1. Reading English Novels Only in a novel are all things given full play. － D.H. Lawrence

2. Reading Novels 1.Warm-up QuestionsWarm-up Questions 3.Classification of NovelsClassification of Novels 2.Six Elements in NovelsSix Elements in Novels 4.A Recommended List of NovelsA Recommended List of Novels

3. 1. Warm-up questions 1.How do you like reading novels?How do you like reading novels? 2.Why do you like/dislike reading novels?Why do you like/dislike reading novels? 3.What kind of novels do you like?What kind of novels do you like? 4.How many novels have you read?How many novels have you read? 5.What is your favorite novel?What is your favorite novel? 6.What tips or warnings do you have?What tips or warnings do you have? 7.What can we get from reading novels?What can we get from reading novels? 8.Simplified, authentic or English-Chinese ones?Simplified, authentic or English-Chinese ones?

4. 2. Six Elements Time/place, tone-setting 1.Setting Protagonist/antagonist, anti-hero 3.Characters Conflict, climax, resolution 2.Plot Language features, literary techniques 4.Style First, third person (speaker, narrator) 5.Viewpoint A point, a moral, a problem 6.Theme

5. 3. Classification of Novels Novel, novella, novelette, short story 1.Length Detective, historical, science, love, etc. 3.Content Romanticism, realism, naturalism, etc. 2.Movement Satirical, comic, gothic, speculative 4.Style

6. 4. A Recommended List 1.Your recommended list?Your recommended list? 2.Top 100 novels of all timeTop 100 novels of all time 3.100 novels everyone should read100 novels everyone should read 4. 一生必读的 100 部英文小说 一生必读的 100 部英文小说 5. 《大纲》英语专业学生阅读参考书目 《大纲》英语专业学生阅读参考书目