The Revelation of Rhythm is an enlightening reading for training rhythm. What kind of story does it have with the small conch class in Qingdao Middle School? This should start from our second grade. Ten months ago, I came to Little Conch Class and was responsible for integrating the Chinese part of the course. In the process of asking teachers to read aloud, my senior Yan Cheng and Yi Ding of Rainbow Fish Class repeatedly recommended the Enlightenment of Melody. I finished it quickly and liked it very much, so I decided to try it as one of the main contents of morning exercises in conch class. Teacher Qu also expressed strong support and encouragement. The story of conch class and the enlightenment of melody began.
The author of The Revelation of Melody is Che, a native of Shaoyang, Hunan. Since he was a child, he has been brilliant, diligent in reading and successful in scientific research. In the second year of Kangxi (1663), he was promoted, and in the third year of Kangxi (1664), he was a scholar. Choose Jishi Shu, and change the library into the household department. According to "Baoqing Fuzhi", "the nature is straight, the sound shocks the world, the nature is pure, the knowledge is wide, and the calligraphy is good. The ink in the Ming Dynasty is the most abundant. " It can be seen that Che was a famous scholar in the early Qing Dynasty, and The Enlightenment of Melody was his masterpiece.
The Revelation of Melody is compiled according to rhyme, with a wide range of contents, involving astronomy, geography, flowers and trees, birds and animals, figures, utensils and so on. Throughout ancient and modern times, across the eight major famines, it can be described as all-encompassing. From single word pairs to double word pairs, three word pairs, five word pairs, seven word pairs and even eleven word pairs, the sound and rhyme are harmonious and catchy, which is very suitable for children to read. Not only that, you can also get basic training in pronunciation, vocabulary and rhetoric, as well as the study of historical allusions and the edification of literary literacy.
Personally, I think that the enlightenment of rhythm is not only a poem and a word, but also a parallel prose, in which five words and seven words are quatrains, three words and five words are irregular long and short sentences, and the typical "four or six" sentence pattern of parallel prose. The enlightenment of learning melody can lay a solid foundation for learning poetry and ancient prose. As far as the main point of view is concerned, it is helpful to inherit traditional culture and carry forward the essence of the nation.
When I first started teaching, I was very worried, because there were many uncommon words and some common words in The Enlightenment of Tone. Will this be hard for second graders to accept? But the reality is that children are not only not afraid to retreat, but also interested. For example, one thing that Chenxi is proud of is that he once stumped an old teacher with deep qualifications with the word "bells ringing". It can be seen that the child has gained a full sense of accomplishment in the new word "conquest", but I also reminded him in time to be modest and not too proud in treating teachers in the future. Since new words are not a problem, it clears a big obstacle for reading. From the beginning, I took my children to read word for word, and then they could try to read it together. With the change of rhythm and tone, they felt better and better. As long as you feel it with your heart, your tone and mood will be natural. Our collective reading method is to set aside a few minutes every three or four days as part of morning reading. There is no mandatory requirement for memorization. It is difficult to enlighten a melody, and it will become more and more complicated over time. Secondly, I hope that children can really read it into their hearts, imagine that kind of beautiful picture, experience that kind of beautiful feeling, and regard reading as a pleasure, not a burden. The three best reciting effects should be to learn attentively from reading, not to memorize words in a dry way.
Reading aloud is the basic ability of junior three children, but I think it is not enough. Because the Enlightenment of Melody has a wide range of contents, it would be a pity to abandon it. We need to know both why and why. So, I slowly tried to share the literary knowledge involved in temperament enlightenment with children in an interesting and rigorous way.
The most obvious way to write Revelation of Temperament is antithesis, and relational words are either synonymous or antonyms. If not, it must belong to the same category. In this way, we often analyze some synonyms and antonyms, so we can speculate according to the law, such as "from poor to rich" and "giving poetry and wine" to speculate that "communication is blocked" Moreover, the parts of speech of the words before and after are always the same, whether they are synonyms, antonyms or just the same kind. According to the law, we often analyze whether some difficult words are nouns, verbs or adjectives. For example, we can infer "teaching honey" from "holding mud" and "breaking hands" from "dressing".
Because the enlightenment of temperament is classical Chinese, there are many changes in ancient and modern glyphs and meanings, such as "qi", "guest" and "shares". There are also a series of figures of speech, such as the use of metaphor and personification, such as "a crescent moon appears under the forehead", "the sunset glow is beautiful", "the frost chrysanthemum is thin and the rain plum is fat" and "Yingying speaks in front of the window". These are purely academic things, but children can take the initiative to find them every time and regard these findings as challenges. In this way, everyone can be said to be exposed to these basic grammar knowledge.
Of course, what interests children most is not these, but all kinds of allusions in the book. Che Wan Yu was a great scholar in Qing Dynasty, and all kinds of allusions were readily available. For example, "Xiang Yan is poor, Ruan Tu is poor". Through these six words, we know the story of Yan Hui and Ruan Ji. Children like it very much, so "Yan Hui" and "Ruan Ji" are no longer simple words, but affectionate and righteous flesh and blood. Ruan Ji, in particular, is deeply loved by everyone. As a result, the images of those who often drive around the end of the road and get off and cry, and those who stare at vulgar and despicable people and get drunk for two months to avoid the Holy Spirit often appear on the children's lips. Another example is "breaking a crab mastiff, wearing a crane, and a maharaja". Children also like Bi Zhuo, who loves to drink and eat crabs, and Wang Gong, a "cold male god" with fairy temperament. In addition, there are some magical allusions, such as "chicken in Song Dynasty" and "dog with yellow ears" ... So, seemingly boring and blunt words in classical Chinese present interesting and playful literary meanings.
Through the enlightenment of melody, many ideas can be spread. For example, is the "bronze" in the sentence "My temples are covered with frost, and I am ashamed to look at bronze" a bronze sword or a bronze mirror? The children's ideas are great. Some people think that this is a bronze mirror, because this person is shy when he sees that his temple is gray. Some people think it is a bronze sword, because this man is too old to look in the mirror. He is ashamed because his ambition has not been paid. No matter right or wrong, it is independent thinking and the spark of thought! Another example is the "green" in "The eyebrows are all green". Is it green? God, the ancients wouldn't have dyed their green eyebrows so "abnormal"! Of course not. The word "green" also had a black meaning in ancient times. Moreover, according to the meaning that the word "green" is white, it can also be deduced that "green" and "green" are antonyms for verification. Therefore, "eyebrow blue" originally refers to black eyebrows, which is in line with the normal state ... So the teaching of "melody enlightenment" is far more than reading, but more and more.
In the preface, Jiang called it "preparing for the university, using harmonious temperament to make the contemporary prosperity, so don't rest!" The evaluation is very high. However, "a letter is better than no book". For such a classic handed down from generation to generation, we should also keep our own independent thinking and judgment. For example, the sentence "Divide the treasure and give it to uncle Lin Xiangru" is wrong, and I will tell the children where it is wrong. Yingru soon revealed the answer, because "Qi" of "Uncle Qibao" is a word, indicating the country, and "Uncle Bao" is two words, indicating people. And "Lin Xiangru" is followed by three words, indicating people. In this case, the parts of speech are inconsistent. Another example is the word "Wei" in "Zhang Jun once wrote poems for Sophora japonica, but not for Haitang". Should it be flat or flat? If you pronounce Pingsheng, "Wei" is a verb, which means to write with "Zuo", and "Huai Shu Fu" should be given a title. If you read the tune, then "Wei" is a preposition, which means giving the meaning to the locust tree, and the Li Ming version of "Enlightenment of Rhythm" annotated by Zhonghua Book Company is reading the tune. Literally, both pronunciations are acceptable. But as far as part of speech is concerned, I think it is more appropriate to pronounce the word "Wei" flat, so I encourage children to pronounce the word "Wei" flat on the premise of understanding two different pronunciations.
In principle, the attitude towards traditional culture should be "take its essence and discard its dross". Although the so-called essence and dross may be unclear, we should be wary of some feudal thoughts and behaviors, especially when explaining them to children. For example, isn't it crazy to divorce a little thing like "visiting a neighbor's jujube at a woman's house and becoming a wife planting sunflowers in the backyard" However, Che Wan Yu, as a believer in feudal ethics, not only won't be dissatisfied with this kind of divorce, but may even agree with it. How can I explain this to the children? I can't say clearly at this stage, so I can only flick it. However, we still have to remind children that this practice is not uncommon in ancient times, although we can't understand it, can't agree with it, and even feel incredible. Another example is "reading is like stinging stocks". Su Qin's hard work has always been talked about and regarded as a much-told story, but what we are advocating now is to let children grow up freely and study happily, so this sentence is out of date. Of course, I will also remind children to understand this during the explanation. The situation in ancient times was very different from ours now, so don't think this kind of thing is strange, but of course, don't follow suit. Fortunately, this kind of unhealthy preaching is rare in the enlightenment of temperament, and it is more of a strong literary atmosphere.
The teaching of "melody enlightenment" has gradually become a characteristic course of conch class, which can guarantee about two class hours and reading volume every week. Input of all kinds of knowledge, allusions, guesses, etc. It's big enough. So, what about the children's "output"? On the whole, it is gratifying that almost all children like and look forward to the "rhythm enlightenment" class. Some children who are used to getting up early, such as Yang Lin and Zhecheng, often regard blurted sentences as one of the "projects" of morning exercises. What is more gratifying is that children are more and more familiar with poetry and ancient prose. They are willing to read and like reading. Once they have learned something and integrated what they have learned, they will go to heaven. Xuan Jing will use the sentence of "Revelation of Melody" to describe the scenery she saw when she played, and even take the excerpt of "Revelation of Melody" as her own recitation program to participate in the competition. Strong ancient rhyme, unique and unique. The most gratifying thing is that some children's knowledge of ancient prose has risen rapidly, such as Michelle Ye, who can not only write decent seven-character quatrains, but also write small ancient prose with profound brushwork. It's really amazing!
Near the end of the semester, Mr. Qu and I decided to show our special courses to everyone, in order to provide a stage for children to express themselves and better realize our final theme of "diverse expression". So, we started from "Xiang Yan is poor, Ruan Tu is poor", "The pool is full, and the wind blows outside the door", "I broke Bi Zhuo's crab mastiff and hung it on a crane", "Su Wu shepherds sheep, and the snow often eats the North Sea; In these sentences, Yan Hui and Ruan Ji, Qu Yuan and Fisherman, Wang Gong, Su Wu and Zhuang Zhou, He Huan, Zhang Jun and Du Fu were chosen as the main contents of the performance. Then began to collect lines, and many small conchs wrote their own understanding, ideas and imagination with great care. Michelle Ye, in particular, is not only profound, but also interesting. On this basis, Mr. Qu and I arranged, supplemented and polished together, and finished the work of screenwriter and director step by step. In order to diversify as much as possible, we have agreed on three ways: reading, singing and sitcom, which blend and complement each other. In less than a week's rehearsal time, all the children are very powerful. It is very interesting to seriously understand and experience the personality characteristics and emotional changes of the roles they play, gradually enter the roles, and even sit directly with the roles in the play.
Everything is ready. We will perform on July 5th, and invite all parents of Conch Class to watch. Our parents are also very good, and they actively prepare various props from the beginning of rehearsal. Especially the long beard that Yan Rou's mother prepared for Yan Rou is lifelike. On the day of the performance, most parents took time off specially and came happily, which made people deeply moved and grateful. Of course, the children's performances are also very wonderful. Yan Hui is like a gentleman; Michelle Ye's Ruan Ji is full of madness. Chen Jing's Qu Yuan is full of affection and indignation. Xinyu's Fisherman is full of sadness and helplessness. Gentle Bi Zhuo is like a heroic and unruly foodie; Xuan Jing's Wang Gong is like a fairy with elegant temperament. Su Wu of Zi Qi was filled with indignation and cared for the motherland; And then become Zhuangzhou Kan Kan, Kan Kan and talk, poised. Prince Jia Min is high-spirited and distinguished; Yang Lin's "Huan Zi Wild Flute" is beautiful. In the early morning, Zhang Jun was affectionate and eloquent; Du Fu of Yucheng showed his true feelings by respecting the old and loving his relatives. Finally, the performance ended successfully in the long melody of Classic Ode. Thank you very much for your active support, dedication and unremitting efforts! Special thanks to Ms. Chen, her mother, for her support of clothing and Ms. Zecheng's mother for her support of photography!
The Chinese nation has a history of civilization for thousands of years, and Chinese culture is profound and has a long history. Every Chinese descendant should shoulder the heavy responsibility of inheriting traditional culture. Although the enlightenment of melody is only the tip of the iceberg of China's traditional culture, it is like a door to heaven, slowly moving forward, slowly nourishing, and subtly influenced by spring breeze and drizzle, which is particularly important for children's enlightenment stage. I hope all the children in Conch class can integrate the "melody enlightenment" into their hearts bit by bit, constantly improve their literary accomplishment, cultural taste and moral cultivation, and contribute to the inheritance of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation.