Cannery Row 外国文学导读指南系列丛书.pdf

A T E A C H E R ’ S G U I D E T O T H E P E N G U I N E D I T I O N O F JOHN STEINBECK’S CANNERY ROW By ARTHEA J. S. REED, PH.D. S E R I E S E D I T O R S : W. GEIGER ELLIS, ED.D., UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, EMERITUS and ARTHEA J. S. REED, PH.D., UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, RETIRED A Teacher’s Guide to John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row 2 N O T E T O T H E T E A C H E R This guide is designed to assist teachers in moving students beyond the surface story of Steinbeck’s novella. The prereading activities prepare students for what they will read in the novel. The brief discussion of the techniques of plot, character development and theme employed by Steinbeck in his deceptively simple story provides an overview of the story as well as an understanding of its simplicity and complexity. The teaching methodologies are based on response strategies that encourage student interaction with the literary work. Teachers are encouraged to guide, help with reading, and yet allow the students to independently respond to the work. I N T R O D U C T I O N John Steinbeck is one of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century. His wonderful novellas Cannery Row, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, and The Pearl not only introduce readers to a fascinating, realistic cast of characters, make the hills and seacoast of California and Mexico come to life, but also tell intriguing stories of the lives of real people. Steinbeck’s characters are not the rich men and women of California’s boom days, but are the homeless, the migrant workers, t