惠宜美高2021春季英文阅读课程

美国反乌托邦文学

课程简介：

在我们的社会中，很少有像红色这样普遍存在和充满含义的符号。 J. E. Cirlot 曾写道：“红色是脉动的鲜血和火的颜色，代表着澎湃的激情和催人泪下的情感”。与此同时，红色也与西方世界的爱与同情联系在一起。红色象征着古代罗马和阿拉伯社会的神圣之光和宠爱，但“在世界的大部分地区，红色代表着人类生活核心的事件和情感：危险与勇气，革命与战争，暴力与罪恶，欲望与激情，甚至生活本身”（艾米·格林菲尔德语）。尽管存在许多与红色相关的历史关联，但很明显，红色代表着人类的生命力，尤其是力量。无论是在情感上还是在身体上表现出来，红色无疑是与权力联系在一起的颜色。

There are few symbols as prevalent or filled with meaning as the color red in our society. J. E. Cirlot writes that “red [is] the color of the pulsing blood and of fire, for the surging and tearing emotions.” Yet, at the same time, red is associated with love and compassion in the western world. Red was symbolic of divine light and favor in ancient Roman and Arabian society, but “throughout much of the world, red represents events and emotions at the core of the human condition: danger and courage, revolution and war, violence and sin, desire and passion, even life itself” (Amy Greenfield). Although many historical associations with the color red exist, it is clear that red epitomizes human vitality, and above all power. Whether it is emotionally or physically manifesting, red undoubtedly is the color connected to power.

惠宜教育2021春季美高阅读课程将和学生一起探讨美国反乌托邦文学。课程着重通过《红字》和《女仆的故事》这两本反乌托邦文学代表著作，来讨论西方文学中的红色的含义。课程旨在培养学生在私立美国寄宿学校取得成功所必需的阅读，听力，口语和写作技能，期待学生更积极地阅读文学原著，进行有效地写作，主动地练习口语和听力以及标准美式英语习俗。我们将研究两本著作中主要的文学主题，同时探索这些作品关于新英格兰清教徒的描写，尤其是对女性的压迫。课程也将教授在英文阅读时如何记录笔记和画出重点语句段落的技巧。上课时间将主要讨论学生对文学作品理解，并帮助学生进一步提高他们的文学阅读技能。学生将继续学习如何通过写作进行交流，重点是坚持写作过程。 

American Dystopia is a course that focuses on the color “red” as seen through The Scarlet Letter and A Handmaid’s Tale. The course is designed to cultivate in students the reading, listening, speaking and writing skills needed to be successful at American boarding schools. As a result, students should expect to actively engage in the study of reading literature and informational texts, effective writing, effective speaking and listening, as well as the study of the conventions of Standard American English. We will examine major literary themes while exploring what these works reveal about depictions of Puritanical New England, in general, and the subjugation of women, in particular. Note taking and highlighting skills will be stressed. Class time will largely focus on discussions about the understanding of the literature and will center on transcending the skills that students have developed thus far. Students will continue to learn how to communicate through writing, with emphasis on adhering to the writing process.

课程情况：

授课教师：巴纳德博士

课程形式：Zoom线上课程

上课人数：8-10人，5人以上开班

起止日期：3月27日到6月5日，10周10次课

课程时间：春季1班：美东时间周六早7-9点（北京时间周六晚7-9点）；春季2班，美东时间周六晚8:30-10:30（美西周六下午5:30-7:30，北京时间周日早上8:30-10:30）。

适合年级：8-11年级

课程用书：

女仆的故事 

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

老师介绍：

全美前15顶级寄宿美高现任英语老师，教授美国文学与美国历史课程，对私立美国寄宿学校的课程模式、授课方式及学术要求十分熟悉。哥伦比亚大学历史学博士，曾教授哥大本科新生人文核心必修课程，对美国文学与美国历史有着深刻的解析与认识。

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