课前准备：

阅读文章，完成小试牛刀的问答题。

教师导引：上网搜集作者个人资料和文章背景资料可帮助理解文章。

小贴士：你是如何看待历史学家同一历史事件的不同的解释和观点？为什么会造成这些差异？

小试牛刀

What is the structure of the passage?

Answer：

The whole passage can be divided into three parts.

I. The introduction (paras. 1-5)

A. Misconceptions about the study of history (paras. 1-3)

B. Definition of history (paras. 4-5)

II. The body: reasons why historians disagree (paras. 6-11)

A. Selection of different facts about the same event (para. 6)

B. Use of the same facts from different premises (paras. 7-10)

C. Analysis of different levels of cause and effect (paras. 11)

III. The conclusion: inevitability of disagreement (paras. 12-13)

学习目标

By the end of the class, students will be able to

1. Learn why historians disagree.

2. Reflect on what history is.

3. Practice reading skills:

a) reading for the gist

b) reading academic articles

4. Analyze the structure of an expository writing to see how the main ideas are cleverly organized and connected (transition).

5. Apply what you will learn to your study and life.

知识结构