TheStoryofJKRowlingandHarryPotter

1、A Teaching Plan for The Story of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter澄迈中学英语组: 王小燕Learning objectives:1. learn some words to understand how Rowling wrote Harry Potter.2. read to know the process that Rowling created Harry Potter.3. skim to know the details about how Rowling wrote Harry Potter.4. learn to ge

2、t the reason why Harry Potter appeal to readers of all ages.5. cultivate Ss love for the novelHarry Potter.Teaching important &difficult points:1. Get the details about how Rowling wrote Harry Potter novels.2. Read to know the story of Rowling and Harry Potter, and its affect.Teaching aids: PPT,

3、 a computer, a blackboard.Teaching procedures:Step1. Warming-upAsk Ss the following questions and show Ss the posters of Harry Potter film series to arouse Ss interest in Harry Potter novels and their author.v Have you ever read any of the Harry Potter book series?v Have you ever seen any of the Har

4、ry Potter films?Step2. Before-readingShow some photos of the author of Harry Potter and give a brief introduction to J.K. Rowling.A brief introduction to J.K. RowlingJ.K. Rowling is a gifted fantasy literature writer . At the beginning, she was very poor, but she was stubborn and overcame all the di

5、fficulties . Finally, she made a big success. Step3. While-reading. Fast reading1.Let Ss read the passage quickly and Match each paragraph with the main ideaPara. 1. A. anecdotes about how she began writing her first book.Para. 2. B. mainly about how Rowling started writing Harry Potter.Para. 3. C.

6、Rowlings books appeal to readers of all ages. Para. 4. D. Rowling spent about ten years completing her series.Para. 5. E. Rowlings first book was published.Para. 6. F. Rowlings great achievement2. summary the main idea of a passage according to the title or the main idea of each paragraph.Learning t

7、o learn We can summarize the main idea of a passage from the title or the main idea of each paragraph. Careful readingGuide Ss to read the passage paragraph by paragraph carefully to get details about the story of Rowling and Harry Potter and finish some reading exercises.Para. 11. When J.K. Rowling

8、 added flesh to the bones of the Harry Potter story, she( )A. sold the story for food B. created the other charactersC. gave more details to the main idea D. finished writing the story.2.Do the true or false exercise.J. K. Rowling had the idea of Harry Potter on a delayed train.( )Para. 21.Looking a

9、fter a baby and writing a book at the same time ( )A. is extremely hard workB. means you havent got much moneyC. is impossible in Edinburgh D. made J.K. Rowling give up2.How did J.K. Rowling write the first book,using a typewriter or by hand?Para. 3 and 41.when did J.K. Rowling complete the first bo

10、ok? 2.As soon as the first book was a success, ( ) A. J.K. Rowling finished the series more quickly than planned B. the publishers asked her to finish one book a year. C. she wrote The Order of the Phoenix. D. it was clear that others would be successful too. 3.How many books a year did she intend t

11、o write？4. Do the true or false exerciseJ.K.Rowling spent seven years completing the Harry Potterseries ( )Para. 51. Harry Potter series are so appealing that they ( ) A. must be included in the school curriculum B. encourage children to read more C. are shown on television in other countries. D. ha

12、ve been criticised for bad style 2. Why is Harry Potter so popular?The Harry Potter books_ _readers of all ages. They created a special _ _between parents and children. Now, it is also claimed that they are for _ _ interest in reading. Para. 61. The Harry Potter stories ( )A. can now read in only 50

13、 languages.B. are easy to translate.C. have made J.K. Rowling very rich.D. are distributed in 55 countries.2. Do the true or false exerciseRowling has attained the status of being the first writer to become a millionaire.( )Step4 After-reading : ConsolidationFill in the blanks(填空，一空一词)J.K Rowling is

14、 the elder 1 of British fantasy literature. She is famous as the 2 creator of Harry Potter. One day she was on a 3 train, the idea for Harry Potter_4_ _her. When she created the first Harry Potter story, she had to wrote_5_ _ and looked after her baby. In cold winter, she often wrote it in a 6 . At

15、last, she completed the first Harry Potter story in 7 . The Harry Potter series 8_ _ readers of all ages, because they create a special_9_ _between parents and children. In an age of computer games, they make people interested in 10 . The books have been translated into over _11_languages and distributed o