新课标选修6 Unit 2 Poems warming up and reading教案07

Unit2PoemsPeriod1Warming up,Pre-readingReadingTeaching goals

1.Target languagea.Important words and phrasesPoem,poetry,recite,aspect,convey,nursery,rhyme,diamond,cottage,balloon,sparrow,tease,salty,endless,translate,nursery rhyme,take iteasy,run outof,make up ofb.Important sentencesWhichpoem isabout things that dont make sensePoetsuse manydifferent forms of poemsto expressthemselves.I hadnttaken myeye offthe ball.We hadnttaken iteasy.The poemis madeupoffive lines.A lotof Tangpoetry hasbeen translatedinto English.The translationshave afree formthat Englishpeoplelike tocopy.

2.Ability goalsa.Enable Ss to talkabout differenttypes ofpoems:nursery rhymes;list poems;cinquain,;haiku;Tangpoemsb.Enable Ss to talkabout differentpurposes of writing poems.c.Understand themain themeof each poem.d.Enable Ss to chantsome of their favorite poems.

3.Learning abilityEnableSs todistinguish differenttypes ofpoems.Teaching importantpoints

1.Talk aboutfive maintypes ofpoems.

2.Understand themain purposeof writingthe poems.Teaching difficultpoints

1.Find the rhythm ofeachpoem.

2.Chant the poem.

3.Understand themain purposeofwritingthe poems.Teaching methods

1.Skimming andscanning.

2.Asking-and-answering activity

3.Discussion

4.ChantTeaching aidsMultimediaTeachingprocedureswaysStep

1.GreetingsStep

2.PresentationAsk Ss to thinkback andtry toremember poemsfrom theirearly childhood,either in Chinese orinEnglish.Talk aboutsome famouspoets bothhome andabroad,either ancientones ormodern ones.Brainstorming:What willyou thinkof whenwe talkabout theword poem”Step

3.Warming upRead the questionsin thispart,reminding Sswhat theynotice about the abovepoems.e.g.theyhave astrong beat,or theyhave rhyme,or theyplay with wordsandsounds,or perhapssome of them arefunnybecause theymake nosense.Tell Ss that thereare manyreasons whypeople writepoetry.Give theexamples on the Bb.Ask Sswhythey thinkthe poetswrote the poems theyhave justrecited..Write theirsuggestions onthe board.Give Ss a timelimit of a fewminutes.Divide theclass intogroups offour to discuss thepurpose ofwritingpoems.Ask oneperson fromeach groupto read their groupslist andadd theirsuggestions to thelist onthe board.Suggested reasons:to createcertain feelingsor imagesin the reader;to sharea feelingorexperience;to describesomething in detail orgive animpression;to getthe readerto thinkabout anidea;to expressa pointof view;to makethereaderexperience thesight,sounds,smells,feel andtastes ofsomething;to createa mood,to playwithwords---their sounds,rhyme andrhythm.If timepermits,in smallgroups oras aclass,discuss thekinds oftopics thatpoets writeabout.people,animals,nature,landscapes,the sea,the seasons,stories,death,war,youth andold age,feeling andexperiences,emotions likelove,hate,sadness,regret anddesire,etc.Step

4.Pre-readingPeople fromdifferent countrieswrite differentkinds ofpoems.Get Sstodiscussthe questionsonPage9with theirpartners:Do youhave afavoritepoem inChineseWhyDo youhave afavorite poeminEnglish WhyAsto exercise2,give Sspractice inan importantreading skill:scanning atext,that is,lookingthrough atext quicklyto findspecific information.Read thetable inexercise2with theSs.Tell themthatthey aregoing to look for the informationin thetable,just inthepoemsthemselves,not inthe otherpartsof the text.They aretolookonly forthose piecesof informationand notread everyword.Do anexamplewith them.Suggested answersto exercise2:cWhich poemA BD EF GHqdescribes apersonqtells astorydescribes anaspect ofa seasonq qqqis aboutsportqis aboutthingsthatdontmakesenseqis recitedto ababydescribes ariver scenehasrhyming wordsat theend oflinesrepeats wordsor phrases7Step

5.ReadingScanningGet theSsto read the passage quicklyand accuratelyand meanwhilehelp theSstoform agood habitofreading.Teacher givesSsacouple ofminutes tolook throughthe wholepassage.Tell them toread thetext silentlyand thenask somedetailed questionsaboutthe text onthe slideshow.Teacher shouldencourageSstoexpress theirideas.QI.Why dopeople writepoetryQ

2.How manyformsofpoems arementioned inthepassageWhat aretheyQ

3.What doesnursery rhymemean Why do theydelight smallchildren？Q

4.Whats thecharacteristic of“list poemsWhat about“cinquain”Q

5.WhydoEnglish Peoplelike“HaiktTQ

6.Are youfamiliar withTang PoemsDo you know thetitle of the lastpoeminthe textListeningBeforeSs readthetext,have themclose theirbooks andlisten tothetextwith theireyes closed.Thisgives Ssthe opportunityto listentothesounds or“music“ofthepoems beforereading themindetail.Tellthem thatit doesntmatter ifthey dontunderstand everyword.First readingGetSstoreadthetext carefully,finding theone sentencethat sumsup theparagraph ofeach part..Underline thetopic sentence.Second readingTellSsthat they aregoing tolook attherhythmof twoofthepoems.Make surethey knowwhatrhythm is.Readthelimerick aloudand haveSs listenforthe strong beats.Then havethem clapthe strongbeatsas youread.Mark the strong beats onthelimerick onthe board.There wasan oldman witha beardWhosaid itis justas Ifeared“Four insectsand thenTwobirds anda henHaveall madea homein mybeard\Now readthepoemAB,Ask themto markthestrongbeatsonthe twopoems thathave astrongrhythm.Check theiranswers.Then playthe tapeand getthemtoclap tothestrongbeats inthose twopoems.Third readingJustas anyscene canserve asthe subjectofapainting,so anypart ofdaily lifecan providematerial forapoem..Of course,the choicethattheartist orpoet makesrelates tohis orher purpose.Poetry isusuallyshort andcompact,so itshould beread severaltimes,preferably aloud,to appreciateits meaning.Read thelastpoem PoemH,and answerthe followingquestions:QI.What partsofthepoem suggestthat thewomanloves herhusbandQ

2.How do you understandthe sentence,,Should thejoumeyer return,this stonewould utterspeech.9,Explain thesentence inyour ownwords.Q

3.What picturedoyouhave inyour mindwhen youreadtheabove sentencesQ

4.Do youknow the Chinese titleof thispoem DoyouknowtheChineseversion ofthe poemStep

6.Make ashort summaryof thisperiod.Homework

1.Surf somewebsites tofind outmore informationabout poets.

2.Review thecontent ofthe readingpassage.

3.Finish theexercises onPage

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