Warm-up questions for you:
Fill in the blanks: the most famous 6 words of Shakespeare :
___ J.K.Lowling is probably the richest woman
writer in the world, because she created a lovely boy ____ in her book.
the Anglo-Saxon period (449-1066)
Chapter1 the old and medieval Period
1. historical background
Three conquests: Roman conquest in 43 AD; Anglo-Saxon conquest in 449; Norman conquest in 1066
meaningful life (the value of literature)
The advantages of learning literature
Enlarge our vocabulary Turn us into good readers (read faster) Develop our creative and independent thinking Know some knowledge of literature
Part 4. final exam
50%
your tasks this term
Team work
Cooperation and participation in class and after class
Useful websites Wikipedia维基百科
Chapter1 old English literature
How should we study literature
1.Understand the historical background 2.Know sth. About author (his family, his
education background, his works, his life experience) 3.Read and analyze the work itself( the main idea of the story, themes , characters analysis, art features)
1.what is literature? 2.Why do we read literature? (what can
we benefit from lliterature?)
Possible answers:
1. Literature refers to the practice and profession of writing. It coபைடு நூலகம்es from human interest in telling a story, in arranging words in artistic forms, in describing in words some aspects of human experiences.
Your grade for the course will be composed of 4 parts:
Part 1. your performance in team work 20%
Part 2. your performance in class attendance 10%
part 3. your essay-writing 20%
Four Genres of Literature
– Fiction Myths, romances, novels, short stories
– Poetry – Drama – Prose
News reports, feature articles, essays, editorials, textbooks, historical and biographical works
Why do we read literature?
1.reading for pleasure and entertainment (the artistic aspect of literature) 2. reading for relaxation 3. reading to acquire knowledge (the practical aspect of literature) to instruct readers to lead a more balanced,
If you ran into the servant of Robinson Crusoe, What name do you call him?
Warm-up questions for you
the following famous saying might come from whom and his works
1.Frailty , thy name is woman!
2.If the winter comes, can spring be far behind?
3. Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand ,foot for foot.
Questions:
Chapter1 the old and medieval Period
2. old English literature (450-1066) There are two kinds of English poetry in Anglo-
Saxon period: secular poetry and religious poetry. secular poetry is represented by Beowulf The