Writing：What animal makes the best pet
8B Unit6 Pets
Teaching Design
Learning aims: Learn to improve writing skills Learn to define and analyze the writing problems Learn to polish the writing
Important points Learn how to write a composition Use revising skills to polish the composition
Difficult points: Use the mind map to put the ideas together Learn to evaluate other students’ compositions
Learning Methods: Task-based learning method Communicative learning method
Learning Aids： A multimedia classroom, blackboard, iPad, apple TV
Learning Procedures: Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Intentions
Step 1. Leading-in 1.T plays a video to show that writing can be trained. 2. T shows the writing task 3. T makes an interview 1.Ss listen and watch a video to know what is going to learn today. 2. Ss decide what to write. Arouse Ss’ interest and lead in the topic.
Step 2. Foundation—beginning 1. T shows how to bring out a topic 2. T comes to a conclusion 1. Ss discuss on what a good beginning is like 2.Ss are asked to write a beginning. Lead Ss to learn how to write a good beginning
Step 3. The main body—body part 1.T elicits some possible answers 2.T asks Ss to express their opinions freely. 3.T asks Ss to write the body paragraphs 1. Ss use mind maps to put the ideas together. 2. Ss share the opinions on why dogs make the best pet. 3. Ss list their opinions and supporting details and write the body paragraphs according to the mind maps Guide Ss to organize the ideas by using mind maps.
Step 4. Roof –ending T leads students to draw the conclusion 4. Ss are asked to choose a possible ending and summarize how to write endings Lead Ss to summarize the writing
Step 5. Decoration -- revising process 1. T organizes a discussion 2.T shows the revising skills: accuracy, diversity and coherence 3. T asks Ss to revise the composition 1. Ss discuss in groups on how to revise a composition 2. S learn the revising skills 3.Ss polish the composition with skills they have learned. 1.Practice the revising skills 2.Review the ways to make paragraphs accurate, various and coherent.
Step 6. Summary T uses a picture of a house to guide Ss to review how a good writing is composed. Ss take some notes and summarize the writing strategies. Consolidate the writing strategies
Step 7. Homework Compulsory: write an article on “Why should we protect wildlife animals ” Optional: polish the writing for the classmates by using revising skills.
Blackboard Design
English writing What animal makes the best pet (共31张PPT)
Module 3
Writing:
What animal makes the best pets？
Unit 6
Unit 6
Part 1 Lead In
Video Play
Watch and listen
What are we going to learn today
parrot 鹦鹉
dog 狗
cat 猫
lizard 蜥蜴
fish 鱼
frog 青蛙
spider 蜘蛛
What animal makes the best pet
rabbit 兔
mouse 鼠
pig 猪
turtle 乌龟
snake 蛇
Part 1 Lead In
An interview: What animal makes the best pet
__________ make the best pets
Dogs
2. I think that dogs make the best pets.
Part 2 Foundation--beginning
How to bring out a topic
1. Nowadays, more and more people keep pets at home. Pets are becoming an important part of our daily lives. When someone is thinking about getting a new pet, many of them will consider getting a cat. However, as for me, I will no doubt choose dogs as the best pets.
Examples:
（50 words!!!）
（8 words~~~）
How to state opinion
State your opinion directly!
The beginning should be concise and straightforward!
Dogs make the best pets
I think that dogs make the best pets.
beginning
Brainstorm &
Organize your ideas
Opinions
Supporting details
or examples
Part 3 The main body—body paragraphs
Ideas Bank
1. Dogs are cute.
2. Dogs are faithful.
3. Dogs make people not feel lonely.
4. Dogs can be our guards.
5. Dogs can help the owners stay healthy.
Dogs have adorable appearances and good personalities
There is a touching movie “ Hachi : A dog’s tale”
Dogs can accompany people who need love and care.
Dogs will bark at strangers.
We should walk them every day.
Dogs make the best pets
I think that dogs make the best pets.
Dogs are cute.Dogs have adorable appearances and good personalities
Dogs can be our guards. Dogs will bark at strangers.
Dogs can help the owners stay healthy.We should walk them every day.
beginning
body
Part 4 Roof--ending
Possible endings
I believe that dogs make the best pets.
Dogs are my best friends forever.
It’s a good idea to keep pet dogs.
Examples:
Echoing the theme.
Conclusive.
Dogs make the best pets
I think that dogs make the best pets.
Dogs are cute.Dogs have adorable appearances and good personalities
Dogs can be your guards.Dogs will bark at strangers.
Dogs can help the owners stay healthy.We should walk them every day.
It’s a good idea to keep pet dogs.
beginning
body
ending
Part 5 Decoration—revising process
01
Accuracy
（准确性）
02
Diversity
（多样性）
03
Coherence
（连贯性）
Spelling errors
Grammatical errors
Tense （时态）
Pronoun （人称）
Subject-verb agreement（主谓一致）
Singular or plural form of nouns （名词单复数）
Fix collocation（固定搭配）
...
Part 4 Decoration—revising process
01
Accuracy
02
Diversity
03
Coherence
Part 4 Decoration—revising process
Correct the errors in the short passage.
I think dogs are the best pets. Here are my reasons.
At frist, dog can be our friend. When we are sad, stay with them will make us feel better.
Second, we can learn how to care about others by keeping a dog. It can help us become responsible.
They can be our guards. When strangers got close to our home, it will bark loudly.
first
dogs
staying
for
get
they
Part 4 Decoration—revising process
01
Accuracy
02
Diversity
03
Coherence
Diversity of words：
Dogs are lovely.
Diversity of sentence patterns：
Dogs can help the owners stay healthy
stay fit/ stay in good health
Walking dogs can help the owners stay healthy.
Dogs can help the owners stay healthy.
cute / adorable/
endearing
It is good for our health to walk dogs every day.
such as
besides
instead of
last but not least
in addition
in summary
therefore
as well as
take…for example
as the result of
① because
② for example
③ what’s more
④ but
⑤ firstly / secondly / thirdly
⑥ finally
⑦ however
⑧ thanks to
⑨ in a word
⑩ all in all
Part 4 Decoration—revising process
Transitional words & phrases
01
Accuracy
02
Diversity
03
Coherence
03
Coherence
Part 4 Decoration—revising process
Transitional words & phrases
Sequence
Opposition
Exemplification
Supplement
Cause & Effect
Conclusion
⑤ ⑥
④ ⑦
②
③
①⑧
⑨ ⑩
Part 4 Decoration—revising process
Here are my reasons.
The following are my opinions.
From my opinions above, I think…
Examples:
Transitional sentences
Dogs make the best pets
I think that dogs make the best pets.
Dogs are cute.Dogs have adorable appearances and good personalities
Dogs can be our guards.Dogs will bark at strangers.
Dogs can help the owners stay healthy.We should walk them every day.
It’s a good idea to keep pet dogs.
Here are my reasons.
Thirdly,
Secondly,
Firstly,
Therefore,
Because of their adorable appearance
and good personalities, people like them very much.
Keeping a dog can make us stay healthy, since we should walk it every day.
isn't it
When strangers get close to our home, they will bark loudly .
Homework
Compulsory
Write an article
你听说过某些濒临灭绝的动物吗？请以“Why should we protect wildlife animals ”为题，用英语写一篇短文，说明为什么要保护野生动物。包括以下要点：
1. 为什么有些野生动物处于危险之中？
2. 为什么保护野生动物很重要？
3. 我们应该采取什么措施来保护野生动物？
Polish the writing for your classmates by using revising skills.
Optional
Thank you !
