教学设计
课程基本信息
课题 Unit 5 POEMS Reading and Thinking
教学目标
By the end of this class, students will be able to: learn the characteristics of English poetry. explore the characteristics of different forms of poems and learn to appreciate these poems. analyze and appreciate the poem The Road Not Taken.
教学内容
教学重点: explore the characteristics of different forms of poems and learn to appreciate English poems of different forms. analyze and appreciate the poem The Road Not Taken.
教学难点: How to guide students to appreciate English poems of different forms.
教学过程
Step 1. Warming-up & Pre-reading The teacher has students listen to the poem The Road Not Taken and discuss the questions: 1. What images come to your mind when you are listening 2. What should we pay attention to while appreciating a poem Step 2. 1st Reading The teacher has students read the article, analyze the structure and summarize the main idea of each part. The teacher has students find out the different forms of English poems. Step 3. 2nd Reading The teacher has students read paragraph 1 to find the two important points . The teacher has students summarize the characteristics of each form of poems. Different formsCharacteristicsNursery rhymeList poemCinquainHaikuTang poem
Step 4. 3rd Reading The teacher has students read and appreciate Nursery rhyme. The teacher encourages students to read Poem A and answer the questions: Can you find the words with the same rhyme Can you find the patterns with a repetition The teacher has students summarize the characteristics of nursery rhyme. The language is ___________but _____________ They _________, have strong _________and much ___________ They may not make sense and even seem ____________, but are _____ to learn and recite. The teacher has students read and appreciate List poems. The teacher encourages students to read Poem B&C and answer the questions: Can you find out the rhyme, rhythm and repetition in the poem Does it have three Rs ( rhyme, rhythm, repetition) The teacher has students make a summary of List poems: Have a _________ line length and __________ phrases which give both a pattern and a _________ to the poem. Some _______ while others don’t. The teacher has students read and appreciate Cinquain. The teacher encourages students to read Poem D and answer the questions: What images and mood does the Cinquain convey to you Can you summarize the structure of the poem The teacher has students read and appreciate Haiku. The teacher encourages students to read Poem E and answer the questions: How many syllables are there What kind of literary device is employed in the poem What’s the theme of the poem The teacher has students read and appreciate Tang poem. The teacher encourages students to read Poem F and answer the questions: Can you find some special sentence structures What kind of emotion is conveyed Step 5. Extended reading The teacher leads students to appreciate the poem they listened to at the beginning of the class The Road Not Taken from the following aspects: Rhyming words Figure of speech Imagery Theme & Emotion Step 6 Further thinking The teacher inspires students to think about the question: What can poems bring to us After students’ discussion, the teacher presents the poem. Bring you joy and fun; Enlighten you in the deep heart; Appreciate the beautiful things in life; Use a new perspective to observe the world; Teach you to listen to your inner voice; Inspire you to sing for the beauty of life; Forget the unhappy things; Understand the importance of human bonds; Love to express your emotions in the poems. Poems are beautiful !