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1、教案二《美国文学》部分Generalaimsofthiscourse（本课程总体目标）1.BasedonthestudyofEnglishliterature,studentsinAmericanliteratureareledtoknowimportantwritersandtheirworksandcommonliteraryknowledge;2.Basedonthestudy,studentsattheendofthissemestercouldappreciateandcommentapieceofliterarywor
2、kwiththeirownpointofview.Thiswillalsoformthebasisfortheiracademicwriting.Requirementsforstudentsinthiscourse（本课程要求）1.Takenoteinclassandifnecessary,afterclassfromothersources;2.Readthepartsthattheteacheraskstoreadbeforeclass(usu.theteacherassignsthereadingpartsthreewee
3、ksbeforediscussion);3.Besidesdoingtheexercisesthatshouldbehandedin,studentshavetofindtherelatedinformationaboutthereadingpartfordiscussioninclass;theinformationusu.shouldbewrittendownonapieceofpaperandarrangedinorder;studentsaresuggesteddoingthispartinpairsorgroups.4.
4、Attendclassandanswerquestionsactivelyinclass.5.Handinano-less-than-4000-wordessayaboutAmerican(orEnglish)literaturebeforeweek17.Compositionofthefinalgrade(Total:100)（本课程成绩构成：总分100分）1.homework/quiz+classattendance+classperformance=30%2.final-termexamination:70%所用教材：美国文
5、学史及选读，吴伟仁，外研社，2004.6-1-PartITheLiteratureofColonialAmericaAttheendofthispart,studentsshouldbeableto:1.KnowthegeneralfeaturesofAmericanliterature;2.KnowwhatarePuritanismandthecontributionsitmadetoAmericanliterature.1.IntroductionTheliteratureinthenewland,infact,NorthAm
6、erica,wasanewliteraturedespiteitsunquestioninguseofEnglish,thelanguagetheearliestsettlersfromEuropebroughtwiththemacrosstheAtlantic.Inasense,thedevelopmentofNorthAmericanliteraturereversedthehistoryofeveryothernationalliterature.Insteadofbeginningwithfolktalesandsongs
7、itbeganwithabstractionsandproceededfromphilosophytofiction.Thepre-revolutionarywritinginthecolonieswasessentiallyoftwokinds:1)Practicalmatter-of-factaccountsoffarming,hunting,travel,etc.designedtoinformpeople“athome”whatlifewaslikeinthenewworld,and,often,toinducetheir
8、immigration;2)Highlytheoretical,generallypolemical,discussionsofreligiousquestions:a.Thesetheologicalargumentsweresoonsupple
