《英美文学选读》第三章教案 The Neoclassicism

Chapter3TheNeoclassicism

Unit1DanielDefoe

Teachingaims

1)TogetthestudentstoknowsomethingaboutDanielDefoe

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingthegeneralideaofRobinsonCrusoe

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofunderstandingthesignificanceofRobinsonCrusoe

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)Tounderstandtheexcerpt

2)TogettoknowthesignificanceofRobinsonCrusoe

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussionandanalysis

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

(showthepictureofDanielDefoeandhaveabrainstormaboutthefollowingquestions.)

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutDanielDefoe?

2.Whatarehismajorworks?

Step2Presentation

1.Abouttheauthor

(WatchthevideoaboutDanielDefoeandgraspthemajorpoints.Theteachermakesacomplementaccordingtothecourseware.)

DanielDefoeisconsideredoneofthegreatestfictionwritersof18th-centuryEngland.Hehadagiftfororganizingcarefulandexactdetailsinsuchavividwaythathisstoriescouldbebothcredibleandfascinating.Hissentencesaresometimesshort,crispandplain,andsometimeslongandrambling,whichleaveonthereaderanimpressionofcasualnarration.Hislanguageissmooth,easy,colloquialandmostlyvernacular.

RobinsonCrusoeearnedhimthetitleoffatherofEnglishfiction.Heisanoriginalgenius,thefounderoftheBritishnewspaperindustryandanimportantrealisticnovelist.

2.AboutRobinsonCrusoe

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutRobinsonCrusoe.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthenovelbeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

RobinsonCrusoeiswell-knownthroughouttheworld.

IttellsofhowRobinsonCrusoe,anEnglishmariner,havingshipwreckedonanisland,managedtostruggleforlivefor28yearsthereandrescuedablackman,whomhenamedFriday,fromthecannibals.FinallytheyarepickedupbyanEnglishshipandreturntoEngland.

3.ComprehensiveunderstandingoftheexcerptofRobinsonCrusoe

(Studentsreadtheexcerptandtrytounderstanditindetail.Ifnecessary,theteachergivessomeguidanceaccordingtothecourseware.)

4.SocialsignificanceofRobinsonCrusoe

(Studentsexpresstheiropinionsbeforetheteachermakesacomplement.)

Robinsonlongsforadventureandrefusestoliveamediocrelife.Althoughheencountersmanydifficulties,withgreatperseveranceandindomitabledetermination,Robinsonmanagestocreatelifeconditionforhimself.Heisveryoptimistic,fulloffightingspirit,andembodiesthespiritofself-struggle.

RobinsonCrusoeisanodetothestrivingspiritofcapitalism.

Step3Discussion

(Itisagoodchanceforstudentstoexpresstheiropinions.)

1.WhatdifficultiesdoesRobinsonencounter?Howdoesheovercomethedifficulties?

2.WhatdoesRobinsondotoFridayafterhesaveshim?WhatistheimplicationofFriday’sending?

Step4Summary

(Basedonagoodunderstandingofthepassage,itisnotdifficultforstudentstomakeasummary.)

SummarizethesignificanceofRobinsonCrusoe.

Step5.Homework

Byreferringtorelevantbooksorwebsites,searchformoreinformationaboutRobinsonCrusoe.

Step6Feedback

Unit2JonathanSwift

Teachingaims

1)TogetthestudentstoknowsomethingaboutJonathanSwift

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingGulliver’sTravels

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofunderstandingthesignificanceofGulliver’sTravels

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)Tounderstandtheselections

2)TogettoknowthewritingstyleofJonathanSwift

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussionandanalysis

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

(showthepictureofJonathanSwiftandhaveabrainstormaboutthefollowingquestions.)

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutJonathanSwift?

2.Whatarehismajorworks?

Step2Presentation

1.Abouttheauthor

(WatchthevideoaboutJonathanSwiftandgraspthemajorpoints.Theteachermakesacomplementaccordingtothecourseware.)

JonathanSwiftisamastersatirist.Hissatireisusuallymarkedbyanoutwardgravityandanapparentearnestnesswhichrendershissatireallthemorepowerful.HisAModestProposalisgenerallytakenasaperfectmodel.BysuggestingthatpoorIrishparentsselltheirinfantstotherichinEnglandasfood,SwiftismakingthemostdevastatingprotestagainsttheinhumanexploitationandoppressionoftheIrishpeoplebytheEnglishrulingclass.Theapparenteagerness,sincerityanddetachmentoftheauthoraddsforcetothebitterironyandbitingsarcasm.

2.AboutGulliver’sTravels

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutGulliver’sTravels.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthenovelbeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

Gulliver’sTravelsishisbestwork,asocialandpoliticalprosesatire,intheformofabookoftravels.TheplotcomprisestheextraordinaryadventuresofDoctorLemuelGulliver,descriptionsoffantasticlandsvisitedbyhim,theirsocialsystems,waysandcustomsoftheirinhabitants.

Gulliver’sTravelsconsistsoffourvoyagesbyLemuelGulliver,lateranEnglishship’scaptain,toLilliput(alandofPygmies),Brobdingnag(alandofgiants),theflyingislandofLaputa,andfinallytothelandoftheHouyhnhnms.

Ontheveryfirstvoyage,asaresultofshipwreck,hewascastintoLilliput.Lilliputiansareonlyabout15centimeterstall,buttheyareconceited,ambitious,hookedandvicious.ItisasatireonPoliticalpartiesandreligioninBritain.

Onthesecondvoyage,Gulliveriscapturedbygiants.TheBrobdingnagiansaregood-naturedcreatures.ButthekingofBrobdingnagtreatsBritainandEuropeasananthillwhenGullivertellshimaboutEuropeanaffairs.Itisabitingsatireoncontemporarypolitics.

Gulliversetsoutonhisthirdvoyage,ascaptainofaship.Hefindsthatthewisementhereknewnothingwhentheylefttheirdesignatedareas.Thescientistsareengagedinthestudyfosomeabsurdproblems,forexample,extractingsunbeamsoutofcucumbers.Itcriticizestheuglysideofscientists,philosophers,historiansandeconomistsofthetime.

Infourmonths’time,Gullivercomestoastrangeland,whichisinhabitedbytheHouyhnhnms—horses,endowedwithhumanintelligenceandavirtuemuchsuperiortothatofmen.TherestofthepopulationofthatcountryismadeupofYahoos,whoaremalicious,spiteful,envious,uncleanandgreedy.Theauthorusesthiscontrasttomercilesslyexposetheuglinessofhumanbeings.

3.ComprehensiveunderstandingofGulliver’sTravels

(Studentsreadtheexcerptandtrytounderstanditindetail.Ifnecessary,theteachergivessomeguidanceaccordingtothecourseware.)

4.SocialsignificanceofGulliver’sTravels

(Studentsexpresstheiropinionsbeforetheteachermakesacomplement.)

Allinall,Gulliver’sTravelsisanimmediatesuccessbothasatravelbookandasapowerfulsatire.ItcriticizesandsatirizestheEnglishandEuropeanlifeofthattimeinallaspects—socially,politically,religiously,philosophically,scientificallyandmorally.Itssocialsignificanceisgreatanditsexplorationintohumannatureisprofound.

Step3Discussion

(Itisagoodchanceforstudentstoexpresstheiropinions.)

DoyoufeeltheironyofJonathanSwiftinlightofthecontent?

Step4Summary

(Basedonagoodunderstandingofthepassage,itisnotdifficultforstudentstomakeasummary.)

SummarizethesignificanceofGulliver’sTravels.

Step5.Homework

SearchformoreworksbyJonathanSwifttoreadandappreciate.

Step6Feedback

Unit3SamuelRichardson

Teachingaims

1)TogetthestudentstoknowsomethingaboutSamuelRichardson

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingPamela

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofunderstandingthesignificanceofPamela

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)Tounderstandtheexcerpt

2)TogettoknowthesignificanceofPamela

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussionandanalysis

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

(showthepictureofSamuelRichardsonandhaveabrainstormaboutthefollowingquestions)

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutSamuelRichardson?

2.Whatarehismajorworks?

Step2Presentation

1.Abouttheauthor

(WatchthevideoaboutSamuelRichardsonandgraspthemajorpoints.Theteachermakesacomplementaccordingtothecourseware.)

SamuelRichardson,afamousBritishnovelistinthe18thcentury,inheritedanddevelopedthemeritsoftheepistolarynovelbeforehim,thusmakingtheartsoftheepistolarynovelreachthetop.HissuccessfulworksareClarissaHarloweandPamela.

Richardsoncreativelyusesalargeamountofepistolarystyle,notonlytoshowthecharacters’behavior,butalsotodescribetheinnerworldofthecharacters,analyzetheirmotives,andexpresstheirfeelings.HispsychologicalportrayaloffemalecharactersanddramaticskillshaveestablishedhisoutstandingpositioninthehistoryofBritishfiction.

2.AboutPamela

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutPamela.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthenovelbeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

Pamelaisanepistolarynovel,allmadeupofPamela’sdiaryandlettersbetweenPamelaandherparents.Inthefirstpart,Pamela,abeautifulgirl,isamaidinarichfamily.Afterthemistress’sdeath,hersonMr.B.pursuesthebeautifulmaidwithsweetwords.Inordertoavoidmoretroubles,sheleavesthehouseandgoesaway.MovedbyPamela’svirtue,Mr.B.determinestomarryher.ThesecondpartdescribesPamela’slifeaftermarriage,withhowshetriestobeartheburdenofaprofligatehusbandandhowsh