2019-2020年高中英语必修8Unit1Thewrittenword-wordpowerStep 1: Brainstorming1. As we discussed in the last period, poetry is a type of literature. Now, lets enjoy some poems.静夜思床前明月光，疑是地上霜；举头望明月，低头思故乡。Night Thoughts In front of my bed the moonlight is very bright,I wonder if that can be frost on the floor? I lift up my head and look at the full moon, the dazzling moon. I drop my head, and think of the home of old days. 七步诗 曹植 煮豆燃豆萁, 豆在釜中泣。本是同根生，相煎何太急。A poem written in 7 steps Cao ZhiThey were boiling beans on a beanstalk fire,Came a plaintive voice from the pot,“O, why since we sprang from the self-same root,Should you kill me with anger hot?”SonnetsShall I pare thee to a summers day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And summers lease hath all too short a date能不能让我来把你比作夏日？你可是更加温和，更加可爱：狂风会吹落五月里开的好花儿，夏季的生命又未免结束得太快2. Discussion: 1) What are the differences between poetry and other forms of literature? Poetry plays with sounds, words and grammar. Poetry is difficult to write, but interesting to read. Poetry calls up all the colors, feelings, experiences and curious images of a dream world.2) How many categories of literature can you name?Step 2: Vocabulary learning1. Now, read the article about different categories of literature in Part A. Find out all the types mentioned in the text and then fill in the chart below.Category of literature DescriptionFictionpoetry has a repeated rhythm focuses on feelingsdrama tells a story through action and speech first written and then performed on stageshort story only a few characters a simple plotnovelscience fiction many characters a plex plot popularromanceNon-fictionnews article in a newspaper reports factual informationbiographydescribes the life of a person autobiographydescribes the authors own life2. Now, please match each writer with his/ her masterpiece. “Miss Brill” Charles Dickens “Ode to a Nightingale”Katherine Mansfield“Romeo and Juliet”John Keats“Great Expectations”:William Shakespeare Would you choose one of the four famous literature figures and give an introduction of him or her?Introduction of Katherine New Zealands most famous writer, who was closely associated with D.H. Lawrence and something of a rival of Virginia Wolf. Mansfields creative years were burdened with loneliness, illness, jealousy, alienationall this reflected in her work with the bitter depiction of marital and family relationships of her middle-class characters. Her short stories are also notable for their use of stream of consciousness. Like the Russian writer Anton Chekhov, Mansfield depicted trivial events and subtle changes in human behavior. 3. Now lets e to Part C on page 7. Please finish it individually. You may use Parts A and B as reference.Answers C (1) fiction (2) poetry (3) poet (4) Drama(5) playwright (6) short story(7) novel (8) romance (9) genres (10) non-fiction(11) biography (12) autobiographyStep 3: Vocabulary extension1. Pair work: plete Part D in pairs, you may consult a dictionary.Answers D 1 rewrite 2 write 3 pose 4 pile 5 correct 6 draft 7 edit 2. Discussion: Who is your favorite literature figure and why?3. Reading:Good sentences taken from Oliver Twist1) “Please, Sir, I want some more.” Oliver, asking the cook at the workhouse for more gruel. 2) “Good-bye dear! God bless you!” Dick told Oliver on his way to London, which warmed Olivers heart and gave him courage. 3) “As he spoke, he pointed hastily to the picture above Olivers head; and then to the boys face. There was its living copy. The eyes, the head, the mouth; every feature was the same. The expression was, for an instant, so precisely alike, that the minutest line seemed copied with startling accuracy” from the moment when Mr. Bumble realizes who Oliver is. 4) “Am I, said the girl Nancy Take care I dont overdo it. You will be the worse for it Fagin, if I do; so I tell you in good time keep clear of me”Nancy protecting Oliver from Fagins beatings. This line foreshadows the downfall of the Jew brought about by Nancys hand. 5) “the mother, when the pains of death first came upon her, whispered in my ear that if her babe was born alive, and thrived, the day might e when it would not feel so much disgraced to here its poor young mother namedwhether it be a boy or girl, raise up some friends for it in this troubled world; and take pity upon a lonely and desolate child, abandoned to its mercy.” the old nurse sally told Mrs. Carney when she was dying. 6) “When the boy is worth a hundred pounds to me, am I t