M3U3 Project Making a poster about a historical figure
导学案
Before Class, you should:
read the new words and the two passages
choose a figure you would like to write
During class, we would:
Read the two passages and make a poster about the historical figure
Step 1:
Read Ancient Greek statue found in Xinjiang and try to get the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 the of a statue of Alexander the Great
Paragraph 2 Alexander’s __________ life
Paragraph 3 Alexander’s __________ and _________
Paragraph 4 Alexander the Great’s ____________ on the world
Answer the following questions:
Where was the statue discovered in Xinjiang probably from?
2. When did Alexander become king?
3. What was his ambition?
4. Did his own army always support him? Why or why not?
5. How old was he when his kingdom became the largest in the world?
6. What happened to his kingdom after he died?
Read The father of Western philosophy and try to get the main idea of each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 the _________ of philosophy
Paragraph 2 brief ______________ to Socrates
Paragraph 3 Socratic’ way of _____________ the truth
Paragraph 4 ___________ for Socrates’ death
Answer the following questions:
What does the word ‘philosophy’ mean?
Who was Socrates?
What was his special way of teaching?
What is the basis of modern philosophy and science?
What do people think of him?
Step 2
Comparison:
The historical ________
Alexander the Great (356-323BC)
Socrates (469-399BC)
_________
Greek
Greek
Influence
Alexander _______ the Greek culture from Europe to Africa and Asia
Socrates _________ Western thought and science.
_________
He took control of many contries by _________ when he was a king.
He created his own teaching method:Soeratic Method.
_________
He died _________ a fever.
He was forced to drink poison.
_________
Both were important in history, they had great influence on the world.
_________
Alexander influenced on culture, but Socrates influenced on Western thought and science.
Step 3
Teamwork:
Make a Poster about a historical figure
Who?
historical contributions, personality, importance, influence
What?
early life, contributions, ways to succeed, influence, personality, interesting story
How?
pictures, character, words, introduction
After class:
Finish your poster
Focus on the language points on P58-59.