, wearelesspronetohateourenemies.
—MartinLutherKing, Jr.
UnitGoals
Afterlearningtheunit, studentsareexpectedtobeable
·tounderstandthefeaturesofEnglishCriticalRealismofthe19thcentury,
·toknowCharlesDickensasthegreatestnovelistoftheVictorianperiod,
·tounderstandtheplotdevicesusedbyAgathaChristieinhermysterystories,
·tounderstandtheuseofdramaticmonologueasapoeticdevice,
·tomastertheusefulwordsandexpressionsinthewritings, and
·toimprovelanguageproficiencyandcriticalthinkingthroughthecontentofthisunit.
BeforeYouRead
: Familyorenemy?
Whendoesfamilyfeelliketheenemy?
Doyoubelievethatbloodisthickerthanwater?
Doyouagreeordisagreethatfamilyaretheonlypeoplewhohurtyoumost?
Howshouldwefaceandsolvefamilyconflicts?
(characteristics) ’ works.
Reflectstherealityobjectively, concretelyandgenuinely.
Disclosesandcriticizestherealitystrongly.
Createsthetypicalcharactersunderthetypicalcircumstances.
? Pleasematchtheworkswiththeirauthors.
1) CharlesDickens
2)
3) ElizabethGaskell
4) GeorgeEliot
5) ThomasHardy
6) CharlotteBronte
, ontheinternetorinthelibrary, moreinformationaboutCharlesDickensandhisliteraryworks.Preparefora5-minutepresentationinclass.
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