Unit5 Enjoying Novels
t: what is the writing style in the text?
s: the text is a narrative writing. it is in that period, when people opposed the writing of novels by authoresses, that produced five of the most courageous and gifted authoresses. those who get round this ban were: jane austen, the three bronte sisters (charlotte, emily and anne), and the writer known as george eliot.
t: who knows the main idea of the text?
s3: the text tells us men and women have equal rights. what's more, women are independent, not men's accessories. women can do anything men can. maybe women can do everything better than men. it is wrong to discriminate against women.
t: what's the purpose of writer?
s4: the writing purpose of the author is to let us know the social background of that society, in which people not only discriminated against race, sex and religion but also cared about social status. in the 19th century, women weren't independent and they were men's accessories. the great living aim for a woman was to marry a rich man. the author also wants to let us read more english books, written by jane austen, charlotte bronte, emily bronte, george eliot, charles dickens and so on and understand that we must learn english culture and that language and culture are closely related.
t: what should we learn from this text?
teacher guides the students to understand the text.
step vi post-reading
t: open your books to page 43. you are given two minutes to finish part 1. then we will check the answers together.
two minutes later, check the answers with the students together.
t: can you see a difference between the content of charles dickens' books and those of the women writers?
ss: yes charles dickens' novels describe the hardships of poor people who did not possess money or a sponsor to smooth their path. jane austen's novels deal with the problem and limitation of women's choice. charlotte bronte's novels were revolutionary for the explicit way they described women struggling against their restricted roles in society. george eliot's novels examined the morally ambiguous concessions people make in their lives in order to succeed.
t: well done. let's come to part 2. you are also given two minutes. read the passage again carefully and then answer these questions.
suggested answers:
1. they wrote about love and marriage, because they are good at describing the personal relationships.
2. charlotte bronte was the most reserved in her descriptions of feelings. because her novels were revolutionary for the explicit way they described women struggling against their restricted roles in society.