Students’ Learning Guide
Unit21 Human Biology
Writing----- A Discursive Essay
1. Read the short passage and then finish the tasks
Should Smoking Be Banned?
小暑养生It has been estimated that smokers have made up half of the population in China. And the smokers are becoming younger and younger, even including some middle school students. So should smoking be banned? Answers to this question vary greatly.
Some people are in favor of the idea of smoking. They always say that it can get rid of tiredness, which makes them refreshed. Even some students smoke as they think it is fashionable. What’s more, giving and being given cigarettes is a sign of friendship. Therefore, they carry cigarettes with them wherever they go.
However, other people consider it very harmful to people’s health. First of all, smoking is not healthy, leading to lung cancer, damage organs, and weaken the immune system. In addition, smoking pollutes the air and may cau fire accidents. Thus it has become a major threat to people’s life and property.
There is some truth in both arguments, but human’s life and property outweighs anything el. All in all, smoking should be banned for the sake of all people’s benefits.
How to write a discursive essay
1. Layout ( P99 )
2. Ten?
3. Linking words?
To show personal opinion:
To contrast points:
To conclude a point:
4. Compound Sentences:
2. Pre-writing：
1. Have a discussion and take notes of the two arguments.
advantages | disadvantages食品安全内容 |
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2. Translate the following ntences :
1) 抢红包在年轻人中越来越受欢迎.
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2) 赞同这一观点的人认为抢红包很时尚。
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3）抢红包还能增进人们的友谊。
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4）一些人反对这一行为。
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5）他们认为年轻人整天拿着手机抢红包是在浪费时间
6） 抢红包对眼睛也有害。
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7）有些人还会被欺骗并且损失很多钱。
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8）如果可以限定时间并且不打开不明网页，抢红包就不是小学中途转学怎么转一件坏事。
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3. Writing
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4．Self-editing
Do you •have a clear layout
•write in objective ways
•u necessary linking words
•choo correct ten
Unit21 Writing-------A Discursive Essay
Teaching Design
designed by Wang Huan
Class 8 Grade 2
| Writing：A Discursive Essay |
Teaching Objectives | By the end of this lesson, the students will be able to: 1. write a discursive essay 2. u some contrast linkers |
Teaching Important and Difficult Points: | At the end of this lesson, you will be able to 1. To master the outline of a discursive essay 2. To u the contrast linkers correctly 3. To try to u different kinds of ntence patterns in the essay. |
Teaching Process |
Part One: Pre-writing |
程序 | 课堂安排 | 目的 | 活动方式 |
2m | Read the sample essay and match the paragraphs with the headings (PPt.No.5) 加减混合运算题 | To understand the structure of the text. | 个人练习 集体核对 |
叙述人称5m | Writing Help-- P99 Explain the layout, the ten and the linkers of the writing.(PPt.No.6-7) （学案练习1） | 让学生通过阅读和参考找到正确的时态与关联词，概括出本节课写作练习的要求,为随后的写作准备。 | 蜡笔小新桌面壁纸个人提问 集体学习 |
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5m | Classify the linking words（学案练习1） (PPt.No.8-11) | 将关联词分类，为学生提供清晰易用的语言材料。 | 小组学习 |
Part Two: Writing a discursive essay |
6m | Have a discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of grabbing red envelopes (PPt.No.13) （学案练习2） | 让学生讨论找出恰当的论据 | 小组讨论 |
10m | Translate the ntences to make preparation for writing （PPt.NO.14-15） | 让学生通过翻译将要点连成句子 | 个人完成，集体核对 | 判断题
8m | Writing | 邀请两名学生上黑板写 | 个人完成 |
4m | Checking(PPt.No.16) （学案练习3） | 猜怎么组词请其他同学更正错误,圈出用得很好的单词和句子。 | 检查 |
| Homework (PPt.No.17) | 完善写作任务。 | |
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Teaching Process:
