《英美文學(xué)選讀》第七章 Representative Writers and Their Works 4-6單元教案

Chapter7RepresentativeWritersandTheirWorks

Unit4WaltWhitman

Teachingaims

1)TogetthestudentstoknowsomethingaboutWaltWhitman

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingthegeneralideaofthetwopoems

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofunderstandingthemainideaofthetwopoems

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)Tounderstandthegeneralideaofthetwopoems

2)Togettoknowthemainideaofthetwopoems

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussionandanalysis

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

(showthepictureofWaltWhitmanandhaveabrainstormaboutthefollowingquestions.)

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutWaltWhitman?

2.Whatarehismajorworks?

Step2Presentation

1.Abouttheauthor

(WatchthevideoaboutWaltWhitmanandgraspthemajorpoints.Theteachermakesacomplementaccordingtothecourseware.)

WaltWhitmanisafamousAmericanpoet,humanist.

WhitmanwasborninLongIsland,NewYork,onlytooksixyearstolearn,andthenbegantodoprintingapprentice.Heisbasicallyself-taughtandheparticularlylikestoreadHomer,DanteandShakespeare’sworks.

Heeulogizeddemocracyandfreedom,advocatedhumanequality,praisednatureandcreativelabor,andcondemnedslavery,thusbeingrecognizedasthefirst"democraticpoet"intheUnitedStates.Heinnovatedtheformofpoetry,andcreatedtheFreeVerse,whichcreatedabrand-newAmericanpoeticstyle.

2.AboutLeavesofGrass

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutLeavesofGrass.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasabouttheworkbeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

LeavesofGrassishismasterpiece.Thefirsteditionwaspublishedin1855.Finally,outofthe9thedition,thenumberofpoemshasalsogrownfromtheoriginal12to383.

WhitmanentitledhisbookLeavesofGrass.Hesaidthatwherethereisearth,wherethereiswater,thereisgrass.PoemsinpoetrycollectionarelikegrassgrowingalloverthelandofAmerica,fullofvigorandexudingattractivefragrance.

3.Comprehensiveunderstandingofthetwopoems

(Studentsreadthetwopoemsandtrytounderstandthemindetail.Ifnecessary,theteachergivessomeguidanceaccordingtothecourseware.)

4.Themainideaofthetwopoems

(Studentsexpresstheiropinionsbeforetheteachermakesacomplement.)

LeavesofGrasspraisesthemagnificence,magicandgreatnessofnature.Grass,themostcommonthingwiththegreatestvitality,isanimageofthepoethimself,asymbolofthethenrisingAmericannationandanembodimentofhisidealsaboutdemocracyandfreedom.

Step3Discussion

(Itisagoodchanceforstudentstoexpresstheiropinions.)

Whatemotionsdothesetwopoemsexpress?

Step4Summary

(Basedonagoodunderstandingofthetwopoems,itisnotdifficultforstudentstomakeasummary.)

Summarizethemainideaofthetwopoems.

Step5.Homework

SearchformoreworksbyWaltWhitmantoreadandappreciate.

Step6Feedback

Unit5EdgarAllanPoe

Teachingaims

1)TogetthestudentstoknowsomethingaboutEdgarAllanPoe

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingTheRaven

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofunderstandingthemainideaofRaven

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)TounderstandTheRaven

2)TogettoknowthemainideaofTheRaven

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussionandanalysis

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

(showthepictureofRalphEdgarAllanPoeandhaveabrainstormaboutthefollowingquestions)

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutEdgarAllanPoe?

2.Whatarehismajorworks?

Step2Presentation

1.Abouttheauthor

(WatchthevideoaboutEdgarAllanPoeandgraspthemajorpoints.Theteachermakesacomplement.)

EdgarAllanPoeisanAmericanwriter,poet,editorandliterarycritic,consideredpartoftheAmericanRomanticMovement.Bestknownforhistalesofmysteryandthemacabre,PoewasoneoftheearliestAmericanpractitionersoftheshortstoryandisconsideredtheinventorofthedetective-fictiongenre.Heisfurthercreditedwithcontributingtotheemerginggenreofsciencefiction.Hewasthefirstwell-knownAmericanwritertotrytoearnalivingthroughwritingalone,resultinginafinanciallydifficultlifeandcareer.

ThethemeandstyleofPoe’spoetryisfullofgrotesqueimages,sentimentalandaestheticrhythm.Onthemaintopic,Poe’spoetryinvolvesloveanddeath,fateandimpermanenceoflife,innerself-contradiction,beautyofnature,creativityanddestructivepowerofhumanimagination,etc.Ontheliterarytechnique,hemakesgooduseofrepetition,harmonyofalliterationandinnerrhyme,andintegratesvariouspoeticelementsintoawholeaimingatachievingthedesiredeffect.IthasmadeauniquecontributiontothedevelopmentofmodernEnglishpoetry.

2.AboutTheRaven

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutTheRaven.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthepoembeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

TheRavenisapoemwrittenbyPoein1844,whichtellsthestoryofamanwhometacrowinthemiddleofthenightwhenhesufferedfromloneliness,helplessnessanddespair.

3.ComprehensiveunderstandingofTheRaven

(Studentsreadthepoemandtrytounderstanditindetail.Ifnecessary,theteachergivessomeguidanceaccordingtothecourseware.)

4.ThemainideaofTheRaven

(Studentsexpresstheiropinionsbeforetheteachermakesacomplement.)

"Nevermore"hasbeenrepeated11times.Itistheraven’sonlyword,whichisnotonlyitsname,butalsoitsanswertotheauthor’severyinquiry.Itpushedanoriginallyabsurddialogueintoaphilosophicalaccountofthevalueofexistence.Isn’teverythingpeopleloveasnoisyasravens,andoncetheydie,theywillnevercomebacktolife?

Step3Discussion

(Itisagoodchanceforstudentstoexpresstheiropinions.)

1.WhatistheconnectionbetweenthispoemandotherhorrorworksofPoe?

2.Whatdoes"Nevermore"mean?

Step4Summary

(Basedonagoodunderstandingofthepoem,itisnotdifficultforstudentstomakeasummary.)

SummarizethemainideaofTheRaven.

Step5.Homework

SearchformoreworksbyEdgarAllanPoetoreadandappreciate.

Step6Feedback

Unit6MarkTwain

Teachingaims

1)TogetthestudentstoknowsomethingaboutMarkTwain

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingtheThe￡1,000,000Bank-Note

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofsignificanceoftheThe￡1,000,000Bank-Note

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)TounderstandThe￡1,000,000Bank-Note

2)TogettoknowthesignificanceofThe￡1,000,000Bank-Note

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussionandanalysis

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

(showthepictureofMarkTwainandhaveabrainstormaboutthefollowingquestions)

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutMarkTwain?

2.Whatarehismajorworks?

Step2Presentation

1.Abouttheauthor

(WatchthevideoaboutMarkTwainandgraspthemajorpoints.Theteachermakesacomplementaccordingtothecourseware.)

MarkTwainisanAmericanauthorandhumorist.

TwaingrewupinHannibal,Missouri,whichprovidedthesettingforHuckleberryFinnandTomSawyer.In1865,hishumorousstoryTheCelebratedJumpingFrogofCalaverasCountrywaspublished,whichbroughtinternationalattention.Hiswitandsatire,inproseandinspeech,earnedpraisefromcriticsandpeers.

MarkTwaininitiatedtheAmericanliterarytraditionwithhisuniqueviewoflanguagecreationandvalues.

2.AboutThe￡1,000,000Bank-Note

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutThe￡1,000,000Bank-Note.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthenovelbeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

ThisstorytellsaboutapoorbuthonestAmericanAdamHenry.WhenhewaswanderinginthestreetofLondon,hewasgivenbytwobillionairesaletter,inwhichhefounda￡1,000,000poundbank-note.Laterhegottoknowthatthetwobillionaireswhowerebrothershadmadeabetabouttheresultsafterhegotaonemillion-poundnoteatonce.Oneofthemthoughtthenotewoundcountfornothingtothepoormanbecausehecouldnotprovethatthemoneywashisownwhiletheotherconsideredjustastheopposite.

Withthemillion-poundnote,Henrywenttoarestauranttohaveafreedinner.Thensimilarly,Henrywenttoaclothingshopandgotasuitofclothescostinghimnothing.

Theauthorsketchedoutallkindsofuglinessofdifferentcharactersinfrontofmillionsofpoundswithcomicbrushwork,whichwashumorousandfunny,justlikeasatiricalpictureoftheworld,vividlyshowingwhatordinarypeoplehadseenandheard,whichmadepeoplelaugh.

3.ComprehensiveunderstandingofThe￡1,000,000Bank-Note

(Studentsreadthenovelandtrytounderstanditindetail.Ifnecessary,theteachergivessomeguidance