2023学年完整版Unit1GreatscientistsExtensiveReading设计

Unit1GreatscientistsExtensivereading教学设计（The5thPeriod）TeachingAims:Improvethestudentsreadingskills.LearnsomethingaboutCopernicusandhisRevolutionaryTheory.Learnhowtoaccomplishapersuasivewriting.DifficultandImportantPoints:1)ReadingComprehension2)Persuasivewriting.TeachingMethods:ComparativemethodTeachingProcedures:StepIWarmingup1.Doyouknowwhatisthecenterofthesolarsystem?2.Canyounamethenineplanetsinthesolarsystem?Mnemonics(记忆术)MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePlutoCanyouuseagoodmethodtomemorizethem?MyVeryEasyMethod:JustSetUpNinePlanets.StepIIReadingTitleofthepassage:Copernicus’RevolutionaryTheoryFastreadingListentothetape,andfindouttheanswerstothequestions.1.WhatdidCopernicusthinkwasthecenterofthesolarsystem?2.WhendidCopernicuspublishhistheory?CarefulreadingWhydidn’tCopernicuspublishhistheorybeforehedied?StepIIIReadingcomprehensionP7.1.Usethereadingtohelpyoudrawthetwotheoriesoftheuniverse.BeforeCopernicus’theoryAdiagramshowingthesolarsystemwiththeearthatitscentreShowingCopernicus’theoryAdiagramshowingthesolarsystemwiththesunatitscentreStepIVPersuasivewriting(PleaserefertoP8LearningTip)WritingTask:.NowwritingashortletteraskingCopernicustopublishhisideassoeveryonecanreadthem.Firstyouneedtocollectyourideas.Forexample:•Hebelieveshisnewtheoryistrue.•Thereareproblemswiththepresenttheory.•Hehasdonemanyyearsofobservationstoprovehisnewtheoryistrue.•Sciencecan’tdevelopunlesspeoplepublishtheirideas.•Timewillshowifhistheoryistrueornot.Hereisaplan:Beginning:TellCopernicuswhoyouareandwhyyouwanthimtopublishhisideas.Paragraph1:Reason1andevidence.Paragraph2:Reason2andevidence.Summingup:Askhimtothinkagainaboutpublishinghisideas.Onepossibleversion:DearNicolausCopernicus,IamastudentstudyingastronomyandIwouldverymuchliketoreadyournewtheoryaboutthesolarsystem.Ihopeyouwillpublishitforseveralreasons.Iunderstandtheproblemswiththepresenttheory.Thewaytheplanetsmoveisnotwhatyouwouldexpectiftheearthwasthecentreoftheuniverse.Itisalsooddthatthebrightnessofsomestarsseemstochange.SoIagreewithyouthatweneedanewtheory.Iknowyourobservationshavebeenverycarefullycarriedoutovermanyyears.Nowyoumusthavethecouragetopublishthem.Sciencecanneveradvanceunlesspeoplehavethecourageoftheirbeliefs.Iknowyouworryaboutwhatwillhappenifyoupublishyournewtheory.Nomatterhowpeopleopposeit,timewillshowifyourideasarerightorwrong.SoIhopeyouwillfeelyoucanpublishyournewtheory.Yourssincerely,ZhangHuaStepV.SummaryStepVI.Homeworkassignment1.SurftheInternetandgetmoreinformationaboutCopernicus.2.RevisionNicolausCopernicuswasaPolishastronomer(1473-1543).BorninTorun,hebeganhisuniversitystudiesinKrakowin1491,wherehestudiedcanonlawandLatinandGreekclassics.Howeverhealsohadaninterestinmathematicsandastronomy.AfterobtaininghisdegreeofDoctorofCanonLaw(教会法规博士学位)inItalyin1503,CopernicusreturnedhometoWarmiainPolandtoserveasCanon(=priest).In1530,CopernicuscompletedhisgreatworkDeRevolutionibus(《天体运行论》).CopernicusknewthatthesefindingswouldleadhimintotroublewiththeRomanCatholicChurch(罗马天主教教徒),sohewasinnohurrytopublishhistheory.Heonlypublisheditashelaydyingin1543.ThoughCopernicusdidnotlivetoh