第一篇:如何寻找英文文章
近来下载了很多英文书籍,分享一下自己的下载心得,希望对书友有好处。以前常常抱怨由于老外版权意识强,读英语原版书籍难。
后来有机会认识了rapidshare,很多新书都能够找到下载,才恍然大悟: 并不是找不到书籍阅读,而是没有找到方法。当然并非所有图书都可以在网上免费下载,能免费下载的是少数,一般而言,畅销书、计算机类图书比较多。但是这已经足够丰富自我的日常阅读,毕竟并不需要读所有书籍。第一种方法就是利用空间存储器寻找书籍。
首先找到优秀的外国的空间存储器。
http://rapidshare.de
http://rapidshare.com
http://mihd.net/
http://depositfiles.com/
http://megaupload.com
http:///
http:///
http:///
http:///
http://
http:///
http://sexupload.com
http://ultrashare.net
http://rapidupload.com
http://zshare.net
http://uploadspy.com
http://savefile.com
.http://mytempdir.com
http://upload.com
http://hyperupload.com
http://sendspace.com
http://
http://bestsharing.com
http://
http://
http://
http://upload.hostiran.net
http://
http://
http://
http://badongo.com
rapidshare的资源最丰富,包括电影,软件,书籍。对免费用户唯一的缺点就是等待的时间太长,下载一本书,等待一段时间。下载几本书,等待可能要几个小时。由于资源的丰富,又不得不依赖它,真是又爱又恨。网上有介绍破解流量限制的软件,个人试了很多,都不好用,有兴趣的在网上搜索一下学习。
直接用google搜索,书名+rapidshare.de/files、书名+inurl:rapidshare,rapidshare.com/users+关键词。
还有很多面向 rapidshare的搜索引擎:
http:///search/
http:///
http://shareminer.com/
http://filesbot.com/
http:///?q=users
GRE
http://rapidshare.com/users/S6NML7
http://rapidshare.com/users/URE983
http:///IELTS-SAT-TOEFL-GRE-GMAT.htm经济
http://rapidshare.com/users/RD4HZB
词汇
http://rapidshare.com/users/6CEKPE
计算机
http://rapidshare.com/users/T8Q8RB
rapidshare的搜索应用
http://rapidshare.com/users/S6NML7
http://mihd.net/
http://depositfiles.com/
这两个几乎没有限制,本人用得比较多。搜索方法与上面类似。http://megaupload.com
有用户数量限制,每次用都说用户已满,没有用过,不过很多人推荐。其它的存储空间没有用过,不好评价。
第二种方法就是BitTorrent,Emule等软件下载。
没有英语环境的人学习英语,并查找英文资料,就是要融入英语国家的生活氛围、生活习惯、生活圈子。这时候,多学习学习外国的相关文化等资料是有好处的。读书,就是一种学习的手段。
北美的图书资料异常丰富,往往你所想知道的信息都在某本书里。但是,如何找到这些书呢?
互联网的到来使得以前很多遥不可及的书籍唾手可得。这里我介绍的就是一种基于互联网的读书方式。
很多人已经知道如何用BitTorrent(BT,变态)、Emule(电驴)等p2p(点对点)的软件工具去下载电影、音乐,但是,其实它们也是可以用来下载书籍的。没事的时候,完全可以用它们的搜索功能(或其他搜索方式)去搜索相关的书籍。
重点推荐mininova:http:///e_magazine/ 这个地方主要书籍是杂志。
包括考研原材料来自于《The Economist》。
第三种方法就是论坛,博客收集的书籍上传的地址。
与“网上读书论坛”的专家找书版类似的地方,上面能够找到很多好书籍。http:///
报纸、杂志、电子书籍,种类齐全。
Ebooksclub
http://ebooksclub.org/?module=index
下载电子书最简单的办法就是找别人已经下载好的。
最值得推荐的就是渡岸学术网
http:///eb/index.htm
这里的书籍相当丰富,多为教材与学术性书籍,很适合研究用。大多数的书籍配有详细说明和图书封面,美观,赏心悦目。
推荐“海外选书系统”搜索书籍,可以结合http://books.google.com 与http:///
用。“海外选书系统”按中图法分类,很适合中国人。
http:///expert/index.php?toURI=useredit.php?curUser=1可以结合duxiu中西合璧。梦寐以求的学习方式来临
第二篇:寻找文章
寻找文章
每个受教育的人都在很小的时候接受到习作,在更小的时候学习到言语。但人言语可以,习作却是达到提笔对月,七天六字的境界,这又是怎么回事呢?
征文在现代社会屡见不鲜。但征文的精彩与否有没有一个标准呢?如果没有,那么竞争的法则是什么呢?如果有,那么参赛者的思维会不会收到局限呢?
看过征文获奖文章,有朴实的,有华丽的,有深情的,还有工整的……那么,这些文章有什么意义呢?有什么作用呢?
能推动一个时代的发展吗?不能!能体现出原汁原味的自我吗?不能!(有征文要求法则的限制)
那么,我们当今社会为什么还存在着形形色色的征文活动呢?
是为了锻炼人们的文笔?是为了经济的利益?但,这对参赛者真的有所帮助吗?我不知道。
曾经做过一个实验:在百度知道上悬赏五篇千字文。
网友们的确很是积极,很快就出现了备选答案。有提醒暑假要过完了的,有要求提高悬赏的,有婉转的点明应该自己写的,有提供一篇驴唇不对马嘴的小说的……
形形色色的答案反映了什么?反映了现代学生(参赛者)将习作是为任务;反映了(经济)利益的诱惑;反映了接受任务的机械运动……
难道这就是现代的人类?我不希望。
任务型文章的暴涨与没有方向性的更新,使得人们在现代社会难以寻到真正的文章。
学生暴走在各类征文大赛的道路上,在此忙碌着。殊不知没有方向的暴走是毫无意义的?而现实,恰恰是无意义的暴走引领着学生的习作生涯。
或许,每一个错误的方向的出发点都是正确的。征文现象也是如此。
真正的征文真的可以培养参赛者的写作能力并加以提高。但是此举的复制性过高,再加上社会上各种形式的诱惑不断涌现。究竟会使得现在社会上真正的文章难求一篇。
高考为何会有零分作文?原因之一可能就是在心中压抑已久的强制只能在高考考场释放。希望在此平台可以拯救现代文坛。但这种努力却是无谓的,不可取的。
巴金老人的《随想录》以说真语为世人所推崇。那么,或许是他们效仿的时世与时间不对罢。
现代社会一文难求,听起来确实令人诧异。而诧异的背后会有什么产生呢?未来的世界能否遍地文章仍需寻找呢?
第三篇:英文文章
Explore Nanjing, host of 2014
Youth Olympics
The 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing are only a few days away.As the world tunes in to the international event, the host city has a chance to highlight its unique charm and fascinating history.Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, does not see the flow of international travelers that Beijing and Shanghai do.With a blend of the modern and traditional, Nanjing has a proud history of being “the ancient capital of six dynasties”.Royal summer retreats of Chinese emperorsTaking a summer escape away from hot and stuffy air is not a modern idea.At a time when air conditioning and the refrigerator were not even a summer dream, traveling to a place for milder weather and cooler water seemed more important to people, including for the emperors.Like clockwork, many emperors would stay at a summer resort with their concubines and ministers during the hottest months each year.Here we take a look at some of the summer resorts lived by the royal families, which now can be enjoyed by ordinary people.Boeing 787 to serve Xiamen Air A Boeing 787, the first of its kind for Xiamen Air, will land at Xiamen Airport in Fujian province on Aug 31 after completing its first test flight on Aug 12 in Seattle, US.The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the first mid-sized long-range airliner in aircraft history.As Xiamen Air’s first wide-bodied aircraft, the Boeing 787 can fly 14,232 kilometers and enable Xiamen Air to open more non-stop air routes.Xiamen Air has ordered six Boeing 787 planes.The second one will be delivered in October and the other four are scheduled for delivery next year.Xiamen Air is the third airline company in China to introduce the Boeing 787, following China Southern and Hainan airlines.Xiamen Air currently has 106 planes.The new Boeing 787 will initially be used for domestic flights and later serve international routes, as the airline hopes to expand its international service.The new plane will first fly between Fuzhou and Beijing in September, and then fly to North America and Europe after approval.
第四篇:如何寻找文章的切入点
如何寻找文章的切入点
------二年级总结与反思
阅读教学是学生、教师、文本之间对话的过程,从什么地方开始对话,用怎样的话题和方式开展对话,这就是教学的切入点。
一、从文章题目切入
题目是文章的眼睛,眼睛是心灵的窗户,抓住文章的题目,打开心灵之窗是迅速切入文章内容的有效途径。例如教学《太空生活趣事多》,先引导学生描述:题目告诉我们哪些信息?(文中内容讲的是太空的生活;太空生活是怎么样的?有哪些有趣的生活?那在太空遭遇的这些不同一般的事情又如何去解决呢?
二、从写作背景切入
在教学古诗《赠汪伦》的之前,先通过学生自主了解或者老师介绍李白和王伦之前成为好朋友的故事,用背景故事渲染情感,这样,孩子们在开始学习故事的时候就很容易理解诗里的内容“桃花潭水深千尺,不及王伦送我情。”又例如,在教学《假如》的时候,我们都知道《神笔马良》的故事里的这支神笔具有实现心中愿望的魔力,在教学之前先引导孩子们观看《神笔马良》的故事,然后提问这支神笔到底神在哪里?假如你有一支马良的神笔你想画什么?书中的小作者又有什么愿望呢?这样的导入很自然地帮助孩子进入情景,也帮助孩子理解文中的内容。
四、从文眼切入
课文里常有或者点明主旨、或者概括内容、或者凝聚情感的句子。这类句子往往起着统摄全文的作用。假如你无法找到这个句子,首先是对教学目标的理解不够。教学时,我们抓住这类句子并且以此为切入点,它可以引导我们学生的思维走向文章的各个角落。
五、从文章的疑点切入
从学生阅读过程中的疑难点入手,会更加快捷地找到矛盾的突破口,同时又可以避免机械化,模式化的教学套路,有利于促进教学过程中的民主与互动。如《我要的是葫芦》里面,为什么葫芦都掉光了呢?葫芦非常可爱,主人这么喜欢葫芦,没有得到葫芦的原因是什么?从这个疑点切入,再扩展到种葫芦人的言行来探讨,趁疑问而教,调动学生的学习积极性,让孩子自觉、自主、地学习。
七、从文章结尾切入
文章的结尾方式有很多,有的文章,作者习惯在最后为整篇文章做总结。这时,我们不妨从“结论”入手,用先果后因的方式促使学生研读课文。如《农业的变化真大》,在文章的结尾,作者说:“回家的路上,我不禁想,有了科学技术的发展,农业的变化真大!”农业的变化体现在哪些具体的事物上,是怎样变化的。是科学的技术推动了一切请同学们阅读课文前半部分,概括农业进步的主要表现。然后又回头本部分的语言进行赏析。直奔结论,先果后因适用文末作结的文章。
除了刚才这几个方法,文章的切入点还可以从“从预习提示切入” 切入从“从文中的人物切入”,从“从故事高潮切入”切入和“从文章的开头切入”等。不管使用哪种切入,是要根据文章文体,结构和内容及写作手法的不同决定。不管哪种方法,都要以课文的学习目标为中心,从切点进来,扩散到目标中心指向的句子和词语,并且在过后要反思,你的方法时候用得恰当。
如何找到切入点让文章高效
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更新时间:2012-6-11 20:11:24 笔者认为,一篇课文,如果我们总能把握住“四两”的火候而顺势发力,透过“一斑”的本质特点去认识其全貌,紧紧牵住“一发”的点去带动它的面,阅读教学,就能化繁为简,层层推进,有效提高课堂功效,减轻学习负担。
一、关注文本题目,由题眼处探究,理清文章脉络
俗话说“好题目会点亮读者的眼睛”。纵观小学阶段的课文题目,无不体现了这一特点。如《“精彩极了”与“糟糕透了”》、《桥》等。教师要善于抓住课文题目——题眼,进行教学,就会收到事半功倍的作用。
1.以揭示题眼的“表面”,步步深入揭示其“正面”。如六年级上册《穷人》(本文均以人教版教材为例)一课,在学生读文、讨论基本理清“课文讲一件什么事?”后,就可以围绕课题“穷”字做文章:(1)课文哪些地方可以看出桑娜和西蒙家穷?(让学生以“穷”为基点深入的读文、品文、悟文。)(2)穷人之间的品质也如同生活一样“穷”吗?(宁可自己受苦也要帮助别人——高尚的品质——品质上却是“穷”的反面“富”)(3)课文是怎样来展示穷人在品质上表现出来的“富”?三个不足层层递进,学生获得学习的主动权,谈的热烈,读得深入,品得入情,悟得透彻:穷人有着一颗富有的心灵。这样,就为进一步研读课文“人物心理”奠定了良好的基础。
2.以“题眼”为圆心,以几个“扇形”把课文“拼”圆。一位老师在执教一年级下册《美丽的小路》,首先板书“的小路”,接着让学生发散思维组成“弯弯曲曲的小路”、“种满鲜花的小路”等短语,然后根据学生的学习活动,成功地将描写线索“美丽的小路——肮脏的小路——美丽的小路”几个部分梳理出来,并在“美丽的小路”后面加上“笑脸”的图标,“肮脏的小路”后面加上“哭脸”的图标。学生很快就体会到课文是写什么和怎么写的,同时也让学生明白了作者的写作情感。
二、紧扣关键词语,从字词间推敲,感悟人物品质
一篇好的文章,总能从中提炼出几个关键词语(成语)。这些词语,在揣摩文本内容、感悟人物个性中起到了提纲挈领的作用。
如在执教五年级下册《草船借箭》一文中,我紧紧抓住“神机妙算”这一关键词语,让学生通过诸葛亮的所作所为,深入理解“神”在何时、“妙”在何处。我设计了几个不足:“(1)诸葛亮为什么请鲁肃而不请别人帮忙?(“神”在断定鲁肃一定不会告诉周瑜)(2)当鲁肃吃惊地说“如果曹兵出来,怎么办?”诸葛亮是怎么说的?诸葛亮怎么会如此自信?(“神”在判断大雾天气曹操绝不敢贸然出兵)(3)诸葛亮为什么敢立下军令状,要在三天之内完成十万之箭,且在前两天毫无动静?(“神”在对如此关系生死的大事却泰然自若、若无其事)(4)诸葛亮在借到箭后,为什么敢高呼“谢谢曹丞相的箭”他不怕曹兵追来吗?(“妙”在充分利用船顺风顺水的自然条件,曹操的兵想追也来不及)。这样,学生深刻地感受到诸葛亮“洞悉人事本质、精通天文地理”的运筹帷幄的“神机”与在时机、条件调控上恰到好处的“妙算”的过人之处。诸葛亮“军师”的人物形象在孩子心目中具体丰满起来。
三、抓住重点语句,围绕重点段落,把握文本精髓
一篇文章中,总有几个关键句子,在文本中起到核心地位作用。要么点明文章主旨,要么突出文本要义,要么揭示事物规律和本质特点。这些句子或居于文章的开头或居于文章的结尾,或居于事件的高潮之处。引领段落的总起句,承上启下的过渡句,对事件哲理的概括句、设问句等,是常见的表现形式。我们要善于抓住这些重点语句,去繁就简,直奔主题。
五年级下册《自己的花是让别人看的》一文中,两组句子的深入理解就大有文章可做。一组是“人人为我,我为人人。我觉得这一种境界是颇耐人寻味的”。“人人为我,我为人人”一般认为“人人为我”是结果,“我为人人”是前提,但在德国已成为互为条件、互为因果的现实了,你怎么解读这句话都是实在的:人人都在为他人着想。这是一种美的心灵、是一种美的传统,与我国古代孟子描述的理想社会的博爱思想:“老吾老以及人之老,幼吾幼以及人之幼”,真有异曲同工之妙。故“我觉得这一种境界是颇耐人寻味的”。另一组是“多么奇丽的景色!多么奇特的民族!我仿佛又回到了四五十年前,我做了花的梦,做了思乡的梦。”在朗读、对照、回忆、欣慰过程中,分享德国人“人人观”保持几十年不变的“奇异”与“奇特”性,使“我”浮想联翩,如痴如醉、如花如梦!德国人那种只要“我为人人”,就会得到“人人为我”的思想意境就会不断地流入学生的心田,作者季羡林先生那美好的祈愿、深沉的爱国情怀在读者深入的体验中产生共鸣。教师在教学时不必面面俱到,要善于抓住重点段落,引导学生进行学习对比、实践、深思、总结,不断推动论文范文举一反三,触类旁通能力的提升。
四、紧扣课后不足,自矛盾面释疑,认识人生或文本真谛
随着社会的进步,时代的发展,有的作品创作时代离学生较为久远,总有部分学生在学习文本时会进入认知的盲区抑或认识的误区,难以领会作者的表达意图,使教学效果打折扣。因此课文在课后大都设计了一些深思不足,教师要充分利用这些不足,让学生逐步形成正确的人生观和价值观。
如在讨论《落花生》课后不足时,就有学生提出“难道苹果、桃子、石榴高高地挂在枝头上就错了吗?我就是喜欢它们,好看也有用”,这时教师就应该相机引导“像苹果、石榴、桃子这样花枝招展,个性张扬,也没有错,他们也是有用的人,在当今社会也很需要这样敢于表现自我的人”。在这里教师要特别注意引导,在现实社会生活中,真真成为“苹果”式的名人毕竟是少数,绝大多数人都将成为“花生”一样,可以扎根与全国大江南北,默默无闻地成为“社会主义的建设者”的普通一员。如果你最后成了一颗“花生”,就应当扮演好应有的社会角色,而且要知道:三十六行,行行出状元。优质的“花生”,仍然是受到人们青睐的。因此,作者许地山提出“做人要低调,要做有用的人”的时代意 义并未降低。同时要让学生明白文学写作中,作者有权利把东西人格化,可以根据植物的某些特点,夸大某些特点来表达自己的某种思想,这种行为是允许的。在这里花生与苹果、桃子、石榴并论文格式范文形成严格意 义的对比。老师只有善于把握,在矛盾中释疑、消疑,才能使学生形成正确的情感态度价值观,更好地落实教学目标,使课堂轻松高效。
如何找准切入点
袁燕美
【摘要】:正阿基米德曾经说过:“给我一个支点,我就能撬起整个地球。”在阅读教学中也有这样的支点,那就是教学的切入点,选准了切入点,就能起到“牵一发而动全身”之功效,帮学生找到了与文本对话的最佳途径,也摆脱了面面俱到的情节分解式讲解。
一、从课题入手课题是一篇课文的高度浓缩,是文章的眼睛,从课题切入最常用也最有效。对课题质疑,很能抓住课文的重要内容。如在教学《小镇的早晨》时,引导学生就课题质疑:"小镇的早晨是什
找准解读文本的切入点
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与文本对话,如同庖丁解牛,选好切入点至关重要。何谓“切入点”应是对课文阅读教学过程起主导或支撑作用的,富有凝聚力的,能从整体参与性上引发学生思考讨论或品析创造的重要提示或问题。那个恰当而有效的突破口究竟在哪里?本文从“围绕标题、介绍作者、学生需求、抓住文眼”等方面作了具体阐述。
[关键词] 阅读教学 文本解读 切入点
语文实验教科书中所选课文富有鲜明的时代气息,蕴含着丰富的人文精神和情感因素,语言规范,文质兼美,题材、体裁、风格丰富多样。与文本对话,如同庖丁解牛,选好切入点至关重要。何谓“切入点”应是对课文阅读教学过程起主导或支撑作用的,富有凝聚力的,能从整体参与性上引发学生思考讨论或品析创造的重要提示或问题。它可以减少许多无效的提问,穿针引线,带动对课文流畅连贯的品读,能长时间激活学生的情感,推动更深层次的课堂学习活动。那个恰当而有效的突破口究竟在哪里?我想谈谈自己的一点想法。
一、围绕标题寻找切入点。
标题是文章的眼睛。好的标题简洁明了,生动形象,能引导读者理解文章的内容,具有强烈的吸引力和感染力。如果能围绕标题设置一些相关的问题切入新课,不仅能够起到激发学生兴趣的作用,还能调动学生的思维积极参与,对学生形成正确的语文思维大有裨益。如阎学老师执教《冬阳·童年·骆驼队》,读题后,让学生看这个题目的特点,由“冬阳”、“童年”、“骆驼队”三个词语组成,让学生想象从这三个词语中,仿佛看到了怎样的画面?同学们展开想象的翅膀,在生动的语言描述中,一幅幅画面色彩斑斓,精彩纷呈。阎老师告诉大家,这也是林海音女士无数次在脑海中浮现的画面。然后随着遥远的音乐声,出现了冬阳下骆驼队向我们走来的画面,老师引领学生去文中寻找作者心头浮现的童年的往事。带着深深的留恋,带着淡淡的忧伤,学生走进了作者的内心,感受到童心、童真、童趣的同时,也感受到了那份蕴藏在字里行间的深情。最后,阎老师让学生再读课题,学生有了新的理解和感悟。
二、以作者为切入点。
有时,作者生平事迹就是丰富的课程资源,其动人的故事或与课文内容紧密相关,或对学生有极大的吸引力,甚至仅仅他的名字就引人思考。在执教《生命生命》时,教师先出示作家杏林子照片,介绍她的事迹:“杏林子12岁的时候患了类风湿关节炎,在长达50年的病痛煎熬中,她曾因病变而呼吸困难,一度有生命危险,全身的关节也已经损坏。轮椅上的杏林子在膝盖上架上小木板,用两个手指夹着笔写作。在这种几乎无法执笔的情况下,她硬是凭着坚强的毅力在病中写了四十多个剧本和许多散文,她的作品中充满了求生的意志。这节课让我们走近杏林子,感受她的作品带给我们的生命的震撼!”生命这个话题对小学生来说显得凝重深厚,如果学生不联系作者的写作背景,可能很难理解她对生命深刻的理解。所以,以作者为切入点,引领学生读懂“求生的飞蛾、不屈的香瓜子、律动的心脏。”这些生命的迹象,学生会有更深刻的感悟。
三、以学生需求寻找切入点。
教学中教师要常常站在学生的角度想问题:如果我是学生,我会对什么样的问题感兴趣,我现在急于想了解的是什么,根据学生的需要去寻找突破口。让学生“能对课文中不理解的地方提出疑问。”疑问之处可能正是最佳切入点。问题的提出比问题的解决更重要,这里往往闪现着智慧的光芒,是学生步入“最近发展区”的前奏。如《尊严》这一课,学生对“尊严”这个词的理解有困难,文中哈默的表现为什么体现了他的尊严?两个“囫囵吞枣”有什么不同的含义?带着这些问题,走进了哈默的内心世界。
四、用文中语句切入课文。
学会抓文眼,抓住牵一发动全身的问题。这些问题可以是文章中的一句话,一个观点,一幅图,或是一个细节„„从小处切入。只有抓住了关键的问题,学生才能快速、准确的把握文本的内涵。
1、锤击关键词句
汪曾祺先生的《思想· 语言· 结构》中提到:“语言是树,是长出来的。树有树根、树干、树枝、树叶,但是是一个有机的整体。树的内部的汁液是流通的。一枝动,百枝摇。”文本中,总有一些言简意赅的与众不同的词句,它往往是“动全身”的“一发”,教学时可引导学生重点品味,重锤敲打,使之迸发出耀眼的火花。一位年轻教师执教《巨人的花园》时,从童话的特点入手,让学生充分朗读课文,感知大意。然后他出示了两组词语:
北风呼啸 阳光明媚
鲜花凋谢 鲜花盛开
树叶飘落 草翠花开
冰雪覆盖 小鸟欢叫
学生读准、理解词语后,他引导学生寻找这两组词语的特点,描绘头脑中出现的画面,然后引出话题:“这两种不同的画面为什么都出现在巨人的花园里,你能到文章中找到原因吗?”在他的引领下,学生沉浸在美丽的童话中,感受阅读的快乐。
又如《白鹅》这篇课文,“好一个高傲的动物”是文章的中心句,教师引导学生理解“高傲”的意思,从文中去寻找白鹅的高傲表现在哪些地方,帮助学生轻轻松松走进了文本。
2、点击悬疑点
学生充满了好奇心,点击悬疑处,激发起学生阅读的探究心理,引领他们走进文本,往往起到很好的效果。如,上《草船借箭》一课时,教师抓住“借”这个中心词,设计问题来深挖“借”的含义。如,谁借?向谁借?为什么借?怎样借?借了以后还吗?学生围绕这些问题阅读课文,去感受诸葛亮的聪明才智。
又如学习《灰雀》这篇课文,初读课文以后,怎样做才能使学生进入列宁和小男孩的心灵世界?逐段讲读或者问答当然不行。按时下流行的教法,把写列宁和小男孩的语言和行动的句子找出来,一句一句脱离课文语境意境,零零散散地谈感受,又显得枯燥乏味,也不行。从哪儿切入课文能使阅读既突出重点又联系整体,又能引起学生探究的欲望呢?问题是探究的向导,途径之一是让学生去寻找课文中最能使自己生疑的语句。课文倒数第2自然段有这么一句话:“列宁看看男孩,又看看灰雀,微笑着说:‘你好!灰雀,昨天你到哪儿去了?’”列宁为什么不问男孩而问不会说话的灰雀?我们在课文中见到了一个怎样的列宁呢?
人物的内心世界是通过语言和行动表现出来的,语言和行动又是在事件的发展过程中展现的。问题并不急于回答,重要的是把学生引到课文中的白桦树下,进入列宁和小男孩对话的那个情景,在情景中进行情感体验。教师可让学生细读这部分内容:“这时,列宁看见一个小男孩,就问„„那个男孩站在白桦树旁,低着头。”通过各种朗读来进行情感体验,读出对话的语气,读出人物的心理活动。如男孩说:“没„„我没看见。”小男孩说话犹豫,反映了他内心的矛盾与愧疚;列宁自言自语地说:“多好的灰雀呀,可惜再也飞不回来了。”列宁有意用一句叹息的话使孩子的内心受到震撼。“一定会飞回来!”小男孩肯定的语气,反映出内心因受到列宁循循善诱、充满智慧的教育,决心要改正自己的错误,把捉去的灰雀送回来。读好了,再回到中心问题上来,感悟列宁善于观察、善解人意,以问回到枝头上的灰雀来表达自己的惊喜,也体现了小男孩的尊重和爱护。
3、拨动情感点
文本不是无情物,学生更有赤子心,要让学生动情,教师首先要激发自身内蕴的才情,披情入文,去点燃学生学习文本的热情,在“激荡”上下功夫。寻找情感切口,联系扩展,组织讨论,竭力帮助学生深掘人性人情的内层,增添感情浓度,可形成余“音”缭绕。如王崧舟老师执教《长相思》时,王老师用凝练而富有诗意的语言概括了王安石《泊船瓜舟》和张籍《秋思》中的乡愁,引发学生对纳兰性德《长相思》中乡愁的探究。通过反复朗读,去探寻词人心迹的路径。整体感悟词人“非常思念家乡”,从字里行间问其“身”在哪里、“心”在何处。此时学生真真切切体悟到词人“身在征途、心在故园”,身心分离的乡愁。
总之,文本教学中那个奇妙的“切入点”,应该是结合具体班级学情、结合新课程的背景、结合新教材编排和教师的个性潜能等确定。备课时教师先要对文本进行“陌生化”的确阅读,先要原汁原味地“浸泡”,做到“人生若只如初见”(清·纳兰性德语),拥有新鲜的阅读感知,才能找到师生间的最佳交流“通道”,拥有那巧妙的“切入点”。这样的阅读教学,更容易开出“带着生活露水”的鲜花,学生也更有兴趣和文本亲切对话。
阿基米德可以说“给我一个支点,我就能撬起整个地球。”我也要说,选好一个奇妙的“切入点”吧,我们可以将阅读教学变得更有声色。
谈谈现代文阅读教学如何找准切入点
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——谈谈现代文阅读教学如何找准切入点
羊头镇中学 虞林德
现代文阅读教学在语文教学中有着举足轻重的作用,一堂课只有45分钟,一篇课文需要教师讲的、需要学生学的内容很多,阅读教学必须抓住“牵一发而动全身”问题来引导学生研读、探究整篇课文。这个“牵一发而动全身”问题,就是文本解读的切入点、突破口。宋代陆九渊在《陆象山语录》中诗云:“读书切戒在慌忙,涵咏工夫兴味长;未晓不妨权放过,切身须要急思量。” 陆九渊的这首诗强调的也是在阅读过程中要寻找突破口。那么,在现代文阅读当中,应该如何找到文本解读的最佳切入点,引导学生自主、合作、探究的学习?本人认为可以从以下几个方面入手:
一、从题目入手
有些课文的标题本身就具备趣味性和神秘性,很符合初中生好奇、群殴、求知欲强的特点,教学这类文章,不适宜教师平铺直叙,而是要充分利用标题来设置悬念、故布迷局,让学生兴趣盎然的往“圈套”里跳,在不知不觉中顺利过渡到教学程序,而且学生往往过目不忘。教学郭沫若的《天上的街市》时,我是这样导入的:“天上真的回有街市吗?如果有,那会是什么样子的呢?”一下就吸引了学生的好奇心与注意力。从题目入手还有一种方法,那就是另拟题目法。我们教师可以请学生为课文重新拟定一个题目,并且说出理由。例如上《变色龙》一课,学生要通读课文之后,给课文拟定这样一些题目:“一个看风使舵的人”、“一个变化多端的人”、“一个多变的人”、“双面人”等等。我们都非常清楚,学生为课文重新拟定的题目是很难超过原作的题目。这只不过是一种引导学生感知课文内容的手段而已,学生要在整体阅读课文的过程中进行思考,才能提出自拟的题目;说明所拟定题目的理由,正是学生对课文内容的初步理解。在教师方面,通过学生所拟定的题目和陈述的理由,可以了解学生初步阅读的水平,有利于加强教学的针对性。待这一步工作完成以后,我们老师顺势提出问题:“刚才同学们给课文重新拟定了不少题目,无妨再思考一下,作者为什么却要用„变色龙‟作题目呢?”这样就自然而然地进入精读阶段,而且引起学生的好奇心。
二、从关键词入手
把关键词作为解读课文的“切入点”。一般来说,一篇文章总有它的关键词,作为教师,我们应深入文本,找出关键词作为我们解读文本的突破口。如教学鲁迅的《故乡》,我引领学生聚焦一个“变”字,然后追问“故乡的什么变了?发生了怎样的变化?”学生很快总结出:故乡的景和人都发生了变化。然后,通过对少年闰土和中年闰土、青年杨二嫂和老年杨二嫂的对比,以及对他们变化原因的思考,体悟到小说深刻的主题,也学到了小说刻画人物的方法。教学《故乡》这篇小说,我没有刻意去讲小说的三要素,但对三要素的解读已经包涵其中。这样一篇3000多字的小说,按照传统方法去讲,3课时未必完成。而用这种方法去上,仅用一课时,学生品读细腻,活动充分,理解深刻。用一个词切入文章,我还尝试过:《核舟记》用“奇巧”这个词;《我的叔叔于勒》用一个“钱”字;《孔乙己》用一个“哀”字;《口技》,用一个“善”字等等。
三、从学生感兴趣的内容入手 切入点要先声夺人,抓住学生的注意力,使其产生兴趣,学生自主、合作、探究,学习的积极性就会调动起来。对话的话题(切入点)选得好、选得准,就能发挥出教学杠杆作用,引导学生开动脑筋,去自主学习,去探究发现,使阅读的信息、阅读的心理、阅读的主体状态这三个因素互相作用,和谐发展,让学生在教师的恰如其分的引领下,始终处于阅读活动的主体控制状态,有所感悟,有所体味,促使阅读达到预期效果,从而提高学生的阅读能力。如《雪》这一课,整体感知课文后,抓住学生最感兴趣的堆雪人这件事切入文本,利用多媒体播放北方雪后大人小孩一起堆雪人的动画片,学生学习的兴致马上就会激发起来,进而去主动探究课文,从而理解文章的主旨,品味准确生动的语言。
四、从概括入手
概括就是在通读课文的基础上,要求学生能够用自己的或课文里的最简洁的语言概括课文内容。例如《皇帝的新装》一课,老师让学生用一个字概括这篇童话的故事情节并说出理由。学生们在老师的指导下,筛选出一个“骗”字,进而研究课文中各种人物是怎样围绕这一个“骗”字,进而研究课文中各种人物是怎样围绕一个“骗”字进行活动的。抓住一个“骗”字,课文的灵魂就显现出来了。用简洁语言概括课文内容,能引导学生整体感知课文大致内容,又训练了学生概括能力的目的。
五、从复述入手
例如,《巍巍中山陵》一课,老师可以提出这样的要求,假如你是中山陵的一名讲解员,请你以讲解员的身份,用讲解员的口吻,向前来参观的游人介绍中山陵的景点。又如,教学《苏州园林》一课,老师可以请学生以苏州园林中的工作人员或导游向客人介绍一下苏州园林的风光,说明苏州园林“无论站在那个点上,眼前总是一幅完美的图画”。又如《七颗钻石》这棵,教师可以通过让学生用讲故事得口吻讲述水罐变得过程,从而体会浓浓的爱。通过这样的“切入”,不仅使学生们对课文产生了极大兴趣,阅读课文十分专注,而且对课文的复述能力得到锻炼。不管我们老师如何设计教学切入点,目的只有一个,就是为了引导学生去感知课文的大致内容,为后面的教学开好头,打基础。
阅读是是一种非常个性化行为,教师帮助学生找准最佳切入点,有利于培养他们探究性阅读和创造性的能力。因此,教师在备课时要因材施教,统筹安排,抓住能既有目的性,又有针对性的问题找到解读文本的最佳切入点。
找准切入点,读写两相融
以读促写、读写结合是我国语文教育的传统,也是新课标给我们提出的要求。但是随着新课程的推进,阅读与写作这一对语文学习中本来不可须臾分离的“孪生兄弟”,变得泾渭分明,井水不犯河水。今天上阅读课,明天上写作课,语文变成两门课程。由于这种理解和运用的偏差,当前的阅读课堂经常出现动口不动手的现象,主要表现为部分教师把阅读课上成了内容理解课,问题分析课和浅层次的读书课,单一的教学方法,浅尝辄止的理解感悟,导致阅读教学高耗低效。叶圣陶说:“阅读的基础训练不行,写作能力是不会提高的„„”由此可见,阅读是一种吸收,写作是一种表达,吸收是表达的基础,从阅读中获取写作资源和写作技巧,在写作中表现自己的阅读积累和文化素养,可以反过来促进阅读。
简而言之就是以读促写,以写促读,以此来提高学生语文素养。这就要求教师能巧妙地帮助学生去“悟”道,并将“道”(人文精神)内化到自己的精神世界中去,更要求教师启发、引领学生去了解、理解作者是如何通过文章来向我们阐发这个“道”的,文章是如何选材剪材、布局谋篇、遣词造句、起承转合的,文章运用了哪些写作技巧等。所以在教学时,找准每篇文章读写结合的切入点就显得尤为重要。这个切入点有时在文本中是显性的,教师可以一下就发现。有时它也是隐性的,需要教师去精心发掘、设计。那么,又如何把握写的时机和方式呢?下面结合自己的教学经验,谈谈高年级阅读教学中如何做到读写结合。
一、仿写。
高年级课文中从句式表达、段落构成、过渡照应、抒情联想、精彩描写等很多方面都可以作为学生仿写训练的材料。因此,在阅读教学中,应使学生明白“写了什么”、“怎么写的”、“为什么要这样写”,这就与作文中“要写什么”、“怎么写”、“这样写怎么样”的基本问题衔接起来了,使学生在范文中借鉴谋篇布局的框架,把自己想要表达的零星的感性材料组织成文。所以,我认为仿写是读写结合的好形式。
1、仿句式。句子是文章最基本的构成单位,学生书面表达能力的训练应从最基本的句子开始,由易到难、循序渐进地进行。一些运用了修辞手法的句子特别值得学生仿写,如比喻句、排比句、反问句、设问句等。在教学《匆匆》一课时,我设计仿句式练习:洗手的时候,日子从水盆里过去;吃饭的时候,日子从饭碗里过去;默默时,便从凝然的双眼前过去。排比句描写人们日常生活的细节──洗手、吃饭、默思,展示了日子在生活的不经意中来去匆匆。让学生进行句式练习:()时候,日子从();()的时候,日子从()过去;()时,便从()过去。
2、仿顺序。新课程标准要求学生在语言表达时要注意表达的顺序,如事情发展顺序、时间先后顺序、倒叙、插叙等,教材中有许多这样的范例,如在教学《跨越百年的美丽》一课时,让学生了解课文是采用倒叙来写的,增强文章的生动性,使文章产生悬念,更能引人入胜,同时也可以避免叙述的平板和结构的单调。我在阅读教学中有意识地加以引导和训练。
3、仿描写。文章中有许多细节描写值得学生仿写。如教学《卖火柴的小女孩》一文中幻象描写,她在临死前产生了四个发人深省的幻象:一是坐在大火炉前取暖;二是看到喷香的烤鹅;三是在美丽的圣诞树下欢乐;四是见到温和、慈爱的奶奶。这四个幻象是在特定的情境下产生的。一是幻象与生活处境相连。卖火柴的小女孩家贫如洗,由于生活所迫,大年夜还在街头卖火柴。她没有卖掉一根火柴,又冷又饿,又不敢回家,只好蜷身于街头。此时此刻的她自然渴望有个温暖的火炉,有只肥美的烤鹅,有棵圣诞树,得到亲人的关爱„„引导学生总结出这些幻象就是由实际生活所产生的,教师就可以给学生创设一种情境,让学生依照这种形式写一段话,来表现由实际所产生的幻象。
4、仿结构。结构的仿写可以是段落结构仿写,包括转折、递进、顺承、并列、总分五种,例如《桂林山水》也可以是文章结构仿写。例如开头、结尾、层次、段落、过渡、照应、详写、略写等。篇章仿写犹如书法临摹,是利用好的文章框架,去填充新的内容。如《威尼斯的小艇》 一文,抓住了小艇的特点,分别从几方面加以介绍。而且在介绍船夫驾驶技术好一段时,还运用了先概括后具体的写法,所以我让学生按照本文的写法进行仿写《长春的出租车》。学生们很感兴趣,仿写起来很轻松,而且质量很高。《顶碗少年》一课时,让学生明确课文的写作顺序就是总分总式。
5、仿主题。如《桃花心木》一课,是一篇借物喻人的文章,作者林清玄通过种树人给树不定时、不定量的浇水让树苗不养成依赖的心对比领悟人也是一样,在不确定中生活的人能比较经得起生活的考验,会锻炼出一颗独立自主的心。学习完这篇课文后,引导学生谈谈,从身边的事物中领悟到了什么,然后选择一种熟悉的事物写一写。
6、仿文体。如学习了《各具特色的民居》一课,在充分阅读,理解了文章的结构和说明方法之后,指导学生自选内容也写一篇说明文,有的学生写一件玩具,有的写一件商品„„
二、拓展 高年级学生有了一定的阅读积累,掌握了较多的写作方法,拓展练笔比较适合他们。
(一)于教材简略处合理拓展。
如《一夜的工作》一课中,作者着重描写了总理是如何来审阅我整理的报告。而对其它文件是如何审阅的只字未提。我让学生发挥想象,写一写他是如何审阅其它文件的,体会周总理一丝不苟的工作态度和高度的爱国热情。《草船借箭》一文,我看准了诸葛亮立军令状是第一段内容的“聚焦点”,于是以其作为要填补的空白,让学生依据文意代诸葛亮写一份军令状,而且措词要使周瑜满意。于是人人思考,个个动笔,课上得非常成功。由军令状扩展到写其具体内容,既有趣又有效地进行了语言表达的训练。
(二)于课文精彩处合理拓展。
如《地震中的父与子》一文讲述的是美国洛杉矶大地震中,一位父亲不顾自己的安危,克服重重困难,救出自己的儿子和儿子的同学的故事。“不论发生什么事,我总是和你在一起!”这是父亲和儿子共同的信念。“他挖了8小时,12小时,24小时,36小时,没人再来阻拦他。他满脸灰尘,双眼布满血丝,衣服破烂不堪,到处都是血迹。”我在教学时引领学生,从课文对父亲的外貌描写,说说自己仿佛看到了什么?由父亲在废墟中挖了36小时,联想到阿曼达在废墟下等了36小时,并由此想象废墟下的阿曼达面临怎样的困境,他会想些什么、说些什么、做些什么?我就以此来指导学生写课堂练笔。要求学生抓住人物的动作、神态、语言,心理活动等方面展开想象,来描写阿曼达在逆境中的坚强,以照应课文后的“这对了不起的父与子”。
(三)于教材留白处合理拓展。课文常因表述需要而对某些内容有所省略,这些“留白”处,往往言有尽而意无穷,是读写结合的最佳切入点,应适当地让学生依据文意发挥想象,补足情节内容。让孩子们充当故事的主人翁,想他所想,说他所说,填补故事中主人公心理、语言的空白处,在这过程中孩子们直接进入了角色,融入了自己的心情和感受,和主人公的感情融为一体,这样的练笔是学生和文本的对话,是孩子们纯洁的心灵与主人公的融合,这样的练笔带动的是孩子们真实的感悟和思考,在思维与情感引发主动积极的情态下,学生所言就会言之有物,言之动情,让文本生色不少,同时也能更好地深化了文本的主题,达到以读促写,以写促读的互利效果。《桥》这篇课文满怀深情地塑造了一位普通的老共产党员的光辉形象,面对狂奔而来的洪水,他以自己的威信和沉稳、高风亮节、果决的指挥,将村民们送上跨越死亡的生命桥。他把生的希望让给别人,把死的危险留给自己,用自己的血肉之躯筑起了一座不朽的桥梁。但由于本课离学生生活实际比较遥远,孩子要想走进文本,感受老汉全心全意为群众着想的品质难度很大,于是我先引导感受前面老汉和小伙的“揪”、“瞪”与后面的“推”字的矛盾,并通过小练笔,写出父亲与儿子的内心独白,然大家感受到:因为儿子在老汉心中,不仅仅是儿子,他更是一名党员。老一开始抛弃了亲情,牢记着党性。后来却说:“少废话,快走!“那是当群众安全过桥,仅剩下父子的时候,老汉才想到自己是一位父亲。学生在两句话的对比下,很自然地感悟出了老汉的矛盾心理,再次深刻地体会到老汉高尚品质。
三、续写
有许多课文的结尾处,虽意犹未尽却戛然而止,留给了我们无限的想象空间。教师引导学生,依据原文,进行创造性的续写,对于发展孩子的创造性、合理性思维,培养写作兴趣,提高写作水平都有很大的帮助。在教学《凡卡》一课,文章的结尾是凡卡寄出了那封地址不详的信后,怀着甜蜜的希望睡着了,梦中看见爷爷正在读他的信。这个结局似喜实悲,暗示凡卡甜蜜的希望将变成痛苦的失望。在学生充分理解这一点后,故事到这,戛然而止,给我们留下了无穷的暇想。凡卡的命运究竟如何?我让学生打开想象的翅膀,续写《凡卡》。刚刚学了这篇文章,学生的心中充满了对凡卡的同情和对黑暗社会的痛恨,心中一定有千言万语想要述说。于是,这样的续写,刚好给了学生倾述的机会,学生的创作欲望也非常高涨。
四、改写
古诗教学中,我有选择性地让学生在熟读、理解古诗的基础上,展开想象,把一些古诗编写成一个小故事。这样既让学生更加深入地理解古诗的意境,又培养了他们的想象能力和创作能力,学生大都是非常喜欢的。如《学弈》这篇课文是讲述了两个学习态度不同的人一齐学下棋的故事,当然学习结果也是不同的。对于课文内容,学生比较容易理解,在此基础上我就让学生改写成小故事。我还指导过学生改写《游山西村》。可以变换人称,教学《山中访友》一文后,就可以让学生假设自己是某一景物,与游人互诉心声,写一段文字
五、自学课文批注时写。培养学生自学课文的能力,是语文教学的重要任务之一。而如何在培养自学能力的同时提高学生运用语言文字的能力,是值得每一位语文教师深思的。经过几年的教学实践,我认为在指导学生自学课文时也可挤进写的训练。对于高年级学生,教师在指导其预习或自学课文时,一般应要求他们边读边思边动笔圈生字、点重音、划中心、注词义、批理解。在这圈、点、划、注、批中,“批”与“注”也是一种书面语言的重要训练方式。在“批”时,既可以写出自己对文中精彩之处的共鸣与赞叹,又可以写出自己对文中不当之处的质询或见解。“注”主要是对新学的词语进行注释,即写出词义。批和注都需要学生较好地组织书面语言方能表达得恰当得体,因而我们在教学中应注意指导学生批和注这一写的训练。
六、写读后感
在学生研读课文的同时,或理解课文内容和表达特点之后,引领学生进行研讨、探究、议论、评价,写“读书笔记”或“读后感”类文章,抒写学习所得、所思等,既有利于培养学生的阅读习惯,更有利于提升学生的表达思维和思想认识水平。
读完《鲁滨孙漂流记》这本精彩的小说后,一个高大的形象时时浮现在学生的眼前,他就是勇敢的探险家、航海家鲁滨孙。他凭着顽强的毅力,永不放弃的精神,实现了自己航海的梦想。还有什么比让学生写一写此时的感受会更好的呢?
教材中丰富的训练内容为学生的作文提供了鲜明的画面和可以延伸的思维空间,也给教师们提供了广阔自由的操作空间。我国著名语文教育家吕叔湘先生曾说:“一种教学策略方法是一把钥匙,各种教学策略方法有一把总钥匙,它的名字叫做活。相信在座的各位教师都能够通过不断的教学实践、反思和调整,掌握“读写结合、从读学写、文薏兼得”的精髓。
第五篇:几篇nba英文文章
1.Dwyade Wade returns to Miami Heat practice Posted on: October 23, 2010 2:38 pm Edited on: October 23, 2010 2:43 pm Score: 164 Log-in to rate:
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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade returned to practice on Saturday.Posted by Ben Golliver.ESPN.com's Michael Wallace reported on Twitter that Miami Heat all star guard Dwyane Wade, who has been dealing with child custody proceedings in Illinois and with an injured hamstring, returned to the practice court on Saturday.Ira Winderman of the Sun-Sentinel writes that Wade was glad to be back.“We're excited about having the band back together,” Wade said after the two-hour, non-contact session.“It felt great.It was like I was dreaming about it.”
Winderman also reports that Wade will participate in a full-contact practice session tomorrow, in preparation for Miami's regular season opener on Tuesday in Boston against the Celtics.Wade played just 3 minutes before injuring his hamstring in his only preseason appearance, an Oct.5th win over the Detroit Pistons.The injury kept him out of the Heat's six other preseason games.2.Allen Iverson agrees with Turkish club Besiktas Posted on: October 24, 2010 11:17 pm Edited on: October 24, 2010 11:18 pm Score: 161 Log-in to rate:
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Allen Iverson has reportedly agreed to sign with Turkish club Besiktas, Posted by Ben Golliver.Marc Spears and Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo!Sports are reporting that former Philadelphia 76ers all star guard Allen Iverson has agreed to sign with the Turkish club Besiktas.Allen Iverson has agreed in principle to sign an incentive-laden, two-year, $4 million contract with Besiktas of the Turkish professional league, sources told Yahoo!Sports on Sunday night.Iverson plans to sign the contract this week, the sources said, and is expected to report to Besiktas the week of Oct.31.Iverson’s contract will give him an opt-out clause after this season.Given how Iverson crashed and burned out of the NBA twice last season, this move is not without risk for Besiktas.However, there's potential reward too, in the form of the international interest and profile that comes with adding a future NBA Hall of Famer.If there's a question about The Answer these days, it's one of reliability.Istanbul, although a modern, international city, is a long way from home in Newport News, Virginia.And, unfortunately, Iverson hit Barry Bonds territory last year, after refusing to come off the bench with the Memphis Grizzlies and attempting a hero's return to Philadelphia but then disappearing quickly amidst all sorts of accusations of gambling and drinking.While this signing isn't creating the same stir as “God Chose Memphis”, Iverson's once-in-a-generation personality and skills will be a draw no matter where he takes his act.My guess is Besiktas won't be the final stop on A.I.'s journey.3.Forget MJ, Kobe Bryant is a top 5 guard Posted on: October 18, 2010 2:01 pm Edited on: October 18, 2010 3:11 pm Score: 169 Log-in to rate:
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Michael Jordan says Kobe Bryant is a top 10 guard of all time.He should have said top five.Posted by Ben Golliver.In a recent interview with USA Today , Michael Jordan, the greatest player in the history of basketball, was asked how Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant stacks up to the greatest who have ever played the game.It's so hard to say.I think he is always going to be within the conversations of some of the greatest players who've played by the time he is finished.Where does he rank among those, if you are talking about positions? If you are talking about guards, I would say he has got to be in the Top 10.Marc Spears of Yahoo!Sports caught up with Bryant for his reaction to Jordan's comment.“It’s an accurate statement,” Bryant said.“I’m definitely one of the top 10 guards.It could mean two, it could mean one, it could mean four or five.I’m definitely one of the top thousand.Look, I know how he feels about me.“There have been a lot of great guards to play the game.For me to sit here and say, ‘He should have said top five,’ that’s disrespectful to the other guards that I’ve watched.”
In this case, I'm happy to be “disrespectful” to Jordan on Bryant's behalf: Michael Jordan should have said Kobe Bryant is a top five guard.Period.In his 2009 The Book Of Basketball , Bill Simmons set out to rank the best players in the game, in part, to help settle questions like this one.Simmons ranked Bryant as the No.15 player overall, and the only pure guards ranked ahead of Bryant were Jordan(No.1 overall), Magic Johnson(No.4 overall), Jerry West(No.8 overall)and Oscar Robertson(No.9 overall).You can quibble over West/Robertson, but the rest, including Bryant, seem right to me.Since the book's release last fall, Bryant won another title with the Lakers, so his standing has only improved.Bryant refused to rank himself when given the opportunity by Spears, and this was a wise move, because current players will always be at a sentimental disadvantage when compared to retired players.Magic Johnson brings back memories, Oscar Robertson evokes tales, and Kobe Bryant still makes plays.That process of continually adding to his resume works against him whenever we try to assess his standing against stationary targets.Given that he is battling legends, the standard for Bryant to overtake guys like Robertson and West will be exceedingly high and probably not attainable until he retires, and his statistics and ring total go final.Jordan and Johnson may wind up completely unassailable, regardless of how Bryant's career plays out, such is the magnitude of their cultural power.Whether Bryant ever cracks that top two isn't today's discussion.Today, it's more important to realize that it's far more difficult to exclude Bryant from the top five guards of all time than it is to include him.Who would you rather have? Bob Cousy? Isiah Thomas? John Stockton? Rick Barry?
Cousymakes the strongest sentimental case, but he doesn't pass the smell test.You don't think Kobe Bryant in his prime would wipe the parquet with Cousy in his prime if given the chance? On both ends Bryant's athleticism and length would be overpowering.As for the rest, they didn't win as often or in as dominating a fashingon as Bryant has.Jordan's comment shows an appreciation for the game's other great guards and, perhaps, a self-protective impulse.Surely it's easier for Jordan to remain king eternally if his strongest current challenger is given more ground to make up.It was a savvy play by Jordan and Bryant's response showed equal thoughtfulness.Bryant knows historical rankings can't be campaigned for, they are given out collectively once they've been deemed “earned”.He also knows he's well on his way.Category: NBA
Tags: Bob Cousy, Isiah Thomas, Jerry West, John Stockton, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Oscar Robertson
4.History Tells Carmelo Anthony: Get Out Now
Carmelo Anthony is said to be ready to wait until next year to sign a new contract.Should he feel more urgency given his situation in Denver?
Posted by Ben Golliver.This afternoon, Ken Berger noted that one major, practical implication of the ongoing CBA negotiations is that Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony might not feel the need to sign an extension prior to the implementation of a new CBA because the league could retroactively reduce the value of that extension, as the National Hockey League recently did.An NHL-style rollback would result in Anthony's extension(if he signed it)and every other existing deal in the league being reduced to fit the new model.Maybe that is why a person familiar with Anthony's strategy told me that Melo is fully prepared to spend the entire season in Denver without signing an extension and then take his chances under the new deal.“Carmelo is not afraid to go into next year and test the CBA,” the person said.Kudos to Carmelo(and/or his people)for this confidence and patience.For now, by not yet agreeing to an extension, Anthony holds all the cards when it comes to influencing his future destination.He can wait for the right team to make the right offer, and for the Nuggets to agree to that team's terms, and then pull the trigger, or he can continue to wait and enjoy all the riches free agency has to offer.But while Anthony may be prepared to stick with things in Denver, history tells us that the next year of his life could be nasty, brutish and interminable.Let's take a look at three recent, high-profile examples.LeBron James
LeBron James was bombarded with questions last fall regarding his future with the Cleveland Cavaliers and he did a commendable job of sidestepping the issue until the season ended.As Danny Ferry and Cavs management desperately did what they could to put a winning team around him, including a trade deadline deal for Antawn Jamison, it became clear very quickly during the playoffs that the Cavaliers were not going to be the championship team they had hoped to be.James's season ended in bitter disappointment and defeat, frustrated with a supporting cast that couldn't keep up with the Boston Celtics and fed up with shouldering the burden by himself.Given Denver's aging roster and injured frontline, it's easy to imagine a similar situation playing out if Anthony decides to stick around.It's a certainty that the Los Angeles Lakers--deeper, more athletic, longer, more talented, more tested--would pick the Nuggets apart in the playoffs.The only question would be whether it would take four games or five games.Anthony, a collegiate champion, should understand that reality better than anyone, just like James did last spring, when he quit on his Cavs teammates because he knew not even a superhuman performance from him would overcome the Celtics collective.Indeed, James's Cavaliers supporting cast last season was arguably better than Anthony's this year.The question Anthony should be asking himself is, “If LeBron couldn't do it, how will I?”
Amar'e Stoudemire
The best case scenario for Carmelo Anthony if he does stay in Denver is the path traveled by Amar'e Stoudemire last year in Phoenix.Despite trade rumors whirling throughout the year, Stoudemire came on strong down the stretch, helping Steve Nash and an inspired Jason Richardson push the Suns all the way to the Western Conference Finals.It was surely the highlight of Stoudemire's career and it paid off in a big way: a max deal from a big city, marquee franchise in the New York Knicks.Are the Nuggets capable of such a push? Probably not, but no one foresaw the Suns streak last season either.If there's a key difference between the two teams it's that there are no major systemic changes for the Nuggets entering this season.Other than the addition of Al Harrington, it's a similar cast of characters, one year older, and with the same coaching
staff and philosophy.The Suns surprised people in large part due to the quick success that came from a shift in coaching style and offensive philosophy brought on by coach Alvin Gentry.Also, the Suns possessed unbelievable chemistry on the second unit, something Denver doesn't possess on paper.While it's not impossible for the Nuggets to ride Anthony and his veteran teammates deep into the playoffs, it's also not likely.If you're Anthony, are you really willing to bet on that risk?
Chris Bosh
The worst case scenario for Anthony is what Toronto Raptors forward Chris Bosh endured last year.Forced to carry a mediocre supporting cast, Bosh simply couldn't do it, and the Raptors failed to quality for the playoffs as critics questioned his toughness and commitment to winning.Disagreements and bickering between teammates were clearly visible on the court last season, and Bosh was unwilling, unable or too frustrated to rally the troops.During late-season road trips it was difficult to imagine a less enthusiastic prime time player, as Bosh went through the motions and the losses piled up.Could this history repeat itself in Denver? No question about it.If the Nuggets start slow, or Kenyon Martin misses significant time, or Chauncey Billups is out for a stretch, or Anthony doesn't get his required touches one night, what happens? If his heart and mind are already somewhere else, what's in Denver motivating him to pull the team together?
This nightmare isn't difficult to imagine.In fact, I would say it's the most likely of the three situations discussed, given Denver's questionable depth, the fact they are playing in a loaded Northwest Division and the tumultuous offseason the organization just endured.Keeping these examples in mind, shouldn't Anthony and his people go easy on the “wait it out” approach? If it's just posturing, fine.But if they're serious? They need look no further than to last season to realize it's not the best idea.For Stoudemire, James and Bosh it all worked out fine in the end: they found lucrative new homes thanks to the wonders of free agency.But it wasn't an easy path to riches, and Anthony would do well to remember those struggles as he ponders his own future.5.MJ and LeBron have the top basketball card
Posted by Royce Young
Does anyone still collect basketball cards? I know I stopped years ago, but that wasn't before I acquired six or seven of the exact same Tom Chambers card, yet only had one Michael Jordan card.Maybe that's why I stopped.Or I turned 15, but who knows.But if you do collect, boy do I have something for you.That is, if you have $50,000 or so burning a whole in your pocket.There's a 2008-09 Upper Deck black dual autograph and game-used jersey card of Michael Jordan and LeBron James out there.I use the word “a” because there's just one.Meaning it's a one-of-one.Meaning, it's rare.Meaning, it's expensive.6.Posted by Royce Young
The new Miami Heat tend to get ahead of themselves a bit.When they introduced the new members of the team, they threw a championship sized party.And immediately, the team didn't start talking about winning a championship.They started talking about winning championships, plural.And it appears that kind of braggadocious mentality has sort of rubbed off on their fanbase.Example the first, via Ira Winderman: They are chanting “Beat L-A!” at open scrimmages.Um, too soon?
No doubt there's already been a little sniping back and forth between the two evident top dogs in the league.Kobe Bryant briefly talked about the Heat, mentioning is first thought besides “How the expletive did that happen?” was, “I've got to get my knee healthy.” Ron Artest left LeBron off his top two players list.Artest also talked about how losing weight will help him defend Kevin Durant, but he worries about defending LeBron in a seven-game series.So both teams are kind of getting ahead of themselves a bit.But “Beat LA?” at an open scrimmage in October? Yeah, that's sort of skipping the forward, the introduction, the plot and the climax of a book and reading the last chapter.Granted, this is one open practice.And fans like to have fun and chant things.I don't blame them.But what if this persists into the regular season? What if when the Heat are blowing out the Raptors in December, Heat fans start up with it? Couldn't that give some extra fodder to teams like the Magic, Celtics and Bulls, all teams that feel they're a hurdle for the Heat to jump?
Thinking NBA Finals in October isn't a big deal.It's every team's goal.Right down to the Clippers, the Nets and the Wizards.Everyone wants to
hoist the trophy.But talking about it, chanting about it and being downright brash about it in October, before your team has even played a game? If the Heat and their fans want to be the NBA's villains, they're off to a nice start.Category: NBA
Tags: Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Heat Stroke, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Ron Artest
7.Rose: “Why can't I be MVP of the league?”
Posted by Royce Young
When the GMs voted in their annual survey, most were a little shocked that one player wasn't on top.LeBron James, the two-time reigning MVP, only got a fraction of the vote.Kevin Durant led the way with Kobe Bryant, James and then Dwight Howard trailing behind.But one player that feels a little slighted to not be mentioned is Derrick Rose.As he told Tim Povtak of FanHouse, “Why can't I be MVP of the league?”
It's a good question, really.Why can't Rose win the award? His Bulls are lined up to have a successful season, he's entering his third year and has been extremely good in his first two years and by all accounts, he's better than before.He's going to be the Bulls focus and he'll have plenty
of attention of on him all year.It kind of adds up.But at the same time, Rose hasn't even begun to touch what he's capable of.Watching him in the open floor is almost a revelation.He's not just fast, he's smooth fast.No player moves the way he does.It just looks good.Rose is flashy, but he has substance.When he's got the jumper going and he's creating aggressively, look out.Problem is, it doesn't always happen.But that's something that shouldn't surprise anyone from a guy that's played two seasons and is 21 years old.(Quick timeout: How beautiful is that little jump-stop runner Rose has developed? I'm talking about the one where he dribbles down the floor acting like he's looking for someone to pass to, heads to the right side of the lane, plants quickly and in a blink, shotputs the ball at the rim.It's gorgeous.And pretty much unstoppable.)
Rose's biggest challenge is translating his quiet demeanor into strong vocal leadership on the court.But that comes with comfort.He's gaining in confidence.For example, this MVP comment.I don't think Rose would have said something like this two years ago.Not because he didn't believe it, but because he wasn't as sure of himself.He wasn't exactly sure how to express himself.And now he's getting there.Which is all part of the process.In his first two years though, Rose was teamed with somewhat of a lackluster roster.He had Ben Gordon on his wing his rookie year and he's had Joakim Noah inside.He's had the often injured Luol Deng on the wing, but really at no point did Rose have a go-to scorer to rely on.He's kind of been forced to be the go-to scorer but always creative and distribute.Now, with Carlos Boozer on the interior and a couple weapons to kick to on the outside, Rose might be capable of scratching his statistical ceiling.Could a 20-10 season be in the cards for Rose? Probably not, but with some of the defensive focus pulled off him, he could potentially score in the upper 20s while also handing out six, seven or eight assists a game.For instance, look at the damage Rose did last April against the Cavaliers in the playoffs: 26.4 ppg, 7.2 apg, 3.2 rpg, plus excellent percentages.That type of year is certainly something Rose has in him.Maybe not now, but eventually for sure.And if the Bulls are in contention, is that enough to at least put Rose in the MVP discussion? I'd think so.Hard to ignore numbers like that.7.Ron Artest gives us his two best players
Posted by Royce Young
Don't ask Ron Artest to count to five.Or even three.Because he can't.Well, at least he can't when he's naming the best players in the NBA and he may or may not be trying to slight LeBron James on purpose.Since Artest is known as one of the league's most talented bulldog defenders, he's a good source to go to in terms of finding out who the best players in the game are.Whoever he has the most trouble defending, that means they're probably pretty good.So Dave McMenamin of ESPN Los Angeles asked Artest what he thought the biggest offseason signing was and Artest didn't go where you thought he would.He picked Kevin Durant signing an extension with Oklahoma City, as opposed to the taker of talents to South Beach.As to why? “He's the second best player in the NBA,” Artest said.Well do elaborate, Ron.“Kobe's got five rings, six game winners [last season], 23-straight points in [Game 5 of the Finals] off mostly jump shots,” Artest said.“[He's] the biggest shot maker, big shot maker.So, that said, Durant's the second best player in the NBA.”
What you did there, I see it.Durant's two, because Kobe's one.Of course
that begged the question: Where's LeBron?
“I only count to two,” Artest said.“I've been out of school 15 years, so I only count to two.”
Only Artest.Somehow, despite some pretty horrible moments for him over the years, his transformation from bad guy into an endearing player is almost complete.But the story here is the subtle smack talk Artest just gave LeBron and the Heat.The two teams will meet Christmas Day and Artest will be guarding LeBron.I'm sure LeBron took mental notes on Artest's statement so you can be sure James will play like he has something to prove.And that might be Artest's point.He's trying to get into LeBron's head early and talk him into playing one-on-one instead of playing his game.It's a very Phil Jackson-ish move.I guess Artest has been reading Jackson's books after all.He can't count, but I guess he can still read.8.The tree of complaint, KG, and you
For the love of Stern, can we relax about the new tech rules? Posted by Matt Moore
In the beginning, there was complaining.It's pretty natural, really.You're body-to-body, struggling, fighting,adrenaline rushing, and the whistle blows.You can't possibly think you did anything that could be considered a foul(especially not after how you were just elbowed at the other end of the floor!)and so you complain.It probably wasn't all that bad in the beginning, a hundred years ago.It is now.Then, there was the complaining about the complaining.And lost in this newest wave of outrage is the fact that there genuinely was a great deal of complaining about the complaining.Casual NBA fans? They loathe what they see when there's a whistle.Grown men, professionals, whooping and hollering, badgering officials, acting like they've just been stubbed on the toe by a whistle.Most of the time for a foul that was pretty easy to call.It reflects poorly on the game and every time it happens, a friend will point and say “that's why I don't follow the NBA.” As if that were to somehow overtake the athleticism, the tactics, the chemistry, the powerful emotion of the game.But it does.It reflects poorly on the game.So the NBA decided to do something about it, finally.And now, finally, we've reached the zenith of this ridiculous story.There's now complaining about the rules designed to help with all the complaints about the complaining.Welcome to the Catch-22, David Stern.Have fun trying to make people happy who cannot be made so.Last night in a meaningless exhibition game, Jermaine O'Neal was whistled for a bad technical foul.At least, that's what it seemed like to the camera's eye, which is what everyone uses(we'll get into how that's a flawed start in a minute).It certainly didn't seem like O'Neal was worthy of a technical foul.It was a bad call, the same kind of bad call that's been made since the invention of the modern game and will be made for as long as officials are human.As Ken Berger of CBSSports.com reported last night , it's probably an issue with both sides trying to find where the line exists.Kevin Garnett? That was not a bad call.I understand that the paying fans at Madison Square Garden didn't come to see Garnett ejected.I get that we want players like KG to be able to play with emotion, with their passionate hearts on their sleeves.You're absolutely right that emotion is a pivotal part of the game's heart.What Garnett was doing? What he usually does? It's not.It's intimidation
at worst, and overreaction in the least, and he needed to be tossed under the new rules.Arguing the call by trying to show the foul, that's debatable.If he was calm, cool, and collected, then the first technical would have been completely wrong.Let me ask you this:
When was the last time you saw or heard of Kevin Garnett being calm, cool, and collected on a basketball court?
We have no idea what he said to the officials, and that's the biggest problems here.He could have said “Good sir!I heartily object, and though I respect your opinion, I was wondering if we might discuss the issue for a brief moment!” We don't know.We're reacting based on microphone muted interpretations of what we see on screen, without a clue of what was actually said by these players.I'd imagine if the officials were able to come out and say what the players said to them, we might feel differently.We'd also probably feel differently about the players, and that's not something the NBA wants at all.For all the talk today about how the league is victimizing the poor players, they could just mike up everything, let the profanity be released in a transcript, and then see how those endorsement dollars come rolling in.But, no.We side with the athlete because it's his work we appreciate.His work, being the key phrase there.These are professionals.They always want to talk about that.How they are professionals and deserve to be paid as such.That they'll switch teams because they're professionals or hold out because they are professionals or don't care about the fans because they're professionals.But they can't control themselves on the floor? We're talking most often about guys who are 25 years of age or older.Grown men, who can't control their own reactions to something they know won't change no matter what they say or do? Do you think Kendrick Perkins screaming “What?!” or Tim Duncan's eyes bulging or Kobe Bryant making faces will actually convince a referee to say “Oh, you know what? When you put it that way, you're right.You didn't foul him.I'm sorry.Let me change this call.”? No.The calls won't change.It's just complaining for complaining's sake, or it's an attempt to influence the outcome by pressuring officials.And that's a serious problem.You don't want to go down that road, and it's one that gets tread upon a lot in an NBA season.It's not an epidemic, but it's enough to want to force the players to pump the breaks.It's the same as Phil Jackson flexing his muscle in press conferences.Last night, after the first technical, Kevin Garnett had to be restrained by another teammate from coming at the official.He wasn't going to hurt him.He wasn't going to do anything but scream and yell.That's pretty obvious.But let me ask you something.If
a man of KG's height, width, and intensity is charging at you screaming like a lunatic, are you going to get a little rattled? Because I would wet myself and call games however it is the big scary man wants me to.And that's not how you want NBA games called.The final piece of this ridiculous counter-reaction to a call for responsible, mature behavior is the “robot” argument.“I want my players to play with emotion, not be robots!” As if this behavior has anything to do with the emotion of the game.The new rules don't prohibit a fist pump after a big shot down the stretch.From a defeated collapse or hitting the floor after a player knocks down a tough shot over you.It doesn't prevent the hip bumps, chest bumps, high-fives, fist-pounds, jersey-popping, or any of the other things that produce imagery we've come to love about this game.There isn't an ounce of in-game emotion that's being sapped by this rule set.It's just a measure to force grown men to act as such.If you're capable of shrugging through that mid-March game with the zeal and intensity of a manic-depressive tree slug, you're capable of keeping perspective enough to know that the call was made on you, and whether you like it or not, it is.And it will happen again within the hour, no doubt.If you're mature enough to be paid millions of dollars for your role on a team vying for a championship, you should be mature enough to not badger and scream when something doesn't go your way.Complaining in the NBA isn't an epidemic.It was simply something that reflected poorly on the game and needed to be corrected.The league took an initiative as such.People say that the market research the NBA is claiming is somehow fabricated, because no one's actually complaining about the complaining.Right.Just like no one wants to hear about LeBron James, as traffic on Heat posts grow to phenomenal numbers.The NBA does things badly sometimes, like any sports league.And officials will often get calls wrong, like the call on Jermaine O'Neal last night.But in this instance, asking the players to temper their reactions isn't just reasonable, it's the right thing to do, and the game will be better for it, for casual and hardcore fans alike.You can consider this the complaining about the complaining in response to the rule brought about because of complaining in order to limit complaining.9.Shootaround 10.15.10: Good and bad places
Dwight Howard thinks the new rule has its place, Monta Ellis' wife is keeping him in the right place, Andre Blatche needs a new place, and Al Jefferson is getting into a good place, all in today's Shootaround.Posted by Matt Moore So while the Union's suing and the Celtics are freaking out, Dwight Howard has come out and said that in regards to the new tech rules, “They want us to cut down on talking to the refs, as hard as that may be.We've adjusted to everything else that's put out there.So we'll adjust.” That's right.The guy that watches cartoons, does funny voices, and is pretty much known as a big kid, he's the one who's being grown up about this.The world's gone mad.Dwight Howard is in a place where he can have perspective and Kevin Garnett is not.What is happening?
Marvel Comics is teaming up with ESPN and the NBA for a series of promotional spots.Does it bother anyone else how much the league is marketing towards the storyline of LeBron leaving Cleveland? Don't get me wrong, I've been softer on James than others because if you asked me if I wanted to go work somewhere nicer with two of my friends with a greater chance of success, I'd probably do it too.But rubbing Cleveland's nose in it constantly for marketing purposes and playing into their spurned response seems exploitive.Monta Ellis is in a much better place emotionally and mentally.Why? Dude got married and his wife, a lady cop, has him in line.I can understand where Ellis is coming from, as I'm sure a lot of men can.You have your wilder 20's, jacking up shots and riding mopeds, and then you get married and that stuff gets thrown out.This would be better if she were a segway cop or something.Still, it's good to see Ellis in a better place.Mike Wells of the Indy Star reports that both Dahntay Jones and Solomon Jones are on the block as the Pacers try and move for a big man.TruthAboutIt.Net's Kyle Weidie is more concerned with Andre Blatche at the moment than Gilbert Arenas.Blatche boosted his stock immensely last year with some solid play on the blown-up Wizards.But he thinks of himself as a primary scoring threat, not as a complimentary piece, and has big chemistry issues.If they can get him on the market and get a good player to put next to Wall for him, they should move, and quickly.Alvin Gentry is telling his team that if they want to be succesful this year, they're going to have to be a “GREAT” defensive team.This for a team that had a worse defensive rating than any of Mike D'Antoni's years.Even if you think Amar'e was the problem(and he wasn't), good luck with that, coach.Sasha Vujacic suffered a concussion in practice and is out indefinitely.Perhaps he was confused on what being “unconscious” from the arc meant.In case you missed it last night , you need to see John Wall destroying the Bucks in 40 secons.For real.Mike D'Antoni called Anthony Randolph a “stat magnet.” If only that magnet wasn't similarly charged to that of a “high basketball IQ magnet” because Randolph seems to repel that idea.Many, Knicks fans especailly, hope this is the season that changes.He can be an absolute game-changer when his head's in the right place.And finally, just a small basketball note.If you caught last night's Jazz game you saw this, but if you didn't, Al Jefferson looked really good.Even with an out-of-shape Deron Williams working with him, Jefferson was hitting from all over the floor and attacking the glass on both sides of the ball.Defensively he's still figuring the system out, but things are looking tremendously good for Utah's new acquisition.