3) Study the author’s writing techniques: vague references, ambiguities, symbolism, jumbled time sequences, etc.
4) An atmosphere needed for story-telling
5) How to explore the inner world of a human being, or the inner struggle in the human heart
6) Try to understand and appreciate the complex story 7) Group discussion in the study of this story
重点：the implied meaning of the story; the order of narration
难点：the conflicts of the story: different levels、the South and the North;
Lesson Nine
The Bluest Eye (Excerpts)
by Toni Morrison
Teaching Aims and Requirements
1) The background information about the author
2) Introduction to the author’s Cultural Ethnical Context (族裔文化语境) 3) Realistic details in narration
4) Appreciate the use of rhetorical device of metaphor 5) Understanding and appreciating the essay 6) Group discussion in the study of this story
重点：background information about the author and the novel 难点：racial prejudice; the realistic details and skillful writing
Lesson Ten
Notes on the English Character
by E. M. Forster
Teaching Aims and Requirements
1) 2) 3) 4)
The background information about the author Introduction of the author’s writing style
Try to understand the English people in order to learn the English language well Understanding and appreciating the essay
重点：the English Character in middle-class and upper class, merits and shortcomings
难点：the background information about the life and works of the author; which caused the
concentration of the notes
Lesson Eleven
Beauty
by Scott Russell Sanders
Teaching Aims and Requirements
1) The background information about the author
2) Appreciating the author’s writing of personal essays
3) Appreciating the author’s poetic writing style: homely and impressive images, carefully chosen words and concisely and well-measured presentation of ideas 4) A further understanding of what beauty is
重点：the theme of the text and how the author defines beauty
难点：writing style of the author in this text: poetic writing, homely but impressive images
etc.
（二）教学内容
高级英语 I 周 课时 别 数 教 学 内 容
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2
Lesson 1 Where Do We Go From Here?
warm-up & background information
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Lesson 1 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 1 Text Appreciation
Lesson 1 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise) Lesson 2 Two Kinds
warm-up & background information
Lesson 2 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 2 Text Appreciation
Lesson 2 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise)
Lesson 3 Goods Move. People Move. Ideas Move. And Cultures Change.
warm-up & background information
Lesson 3 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 3 Text Appreciation
Lesson 3 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise) Lesson 4 Professions for Women
warm-up & background information
Lesson 4 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 4 Text Appreciation
Lesson 4 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise)
周 别 9 课时数 2 2 May Day holiday 教 学 内 容
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Lesson 5 Love Is a Fallacy warm-up & background information Lesson 5 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 5 Text Appreciation Lesson 5 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise) Lesson 7 Invisible Man Chapter 1(Battle Royal) warm-up & background information Lesson 7 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 7 Text Appreciation Lesson 7 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise) Lesson 9 The Way to Rainy Mountain warm-up & background information Lesson 9 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 9 Text Appreciation Lesson 9 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise) Lesson 10 Before and After September 11 warm-up & background information Lesson 10 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 10 Text Appreciation Lesson 10 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise) Review
高级英语 II 周 课时数 别 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 教 学 内 容 Lesson 1 How to Get the Poor off Our Conscience: warm-up & background information Lesson 1 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 1 Text Appreciation Lesson 1 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise) Lesson 2 The Woods Were Tossing with Jewels: warm-up & background information Lesson 2 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 2 Text Appreciation Lesson 2 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise) Lesson 3 At War with the Planet: warm-up & background information Lesson 3 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 3 Text Appreciation Lesson 3 Text Appreciation & Extension (review and exercise) Lesson 4 Nettles: warm-up & background information Lesson 4 Text Appreciation (structure, general idea & paraphrase) Lesson 4 Text Appreciation