times); after the killing (9 times) ( The old man carefully analyses every situation, is always aware of his hard work, and predicts what may come.

What happens on his homeward journey?What do you think the swordfish is the embodiment of?

What do you think the old man's victory represents for?

What does the image of the fish bones imply?Refer to some of Shakespeare's works of literature What is the value of content and of art?Ask students to read and do exercise 1Answer

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AnswerAt the end of the story.

This excerpt tells readers about Santiago's chase after the swordfish and success in catching the fish.(Page 129)

It has great strength which is shown through its images from the excerpt. (Page ...)

For over 84 days and nights he has not been able to catch the fish. Not only does he love it, but he is also determined to kill it because:- It is the embodiment of the fruit of his labor; The success in catching it can eliminate bad luck and continual failure, as well as proving that he will never admit defeat.

- The fish displays admirable qualities; it does not destroy the boat or dive to cut itself from the fishing rod. Instead, it accepts to enter the competition.

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The fight is really hard. To win the victory, Santiago takes the following course of action :

+ reeling the fish in in order to make it rapidly rotate.

+ praying that the fish won't escape.+ Promising God to read the Bible.+ Analyzing the situation.+ Moving the fish.+ Encouraging himself.

+ Summoning his strength.

+ Throwing the spear to kill the fish.

The old man has been fighting hard against the fish's strength for a long time, getting weary in the process: + As the fish starts to loop, the old man still has the strength to pull: (P.127)

+ As he is exerting himself to clutch the rope, he is exhausted. (P.127)

+ Getting dull is the nadir of his exhaustion, yet he starts to console himself that he can win the victory (P.131)

( Gradually, the old man is getting stronger than the swordfish.( Through his victory, he is seen to possess a lot of good qualities:

- A seasoned fisherman : he can feel the pressure of the rope, then he decides to pull or loosen leisurely to make the fish exhausted. He also feels circular directions, and throws spears very well.

- Most importantly, he has confidence, courage, and a strong will as well:

+ always has his confidence to catch the fish .(P. ...)+ is determined to catch the fish.

- The old man has a loop in order to tie the fish to one side of the boat, yet the fish is too heavy. - The old man starts to regain his strength, but he is hungry and thirsty (eating raw shrimp). He is happy, yet it is hard for him to believe this victory is true. Then, the first shark attacks.

- Humans' desire/ideal- A journey of pursuit of dreams+ The image of the swordfish's bones means the completion of humans' pursuit of desire ( another journey of pursuit of desire awaits humans.( Humans find their strength from their desires, intelligence, and integrity ( Humans' desire is unlimited.("Humankind can be destroyed but cannot be defeated."

Content: The image of the lonely old man's chase after the biggest swordfish ever is the beauty of dreams and hard journey of fulfillment of dreamsArt- The writing style is honest and simple. In fact, the story contains the meaning that shines through implicity. This piece of work is like an iceberg.

- Innermost monologue is usefully applied. The story contains a lot of symbolic images.

IV. Consolidation: ( 1m) Students are expected to know

- Some salient points of Hemingway's biography.- Most excellent artistic feature: iceberg theory.

- The way to apply the iceberg theory to the excerpt of the old man and the sea.V. Recommendation: ( 1m)

- Review the lessons- Prepare the new lesson: .......................................................