Comprehensive English II Unit 2 Say Yes School of Foreign Languages
Comprehensive English II School of Foreign Languages Unit 2 Say Yes
Contents Background Information Vocabulary Expressions Critical Reading Discussion Writing Assignments
Contents Background Information Vocabulary & Expressions Critical Reading Discussion & Writing Assignments
Part 1 Background Information 0 Tobias Wolff Racism Sexism
Part 1 Background Information Tobias Wolff Racism Sexism
Tobias Wolff-Life Born in Birmingham,Alabama USA in 1945. Parents divorced when he was a boy;mother retained custody;traveled with her to the Pacific Northwest,where she remarried;soon he was forced to endure life under the strict and cruel stepfather. From 1964 to 1968,served as a lieutenant with the U.S.Army Special Forces(Green Berets)in Vietnam. B.A.(1972)and M.A.(1975)from Oxford University with First Class Honors in English,a second M.A.from Stanford. A revered writer&teacher of creative writing and literature in Stanford and elsewhere
Tobias Wolff - Life • Born in Birmingham, Alabama USA in 1945. • Parents divorced when he was a boy; mother retained custody; traveled with her to the Pacific Northwest, where she remarried; soon he was forced to endure life under the strict and cruel stepfather. • From 1964 to 1968, served as a lieutenant with the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets) in Vietnam. • B.A. (1972) and M.A. (1975) from Oxford University with First Class Honors in English, a second M.A. from Stanford. • A revered writer& teacher of creative writing and literature in Stanford and elsewhere
Works >Best known for two genres-the short story and the memoir. Short stories:Received O.Henry Award three times: In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (1981) 。Next Door (1982) ·Sister1985) Memoirs: OBIAS WOLF This Boy's Life:A Memoir (1989)Wolff's efforts to get away from his stepfather led to his self-transformation.That period of life is recounted.It was later made into a film. In Pharaoh's Army:Memories of the Lost War(1994)His wartime experiences are recounted. >Novels: .The Barrack's Thief (1984)(1985 PEN/Faukner Award for Fiction) Old School (2003)
Works ➢ Best known for two genres- the short story and the memoir. Short stories: Received O. Henry Award three times: • In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (1981) • Next Door (1982) • Sister (1985) Memoirs: • This Boy’s Life: A Memoir (1989) Wolff’s efforts to get away from his stepfather led to his self-transformation. That period of life is recounted. It was later made into a film. • In Pharaoh's Army: Memories of the Lost War(1994) His wartime experiences are recounted. ➢ Novels: • The Barrack‘s Thief (1984) (1985 PEN/Faukner Award for Fiction) • Old School (2003)