I’’sprobablybecausetheyhaveforgottentheirown.
—MargaretAtwood
UnitGoals
Afterlearningtheunit, studentsareexpectedtobeable
·tounderstandKingsleyAmis’scharacterizationof “Dixon”inLuckyJim ,
·toappreciateAmis’sdistinctivewritingstyleofhumorandsatirereflectedinthetext,
·toreflectonthespiritof “TheAngryYoungMen”inJohnOsborne’sLookBackinAnger ,
·tomastertheusefulexpressionsinthewritings, and
·toimprovelanguageproficiencyandcriticalthinkingthroughthecontentofthisunit.
BeforeYouRead
, andmakeananalysisofthepositionandfunctionoftheselectedchapterinthetextbook.
, andshareyouradolescentbehaviorswithyourpartner.
StarttoRead