Teaching Plan for Robinson Crusoe
Title Robinson Crusoe
Teaching aims By the end of the lesson, students are expected to be able to Learn the content of Chapter1 to Chapter 6; Enjoy the sentences and the descriptions of some scenes; Learn to analyze the character’s personality and link with reality .
Important teaching point By the end of the lesson, students are expected to be able to learn the content of the first six chapters and extract and sublime the topic.
Difficult teaching point Students may find it difficult to find all the information about the fourth voyage. Divide them into groups and encourage them to cooperate.
Teaching methods Task-based teaching approaches
Teaching procedures Purpose
Step one: Know about the writer of the novel (2’)Ask the students who the writer is, ; Show the information of the writer;Lead in an important question: An imaginative story or a true one Step two: Know about the characters (3’) a. Who can you see in the cover b. What is standing on his arm What is this parrot c. Where are they Why did Robinson come here d. What was Robinson on the ship Did his father want him to be a sailor Let’s begin our story.Step three: Know about the story—Chapter 1 (15’)a. What was Robinson’s father How many sons did he have How were they S: One was dead. One disappeared. Robinson was the only son of his father. T: So his father wanted Robinson to be a lawyer. b. An open question: What would you want Robinson to do if you were his father Why (Think about it and express different opinions.)c. T: What did Robinson do next S: He started the first voyage without saying goodbye, to Yarmouth. Unsuccessful a storm frightened d. Analyze some important sentences in Chapter 1:I should have gone home. My father would have been happy. I would have lived an easy and happy life. T: How do you feel after reading these sentences (The tips for the following content)e. The second voyage was successful (to Africa). What did Robinson learn from this trip Step four: Know about the story—Chapter 2 (3’) a. The third voyage was from England to Brazil. Discuss in groups, put the sentences into the right order. ___ Xury promised to go with Robinson and they sailed south.___ A group of black people brought some food to the shore.___ Robinson became the personal slave of the pirate captain.___ Xury and Robinson killed a huge animal and made a blanket from its skin.___ The crew of a Portuguese ship took Robinson and Xury on board.Step five: Know about the story—Chapter 3-6 (12’)a. Analyze some important sentences in Chapter 3:Why did I come here to live the middle life An open question: Do you think Robinson will enjoy being a successful farmer Some of my friends needed more black Africans to work on their farms, but these men were very expensive to buy. They decided to send a ship to Africa to get some black Africans there… Foolishly, I agreed to go. T: Do you think what is the further meaning of “Foolishly” (The tips for the following content)b. What do you think of Robinson’s fourth voyage c. Group work: Can you find some sentences to prove your opinion (P9-11) d. What difficulties did Robinson have on the island (use phrases to answer the question) Have no food or clothes Have no houses to live Get illness Face danger around Feel lonely e. Group work: How did Robinson deal with these problems (every group discuss one question, find some sentences from chapters 3~6) Step six: Analyze the personalities (5’)a. What personalities does Robinson have Choose some sentences which can express Robinson’s good personalities to enjoy.b. An open question: The Senior High School Entrance Examination is coming. What do you want to say to encourage yourself If you keep on, you will succeed in time. 坚持到底,就是胜利。 Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. 心之所愿,无事不成。 Help students realize the main background. Make students be interested in this class.Predict and arouse students’ curiosity and enthusiasm. Help students structure the whole framing by asking the linking questionsUse different activities to practise modal verbs and strengthen students’ interest at the same time.Make studetns express their special and individual opinions by setting some open questionsFind out some key sentences in the article, not only finish the tasks, but also learn to enjoy the beauty of the lauguage.The two continuous group tasks make students cooperate closely and show their results bine the real situation, let students learn the spirit value from the novel
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