英语课外阅读课堂探究案----大卫科波菲尔

1、the appreciation of david copperfield(2class: group:name:i learning goals:after the period, we will be able to:1. understand the novel better;2. grasp how to appreciate a novel;3< learn about the philosophy of life revealed in the novel.ii lead-in and preview checkingdi working in pairs or groups

2、understand the plot and fill in the gaps, beginning -task i: plot rising action 一- climax falling action 一- resolutionclimax: (5)his (3)he was born after his father(1)beginninghe was in ahis step father (2)he was sent to (4) bottling factory.by his aunt and m匚 dick.he became a famous (8)and (9)dora.

3、he (7)education and met agnes.he (10)with agnes.resolutiontask ii charactersthere are 3 categories of charactersin the novel match the characters with thenames, and analyze the main characters.those who have disciplined heartsagnes wickfield and peggottydavid and his aunt betsay trotwooduriah heep a

4、nd james steerforththose who lack disciplined hearts and loyaltythose who develop disciplined hearts and ability to control their emotions over timedavid:agnes:peggotty:betsay:task iii themessummarize the themes according to the plots or charactersthe reason why m匚 edward murdstone married david'

5、;s mother was that he wanted to get property from her and it was also the temptation of money that made uriah heep became degenerate step by step.theme 1steerforth is two-faced and disloyal born in a rich family, whereas mr. daniel peggotty, his sister and ham are generous, sympathetic characters, p

6、oor as they are.theme 2david starved and suffered a lot as a child. likewise, the boys at salem house have no recourse against the cruel mr. creakle.odi=c>theme 3task iv critical thinkingwhen we read a novel, we should learn to predict the following plots according to the foreshadowing(铺垫).have y

7、ou predicted davidas happy ending? what influence would it have on readers if the ending were a tragedy to david, just like ham? think and discuss with your partners.task v creative writing (about 50 words)rewrite the ending of davidas story or hanvs according to your discussion.iv homework: extende

8、d reading for more detailsas the light died out of the sky, and i watched the colour of the snow on the mountain tops change, i felt i was waking from my unhappy dream, and i began to understand how much i loved agnes. she had been the one who had always guided and supported me, and now i realized i

9、 needed her love for the rest of my life. had falling in love with dora been a mistake? we had both been very young, it is true. i had always called agnes sister, and now perhaps i no longer had the right to ask whether her love for me was more than sisterly.however, i decided to return, and travell

10、ed home to england, after three years of absence. i was delighted to find that traddles had married his sophy, and was doing well as a lawyer. my aunt had moved back to her old dover house, and was living happily there with mr. dick and peggotty. when i visited my aunt, i took the opportunity of ask

11、ing her about agnes.“has she一一has she any young man shem like to marry?” i asked as lightly as possible.my aunt looked carefully at me as she replied, “i suspect she has, david. shes never mentioned it to me, but i thinki feel sure she's going to marry soon."i was firm with myself and did n

12、ot show my feelings. i borrowed a horse and rode to canterbury to ask agnes myself. when i saw that beautiful, gentle face again, i knew i had come home i knew how dear she was to me, and would always be.“agnes,” i said，"i am so grateful to you, for making me what i am, for helping me to be goo

13、d! but i think you have a secret. let me share it, agnes, as your brother! tell me whom you love!"agnes turned away from me and burst into tears. somehow these tears did not sadden me, but gave me hope. “my dear agnes! dorft cry!”“david, leave me! i can't talk about it now!" she sobbed

14、.uagnes, you9re dearer to me than anything in the world. don't think fll be jealous of any man you choose to marry i only want you to be happy lshe had stopped crying now and was calme匚"if i have a secret, david, it is一not a new one. it has been my secretfor a long time!”i was wild with hop

15、e. “not a new one!” did she mean ？ "dearest agnes! dare i hope to call you more than a sister!9' she was in my arms and sobbing again, but thistime with happiness. "i went away, agnes, loving you! i returned home, loving you!”we held each other for some time, sure now of each other'

16、;s love.“there is something i must tell you, david/' she said gently, looking calmly into my face. “i have loved you all my life!” she added, "and something elsebefore our sweet dora died, she asked mecan you guessto fill the empty place in your heart/5 and agnes laid her head on my shoulde

17、r, and cried. and i cried with her, although we were both so happy.1. which part of the book is the passage adapted from?a. davidas childhood before his mother passing away.b. david' school life at salem house.c. david experience when living with the wickfieldd. david's returning from abroad

18、.2. what can we know from the first paragraph?a. i had just had a terrible dream.b. agnes guided me to the mountain top-c. i wanted to see dora very much.d. i dearly loved agnes, my firm supporte匚3. the underlined part "as lightly as possible”(in paragraph 3) is used toa. hide my feelingsb. express my wishes to herc. show my eagerness to see herd. indicate my disappointment4. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. david had been abroad for three months.b. agnes cried because david