美国文学教案精编.docx

美国文学教案

第一篇：美国文学教案Lecture1TheLiteratureoftheColonialAmericaandofReasonandRevolutionⅠTeachingContentLiteratureoftheColonialAmerica;LiteratureofReasonandRevolutionⅡTimeAllotment2periodsⅢTeachingObjectivesandRequirementsMakethestudentsknowclearaboutAmericanPuritanismanditsinfluenceonAmericanLiterature.Helpthestudentstoknowaboutthemainliteraryform,contentandthemeinColonialAmericaandtherepresentativewritersofthisperiod.HelpthestudentsknowabouttheAmericanhistoryofIndependenceWarandtherepresentativesintheperiodofReasonandRevolution,especiallytheirinfluenceonAmericanLiterature.4MakethestudentshaveagoodunderstandingofJonathanEdwardsandBenjaminFranklin.MakesurethestudentsunderstandclearlyaboutBenjaminFranklin’sAutobiographyanditsinfluenceonthelatterAmericans.ⅣKeyPointsandDifficultPointsinTeaching1AmericanPuritanismJonathanEdwards3BenjaminFranklin4AutobiographyⅤTeachingMethodsandMeansLecture;Discussion;Multi-mediaⅥTeachingProcess1LiteratureoftheColonialAmerica(1607-1765)1.1HistoricalBackground●In1492,ChristopherColumbusfoundthenewcontinentcalledAmerica.●Thereweremanyimmigrants:Spanish(theybuiltthefirsttownonthenewcontinent);Dutch(theybuiltNewYorkcityatthebeginningstage);French(todaystilllotsofpeople’smothertongueisFrenchinNorthAmerica);English(theyfirstsettledinJamestownandVirginiain1607)●In1620,thefamous―MayFlower‖shipped102PuritanstoPlymouth.(Q:transportationisnotconvenient,whysomemanyimmigrantslefttheirhometownandcametosucharemoteplaceasAmerica?)(A:Economicreasons:toseekfortune;Religiousreasons:reformationandreligiousconflictsinEurope,persecutionofProtestants,toseekaparadiseoftheirown)1.2PuritanThought●Puritans=Calvinists◆PuritansbelievedmostdoctrinespreachedbyJohnCalvin,atheologian,sotheywerealsocalledCalvinists.◆Puritanswantedto―purifythechurch‖toitsoriginalstate,becausetheythoughtthechurchwascorruptedandhadtoomanyrituals.◆TobeaPuritan:takingreligionasthemostimportantthing;livingforglorifyingGod;believingpredestination（命运天定）,originalsin（原罪，人生下来就是有罪的，因为人类的祖先亚当和夏娃是有罪的）,tota