Unit 1 Kate Chopin (1851？1904)
Ⅰ. Guided Reading
Ⅱ. Selected Reading
1. “Desiree’s Baby”
2. “The Story of an Hour”
Ⅲ.Resource Section
Unit 2 Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852？1930)
Ⅰ. Guided Reading
Ⅱ. Selected Reading
1. “A New England Nun”
2. “The Revolt of ‘Mother’”
Ⅲ.Resource Section
Unit 3 Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860？1935)
Ⅰ. Guided Reading
Ⅱ. Selected Reading
1. “The Yellow Wall-paper”
2. Excerpts from Herland
Ⅲ.Resource Section
Unit 4 Edith Wharton (1862？1937)
Ⅰ. Guided Reading
Ⅱ. Selected Reading
1. “The Fullness of Life”
2. “Mrs. Manstey’s View”
Ⅲ.Resource Section
Unit 5 Willa Cather (1873？1947)
Ⅰ. Guided Reading
Ⅱ. Selected Reading
1. My Mortal Enemy
2. “A Wagner Matinee”
Ⅲ.Resource Section
Unit 6 Carson McCullers (1917？1967)
Ⅰ. Guided Reading
Ⅱ. Selected Reading
1. The Ballad of the Sad Café
2. “Wunderkind”
Ⅲ.Resource Section
Unit 7 Joyce Carol Oates (1938？ )
Ⅰ. Guided Reading
Ⅱ. Selected Reading
1. “Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?”
2. “The Cousins”
Ⅲ.Resource Section
Unit 8 Alice Walker (1944？ )
Ⅰ. Guided Reading
Ⅱ. Selected Reading
1. “Everyday Use”
2. “Roselily”
Ⅲ.Resource Section

本教材选取19世纪到现当代美国女作家中的八位知名作家，每个单元介绍一位作家并选读该作家的两篇代表作。每个单元包括作家介绍、作品选读、练习设计、拓展资源几个部分。