基础英语写作I教学大纲教学目标《基础英语写作I》是英语专业本科生在大学一年级的基本技能训练课程,它的主要目标是让学生通过系统的训练初步掌握英语写作的基础知识和技巧。要在听、说、读、译的过程中重新建立写作的视角和意识,培养和锻炼逻辑思维和思辨能力以及综合应用基本英语知识和技巧的能力,对书信、散文、小说、评论等文体分步骤、分阶段地展开实践性训练。具体说来,其目标包括:(一)知识1)熟悉并掌握经典英文电影的故事设置、人物情感表述方式;2)细读、分析和消化英国散文优秀篇章的写作风格和语言特点;3)欣赏、评价并吸收英文著名短篇小说、中长篇小说的要素;4)全面掌握书信、散文、小说、评论等文体的写作要点。(二)技能1)以写作视角和意识进行听、说、读、译英文基本技能自我训练;2)能够独立搜集资料、处理材料、组织篇章;3)涉猎多种学科领域,养成细心观察社会生活的习惯;4)具有自主性、创造性、认识世界、分析问题的能力。(三)情感1)培养用文字手段表现自我、认识人生、剖析社会问题的兴趣;2)关注和感悟人类共同的情感和处境。学前准备·大号活页纸·日记本教学内容和学时分配(一)第六单元第1部分2学时主要内容:NarratinganEvent提前阅读:1、《英语专业写作》第一册,SectionTwo,Unit1NarratinganEventoraRoutine;2、阅读ComprehensiveEnglishMovieScripts,ScentofaWoman;3、阅读EnglishShortStoryWriting,Unit1Fiction:theShortStory.教学重点:Lt.ColonelFrankSladeisoneoflife’strueoriginals,nowblind,irascribleyetwithatouchofthepoet.Charlieisanearnestyoungprepstudentfacingadifficultcrossroadinhislife.Theirraucous,revealingandattimeshystericaladventureinNewYorkwillleavethembothchangedforever.下次提交Narrateaneventwhichyouexperiencedinthepastvacation.(300wordsorso)(二)第六单元第2部分2学时提交并陈述:Narrateaneventwhichyouexperiencedinthepastvacation.(三)第六单元第3部分2学时提前阅读:1、《英国散文的流变》第八章二十世纪(下)“两本游记”、“新品种:广播与电视上的散文”、“口述历史”,第九章结束语,第六章十九世纪“历史想象力的发挥”、“说理散文的各种表现”、“纽曼的信仰危机”、“密尔的自由观”;2、阅读EnglishShortStoryWriting,Unit1Fiction:theShortStory.Vocabulary6:(1)colossal(2)restore(3)enchantment(4)startling(5)authentic(6)carnival(7)immaculate(8)wreck(9)reluctant(10)infamous(11)consternation(12)weary(13)evasive(14)obstacle(15)downfall(16)stir(17)hideous(18)prolong(19)deface(20)manifold(21)distress(22)proof(23)desolation(24)mourning(25)emblem(26)eloquence(27)repose(28)thwart(29)assimilation(30)encroachment下次提交1、PassageWriting6;2、AcriticismaboutTheStoryofanHourbyKateChopin.(三)第六单元第3部分2学时提交并陈述:1、PassageWriting6;2、AcriticismaboutTheStoryofanHourbyKateChopin.教学重点:Tounderstandthefunctionsofthedifferenttypesofnarrativepointofviewinshortfiction;Toseewhetherornotfirst-personnarrationmightbeabletoenhanceanillusionofrealityandasenseofimmediacy;Toexaminewhatwouldbegainedorlostbychangingthenarrationinagivenstoryfromfirsttothirdpersonorviceversa;Toacquietheabilitytochoosethebestkindofnarratorwhocanbestfulfillyourpurposesastheauthorofashortstory.(四)第七单元第1部分2学时主要内容:DescribingaPerson(四)第七单元第1部分2学时提前阅读:1、《英语专业写作》第一册,SectionTwo,Unit2DescribingaPerson;2、阅读ComprehensiveEnglishMovieScripts,Rebecca;3、阅读EnglishShortStoryWriting,Unit2NarrativePointofView.教学重点:“I”happenedtomeetMr.deWinter,thewealthymasterofManderley,andtheyfellinlovewitheachother.“I”returnedtoManderleywithMaximaftertheirmarriage.As“I”alwayssuspectthatMaximstilllovedhisbeautifuldeadwifeRebecca,andMrs.Danvers,thehousekeeperofManderleyandRebecca’spersonalmaidalwayscreateddifficultiesforme,“I”wasverysadanddownhearted.(五)第七单元第2部分2学时提交并陈述:1、DescribeandrewritethecharacterRebeccafromyourpointofvieworfromthepointofviewofonecharacterinthemovie;2、AcriticismaboutArabybyJamesJoyce.(六)第七单元第3部分2学时提前阅读:1、《英国散文的流变》第六章十九世纪“科学家的文章”、“美学家的忧患感”、“文论和文论的背后”、“小说散文的厚实与灵气”、“世纪末的变化”;2、阅读EnglishShortStoryWriting,Unit3Plot.Vocabulary7:(1)extinction(2)infer(3)decry(4)denounce(5)veritable(6)tangle(7)torture(8)superstition(9)indelible(10)listless(11)ineffable(12)benign(13)sedate(14)apt(15)simper(16)soothe(17)animate(18)contemplate(19)shrink(20)iniquity(21)notorious(22)induce(23)reimburse(24)profligate(25)antagonist(26)dexterity(27)mishap(28)agility(29)treachery(30)rational下次提交1、PassageWriting7;2、AcriticismaboutOntheRoadbyLangstonHughes.(六)第七单元第3部分2学时提交并陈述:1、PassageWriting7;2、AcriticismaboutOntheRoadbyLangstonHughes.(二十二)第七单元第3部分2学时主要内容:提交并陈述:1、PassageWriting7;2、AcriticismaboutTheLawofLifebyJackLondon.教学要求:提前阅读《英国散文的流变》第六章十九世纪“科学家的文章”、“美学家的忧患感”、“文论和文论的背后”、“小说散文的厚实与灵气”、“世纪末的变化”;阅读EnglishShortStoryWriting,Unit4Conflict。教学重点:Tounderstandthatplotisactuallyakindofskeletonthatashortstorywriterfillsoutbyusingthemeatconflict;Todevelopanawarenessofthefactthattheconflictofastoryisdrivenbyitscharacters;Togainperspectiveondifferenttypesofinternalandexternalconflict;Tokeepinmindoneofthemostimportantrulesoffiction“Noconflict,nostory”whenreadingorwritingashortstory.(七)第八单元第1部分2学时主要内容:Writeanoutlineofshortstory教学要求:Makeupashortstoryofadventure/fantasy/family/romance/crime/terror…提前阅读:EnglishShortStoryWriting,Unit4Conflict.下次提交1、Reporttheshortstory;2、AcriticismaboutTheLawofLifebyJackLondon.(七)第八单元第1部分2学时主要内容:Writeanoutlineofshortstory教学要求:Makeupashortstoryofadventure/fantasy/family/romance/crime/terror.教学重点:Tounderstandthatplotmeansthesequenceofeventsinastorytypicallycontainingalaunchingaction,somerisingactions,aclimax,andaresolutioninalinearpattern.(二十四)第八单元第2部分2学时主要内容:1、Reporttheshortstory;2、AcriticismaboutTheNewDressbyVirginiaWoolf教学要求:提前阅读EnglishShortStoryWriting,Unit5CharacterizationI.教学重点:Tounderstandthatashortstorywriterdevelopsacharacterinoneormoreofthefollowingways:throughhisactions,thoughtsandspeeches,throughaphysicaldescriptionofhimoradirectstatementabouthim,throughtheopinionsofothercharacters;Toidentifytheprotagonistofashortstoryasathree-dimensionalcharacter,andexaminehisphysicalattributes,background,andpsycholog