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ContemporaryCollegeEnglishTeachers’Manual
AGuidetoContemporaryCollegeEnglishAndOtherReferenceBooks
Classdivision:
12periods:
1—4a.Warmupanddiscussion
b.Backgroundinformation
c.TextAppreciation
5—8DetailedStudy
9---10.ExercisesandUnittest
InteractiveActivities:
1.Presentation
2.ReadingAloud
3.Paraphrasing&
Question-answering
4.Translation
5.Discussion
PartI:
Warm-up
Let’senjoythefollowingjoke.
CanyouthinkasHolmesdoes?
SherlockHolmesandDr.Watsonwentonacampingtrip.Astheylaydownforthenight,Holmessaid:
“Watson,lookupintotheskyandtellmewhatyousee.”
Watsonsaid:
“Iseemillionsandmillionsofstars.”
Holmes:
“Andwhatdoesthattellyou?
”
Watson:
“Astronomically,ittellsmethattherearemillionsofgalaxiesandpotentiallybillionsofplanets.
TheologicallyittellsmethatGodisgreatandthatwearesmallandinsignificant.Meteorologicallyittellsmethatwewillhaveabeautifuldaytomorrow.
Whatdoesittellyou?
“Somebodystoleourtent.”
PartII:
BackgroundKnowledge
1.AbouttheAuthor:
Farjeon,JosephJefferson(June4,1883--June6,1955)
Englishnovelist,playwright,andjournalist,wasborninLondonintoliterarycircumstances.Hisfather,BenjaminFarjeon,wasawell-knownnovelistandhewasthebrotherofthechildren'
swriterEleanorFarjeon[wonLibraryAssociationCarnegieMedalofGreatBritain,1956(TheCarnegieMedalisawardedannuallytothewriterofanoutstandingbookforchildren.(ItwasestablishedbyTheLibraryAssociationin1936,inmemoryofthegreatScottish-bornphilanthropist,AndrewCarnegie(1835-1919).Carnegiewasaself-madeindustrialistwhomadehisfortuneinsteelintheUSA.Hisexperienceofusingalibraryasachildledhimtoresolvethat"
ifeverwealthcametomethatitshouldbeusedtoestablishfreelibraries."
Carnegiesetupmorethan2800librariesacrosstheEnglishspeakingworld)HansChristianAndersonInternationalMedal,1956(HansChristianAndersenAwardforwriting,(HansChristianAndersenAwardforillustration,),andtheplaywrightHerbertFarjeon.AlthoughhewasadescendantofThomasJefferson,Farjeonwasnamedafterhismaternalgrandfather,theAmericanactorJosephJefferson.HewaseducatedprivatelyandatPeterboroughLodge.From1910to1920hedideditorialworkfortheAmalgamatedPress.
Farjeon'
scareerasafictionwriterwaslongandprolific.Withovereightypublishednovelstohiscredit,manyinthemysteryanddetectivegenre,heenjoyedwhattheLondonTimesobituaristcalledadeservedpopularityfor"
ingeniousandentertainingplotsandcharacterization."
Hisearlynovel,MasterCriminal,isataleofidentityreversalinvolvingtwobrothers,oneamasterdetective,theotheramastercriminal."
Mr.Farjeondisplaysagreatdealofknowledgeaboutstory-telling,"
declaredtheNewYorkTimesreviewer,"
andmultipliestheinterestofhisplotthroughatersetellingstyleandarigidcompression."
Farjeonwasoneofthefirstdetectivewriterstomingleromancewithcrime.Althoughknownforhiskeenhumorandflashingwit,hewasnostrangertothesinisterandterrifying.ThecriticfortheSaturdayReviewofLiteraturepraisedDeathintheInkwell,oneofhislaterbooks,callingitan"
amusing,satirical,andfrequentlyhair-raisingyarnofanauthorwhogotdangerouslymixedupwithhisimaginarycharacters.Tricky."
HisPrincipalWorks:
Novels--TheMasterCriminal,1924;
LittleThingsThatHappen,1925;
UninvitedGuests,1925;
TheGreenDragon,1926(rev.ed.:
AttheGreenDragon,1929);
No.17:
ANovelBasedUponthePlay,1926;
TheCrook'
sShadow,1927;
TheHouseofDisappearance,1927;
MoreLittleHappenings,1928;
ShadowsbytheSea,1928;
MysteryUnderground,1928(inU.S.:
Underground);
The5.18Mystery,1929;
The"
Z"
Murders,1929(intheU.S.:
ThePersonCalled"
);
TheAppointedDate,1930;
FollowingFootsteps,1930;
TheHouseOpposite,1931;
TheMurderer'
sTrail,1931;
Phantom幻影Fingers,1931;
BenSeesItThrough,1932;
TrunkCall长途电话,1932(inU.S.:
TheTrunk-CallMystery);
TheHouseontheMarsh沼泽地,1933;
TheMysteryoftheCreek小溪;
小港1933;
OldManMystery,1933.
Thestory“WaitingforthePolice”waswrittenbyJ.JeffersonFarjeonr.Heisbestknownforhismysterystoriesandisoneofthefirstmodernauthorstomixromanceandhumorwithcrime.Thestoryissetinaboarding-housewherelifeespeciallyeveninglife,isnotoriouslydullfortheoddcollectionofpeoplewholivethere.Butoneoftheguestsmanagestothinkofsomethingwhichdoesstirupquiteabitofinterest.Whoishe?
HeisMr.Penbury,.themostintelligentoftheguestswhocanbedescribedasthedirectorofthislittlemelodrama.
2.Melodrama
MelodramacomesfromFrenchMelodrame,Itisaspokendramathatincludessomemusicalaccompaniment.ThewordmelodramaevolvedfromtheGreekmelos,meaningsongormusic,anddrama,adeed,action,orplay,especiallytragedy.[Greek:
melos(song);
French:
drame]
Adrama,suchasaplay,film,ortelevisionprogram,characterizedbyexaggeratedemotions,stereotypicalcharacters,andinterpersonalconflicts.Melodramafilmswereabigpartofthesilentfilmera-thesilencesnaturallylentthemselvestomelodrama.Itimpressestheaudiencewithsensational,compellingplotsandintensiveconflicts.ItwasverypopularinEuropefromtheendofthe18thcenturytothemidofthe19thcentury
Televisionmelodramahasitsdirectrootsintheearly-nineteenth-centurystageplayinwhichromantic,sensationalplotsandincidentsweremixedwithsongsandorchestralmusic.
PartIII:
TextAppreciation
Question:
Howmanypartscanthestorybedividedinto?
Threeparts:
PartOne:
anidlediscussionaboutwhereMr.Wainwrighthasgoneandservestointroducethecharacterswholiveintheboarding-house.
ghthasgoneandservestointroducethecharacterswholiveintheboarding-house.
PartTwo:
(beginswhen)Mr.PenburywalksintotheroomandannouncesthatMr.Wainwrightisdead.(ThesuddendeathofMr.WainwrightshockseveryoneexceptmissWicks.Whatfollowsisthemostimportantpart,inwhich)Mr.Penburydirectsageneralrehearsaloftheiralibiswhiletheyarewaitingforthepolicetoarrive.
Partthree:
TheendofthestorywiththefootstepsandMr.Wainwright’scoughbeingheard.(ThestoryendswhentheyhearfootstepsenteringandhearMr.Wainwright’scough.)
Writingstyle:
Whatisthewritingstyle?
Thisshortstoryalsohasallthebasicqualitiesofalittlemysterystory.Andithasaquiteabitofhumorandthesuspenseofadetectivestory.
1.Thecharactersarevivid.
2.Thelanguageispreciseandthestyleisneat.
3.Theendingissurprising.
Ituseshyperboles,rhetoricalquestionsandparentheticalelements.
Introductiontothetext:
Questions:
1.Canyousketchthecharactersintheboardinghouse?
2.Describetheboardinghouse.
Sketchesofthecharactersintheboarding-house:
Thoughtheplotissimple,thecharactersarevivid.Allofthemleaveusadeepimpressiononusreaders:
Mrs.Mayton:
thelandlady,whoisalwaystryingtokeepeveryonetalking;
MontySmith:
aspoliteashewaspale,andalwaysdidhisbesttokeepanyballrolling.
MissWicks:
theoldestwhohasbeenknittingfor70yearsandpromisetogoonknittingforanother70;
MissBella:
theyounglovely,whodoesnotseemtobeparticularlysmart;
Mr.Calthrop:
themiddle-agedman,whoissaidtowalkinhissleepandisdozingoffallthetime;
Mr.Penbury:
themostintelligentofthem,butnotverypopularamongtheboarders.Hecanbedescribedasthedirectorofthislittlemelodrama.
PartIV:
DetailedStudy
Paras1-13
Paras.1-2:
1.Whydoestheauthoruseaquestionasthebeginningofthestory?
IshereallyinterestedinwhereMr.Wainwrighthasgone?
Whatdidshecareaboutthen?
2.Whatisguinea?
3.Whatisaboarding-house?
Whatisitlikeinthestory?
KeyPoints:
Para.3-4:
Questions:
1.Whoistheman“aspoliteasheispale”?
2..Whatdoes“…aspoliteashewaspale…”meanandimply?
:
…hispolitenessandpalenesswereofthesamedegree;
hewaspaleandhewasverypolite,implying,humorously,thathewaspolitebecausehewaspale.(intellectualorscholarlookspaleandpolite)
keepanyballrollirng:
=gettheballrollingkeepanyconversation(activityorevent)goingonceithadbeenstarted.使(活动、讨论等)不中断
start/settheballrolling:
startaconversationoreventandkeepitgoingon.E.g.
ShesettheballrollingatourlastgatheringbytellingusabouthertriptoAustralialastsummer.
Itmaybenotverydifficulttostartabusinessbutitiscertainlydifficulttokeeptheballrolling.
Para.5-6Questions:
1.Whoseemstobetheoldest?
Whatisshedoingallthetime?
2.Didshereallylookgoodforanotherseventyyears?
(anexampleofhyperboleinordertoachievehumor)
Tobe/lookgoodfor:
tobestillingoodconditiontodosth.;
tobeabletolast.值得,有效e.g.Thiscarisgoodformanymoremiles.
Thishousewasbuiltin1970.Itlooksgoodforanotherthirtysevenyearsorso.
Paras.7-9Questions:
1.Whoseemstobetheyoungest?
Whatismeantwhensh