Choosing Your Course Novel选择你的课程小说
这门课围绕一本你亲自挑选的小说展开；用四个步骤选对它，能让后面所有的总结性作业都轻松许多。This course is built around one novel you choose yourself; picking the right one in four steps makes every summative assignment that follows much easier.
学习目标 · Learning Goals
- 1Read a variety of texts阅读多种类型的文本
- 2Use reading comprehension strategies运用阅读理解策略
What a Literature Study Is and Why It Matters 什么是文学研读，以及它为什么重要
In this course, you will be engaging in a literature studyliterature study 文学研读：围绕一部文学作品展开的深入阅读与分析活动，贯穿整门课。. To do this, you will select and read a novel from a list of novels selected for ENG3U. You will then learn to analyse the different elements of this novel and use your analysis to complete a variety of assignments that show your ability to engage with complex fictional texts in a variety of ways.
Novels help us allow us to explore topics and experiences that we may or may not have experienced, explore new perspectives, visualize events, and learn about the world around us by immersing us in someone else's world.
Literature studies is an important skill that can help you learn to understand texts – written and media – both in and outside of school. By learning to think critically about different texts, analyse texts for effective literary devicesliterary devices 文学手法：作者用来增强表达效果的技巧，如比喻、象征、意象、叙述视角等。, identify character types, analyze the plotplot 情节：故事中按因果与时间组织起来的事件序列。, and create new texts based off existing stories, you will develop a greater appreciation for your own personal favourite books, TV shows, movies, poems, and songs. You will also be able to apply your learning about literature to your own writing.
在这门课里，你将进行一次文学研读（literature study）。具体做法是：从 ENG3U 精选的书单中挑选并阅读一本小说，然后学习分析这本小说的各个要素，并用你的分析去完成各种作业——这些作业用来展示你以多种方式深入理解复杂虚构文本的能力。
小说能让我们探索自己可能经历过、也可能从未经历过的话题与体验，接触新的视角，在脑中想象事件的画面，并通过沉浸在别人的世界里来认识我们身边的世界。
文学研读是一项重要技能：它能帮助你读懂校内校外、文字与媒体形式的各种文本。当你学会对不同文本进行批判性思考、分析其中有效的文学手法、辨认人物类型、分析情节，并基于已有故事创作新文本时，你会对自己最爱的书、电视剧、电影、诗歌和歌曲产生更深的欣赏，也能把对文学的学习运用到自己的写作中。
Your Novel Powers Six Assignments 你这本小说将支撑六项作业
The novel you choose will be used to complete a number of assignments in this course. The assignments that directly relate to the novel you choose are:
| 1-3F: Novel Character Analysis | 3-3G: Spoken Word Character Poem | 4-3E: Final Project Planner | 5-2E: Novel News Report | FP-A: Novel Study Presentation | FP-B: Final Reflection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
你选的这本小说会被用来完成本课程中的多项作业。与你所选小说直接相关的作业有：
| 编号 | 作业（英 / 中） |
|---|---|
| 1-3F | Novel Character Analysis · 小说人物分析 |
| 3-3G | Spoken Word Character Poem · 口语人物诗 |
| 4-3E | Final Project Planner · 期末项目规划表 |
| 5-2E | Novel News Report · 小说新闻报道 |
| FP-A | Novel Study Presentation · 小说研读展示 |
| FP-B | Final Reflection · 期末反思 |
Read the Novel Descriptions 阅读小说简介
Read the following blurbs (short descriptions for books, usually on the back cover) for your potential novel choices. As you read through them, rankrank 排序：按某个标准（这里是“兴趣”）把若干对象从高到低排列。 them from most interesting to least interesting, and think about why you ranked them that way. What appeals (or doesn't appeal) to you about each of the descriptions?
阅读下面这些备选小说的简介（blurb，即通常印在封底的简短介绍）。在阅读时，把它们从“最感兴趣”到“最不感兴趣”排序，并思考你为什么这样排。每段简介中，哪些地方吸引你、哪些地方不吸引你？
Indian Horse — Richard Wagamese 《Indian Horse（印第安人之马）》— Richard Wagamese
Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese
Saul Indian Horse, an alcoholic who has hit rock bottom, realizes at a treatment centre that the only way to deal with his trauma is by telling his story. So, the story mainly recounts his life in late 1950s Ontario, where eight-year-old Saul is torn from his Ojibway family and committed to one of Canada's notorious Catholic Residential Schools. In this oppressive environment, Saul is denied the freedom to speak his language or embrace his Indigenous culture and he witnesses and experiences all kinds of abuse at the hands of the very people who were entrusted with his care. Readers embark on a journey back through the life he's led as a northern Ojibway, with all its joys and sorrows. Novel Link
MLAMLA 格式：人文学科常用的论文引用与排版规范。 Citation: Wagamese, Richard. Indian Horse. Vancouver, Douglas & McIntyre, 2012. https://ghs.rosedaleedu.com/pluginfile.php/1099149/mod_label/intro/Indian-Horse-Richard-Wagamese.pdf
Sample quotation integration and in-text citationin-text citation 文内引用：在正文中标注引文出处的简短括注，如（Wagamese, ch. 3）。 styles:
Option 1: Early in the the novel, the quotation, "My grandmother, Naomi, was very old then. She was the matriarch of the small band of people I was born to," introduces the audience to Saul's grandmother (Wagamese, ch. 3).
Option 2: In chapter 3, Wagamese writes, "My grandmother, Naomi, was very old then. She was the matriarch of the small band of people I was born to."
Option 3: Wagamese has Saul describe his grandmother in the following way: "My grandmother, Naomi, was very old then. She was the matriarch of the small band of people I was born to" (ch. 3).
《Indian Horse》— Richard Wagamese
Saul Indian Horse 是一个跌到人生谷底的酗酒者，在戒疗中心他意识到，面对创伤的唯一办法就是把自己的故事讲出来。于是故事主要回溯他在 1950 年代末安大略省的人生：八岁的 Saul 被强行带离他的奥吉布瓦（Ojibway）家庭，被送进加拿大臭名昭著的天主教寄宿学校之一。在那个压抑的环境里，Saul 被剥夺了说母语、拥抱本族文化的自由，还在那些本应照料他的人手中目睹并亲历了各种虐待。读者将随他回望这位北方奥吉布瓦人走过的一生，看尽其中的欢乐与悲伤。小说链接（PDF）
MLA 引用格式： Wagamese, Richard. Indian Horse. Vancouver, Douglas & McIntyre, 2012.
引文嵌入与文内引用示范（三种写法）：
- 写法一（引文居前）： 在小说开头，引文 “My grandmother, Naomi, was very old then…” 把祖母介绍给读者（Wagamese, ch. 3）。
- 写法二（章节居前）： 在第 3 章，Wagamese 写道：“My grandmother, Naomi, was very old then…”
- 写法三（作者引导）： Wagamese 借 Saul 之口这样描写祖母：“My grandmother, Naomi, was very old then…”（ch. 3）。
三种写法的内容相同，区别只在如何把引文“嵌进”自己的句子，以及文内引用（in-text citation）放在哪里。
Ready Player One — Ernest Cline 《Ready Player One（头号玩家）》— Ernest Cline
Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels alive is when he's jacked into the virtual utopia known as the OASIS. Wade's devoted his life to studying the puzzles hidden within this world's digital confines, puzzles that are based on their creator's obsession with the pop culture of decades past and that promise massive power and fortune to whoever can unlock them. But when Wade stumbles upon the first clue, he finds himself beset by players willing to kill to take this ultimate prize. The race is on, and if Wade's going to survive, he'll have to win—and confront the real world he's always been so desperate to escape.
Note: This book is considerably longer than the other course text options, and is not recommended for students intending to complete the course in under 3 months. Novel Link
MLA Citation: Cline, Earnest. Ready Player One. New York, Crown Publishers, 2011. https://ghs.rosedaleedu.com/pluginfile.php/1099149/mod_label/intro/ready-player-one.pdf
Sample quotation integration and in-text citation styles:
Option 1: Wade's situation is established early in the novel, as shown by the quotation, "Sitting alone in the dark, watching the show on my laptop, I always found myself imagining that I lived in that warm, well-lit house, and that those smiling, understanding people were my family" (Cline, ch. 1).
Option 2: In chapter 1, Cline describes Wade as, "Sitting alone in the dark, watching the show on my laptop, I always found myself imagining that I lived in that warm, well-lit house, and that those smiling, understanding people were my family" in order to establish his situation.
Option 3: Cline establishes Wade's situation early in the novel by describing him "Sitting alone in the dark, watching the show on my laptop, I always found myself imagining that I lived in that warm, well-lit house, and that those smiling, understanding people were my family" (ch. 1).
《Ready Player One》— Ernest Cline
公元 2044 年，现实世界破败不堪。青少年 Wade Watts 唯一感到真正活着的时刻，是接入名为 OASIS 的虚拟乌托邦时。Wade 把全部精力投入破解这个数字世界里隐藏的谜题——这些谜题基于其创造者对几十年前流行文化的痴迷，谁能解开，就能获得巨大的权力与财富。但当 Wade 偶然找到第一条线索后，他发现自己被一群不惜杀人夺宝的玩家盯上。竞赛开始了；要想活下去，Wade 必须取胜——并直面那个他一直拼命想逃离的现实世界。
注意： 这本书比其他课程选项长得多，不推荐打算在 3 个月内修完本课程的学生选择。小说链接（PDF）
MLA 引用格式： Cline, Earnest. Ready Player One. New York, Crown Publishers, 2011.
引文嵌入与文内引用示范： 同样提供三种写法，区别仅在引文位置与文内引用（Cline, ch. 1）的摆放。
Anne of Green Gables — Lucy Maud Montgomery 《Anne of Green Gables（绿山墙的安妮）》— Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of Green Gables – Lucy Maude Montgomery
This is a coming-of-agecoming-of-age 成长（小说）：聚焦主人公从少年走向成熟、逐渐认识自我的题材。 novel about growing up and discovering who you are. As soon as orphan Anne Shirley arrives at the cozy white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever...but will the Cuthberts send her back to to the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected—a skinny girl with fiery red hair and a temper to match. If only she can convince them to let her stay, she'll try very hard not to keep rushing headlong into scrapes and blurting out the first thing that comes to her mind. Anne is not like anyone else, the Cuthberts agree; she is special—a girl with an enormous imagination. This orphan girl dreams of the day when she can call herself Anne of Green Gables. Novel Link
MLA Citation: Montgomery, Lucy Maud. Anne of Green Gables. 1908. Project GutenbergProject Gutenberg 古登堡计划：提供大量版权过期书籍免费在线阅读的电子图书馆。, 2025, www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/45/pg45-images.html.
Sample quotation integration and in-text citation styles:
Option 1: The quotation, "This morning when I left the asylum I felt so ashamed because I had to wear this horrid old wincey dress. All the orphans had to wear them, you know," helps to quickly establish Anne's situation prior to meeting the Cuthberts (Montgomery, ch. 2).
Option 2: In chapter 2, Montgomery explains Anne's situation prior to meeting the Cuthberts with the line, "This morning when I left the asylum I felt so ashamed because I had to wear this horrid old wincey dress. All the orphans had to wear them, you know."
Option 3: Montgomery explains Anne's situation prior to meeting the Cuthberts by having Anne say, "This morning when I left the asylum I felt so ashamed because I had to wear this horrid old wincey dress. All the orphans had to wear them, you know" (ch. 2).
《Anne of Green Gables》— Lucy Maud Montgomery
这是一部关于成长、关于发现自我的成长小说（coming-of-age novel）。孤儿 Anne Shirley 一到那座叫“绿山墙”的温馨白色农舍，就确信自己想永远留下来——可是 Cuthbert 兄妹会不会把她送回孤儿院？Anne 知道自己并不是他们期待的样子：一个瘦瘦的、有着火红头发和同样火爆脾气的女孩。只要能说服他们留下她，她会非常努力地克制自己——不再动不动闯祸、不再脱口而出心里想到的第一句话。Cuthbert 兄妹也承认：Anne 与众不同，她很特别——一个想象力极其丰富的女孩。这个孤儿女孩梦想着有一天能自称“绿山墙的安妮”。小说链接（在线全文）
MLA 引用格式： Montgomery, Lucy Maud. Anne of Green Gables. 1908. Project Gutenberg, 2025.
引文嵌入与文内引用示范： 提供三种写法，文内引用为（Montgomery, ch. 2）。
All Quiet on the Western Front — Erich Maria Remarque 《All Quiet on the Western Front（西线无战事）》— Erich Maria Remarque
All Quiet on the Western Front – Erich Maria Remarque
In 1914, a room full of German schoolboys, fresh-faced and idealistic, are sold on the promise of glory if they enlist to fight in World War I. What follows is the moving story of a young "unknown soldier" experiencing the horror and disillusionmentdisillusionment 幻灭：理想或美好幻想被现实击碎后的失望感。 of life in the trenches. A semi-autobiographicalsemi-autobiographical 半自传体：部分取材于作者亲身经历、但又经过虚构加工的作品。 novel by a German veteran of World War I, the book describes the German soldiers' extreme physical and mental trauma during the war as well as the detachment from civilian life felt by many upon returning home from the war. It is billed by some as "the greatest war novel of all time." Novel Link
MLA Citation: Remarque, Erich Maria. All Quiet on the Western Front. Translated by A. W. Wheen, London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1929. Project Gutenberg, 2025, www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/75011/pg75011-images.html.
Sample quotation integration and in-text citation styles:
Option 1: Paul notes that there is a distinct difference in generational attitudes towards the war: "For the others, the older men, it is but an interruption. They are able to think beyond it" (Remarque, ch. 2).
Option 2: In chapter 2, Remarque demonstrates Paul's reflection generational differences in attitudes towards the war with the line, "For the others, the older men, it is but an interruption. They are able to think beyond it."
Option 3: Remarque illustrates Paul's take on the older generation's vastly different opinion on the war through the line, "For the others, the older men, it is but an interruption. They are able to think beyond it" (ch. 2).
《All Quiet on the Western Front》— Erich Maria Remarque
1914 年，一群朝气蓬勃、满怀理想的德国中学生被“参战即光荣”的承诺所打动，报名加入第一次世界大战。随之而来的，是一个年轻“无名士兵”在战壕中亲历恐惧与幻灭的动人故事。这部由一位一战德国老兵创作的半自传体（semi-autobiographical）小说，描写了德国士兵在战争中承受的极端身心创伤，以及许多人战后返乡时对平民生活的疏离感。它被一些人誉为“有史以来最伟大的战争小说”。小说链接（在线全文）
MLA 引用格式： Remarque, Erich Maria. All Quiet on the Western Front. Translated by A. W. Wheen, London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1929. Project Gutenberg, 2025.
引文嵌入与文内引用示范： 三种写法，文内引用为（Remarque, ch. 2）。注意它是译作，MLA 中要写出译者（Translated by A. W. Wheen）。
The Invisible Man — H. G. Wells 《The Invisible Man（隐身人）》— H. G. Wells
The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells
The Invisible Man is a science fiction and horror novel that follows a scientist's fall from grace. He has devoted himself to researching the physics of light and invents a way to change a person's body so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light, rendering them invisible. The consequences of this experiment are explored throughout the book, as the protagonistprotagonist 主人公：故事的核心人物，情节多围绕其展开。's personality changes as a result of his invisibility. A practitioner of random and irresponsible violence, the invisible man has become an iconic character in horror fiction. Novel Link
MLA Citation: Wells, H. G. The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance. 1897. Project Gutenberg, 2021, www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5230/pg5230-images.html.
Sample quotation integration and in-text citation styles:
Option 1: The atmosphere gets increasingly tense through descriptive lines like "a concussion and a sound of bottles ringing together as though the table had been hit, and the smash of a bottle flung violently down, and then a rapid pacing athwart the room" (Wells, ch. 3).
Option 2: In chapter 3, Wells vividly describes, "a concussion and a sound of bottles ringing together as though the table had been hit, and the smash of a bottle flung violently down, and then a rapid pacing athwart the room" in order to set the tone.
Option 3: Wells masterfully uses imageryimagery 意象：诉诸感官（视觉、听觉等）的具体描写，用来营造画面与氛围。 to set the tone of the scene by describing: "a concussion and a sound of bottles ringing together as though the table had been hit, and the smash of a bottle flung violently down, and then a rapid pacing athwart the room" (ch. 3).
《The Invisible Man》— H. G. Wells
《隐身人》是一部科幻兼恐怖小说，讲述一位科学家的堕落。他潜心研究光的物理学，发明了一种改变人体的方法，使身体既不吸收也不反射光线，从而隐身。全书探讨了这项实验的后果——主人公的性格因隐身而逐渐改变。这个随意而不负责任地施暴的隐身人，已成为恐怖小说中的标志性角色。小说链接（在线全文）
MLA 引用格式： Wells, H. G. The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance. 1897. Project Gutenberg, 2021.
引文嵌入与文内引用示范： 三种写法，文内引用为（Wells, ch. 3）。可重点体会这段引文如何用意象（imagery）营造紧张气氛。
Read a Few Pages 试读几页
Identify your top 3 choices. For each of these choices, read the first 5 pages of the novel. As you read these pages, ask yourself: Is it interesting? Am I able to understand what I am reading? Do I like the style? Is this a novel I can work with for the entire course? Reading a little bit will help you decide which one you want to commit to reading for the course.
Remember, even if a text has challenging parts, if you find it interesting, that is what really matters.
确定你最感兴趣的前三本。对每一本，都去读小说开头的 5 页。读的时候问自己：它有趣吗？我能读懂吗？我喜欢这种写作风格吗？这是一本我能用一整门课的时间去研读的小说吗？先读一点点，能帮你决定真正要投入的是哪一本。
记住：即使文本中有些难懂的部分，只要你觉得它有趣，那才是最重要的。
Select Your Novel and Plan Your Reading 选定小说并规划阅读进度
Make your choice, and start reading. If you find you are not actually connecting with the novel, you can switch your novel at any time, but be aware of your course timeline, as you are not entitled to extra time or extensions to catch up or start over. Hopefully, however, after doing steps 1 and 2, you make the right choice for you!
It is important that you plan time for reading. You must follow, at minimum, the schedule below, as the summative assignments in each unit require you to have read that amount to be able to complete them:
- By the End of Unit 1, you must have completed reading 20% of your novel;
- By the End of Unit 3: 75% of your novel;
- By the End of Unit 4: 100% of your novel.
Consider looking at your course deadlines, class schedule, and the overall length of your novel to develop reading goals that will help you meet these requirements.
做出选择，然后开始读。如果你发现自己其实和这本小说“不来电”，你随时都可以换书——但要清楚课程时间线：你不会因此获得额外时间或延期来追赶进度或重新开始。当然，但愿在做完步骤一和步骤二之后，你已经为自己选对了书！
规划阅读时间很重要。你至少要遵守下面的进度表，因为每个单元的总结性作业都要求你已读到相应的量才能完成：
- 第 1 单元结束前：至少读完小说的 20%；
- 第 3 单元结束前：读完 75%；
- 第 4 单元结束前：读完 100%。
请结合你的课程截止日期、上课安排和小说总长度，制定能帮你达成这些要求的阅读目标。
阅读进度节点 Reading Milestones
把这条进度线尽早换算成每周页数，按时抵达每个节点。
Take Notes 做阅读笔记
It is strongly recommended, for your own success, that you take notes on what you read. We suggest you download a copy of this novel study notes graphic organizergraphic organizer 图表组织器：用表格/框图帮助整理信息的工具，这里指逐章记录的笔记模板。 for each chapter of your novel and fill it out as you read, but you can also make your own. If you take the time as you read to record key ideas, events, details that you want to remember, and interesting quotes or examples that you might want to use to provide your points, you will have a significantly easier time completing the summatives, as you will have already helped future-you do much of the hard preparation!
You can see an exemplarexemplar 范例：供参考、示范期望水准的样例。 here: Sample of Novel Study Notes. Remember that these are ultimately for you, and will never be assessed for marks.
为了你自己的成功，强烈建议你为所读内容做笔记。建议为小说的每一章下载一份这个小说研读笔记图表（graphic organizer），边读边填；当然你也可以自制。如果你在阅读时花点时间记下关键想法、事件、想记住的细节，以及日后可能用来支撑论点的有趣引文或例子，那么完成总结性作业时你会轻松得多——因为你已经替“未来的自己”做好了大量艰苦的准备工作！
你可以在这里看一个范例：小说研读笔记示例（PDF）。记住，这些笔记最终是给你自己用的，永远不会被打分。
总结 / Summary
选书四步：读简介 → 试读 → 选定 → 做笔记；选你真正读得下去的那一本。Four steps to choose: read blurbs → sample pages → commit → take notes; pick the one you can truly stick with.
整门课是一次文学研读：你选的小说会贯穿 6 项作业（1-3F、3-3G、4-3E、5-2E、FP-A、FP-B）。The whole course is a literature study: your chosen novel runs through 6 assignments (1-3F, 3-3G, 4-3E, 5-2E, FP-A, FP-B).
步骤一：读完 5 本候选小说的简介（blurb），按兴趣排序并说明理由。Step 1: read all 5 blurbs, rank them by interest, and explain why.
步骤二：选出前 3 本，各读开头 5 页，凭“有趣 / 读得懂 / 风格 / 能坚持”来判断。Step 2: pick your top 3 and read the first 5 pages of each, judging by interest, comprehension, style, and stamina.
步骤三：选定后开始读；可随时换书但无额外时间。进度节点：U1 末 20%、U3 末 75%、U4 末 100%。Step 3: commit and start reading; you may switch anytime but get no extra time. Milestones: 20% by end of U1, 75% by U3, 100% by U4.
步骤四：用笔记图表逐章记录（含引文与页码），为后续作业省力；笔记不计分。Step 4: log each chapter in the graphic organizer (with quotes and page numbers) to ease later work; notes aren't graded.
每本书都附 MLA 引用格式与三种引文嵌入写法，是后面写作业的引用模板。Each book comes with an MLA citation and three quotation-integration styles, your citation templates for later assignments.
知识点清单 · Knowledge Points
随堂练习Exercises
先自己作答，再展开参考答案核对。Answer first, then reveal to check.
下列哪项不是你选择的小说会直接用到的作业？Which of the following is not one of the assignments that directly use your chosen novel?
按课程要求，到第 3 单元结束前，你必须至少读完小说的多少？By the end of Unit 3, what minimum portion of your novel must you have read?
原文建议用什么标准来挑选你的前 3 本时优先考虑？According to the text, what should you prioritise when narrowing to your top 3?
如果你读到一半发现和当前这本小说“不来电”，课程允许你怎么做？这样做要注意什么？If you find partway through that you aren't connecting with your novel, what does the course allow, and what must you keep in mind?
你可以随时更换小说。但要注意：课程不提供额外时间或延期来追赶进度或重新开始，所以换书前要权衡剩余的课程时间线与新书的长度。
You may switch novels at any time. However, the course gives no extra time or extensions to catch up or start over, so weigh the remaining course timeline and the new book's length before switching.
从五本候选中选一本，用本页给出的“三种引文嵌入写法”之一，写一句话把一处（可虚构标注【待核】的）引文嵌入你自己的句子，并附文内引用。Pick one of the five novels and, using one of the three quotation-integration styles shown on this page, write a sentence that embeds a quotation (you may mark an invented one with 【待核】) into your own words, with an in-text citation.
示例（仿“写法一”，以《Indian Horse》为例）：故事一开篇就让我们走近 Saul 的家庭，引文 “My grandmother, Naomi, was very old then” 把这位部族长者介绍给读者（Wagamese, ch. 3）。
要点：① 引文用引号；② 引文要自然嵌进你自己的句子；③ 句末括注作者姓与章节（Author, ch. X）。
Example (Option 1 style, using Indian Horse): The novel draws us close to Saul's family from the start, as the line "My grandmother, Naomi, was very old then" introduces this band matriarch to the reader (Wagamese, ch. 3).
Key moves: (1) put the quotation in quotation marks; (2) weave it smoothly into your own sentence; (3) end with an in-text citation (Author, ch. X).
达标标准Success Criteria
进入下一节之前，确认你已掌握以下各点。Before moving on, confirm you can do each of the following.
Self-check
勾选你已经做到的项目，进度会自动保存。Tick what you can do; progress saves automatically.