EnglishPoetry(SEFCBook2BUnit4AGardenofPoems)一、教学课型：阅读课本单元中心话题是“英文诗歌”具体涉及英文诗歌的种类、英国诗人、英文诗歌的发展史等。语言技能和语言知识几乎都围绕介绍“英文诗歌”这一中心话题设计的。阅读部分是一篇典型的说明文，文章段落清晰，每一段落都围绕一个主题逐步详细描述。通过本单元阅读课的教学，使学生了解英文诗的历史、不同时期英文诗的特点、不同时期的英文诗人及其在文学殿堂中的作用。同时，锻炼学生学会欣赏并朗读英文诗，为他们的文学修养打下一定的基础。二、教材分析1.教学内容EnglishPoetryReadingpoetrybringspeoplefromdifferentplacesanddifferenttimestogether.Morethananyotherformofliterature,poetryplayswithsounds,wordsandgrammar.Thatmakespoetrydifficulttowrite,butveryinterestingtoread.Poetryalsocallsupallthecolours,feelings,experiencesandcuriousimagesofadreamworld.Chinahasalonghistoryduringwhichmanyoftheworld’sgreatestpoetswereactive.PoemsbyDuFu,LiBaiandWangWeiamongothersstandoutinthehallsofglory.WhenyouhavereadsomeChinesepoems,youwillhaveseenandheardsomeofthefeaturesthatallgoodpoetryshares.Theformisveryimportant:thenumberoflinesandthenumberofcharactersineachline.Poetryoftenfollowsspecialpatternsofrhyme.Despiteitsshorthistory,thereisalotofgoodEnglishpoetryaround.TheearliestEnglishpoetrywaswritteninakindofEnglishthatisnowdifficulttounderstand.ModernEnglishstartedaroundthetimeofWilliamShakespeare,towardstheendofthesixteenthcentury.TheseventeenthcenturywasagreattimeforEnglishpoetry.Shakespeareisfamousforhisplays.Hissonnets,however,belongtothebestEnglishpoetry.InthenextgenerationofgreatEnglishpoetswemeetJohnDonne.ChinesereadersadmirehisworksbecauseofhisuseofsurprisingimagesthatremindsthemoftheworksofpoetssuchasSuDongpo.Beforetheendofthecentury,therewasanotherfamouswriter,JohnMilton.Oncepublished,hisworksbecamefamousfortheabsenceofrhymeattheendofeachline.IntheeighteenthcenturyitwasAlexanderPopewhowrotethefinestpoetryinEngland.Thenextperiodthatproducedagreatnumberoffinepoetswasthenineteenthcentury.GreatlylovedinChinaaretheEnglishRomanticpoets.Althoughtheywereallbornintheeighteenthcentury,theywrotetheirmajorworksintheearlyyearsofthenineteenthcentury.JohnKeatsdiedataveryyoungagein1821;whileWilliamWordsworth,whospentmushofhistimeintheEnglishLakeDistrict,livedtotheageof80anddiedin1850.ThenaturepoemsbyWilliamWordsworth,GeorgeGordonByron’sIslesofGreeceandthesonnetsandlongpoemsbyJohnKeatshavelongbeenfavourites.ThestyleandatmosphereintheirpoemshasoftenledtocomparisonswithpoetssuchasDuFuandLiBai.Finally,modernpoetshavetheirspecialattractionbecausetheystandclosettousbothinthelanguageandimagestheyuse.AmongthemwefindtheAmericanpoetRobertFrost.TheintroductionofEnglishpoetrytoChinacamelate.TowardstheendofthenineteenthcenturyChinesewritersstartedreadingmoreforeignpoetry.ThegreatmomentforEuropeanliteraturetocometoChinaisbetween1910andthelate1930swhenfamouswriterssuchasLuXunandGuoMoruotranslatedbothpoetryandnovelsintoChinese.MoreandmorepeopleareinterestedtoreadmodernpoetryinEnglish.Translationscanbegood,butbeingabletoreadinEnglishgivesyoumuchmorechoice.Besides,nomatterhowwellapoemistranslated,somethingofthespiritoftheoriginalworkislost.ReadingpoetryinEnglishalsoopensthedoortofindingnewwaysofexpressingyourselfinChinese.Finally,poemsandliteraturecanbebridgesbetweentheEastandtheWest.Theycanhelpustounderstandeachotherbetter,orasMuDanwrote:Quietly,weembraceInaworldlitupbywords.2.教材处理...
