Chapter4TheRomanticPeriod

Unit1WilliamWordsworth

Teachingaims

1)TogetthestudentstoknowsomethingaboutWilliamWordsworth

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingthegeneralideaofLyricalBallads

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofunderstandingthesignificanceofWilliamWordsworth’sworks

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)Tounderstandthetwopoems

2)TogettoknowthesignificanceofWilliamWordsworth’sworks

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussionandanalysis

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

(showthepictureofWilliamWordsworthandhaveabrainstormaboutthefollowingquestions)

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutWilliamWordsworth?

2.Whatarehismajorworks?

Step2Presentation

1.Abouttheauthor

(WatchthevideoaboutWilliamWordsworthandgraspthemajorpoints.Theteachermakesacomplementaccordingtothecourseware.)

Wordsworththinksthatallgoodpoetryisthespontaneousoverflowofpowerfulfeeling.Hisshortpoemscanbeclassifiedintotwogroups:poemsaboutnatureandpoemsabouthumanlife.Wordsworthisalsoregardedasa“worshipperofnature”.Inhisview,thenaturalworldisthedominantinfluenceinchangingpeople’ssensibilities:naturetohimisasourceofmentalcleanlinessandspiritualunderstanding.In1843,WordsworthwasawardedasPoetLaureate.

Wordsworth,ColeridgeandSoutheyhaveoftenbeenmentionedasthe“LakePoets”becausetheylivedinthelakedistrictinthenorthwesternpartofEngland.Theytraversedthesamepathinpoliticsandinpoetry,beginningasradicalsandendingasconservatives.

Wordsworth’smostimportantcontributionliesinthathehasnotonlystartedthemodernpoetry,butalsochangedthecourseofEnglishpoetrybyusingordinaryspeechofthelanguageandbyadvocatingareturntonature.

2.AboutLyricalBallads

In1798,WordsworthandColeridgejointlypublishedLyricalBallads.Itspublicationmarkedthebreakwiththeconventionalpoeticaltraditionofthe18thcentury,andthebeginningoftheRomanticrevivalinEngland.

3.SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays

1)AboutSheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutSheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthepoembeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

SheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWaysisoneofLucyPoems.Thecharacter,namedLucy,isabeautifulandpuregirl.Shelivesinasecretlane,andonlythepoet’ssensitiveheartcanappreciatetheexistenceofbeautyintheabsenceofordinarypeople,andonlythepoetcanbemovedbyherdeath.Sheisanidealizedbeautifulgirl.

2)ComprehensiveunderstandingofSheDweltAmongtheUntroddenWays

4.IWanderedLonelyasaCloud

1)AboutIWanderedLonelyasaCloud

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutIWanderedLonelyasaCloud.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthepoembeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

Thewholepoemcanbedividedintotwoparts:sceneryandlyric.Ontheonehand,thepoettrieshisbesttocapturethediminformationofmemories.Ontheotherhand,hefeelsthathecanfreelyappreciatethebeautygivenbynaturebywanderinglonelyasacloud.

2)ComprehensiveunderstandingofIWanderedLonelyasaCloud

3)ThesignificanceofIWanderedLonelyasaCloud

(Studentsexpresstheiropinionsbeforetheteachermakesacomplement.)

Wordsworth,withsuchanartisticintuition,revealstheconnectionbetweennaturalbeautyandhumanbeingsthoroughly,andexpressestheviewthathumanbeingsshouldreturntonatureandliveinharmonywithnature.

Step3Discussion

(Itisagoodchanceforstudentstoexpresstheiropinions.)

1.Whatistherelationshipbetweenpoetryandnaturedescribedinthepoem?

2.Doyouthinknaturehasahealingeffectonpeople’smindsandthoughts?

Step4Summary

(Basedonagoodunderstandingofthepoems,itisnotdifficultforstudentstomakeasummary.)

SummarizethesignificanceofWordsworth’sworks.

Step5.Homework

Byreferringtorelevantbooksorwebsites,searchformoreinformationaboutWordsworthandhisworks.

Step6Feedback

Unit2GeorgeGordonByron

Teachingaims

1)TogetthestudentstoknowsomethingaboutGeorgeGordonByron

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingGeorgeGordonByron’sworks

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofunderstandingthesignificanceofGeorgeGordonByron’sworks

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)Tounderstandthetwopoems

2)TogettoknowthewritingstyleofGeorgeGordonByron

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussionandanalysis

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

(showthepictureofGeorgeGordonByronandhaveabrainstormaboutthefollowingquestions)

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutGeorgeGordonByron?

2.Whatarehismajorworks?

Step2Presentation

1.Abouttheauthor

(WatchthevideoaboutGeorgeGordonByronandgraspthemajorpoints.Theteachermakesacomplementaccordingtothecourseware.)

GeorgeGordonByronisoneofthemostexcellentrepresentativesofEnglishRomanticismandoneofthemostinfluentialpoetsofthetime.HeisalsoanationalheroinGreece.

Thepublicationin1812ofthefirsttwocantosofChildeHarold’sPilgrimage,apoemnarratinghistravelsbetween1809and1811inEurope,broughtByronfame.Hethensaid:“Iawokeonemorningandfoundmyselffamous.”

AsaleadingRomanticist,Byron’schiefcontributionishiscreationofthe“Byronichero”,aproud,mysteriousrebelfigureofnobleorigin.Withimmensesuperiorityinhispassionsandpowers,thisByronicherowouldcarrytheburdenofrightingallthewrongsinacorruptsociety,andwouldriseagainstanykindoftyrannicalruleseitheringovernment,inreligion,orinmoralprincipleswithunconquerablewillsandinexhaustibleenergies.TheByronicherobecameanidoloftheyoung.

2.SheWalksinBeauty

1)AboutSheWalksinBeauty

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutSheWalksinBeauty.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthepoembeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

Itisalyricpoempraisingthebeautyofwomen.Atadanceparty,ByronwasoverwhelmedbyMrs.RobertJohnWilmot’sbeauty,andhewrotethisshortpoemwithclassicalCavaliertraditionovernight.Attheendofthepoem,itdeepensthethemefromrenderingexternalbeautytopouringoutspiritualbeauty.

2)ComprehensiveunderstandingofSheWalksinBeauty

(Readthepoemandtrytounderstanditindetail.Ifnecessary,theteachergivessomeguidanceaccordingtothecourseware.)

3.TheIslesofGreece

1)AboutTheIslesofGreece

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutTheIslesofGreece.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthepoembeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

TheIslesofGreeceisselectedfromthethirdchapterofDonJuan.DonJuan,thelongsatiricalepic,isgenerallyconsideredByron’smasterpiecewithatotalofmorethan16,000linesofverse.Byroncompleted16cantos,leavinganunfinished17cantosbeforehisdeathin1824.

ItisapoembasedonatraditionalSpanishlegendofagreatloverandseducerofwomen.Intheconventionalsense,Juanisimmoral,yetByrontakeshispoemasthemostmoral.ByronputsintoDonJuanhisrichknowledgeoftheworldandthewisdomgainedfromexperience.Itpresentsbrilliantpicturesoflifeinitsvariousstagesoflove,joy,suffering,hatredandfear.

DonJuanisalegendaryfigureinItalianromanticliteratureintheMiddleAges.Byroncalledthispoem"historicalsatiricalpoem",whichis"anexcellentsatireontheevilsoftoday’ssociety",includingdeception,hypocrisy,oppression,greedandsoon.

2)ComprehensiveunderstandingofTheIslesofGreece

(Readthepoemandtrytounderstanditindetail.Ifnecessary,theteachergivessomeguidanceaccordingtothecourseware.)

3)SocialsignificanceofTheIslesofGreece

(Studentsexpresstheiropinionsbeforetheteachermakesacomplement.)

ByronborrowedthesplendidcivilizationofancientGreeceandtheheroichistoricalfactsoftheancientGreekpeople’sresistancetoforeignaggressiontoinspirethecontemporaryGreekpeople’sdeterminationtoresistTurkishrule.

Step3Discussion

(Itisagoodchanceforstudentstoexpresstheiropinions.)

1.Inthepoem,ByroncomparesthepastgloryofGreecewiththepresentstateofslavery.Doyouthinkthiscomparisoniseffective?

2.Whatkindofemotiondoestheauthorexpressinthelasttwolinesofthispoem?

Step4Summary

(Basedonagoodunderstandingofthepoems,itisnotdifficultforstudentstomakeasummary.)

SummarizethesignificanceofByron’sworks.

Step5.Homework

SearchformoreinformationaboutByronandhisworks.

Step6Feedback

Unit3PercyByssheShelley

Teachingaims

1)TogetthestudentstoknowsomethingaboutPercyByssheShelley

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingOdetoWestWind

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofunderstandingthesignificanceofOdetoWestWind

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)TounderstandthePoemOdetoWestWind

2)TogettoknowthewritingstyleofOdetoWestWind

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussionandanalysis

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

(showthepictureofPercyByssheShelleyandhaveabrainstormaboutthefollowingquestions)

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutPercyByssheShelley?

2.Whatarehismajorworks?

Step2Presentation

1.Abouttheauthor

(WatchthevideoaboutPercyByssheShelleyandgraspthemajorpoints.Theteachermakesacomplementaccordingtothecourseware.)

PercyByssheShelleyisanEnglishRomanticpoetandiswidelyconsideredtobeamongthefinestlyricpoetsoftheEnglishlanguage.

Shelleygrewupwithviolentrevolutionaryideas,soheheldalife-longaversiontocruelty,injustice,authority,institutionalreligionandtheformalshamsofrespectablesociety,condemningwar,tyrannyandexploitation.

Shelleyisagreatidealist.Hehasstruggledtenaciouslyforhisidealallhislife.Hispoemshaveabrightrhythm,harmonioustoneandbeautifulimage,andbecomeararetreasureinEnglishpoetry.

2.AboutOdetotheWestWind

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutOdetotheWestWind.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthepoembeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

Oneday,Shelleywaswalkinginanearbyforest.Suddenly,therewasastrongwind,lightningandthunder,andtheautumnrainwastorrential.Hecouldnothelpbutwritethispoem.

EachverseinOdetotheWestWindhas14lines,andthelasttwolinesareevenpoems.Therhymeofthefirst12linesisababcbcdcdedofItalianTrilogy,andthelasttwolinesareee.Thiscohesiverhymevividlyimitatesthemomentumofthewestwindwhirlingandsweepingeverything.

Byusingmetaphorandsymbolism,OdetotheWestWindintegratedsceneryandlyricism,inneremotionandexternalmomentum,givingreadersrichimagination,whichisthemostsuccessfullyricpoemwrittenbyShelley.

3.ComprehensiveunderstandingofOdetotheWestWind

(Readthepoemandtrytounderstanditindetail.Ifnecessary,theteachergivessomeguidanceaccordingtothecourseware.)

4.SocialsignificanceofOdetotheWestWind

(Studentsexpresstheiropinionsbeforetheteachermakesacomplement.)

Shelley’s"WestWind"isanelfanda"breathoflifeinautumn".Inautumn,itdestroysalldecayingthingsintheworld,andbreedsnewlifeforthenewspring.Attheendofthepoem,"Ifwintercomes,willspringbefarbehind?"hasgivencouragetomanyrevolutionariesfacedwithreverses,evendeath.

Step3Discussion

(Itisagoodchanceforstudentstoexpresstheiropinions.)

1.Whatdoesthewestwindstandforinthisode?Whatisitssymbolicsignificance?

2.Brieflysummarizethemaincontentofthefivepartsofthepoem.

Step4Summary

(Basedonagoodunderstandingofthepoem,itisnotdifficultforstudentstomakeasummary.)

SummarizethecontentandsignificanceofOdetotheWestWind.

Step5.Homework

SearchformoreinformationaboutPercyByssheShelleyandhisworks.

Step6Feedback

Unit4JohnKeats

Teachingaims

1)TogetthestudentstoknowsomethingaboutJohnKeats

2)Todevelopstudents’abilityofunderstandingJohnKeats’works

3)Toenhancestudents’abilityofunderstandingthesignificanceofJohnKeats’works

Importantanddifficultpoints

1)Tounderstandthetwopoems

2)TogettoknowthewritingstyleofJohnKeats’works

TeachingandlearningMethods

Openquestionsandanswersinclass

Classdiscussionandanalysis

Teachingmedia

Textbook,courseware,teachingplan,projectorandcomputer

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

(showthepictureofJohnKeatsandhaveabrainstormaboutthefollowingquestions)

1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutJohnKeats?

2.Whatarehismajorworks?

Step2Presentation

1.Abouttheauthor

(WatchthevideoaboutJohnKeatsandgraspthemajorpoints.Theteachermakesacomplementaccordingtothecourseware.)

JohnKeats,arenownedpoetoftheEnglishRomanticMovement,wrotesomeofthegreatestEnglishlanguagepoemsincludingLaBelleDameSansMerci,OdeonaGrecianUrnandOdetoaNightingal.

Keatsadvocates“beautyistruth,truthbeauty”,goodatdepictingthenaturalsceneryandthingsappearance,theperformanceofthescenecolorandthree-dimensional,attentiontowritingskills,languagepursuitofgorgeous.

Hispoemsbringpeopletothefeelingofbeingimmersive.Whenhediedonly25yearsold,butheleftthepoemreputationoftheworld.Heperfectlycombinedhisfeelingsabouttheoutsideworldwithhisunderstandingofbeauty,whichhadaninestimableinfluenceonthepoetrycreationoflatergenerations.HispoetryisconsideredperfectembodimentofthecharacteristicofWesternromanticpoetry.

2.OdeonaGrecianUrn

1)AboutOdeonaGrecianUrn

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutOdeonaGrecianUrn.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthepoembeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

BeautyisKeats’slifelongpursuit,andOdeonaGrecianUrnisthepoet’spraiseofbeauty.

Throughthepoet’sperceptionoftheancienturnandthedialoguewiththeancienturn,theconclusionthat"beautyistruthandtruthisbeauty"isdrawn.

2)ComprehensiveunderstandingofOdeonaGrecianUrn

(Readthepoemandtrytounderstanditindetail.Ifnecessary,theteachergivessomeguidanceaccordingtothecourseware.)

3)ThesignificanceofOdeonaGrecianUrn

(Studentsexpresstheiropinionsbeforetheteachermakesacomplement.)

Thebeautyinpoetryisthebeautyofart.Asanartisticproduct,thispoemandancienturnarebeautiful,andthisbeautycomesfromalifewithbothsadnessandjoy,whichisthetruth.Theessenceoflifeisthesourceofartisticbeauty,whilethebeautyofartmakestheessenceoflifelastforever.

3.OdetoaNightingale

1)AboutOdetoaNightingale

(ShowsomepicturesorashortvideoaboutOdetoaNightingale.Getstudentstoexpresstheirideasaboutthepoembeforetheteachergeneralizesit.)

Atthattime,Keatsl