Unit 5 Music: Reading for Writing
学习目标
In this class, students are expected to:
1. grasp the main idea and analyze the structure of a speech.
2. construct an outline for a speech about music.
3. identify language features of a speech and create some sentences using various rhetorical devices.
4. write a speech draft about how music influences people.
课前学习任务
Review what they have learned in this unit
课上学习任务
【学习任务一】Introduction
Questions: What do you think you can write about
How will you make your speech touching
【学习任务二】Pre-writing
Step 1: Read for the content
Activity1: Listen to the speech and answer the questions:
1. What was Sarah’s problem ______________________
2. How did music help her during a difficult time ___________________
3. What did music bring to Sarah _____________________
4. What is her advice to others _____________________
Activity2: pair discussion:
5. What is Sarah’s purpose for telling her story ____________________
6. Do you agree with Sarah’s advice Why or why not _____________________
Step 2: Read for the structure
Activity: Change the 4-square structure to fit our article.
Introduce a speech (Para.1) Describe my own story(Para. 2)
① ②
4-square
structure
④ ③
Give a brief summary Describe in detail about
of the experience (Para.4) my feelings(Para. 3)
Step 3: Read for language features
Activity1: Match the names of rhetorical devices to the lettered sentences in the speech.
metaphor _______ simile_________ personification________
repetition________ quote ________ rhetorical question _______
Activity2: Question: What are the functions of the rhetorical devices in the speech
Activity3: group work: Enjoy an English clip of Lonely Warriors. Write a sentence to express your feelings the song gives you with some specific rhetorical devices.
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Step 4: Read for useful expressions
Activity: Circle positive words Sarah use to talk about the influence of the music.
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Think about more expressions about the positive effects of music.
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Step 5: Summary
How does Sarah organize her speech Summarize the following steps.
Para 1: Introduce a speech: Establishing relationship with the audience
Step1: Interacting with the audience by and
Step2:
Para 2: Proposing a problem and its result
Step1: asking a
Step2:
Step3: Ending with
Para 3: Developing the topic of music
Step1: Using rhetorical device ---
Step2: Using rhetorical device ---
Step3: Using rhetorical device ---
Step4: Using rhetorical device ---
Para 4: Concluding the topic
Step: Closing the speech by
【学习任务三】Imitative-writing
Create a speech about how music can change a person’s life.
【学习任务四】Post-writing
Exchange drafts in groups of four, and use the checklist to help revise the draft.
Use A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, etc. to rank the performance of each part.
Underline key words or sentences in the writing to show evidence for your comments.
【学习任务五】Assignment
1. Polish (润色)the speech , then write it down on the exercise book.
2. Prepare for the presentation for a speech contest with the theme of “Music and me”.