Unit2 Wildlife Protection reading for writing导学案
Content Analysis
Activity theme: This section has designed an activity combining reading and writing. The activity theme is "Make an effective poster". The protection of wildlife requires the participation of the whole society, the education of the public on wildlife protection, and the awareness and enthusiasm of the public on wildlife protection.
1. Making publicity posters requires students to deeply understand and study the situation of endangered animals and think about protection measures.
2. In the process of reading and understanding the contents of posters and making posters, train students to master and use the style of posters, and cultivate students' social responsibility and sense of responsibility.
Learning Objectives
1. Get the main content and writing characteristics of the poster by reading the poster.
2. Learn to write posters in appropriate language and format.
3. Cultivate students' ability of self-study and cooperative learning, and guide students to learn actively.
4. Cultivate students' critical thinking, that is, guide students to think critically about wildlife protection.
Text analysis: The reading text is two posters. The first poster "Give Uglya Chance!" We call on people to protect all kinds of wild animals and not treat them differently because of their likes and dislikes. The second poster "Don't Make Paper with My Home!" Using anthropomorphic rhetoric, the title is Koala's voice, criticizing those who cut down trees indiscriminately to destroy animal homes. The text is a further explanation of the title. Posters are a common way of publicity, posted in public places. The visual effect of posters should be strong and attractive; The language should be concise and to the point, which can move people's hearts.
Activity design: This module consists of six activities. Activity 1 Guide students to perceive the emotion conveyed by the poster photos, and let students express their feelings after seeing the pictures. Activity 2 belongs to the text reading stage. Students are required to summarize the general idea of the two posters in one sentence. Activity 3 Ask students to discuss problems in groups and ask them to think about the specific content of the poster, that is, what the poster calls on people to do, and explain. Activities 4 to 6 belong to the language production stage, that is, making posters. The activity involves the complete writing process of data collection, completion of the first draft, peer review, and presentation of results. Activity 4 Set up a task to make posters for the protection of endangered animals.
Teaching focus:
Guide students to master the core elements of the poster and make a poster with visual impact, clear meaning and touching.
Teaching process:
Step I Learning and understanding
Activity 1: Acquisition and sorting
Look at the posters below. Which emotions do the photos communicate
● funny ●surprising ● frightening ●sad ...
Opinion poster on the left poster on the right
I think it's ...
Suggested Answers:
(The poster on the left) I think it's a little frightening! It doesn't look friendly and its teeth look sharp!
(The poster on the right) I think it's a lovely picture. The koalas are cute. They look soft and gentle.
Activity 2: Acquisition and Practice
Read the posters and write a one-sentence summary for each.
Suggested Answers:
Give Ugly a Chance:“Ugly”animals are just as important as cute animals because nature needs variety to function properly.
Don’t Make Paper with My Home: Cutting down trees to make paper destroys the natural habitat of many animals.
Activity Purpose
Practise reading to write a short summary for a longer paragraph.
Activity 3:Read and Discuss
Ask students to scan the text and judge the type of the discourse: a poster.
Look at the posters again, ask students to answer the following questions and discuss the questions in groups.
1. What does each poster use to stir up emotions
2. Who do you think is the intended audience for each poster Why do you think so
3. What does each poster want people to do How do you know
4. In your opinion, which poster is more effective Why
Suggested Answers
1. The first poster uses an ugly picture of an animal to get a reaction from the reader, but then makes the point that this reaction is part of the problem, because all animals should be protected, not just ones we think are cute. The ugly rodent is also framed by a Mickey Mouse outline, showing the difference between how we see them in cartoons and how they really are. The second has a cute picture and the headline is written as if the koalas were speaking to the reader which may make them more sympathetic.
2. The posters are intended for everyone because they appeal to protecting our planet which we all live on, and to our paper consumption which we all rely on.
3. The first poster wants us to consider“ugly" animals as just as important as cute ones, because it asks us directly to do that. The second wants us to be aware of our paper consumption. It doesn't tell us to change directly, but it appeals to our emotions to change because what we are doing is not fair to animals like koalas.
4. I think the “Give Ugly a Chance” poster is more effective, because the viewer will react to the ugly animal first, but then read that this reaction is part of the problem that needs to be dealt with.
Step II Practice
Activity 4. Practice Exercises
Make a poster about an endangered animal.
1.Brainstorm.
Ask the students to work in groups of four, choose one of the animals (South China Tiger and Yantze River Dolphin),read the fact sheet, and talk about image(s), title,the key information and facts, tell the readers what you want them to think or do,and so on.
South China Tiger
Why is it endangered Habitat loss; hunted for its skin and fur
What is being done A plan is being carried out to increase the number of wild tigers.
What can we do Do not buy fur or other tiger products!
Yangtze River Dolphin
Why is it endangered Habitat loss
What is being done Reserves are being built for them,and they are being searched for in the wild.
What can we do Clean up the rivers!
Activity 5. Practice and Writing
Write the poster according to the brainstorm.
Sample WritingProtect These Gentle Giants!The Eastern Lowland gorilla is critically endangered. They are threatened by human activity. They are hunted for their meat. Their natural habitat is being destroyed by farming, mining, and logging.There are less than 4,000 left in the wild.You can help by spreading the word about their plight and supporting charities that work to protect them.
Step III Migration and Innovation
Activity 6. Group Work
1.Exchange posters in groups of four and assess each other's work according to the checklist.
(1)Does the poster include key information about the animal
(2)Does the poster explain why it is endangered
(3)Does the poster support its information with facts
(4)Is the message of the poster clear, i.e.can you tell clearly what the designer wants the reader to think or do
(5)Is the image on the poster effective
2.Learn from each other.
3.Ask each group to recommend a student's poster.