Unit5Enjoyingnovels-readingPartOne:TeachingDesignPeriod1:Asamplelessonplanforreading(THERISEOFENGLISHAUTHORIESSESINTHE19THCENTURY)AimsTohelpstudentsdeveloptheirreadingabilityTohelpstudentslearnaboutenjoyingnovelsProcedures■WarmingupbytalkingaboutJaneEyreNicetoseeyou,boysandgirls.Whatdidyoudoontheweekends?AsformeImanagedtoreadJaneEyreandGonewiththewindinEnglish.Thesearewonderfulwesternnovels.JaneEyreisanorphancastoutasayounggirlbyheraunt,Mrs.Reed,andsenttoberaisedinaharshcharityschoolforgirls.Thereshelearnstobecomeateacherandeventuallyseeksemploymentoutsidetheschool.HeradvertisementisansweredbythehousekeeperofThornfieldHall,Mrs.Fairfax.Scarlettisawomanwhocandealwithanationatwar,Atlantaburning,theUnionArmycarryingoffeverythingfromherbelovedTara,thecarpetbaggerswhoarriveafterthewar.Scarlettisbeautiful.Shehasvitality.ButAshley,themanshehaswantedforsolong,isgoingtomarryhisplacidcousin,Melanie.MammywarnsScarletttobehaveherselfatthepartyatTwelveOaks.Thereisanewmantherethatday,thedaytheCivilWarbegins.Tobetterunderstandthebackgroundofthisnovelandothersofthistype,let’sgotopage41.Weshalltrytodiscover“THERISEOFENGLISHAUTHORIESSESINTHE19THCENTURY”.■WarmingupbydefiningnovelsTobeginwithlet’strytofindoutwhatanovelis.Anovel(fromFrenchnouvelle,"new")isanextendedfictionalnarrativeinprose.Downintothe18thcentury,thewordreferredspecificallytoshortfictionsofloveandintrigueasopposedtoromances—epic-lengthworksaboutloveandadventures.Havingbecomeoneofthemajorliterarygenresoverthepast200yearsthenovelistodaytheobjectofdiscussionsdemandingartisticmerits,aspecificliterarystyleandadeepermeaningthanatruestoryofthesamecontentcouldclaimtohave.■WarmingupbytalkingaboutthegreatestclassicalChinesenovelsWhatisinmyhand?Yes,youguessright.ItisTheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms,inChinese三国演.ItisoneofthegreatestclassicnovelsbyChinesewriters.WhatChineseclassicnovelshaveyoureadinChineseorinEnglish?Let’sseethislistofChineselanguagenovelists:TheSiDaMingZhuortheFourGreatClassicalNovelsofChineseLiterature:TheDreamoftheRedChamber(红楼梦,alsoknownasADreamofRedMansionsorThe用心爱心专心116号编辑StoryoftheStoneandTheChroniclesoftheStone(石头记,ShítóuJì),by曹雪芹CáoXuěqínWaterMargin(水浒传,alsoknownasAllMenAreBrothersandOutlawsoftheMarsh),by施耐庵ShīNài'ānTheRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms(三国演义)by罗贯中LuóGuànzhōngTheJourneytotheWest(西游记),alsoknownasMonkeyKingandMonkey,by吴承恩WúChéng'ēn.OtherClassicLiterature:StrangeStoriesfromaChineseStudio(聊斋志异),by蒲松齡PúSōnglíng.JinPingMei(金瓶梅),by蘭陵笑笑生LánlíngXiàoxiàoshēng.FengshenYanyiorTheInvestitureoftheGodsXingShiYinYuanZhuanorTheStoryofaMaritalFatetoAwakentheWorldNowweshallturnoureyestotheWest,toseewhatclassicnovelstheyhavegotthere!I.Pre-readingBeforewereadthearticle,weshallattemptacomparisonbetweenChineseauthorsandAmericanauthors.●ChineseauthorsLaoShe,(1899-1966),authorofSiShiTongTangZhangAiling,(1920-1995),femaleromanticstorywriterQianZhongshu,(1910-1998),authorofWeiChengLuXun,(1881-1936),authorofTheTrueStoryofAhQMaoDun,(1896-1981),authorofZiYe●AmericanauthorsLouisaMayAlcott,(1832-1888),authorofLittleWomenJohnDosPassos,(1896-1970),authorofU.S.A.TheodoreDreiser,(1871-1945),authorofSisterCarrieandAnAmericanTragedyHenryJames,(1843-1916),authorofThePortraitofaLadyandTheAmbassadorsJackLondon,(1876-1916),authorofTheCalloftheWildHarrietBeecherSt...
