人教版（2019）必修 第三册Unit 4 Space Exploration reading for writing 教学设计

人教版B3U4 Reading for writing
Learning objectives
Students can master the passage form the main idea, and the structure of the passage;
Students can get the structure and language features of the argumentation;
Students can show their opinions and write down a persuasive essay.
Learning key points
Lead students to master the passage from structure and details of the passage;
Lead students to have a basic knowledge about how to write an argumentative essay
Leaning difficult points
Guide students to brainstorm their opinions about space exploration
Guide students to master how to write an argumentation to present their opinions.
Teaching method: TBLT
Teaching tools: blackboard, chalk, PPT
Teaching procedure
Warm-up (Activity 1): picture about space spend of governments in 2021 and 2022 Q1: what information can you get form the picture Q2: do you think the spend is worth or not 4min
Pre-reading Activity 2: Title: “I s exploring the space a waste of time and money ” (yes or no question, for & against) 1min
While-reading Activity 3: Match main ideas of every paragraph and get the structure of the whole passage. 2min
Activity 4: tell the genre of the passage: argumentation/persuasive writing (a brief introduction of the argumentation) 2min
Activity 5: Careful reading ①part 1: (para1) Introduction <1>Find the two opinions toward space exploration ForAgainst
<2>Find out how the author links the two different opinions and think of relative expressions. (Thesis statement & two different opinions) <3>The author’s attitude toward space exploration (Shallow) ②Part 2(para2 -- 4) Body : benefits of space exploration <1>Find out the arguments and evidences form the passage; <2>Find out transitional words to make the discourse more coherent; <3>Para2: why can exploring space help fight against world hunger (complete the gap ), lead to the reasoning which can make content more convincing. <4>Try to find out expressions about the cause and effect and show students more expressions about reasoning. <5>Para3: examples to make language more convincing <6>Para4: question: What did the pictures of Earth from space make people realize (ask SS to answer the question and translate the whole sentence. Then ask them to find the special thing about the sentence, then lead to the simile, and rhetorical device. Vivid language. ) ③Part 3 (para 5) Conclusion: <1>Find out the sentence that repeats the writer’s opinion in the last paragraph. (Echo the statement) <2>ask students think expressions about conclusion. 20min
Post-reading Activity 6: Structure of argumentation about pros and cons Activity 7: Some expressions about how to write a high-qualified argumentation 5min
Pre-writing Activity 8: Decide which argument is for or against space exploration 1min
While-writing Activity 9: Brainstorm your arguments about the topic and write down outline which just involves the thesis statement and three arguments. Ask few students to share their outline Activity 10：present standard of argumentation from structure, content and language perspectives. 5min
Homework: ask students to polish their argumentation.
Blackboard design