The Eighth Period
Writing
Teaching goals 教学目标够了英文
Target skills 目标技能
Learn to write a book review.
Structure to follow
Introduction |
A brief description of the plot |
A brief introduction of the characters |
General conclusion and opinion |
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Ability goals能力目标
Enable students to write a book review.
Learning ability goals学能目标
Help students learn how to write a book review.
Teaching important and difficult points教学重难点
How to write a book review.
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Teaching methods教学方法
Cooperation and task-bad learning.
Teaching aids教具准备
A projector and some slides. cometo
Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式
Step I Revision
Activity one: Poem analysis (Check the homework)
T: What is the feeling and theme the poem shows?
Ss: The poem shows a feeling of loneliness and sadness becau the author miss his past.
Step ⅡLead-in
T: Read the Review of Pride and Prejudice again and check how many parts there are in the passage.
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Ss: There are 4 parts in the review.
T: Find the structure of the passage.
Sample answers
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proceedIntroduction |
A brief description of the plot |
A brief introduction of the characters |
General conclusion and opinion |
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Step Ⅲ Pre-writing
Activity one: Group discussion
T: Now plea think out a story which impress you greatly. The language should be easy and well-written, and you share the feeling and the theme that the writer wants to express.
After a few minutes.
T: Now let me e who share the same topic. If you share the same topic, plea have a discussion in the same group about the plot and characters that impress you greatly. Then plea state your opinion why you like the plot and characters.
Activity two: Language preparation
T: Think how the review is organized and why the author wants to give a short introduction of the social background of Jane’s time.
Ss: The theme of the whole story is a romance, as the opening ntence shows: “The arch for a suitable partner.” The theme and all the necessary information will help the readers understand the story better.
T: Think about the theme and the esntial information that leads to a better understanding of the story. Then open your introduction using the techniques you learnt in the previous class.
Review the following.
Skills | Examples |
1. Directly come to the theme | Mr. Wang owned his business and worked very hard. He ldom stopped work until late in the night every day and his fame as a workaholic was known to all. |
2. Start with a common n | It was a cold winter Christmas night. Everyone was enjoying the delight of family gathering except Mr. Norton, who stayed alone in his shabby small room, signing and drinking. |
3. Rai a question | Who doesn’t love sitting beside a cozy fire on a cold winter’s night? Who doesn’t love to watch flames curling up a chimney? |
4. Cites | People ud to say: “Behind every successful man there is a woman.” |
5. Comparison | Today Newtown is a very clean place. Many years ago, however, there were millions of rats in Newtown |
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Samples version:
1. Nearly everyone has a dream, and it is the dreams that lead our life to better levels. Martin Luther King’s dream, however, changed the living condition of all the black people in USA. (Start with a common n)
2. Lamb says: “Not childhood alone, but the young till thirty, never practically feels that he is mortal.” This period of life is full of excitement and risky experience. No wonder that adventure stories attract such a large population of people. (Cite)
3. How to educate our kids has become a common concern for most people, but are there approaches that can solve the problem? To ek answers to the question, we should know different opinions from different fields. (Rai a question)
4. The story started in 1970s in China, when people always felt uncertain and their life was always disturbed by political movement. (Directly come to the theme)
妥当的读音5. In contrast with the romance stories of her novels, Jane Austen’s love story is different.
Jane’s romance with her sweetheart ends quickly after her lover’s death. Thereafter, Jane remains single all her life.
Step Ⅳ Writing
Activity one: Individual work
T: We have finished the first paragraph. Next you are required to follow the sample pattern to finish the whole review.
Sample pattern:
P2: 1. What is esntial to know in order to fully understand the novel is that… decline什么意思2. At the time of 17th/18th/19th century, people… 3. The plot develops like this… |
P3: 1. Everyone has their favorite character and ---is mine---- 2. The hero’s image attracts me so much that--- |
P4: 1. ---is famous for her style---- 2.The language is --- 3.The structure is skillful--- |
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Step Ⅴ Post-writing
Activity one: Appreciationhow is the weather
T: Since you have finished your writing, now plea exchange your works in your group and choo the best one in your group.
