●Unit 1 UNDERSTANDING SOME BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE SHORTSTORY
1．1 Plot in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Case of Lady Sannox
Study Objectives
Understanding Arthur Conan Doyle （1859-1930）
Under standing Plot
Lead-in Questions
Reading
The Case of Lady Sannox
Questions for Discussion
Writing Task
1．2 Character in Herman Me Mlle's Bartleby， the Scrivener： A Story of Wall-Street
Study Objectives
Understanding Herman Melville （1819-1891）
Understanding Characteruation
Lead-in Questions
Reading
Bartleby， the Scn：vener： A Story of Wall，-Street
Questions for Discussio
Writing Tasks
1．3 Point of View in Katherine Mansfield's A Ddl Pickle
Study Objectives
Understanding Katherine Mansfield （1888-1923）
Understanding Point of View
Lead-in Questions
Reading
A Dill Pickle
Questions for Discussio
Writing Task
1．4 Theme and Symbol in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Minister's Black Ve17：
A Parable
Study Objectives
Understanding Nathaniel Hawthorne （1804 -1864）
Understanding Symbol and Allegory
Lead-in Questions
Reading
The Minister's Black Veil： A Parable
Questions for Discussio
Perfomung Activity
Writing Task
Unit 2 UNDERSTANDING REALISTIC FICTION
2．1 Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
Study Objectives
Understanding Jane Austen （1775-1817）
Synopsis of Prz：de and Prcyjudice
Lead-in Questions
Reading
Prz：de and Pre-judice （Excerpt）
Questions for Discussion
Research Topics
Dubbing Task
2．2 Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities
Study Objectives
Understanding Charles Dickens （ 1812 -1870）
Synopsis of A Tale of Two Cities
Lead-in Questions
Reading
A Tale of Two Cities （Excerpt）
Questions for Discussio
Writing Tasks
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Unit 3 UNDERSTANDING MODERNIST FICTION
Unit 4 UNDERSTANDING NOVELS WHICH ARE BETWEEN REALISM AND MODERNISM
Unit 5 UNDERSTANDING TMODERNIST FICTION
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