Part V Twentieth-century Literature-John Steinbeck.doc

授课题目 （章、节） Part V Twentieth-century Literature John Steinbeck 授课方式 Student-oriented communicative teaching 授课时间 2011年 10月 20日 第 8周 第 15次课 课时 2 教材及主 要参考书 吴伟仁, 美国文学史及选读（第二册）(History and Anthology of American Literature), 北京,外研社,2009 吴伟仁,美国文学史及选读 学习指南, 北京,外研社,2009 朱刚,新编美国文学史,上海,上海外语教育出版社, 2004 常耀信,美国文学简史(第二版),天津,南开大学出版社,2003 教学目标与要求： Know the theme of Steinbeck’s works Understand the Great Depression of 1930s reflected in his works 知识点、难点与重点： People’s lives under the social background the Great Depression in 1930s. 教学过程设计：（包括教学方式及方法、时间分配、媒体选用及板书设计） step 1 author 20mins step 2 representative works 25mins step 3 Reading excerpt 45mins 教研室审阅意见： 教研室组长： 年 月 日 说明：1、本表原则上以每章为单位填写。2、此表后面为本次安排的授课内容的教案正文。 基 本 内 容 辅助手段 和时间分配 John Steinbeck Part V Twentieth-century Literature I. Brief Introduction John Steinbeck was the foremost novelist of the American Depression of the 1930s. His sympathy for the migrant workers and the down-trodden (受压制的), so evident in his writing, was the result of firsthand knowledge of their struggles. (laborer, seaman, newspaper reporter, bricklayer, etc.) Won Pulitzer Prize in 1940, and a Nobel Prize for literature in 1962 Representative works Tortilla Flat (1935) 《煎饼坪》 In Dubious Battle (1936) 《胜负未决的战斗》 Of Mice and Men (1937) 《鼠与人》 The Long Valley (1938) 《长谷》 The Grapes of Wrath (1939) 《愤怒的葡萄》 The Sea of Cortez (1941) 《科特兹海》 II. The Grapes of Wrath Main Characters Jim Casy: an ex-preacher The Joads: Grandma and Grandpa Joad Pa and Ma Joad Tom Noah: Toms brother Al: the adolescent younger brother of Tom and Noah Rose of Sharon: Toms sister Connie: Rose of Sharons husband Ruthie and Winfield: the Joad children Plot Agricultural workers / Okies “Dust Bowls” - California across the plains toward the mountains Grandpa: die of a stroke in a river Noah: wander away across the desert Grandma: die a Hooverville Tom: invo