Unit 2 Morals and Virtues
Section C Reading for Writing
教学设计
1. Teaching Content:
This is a writing lesson.
2.Teaching Objectives:
(1)Knowledge Objectives:
a) Students can understand the passage
b) Students will know the structure of the writing.
(2) Ability Objective:
Students can write a passage with the certain topic through imitation and practice.
(3) Emotional Objectives:
Students can foster the interest and desire of learning English and be fond of talking part in kinds of class activities.
3.Key and difficult points:
Key point: Help students understand the content and structure of the passage.
Difficult point: Guide students to write a passage by themselves.
4.Major Steps:
Step 1 Pre-writing(8 min)
1.Learn about the sample.
(1)The teacher will guide students to read the sample to summarize the topic of it.
Then students will answer some questions about the sample/find the supporting ideas of the topic:
1.Who placed the large stone on the road
2.What did he do after placing the stone and gold coins there
3.Why did he do so
(2)Students will read the passage again to summarize the basic structure of the passage and they should also pay attention to the topic sentences, transitional words, logical relations and so on.
2.Conceive writing material
Students will work in groups of four to talk about the following questions
1.What do you think this fable is trying to tell us
2.Was the king wise Why or why not
3.Can you list similar things in your life when you felt and acted like the girl or like the other people in the story Give examples.
After that, representatives from each group will share their discussion results, including some useful phrases, sentences and so on.
(Justification: Through above activities, students will be prepared to write their own composition. They will know how to write and what to write.)
Step 2 While-writing(7 mins)
1.Outlining
Students will write an outline of the passage firstly under the guidance of the teacher.
Read the outline and try to write a review of the fable.
Paragraph 1: Basic information about the story ·What is the title of the story ·What kind of story is it ·What is the main idea of the story
Paragraph 2: Your analysis of the story ·What is the author's purpose ·Were the details of the story clear ·Do you think the story achieved its purpose
Paragraph 3: Your opinion about the story ·What did you like about the story ·What did you not like about the story ·Would you recommend this story to others
Example:
The title of the story is...It is a...The story tells...
The author wrote...in order to... ...was presented clearly.The author was successful in...
I like/dislike the story because...I was deeply moved by...My favourite part is that...I think...can be improved because...
2. Drafting
Students should write their own compositions based on the expressions they get from above activities and they should keep a watchful eye on spelling, grammar, punctuation and so on. In the meantime, the teacher will walk around to offer help if necessary.
(Justification: Through above two activities, students will finish their writing and their writing ability will be improved. )
Step 3 Post-writing(5 mins)
1.Editing
(1)Self-editing: The teacher will give students a short time to go through their writing to correct mistakes in spelling and grammar;
(2) Peer-editing: Students will exchange their passage with each other and correct mistakes in spelling and grammar; They can also give sugguestions about polishing with each other.
2.Display and Evaluation
The teacher will invite some students to share their passage to the whole class and guide other students to evaluate these passages, then the teacher will make a conclusion.
(Justification: Through these activities, students will regulate their language and work out better ideas or expressions, and they will improve their writing skill. Besides, they will be more willing to share their ideas in public and learn from each other.)
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