Reading and Thinking - A Short History of Western Painting教学设计
Teaching content: Reading and Thinking - A Short History of Western Painting
Learning objectives:
By the end of this period, the students will be able to:
1. know more about different painting styles in Western art;
2. figure out the main idea and the text organization;
3. explore the characteristics and the development of western painting;
4. identify different western painting styles and share their opinions.
Reading material analysis:
本节课的教学内容为人教版《英语》选择性必修第三册第一单元Reading and Thinking中的阅读材料A short history of Western Painting。这是一篇知识性小品文(informative essay)，主要针对西方绘画的主题提供相关的知识。文章描述了各个时期的绘画风格以及优秀画家和代表作品。Reading and Thinking部分的目的在于让学生了解西方绘画发展史中最具代表性的四个时期的绘画风格, 激发学生对西方绘画的热情并引导学生在阅读课中运用略读、寻读和批判性阅读等多种阅读策略培养学习能力和思维品质。该文章篇幅较长，其中不乏一些较难的专有绘画名词，这给学生阅读带来了一定的困难，但全文结构清晰，各段主题突出，联系不强，适合分段阅读。本单元旨在激发学生对西方绘画艺术的兴趣，让他们在了解西方绘画简史的过程中感受艺术的魅力，从而能够热爱艺术、热爱生活、热爱美。
Important and difficult points:
学生从每段表达“变化”的语言中挖掘出影响和推动西方绘画艺术变化发展的多重因素。
2. 激发学生对西方艺术的兴趣。
Teaching procedures:
Acitvity 1. Lead-in
Look at some paintings and answer:
1.What do you know about these paintings 2.Can you put the paintings in the order when they were painted
Activity 2. Prediction
Predict what this passage will talk about, according to the title, subtitles, and the pictures.
Activity 3. Reading for structure
Shim the passage and divide it into several parts.
What is the text
The author’s purpose in writing this passage is _____.
Activity 4. Reading for details
Part 1. Q1: What is Western art
Q2: What is the best way to understand Western art
Q3: What will the following parts focus on
Part 2. Read and fill in the form.
period themes/ purposes characteristic Famous painters &their achievements
The Middle Ages
The Renaissance
Impressionism
Modern Art
Activity 5. Appreciation
Write the correct period under the works of art.
Activity 6. Thinking
Why have Western painting styles been changing
Activity 7. Assignment
Choose a painting to make a brief introduction from the following aspects:
1.What is the painting about 2.Who is the painter
3.In which period was the painting created 4.How do you feel about it
5.Why was the painting created
