Lesson Plan
Name Title Shadow Puppet Plays
Theme Human and society Topic traditional culture
Grade Junior Two Type & period Reading (20 mins)
Objectives: by the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
know what shadow puppet plays are like.
introduce shadow puppet plays with the help of a mind map.
think deeper about how to keep the Chinese folk art alive.
Key and difficult points
Key points Students can fully understand what shadow puppet plays are like.
Difficult points Learn to introduce shadow puppet plays with their own words. Learn to think deeper about how to keep the Chinese folk art alive.
Learning procedures
Step I: Pre-reading (3 mins) Lead-in activity Watch a short video about shadow puppet plays and summarize the key information in the video. Step II: While-reading (12 mins) Task I: Read the passage and divide it into 3 parts. (2 mins) Task II: Summarize the main idea of each part. (2 mins) Task III: Detailed reading---read each paragraph and finish the exercises. (8 mins) Step III: Post-reading (5 mins) Task IV: Introduce the shadow puppet plays according to the mind map.(3 mins) Discussion: Introduce some Chinese traditional folk art and discuss how to keep the art alive.(2 mins)
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8B Unit 3 Traditional Skills
More practice---Shadow puppet plays
Part I: Pre-reading
What do you know about shadow puppet plays
introduce the origin of shadow puppet plays
represent living stories with lively songs and shadows
tell interesting stories and present Chinese folk art
Part II: While-reading
Task I Read the passage and divide it into 3 parts.
Part 1 introduces ____________
Part 2 introduces how to
___________________ and
________________________
Part 3 introduces the recent
development of shadow puppet plays
and Wang Weifang's _______
1
2
3
4
5
Wang Weifang
make shadow puppets
put on a shadow puppet play
opinion
Task II Fill in the blanks and summarize the main idea of each part.
Part II: While-reading
Task III Detailed reading
1
1. Does Wang Weifang put on a play by himself
No, he puts on a play with his friends.
2. Why can the audience hear Wang and his friends, but not see them
Because they are putting on a shadow puppet play.
Part II: While-reading
Task III Detailed reading
2
Shadow puppets are made of ______.
The leather is cut out in the shape of _______, ________ or _______.
The puppets are painted in ____________.
The puppets are put on ______.
Some puppets have _______ arms and legs.
leather
a person
an animal
an object
bright colours
a stick
movable
Part II: While-reading
Task III Detailed reading
3
What do the actors do during a shadow puppet play
stand behind _____________ with lights behind it
____ the puppets ______ the screen
_____the puppets around
do the ______of different characters
a white screen
hold
close to
move
voices
Part II: While-reading
Task III Detailed reading
4
5
True or False
1. Shadow puppet plays are as popular as before.
Shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before, because there are TV and films nowadays.
2. Wang and his friends will not put on a shadow puppet play.
They want to keep this traditional art form alive.
F
F
Part III: Post-reading
Task IV Introduce shadow puppet plays in your own words.
shadow puppets
shadow puppet plays
actors
audience
made of leather
cut out in
different shapes
painted in
bright colors
put on a stick
movable arms
and legs
stand behind a
white screen
hold the puppets
close to the screen
move the
puppets around
do the voices
of the characters
can hear the
actors
cannot see the
actors
sit in front of
the screen
Part III: Post-reading
Task IV Introduce shadow puppet plays in your own words.
shadow puppets
shadow puppet plays
actors
audience
made of leather
cut out in
different shapes
painted in
bright colors
put on a stick
movable arms
and legs
stand behind a
white screen
hold the puppets
close to the screen
move the
puppets around
do the voices
of the characters
can hear the
actors
cannot see the
actors
sit in front of
the screen
Chinese traditional folk art
have a history of over 2,000 years
the shadow puppets
are handmade
play an important role in the invention of movies and cartoons
Part III: Post-reading
Task IV Introduce shadow puppet plays in your own words.
Shadow puppet plays are an ancient folk art in China with a history of over 2,000 years.
All of the Shadow puppets are handmade. They are made of leather. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object. The puppets are painted in bright colours and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable arms and legs. During a shadow puppet play, the actors always stand behind a white screen and hold the puppets close to the screen. They move the puppets around and do the voices of the characters. At the same time, the audience sit in front of the screen. They can hear the actors but cannot see them.
Shadow puppet plays play an important role in the invention of movies and cartoons.
However, with the development of society, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. Therefore, we should do our best to protect this traditional art.
Part III: Post-reading
Discussion: How to keep the Chinese traditional folk art alive
Sugar Figure Blowing (吹糖人)
New Year Painting (年画)
Clay Figure (泥人)
Sugar Painting (糖画)
Part III: Post-reading
Discussion: How to keep the Chinese traditional folk art alive
Teacher's opinion:
1. Develop the traditional folk art with the help of modern techniques.
(e.g. online shop, official account (公众号)
2. Prepare some lessons online about Chinese traditional folk art to
introduce the art to more people.
Homework
Introduce shadow puppet plays to your parents.
Choose another Chinese traditional folk art
and write a brief introduction.
Thank you for listening!
