美国文学教案(2)American-Literature.docxVIP

AmericanLiterature

LectureOneAbriefoutlineofthecourse

I.Teachingobjectives:

throughthislecture,thestudentsareexpectedtohaveageneralideaabouttheimportantauthorsandtheirmostinfluentialworks,andtheliteraryfocusandachievementsindifferentperiodsoftheformationofthenation.

II.Teachingfocus:abriefintroductionof:

1.Thebackgroundofdifferentperiods

2.Themajorwriterstobecovered

3.Theimportantworksthataregoingtobestudied

III.Teachingsteps

1.AskstudentssomegeneralquestionsaboutAmericanliterature

2.Lecturebytheteacher

3.Groupdiscussionbythestudents

IV.Homework

Writeashortarticleaboutwhatyouareexpectingtolearnfromthiscourse,whatsuggestionsyouhaveforthiscourse

LectureTwoColonialPeriod

I.Teachingobjectives:

throughthislecture,thestudentsareexpectedtohaveageneralideaaboutthemissionofthefirstgroupofPuritanimmigrantstotheNewWorld,theirperseveranceinseekingtheirpurpose,andthepervadingspiritofPuritanismintheearlycommunities.

Teachingfocus

1.ThemissionofthePuritanimmigrantstotheNewWorld

2.Puritanismanditsinfluenceinallspheresoflifeintheearlycommunities

3.ThereligiouspoemsbyAnneBradstreet

Teachingsteps

Warming-upquestions

1.1WhatisthemeaningofPuritan,whatarethemajorcharacteristicsofthePuritans

1.2WhydidsomePuritanslefttheirowncountryandriskedtheirlivestocrossovertheAtlanticOceanandsettleontheNewWorld?

1.3Whatisthemeaningoftheocracy?

Pointstobecoveredbytheteacher

2.1AbriefintroductionaboutthePuritanfromahistoricperspective

2.2ThemissionsofthefirstgroupofPuritanstothenewworld

2.3Thesituationinthecommunitiesoftheearlysettlement

2.4ThespiritofPuritanismanditsimpactonthebuildingofthenationandpeople’sdailylifeduringthecolonialperiod.

Readandanalyzethepoem“UpontheBurning