Bai Juyi [Tang Dynasty]
The long grass is so lush that the withered grass will thicken the color of the grass every autumn and winter.
Wildfire can't burn it out, but the spring breeze can revive it.
Weeds and wild flowers are all over the ancient road, and the end of the grass in the sun is your journey.
I once again sent my bosom friend, and the thick grass represented my deep affection.
Today I'm going to talk about this poem by Bai Juyi, which is an exam-oriented exercise. Legend has it that Bai Juyi wrote it when he was sixteen. According to the provisions of the imperial examination, the word "Fu" must be added to all designated topics, which is similar to reciting things. Farewell to Grass in the Ancient Plain is to express farewell to friends through the description of weeds in the ancient plain. The first two sentences of this poem are taken from the second volume of the second grade of the unified textbook. After talking about the meaning of ancient poetry, I threw out a question: this poem seems to praise the tenacious vitality of grass. Even if it is burned by wildfire, it will grow again in the spring breeze and the spring rain of the following year. What can we learn from it?
Then I reviewed Liu Zongyuan's Jiang Xue and Wang Anshi's Plum Blossom for the children. At that time, we talked about that they all borrowed things to express their feelings. On the surface, Liu Zongyuan caught a fish, but what he caught was the loneliness that could not be solved inside. Wang Anshi seems to be proud of the ice and snow in Yongmei. He is not afraid of the cold. In fact, he wants to express his determination and courage to persist in political reform. Then I said that the ancients often wrote poems not only to praise what they wrote, but also to express their own feelings. Poets express their feelings by writing poems, so we can understand these two poems as follows: "Wildfire never goes out, spring breeze blows high". Wildfire is like a blow or setback suffered by each of us in life. As long as we have our own will, even if such a "wildfire" destroys us, we will.
At this point, Zhao Jinbao said a word "rebirth", and I praised it: "Yes, that's the word. Your handwriting is more elegant than Mr. Wang's, with a strong sense of language and writing. When we learn Chinese, we must have a strong sensitivity to writing. I think if Zhao Jinbao wants to be a writer in the future, he will definitely become a very good writer. " The children also gave him the warmest applause. At this time, the class has just finished, and we have to queue up for running exercises on the playground. When we were waiting in line, Gao Hanyu said to me: "After the teacher learned this poem, I thought of a sentence, a person can be destroyed, but he can never be knocked down." I said to him, "This sentence was said by Hemingway. Where did you see it? " He said he heard it from a friend, and he can remember this sentence. This must have touched him. I praised him. He can learn Chinese anywhere in his life, and he can have courses everywhere. Later told me that the grass in spring is a child, and the grass withered in winter is an old man. I said your idea is particularly creative. A person's growth goes through four stages: childhood, youth, middle age and old age, which just correspond to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. I commend his idea for rising to the philosophical level.
On the way to the playground, I saw Zhang He discussing. I asked them what they were discussing. Zhang said that rebirth can also use the word resurrection. I was extremely surprised, affirmed his ideas and praised his rich vocabulary. On the playground, some children continued to discuss. Yang Yixin said that the grass looks weak, but it is so powerful that it can even push stones. I said that she is really philosophical and encouraged her to express her ideas bravely in the future; Ivan said that grass is like ants. It looks small, but it is very powerful. It can move things many times heavier than itself. I didn't expect children to have such a deep understanding of grass, and suddenly felt that they underestimated them. These unique ideas fill their brains and will become powerful creative wisdom in the future. It seems that I really have to fear these fresh lives.
Postscript:
Today, in the last delayed class, the children were asked to do their homework. When I went down to patrol, I found that the children's handwriting was particularly neat today. I said to them, "Why do you write so neatly today? Is it influenced by Teacher Wang? "
"yes."
The answer is sparse, "It seems that it is not influenced by me."
"Yes!"
The sound echoed in the classroom. "You are good at catering to Mr. Wang. Whether or not I was influenced by Mr. Wang, I was still surprised. Since your handwriting is so neat, I also want to practice my handwriting. I remember my English teacher in junior high school. Although she teaches English, her Chinese characters are particularly beautiful. At that time, one of my classmates was influenced by the English teacher and practiced a good hand. At that time, our Chinese teacher praised her and said that her handwriting was the same as our English teacher's. As early as the first grade, I have been asking you to write well, but my own handwriting is not very good. How can I ask you to write well? Now I want to learn from you, practice my handwriting well and try to set a good example for you. Now I practice chalk on the blackboard, and you do your homework yourself. Let go of the problems you really can't solve, and we will solve them together in the future. "
I practice chalk writing on the blackboard, and they do their homework quietly. After practicing two lines, their homework was almost finished, and we solved their problems. Seeing that there were still six or seven minutes left in this class, I said, "Yesterday, we finished reading the poem Farewell to Fu Gucao, and the class was over soon. Several students failed to express their opinions. Several people shared their ideas with me while we were waiting in line for practice. I think it is necessary to tell you. " So I repeated the views and opinions of those children to them. When talking about what Kido said, Kido added: "A person's body can be defeated, but his spirit will never be defeated!" Chen Yichuan went on to say: "The body can die, but the soul will always exist!" Then they talked noisily, some said that their will would last forever, and some said that they must not be afraid when they encounter setbacks in life, but must overcome their fears and themselves. I was surprised: "You really surprised me. Looks like I really underestimated you. It turns out that your thoughts are so profound. You are a born poet. I want to learn from you! "
After class, several children surrounded me and said nothing. Lian Ziqi said that the grass has experienced four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. It will wither and die in winter, continue to breed, and then continue to circulate. I am surprised that he can say the word "reproduction". I asked him how he came up with it. He said I came up with it after praising him just now. I told him that because he thinks, he will have new experiences because of thinking, so he should always be in a state of thinking. He looked at me and nodded again and again. I didn't expect second-grade children to think so deeply. Of course, these children with better thinking are of higher quality and cannot represent all students. But I think the thinking between peers can be driven and transferred. If there are a few open-minded children in the class, they will create a good atmosphere and eventually drive the thinking ability of the class. I will always remind myself that I must pay attention to tapping students' creativity and imagination in the future.