Unit4SpaceExplorationReadingforWriting教学设计高一英语人教版

TeachingMaterial：新人教版必修三Unit4SpaceExplorationReadingforwritingTheme：HumanandNatureTypeofthetext：ArgumentativeessayDuration：40minutes=1\*ROMANI.TheAnalysisofTeachingMaterialThethemeofthissectionis"SpaceExploration".AlthoughmanhasmadegreatachievementsinSpaceExploration,thereisalwaysacontroversyastowhetheritisworthwhileformantoexplorespace.Thereadingforwritingsectionofthisunitisbasedonthiscontroversialissue.Throughreadinganargumentativeessay,studentsareaskedtounderstandthedifferentattitudesandperspectivesofpeopleonthisissue,soastounderstandthecostofspaceexplorationandrealizetheimpactofspacetechnologyonhumanlife.Finally,studentsneedtoexpresstheirviewsonthisissueinaccordancewiththeirownunderstanding,soastoimprovetheircriticalthinkingskills.Thetextisatypicalargumentativeessayaboutthebenefitsofspaceof

“introductionbodyconclusion”topresentanargument.Thatis,itputsforwardtheargumentfirst,thendiscussesfromseveralaspects,andfinallysummarizes.Toshowtheopinionclearly,thewriterusestopicsentenceforeachparagraph.Properwritingtechniqueslikeexamples,explanationsandparisonenablesthewritertofullydevelopthemainidea.Ⅱ.TheAnalysisofStudentsForstudentsinGrade1,theyarenotfamiliarwiththistopicbecauseit’snotsoliferelated,buttheyarecuriousaboutspaceexploration.

Theyareactiveinexpressingtheiropinionsbutlackinwritingtechniquesaswellasneedmoreguidanceinorganizingtheiressays.Ⅲ.TeachingObjectivesAttheendofclass,Sswillbeableto1.

identitythewriter’sopinionaboutspaceexploration.2.figureoutthestructureandlanguagefeaturesoftheargumentation.3.expresstheiropinionaboutspaceexplorationandoutlinethestructureofmyownargumentativewriting.Ⅳ.TeachingfocusandDifficulties1.

toanalyzehowthewriterdevelopshisopinionclearly,coherentlyandprehensively.2.

towriteatypicalargumentativewithproperwritingtechniquesandagoodorganizationⅤ.TeachingMethodsActivitybasedApproach;DiscoveryTeachingMethod;Ⅵ.MainTeachingResources：Teachingmaterial,PPTⅦ.TeachingProceduresStep1.LeadinTshowstwopicturesoftwofamousChineseastronautsandthenaskSstogiveabriefintroductiontothem.TasksSstoguesshowmuchwehavespentonspaceexplorationandwhetheritisworthwhile.【课堂实录】T:Doyouknowwhoaretheyinthepictures?(S1:YangLiwei.)(S2:LiuYang.)T:Yes.AndcanyouintroducethembrieflyinEnglish?(S3:YangLiweiisthefirstastronauttogetintospaceinChina,andLiuYangisthefirstfemaleastronauttodothat.)T:Exactly.TheyarebothgreatastronautswhohavemadeasignificantcontributiontothespaceexplorationinChina.Bytheway,areyoucuriousabouthowmuchwehavespentonspaceexploration?(Ss:Yes!)T:Hereitis.Ahugesumofmoney?Right?However,Theearthisstillfacingpoverty,hunger,pollution,disease......Sodoyouthinktheseproblemsaremoreurgentthanspaceexploration?Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?(Somesayyes,andsomesayno.)T:Wow,itseemsthatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsonthisquestion.Nextlet’sreadatextconcerningthis,shallwe?(Ss:Yes!)【设计意图】通过学生较为熟悉的两位航天英雄杨利伟和刘洋导入，能充分激发学生的学习兴趣,激活已有的知识储备，练习话题相关的词汇。再提出问题，创设问题情境，唤起学生求知欲，进而导出本节课的中心论点，为接下来的议论文阅读做好铺垫。Step2.ReadingandAnalyzingSsreadthetitleandtellthegenreofthepassage.Activity1:ReadforopinionsSsreadthefirstparagraphandunderlinethedifferentopinionsaboutspaceexploration.Activity2:ReadandAnswerTraisesaquestion:what’stheauthor’sopinion?(Statement)Activity3:ReadandFindTraisesaquestion:whydoestheauthorholdthestatement?(Threearguments)Activity4:ReadandThinkTraisesaquestion:What’sthefunctionoftherestsentencesoftheparagraph?Activity5:ReadandAnalyzeThelpsSsanalyzethelanguagefeaturesofeachparagraphbyraisingquestions:Howdoestheauthormakehisargumentsmoreconvincing?Whichsentenceisyourfavoriteoneandwhy?Whatroledoesthelastparagraphplay?【课堂实录】T:Now,boysandgirls,pleasetakeaquicklookatthepassageandthentellmewhat’sthetexttype?Narration?Exposition?Argumentation?(Ss:Argumentation.)T:Excellent!Thenyou’llhaveoneminutetoreadthefirstparagraphandunderlinethedifferentopinionsaboutspaceexploration.Gotit?(Ss:Yes!)T:Time’sup.Let’sseedidyoufindthem.Youplease.(S4:Oneofthemissomepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Theotherisothersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealizehowexploringspacehelpsus.)T:Wonderful,sitdownplease.Thenwhichonedoyouguysthinkistheauthor’sopinion?(Ss:Thesecondone.)T:Good.Itmeanstheauthorisinfavourofspaceexploration,right?(Ss:Yes.)T:Yeah!Welldone,everyone!Youhavefoundthestatementofthisargumentation.That’sthemostimportantthingwhilereadinganargumentation.Clear?(Ss:Yes.)T:Ok,mynextquestion.Whydoestheauthorholdthestatement?Canyoufindthereasonstheauthorgives?Alsooneminuteforyou!Allright.Haveyoufoundthem?Howmanyreasonsarethere?(Ss:Three.)T:Terrific.Whocantellme?Thisboy!(S5:Thereasonsarethefirstsentenceofparagraph24.)T:Verygood.Class,pleaserememberinanargumentativewriting,weshouldofferconvincingreasonstosupportourstatement,whicharecalledargumentsinanargumentation!(Ss:Ok.)T：Now，youhavealreadyfoundthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.Thenhowabouttherestsentencesofeachparagraph?Whatdoyouthinktheyarefor?(Ss:Tosupportthetopicsentence.)T:Great!Let’sseehowdotheysupportthetopicsentenceoneparagraphbyoneparagraph.Paragraph2!Howdoestheauthormakehisargumentsmoreconvincing?(Ss:Bygivingexplanation.)T:Yes!Rememberbygivingfurtherexplanationyoucanmakeyourargumentsmoreconvincing.Thenhowaboutparagraph3?(Ss:Bygivingexamples.)T:Terrific.Heartmonitors,MemoryfoampillowsandSmartphonecamerasarealltherealexamplestoprovethebenefitsspaceexplorationbringsus.Ok,now,forparagraph4,pleaselookatthesetwosentences,whichonedoyoulikebestandwhy?(Ss:Thesecondone.Sobeautiful!)T:Clearly,usingrhetoricaldevicessuchassimile,personification,andmetaphorcanmakeourlanguagemorevivid.Now,let’setothelastparagraph.Whatroledoesthelastparagraphplay?(Ss:Tomakeasummaryhere!)T:Indeed,theauthorrepeatedthestatementattheconclusiontostresstheopinionagain.【设计意图】通过层层设问，一步一步地引导学生找到议论文中最重要的Statement和Arguments，加深对文章内容的理解（太空探索的益处），以及充分把握议论文的结构和语言特点。提醒学生在写作议论文时首先要遵循文章的基本结构，构思好自己的Statement和Arguments。并且学习如何更好地论证，使之更加令人信服更具说服力。Activity6pletethemindmapwithkeywords.Ssreviewthestructureandcontentofthisargumentationthroughpletingthemindmap.Activity7Summarizethelanguagefeatures.ThelpsSsmakeasummaryofthelanguagefeatures.【设计意图】让学生通过思维导图再次复习议论文的结构和语言特色，使知识更加系统化，结构化。并为之后的写作任务搭好脚手架。Step3.WritingActivity8:ThinkandvoiceTasksSswhethertheyagreewithauthor’sopinionandWhy?Activity9:BrainstormandWriteSschoosetheirowntopicaboutspaceexplorationoutofthreeandthenbrainstormanddrawanoutlineoftheirargumentation.Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?IsestablishingChinaSpaceStationawasteoftimeandmoney?IsitpossibleformankindtoliveonMars?Activity10:Selfassessment&AssignmentSsmakeanassessmentaccordingtotheselfassessmentsheetandthenpolishandpletetheirargumentationafterclass.【课堂实录】T:Justnowwe’vereviewedthestructureandlanguagefeaturesofanargumentation.It’stimeforyoutowriteyourownargumentationconcerningspaceexploration.Sodoyouagreewiththeauthor’sopinion?(Somesayyes,andsomesayno.)T:Ok,youcanexpressyouopinionfreelyinyourargumentation.HereIofferyouthreetopicsforyoutochoosefrom.Youshalldiscussingroupsandbrainstormonthattopicandthendrawanoutlineofyourargumentation.Clear?(Ss:Yes.)T:Don’tforgetwhatwehavelearnttoday!Andalsoherearesomeexpressionswhichmayhelpyou.10minutesforyoutocreateyourdraft.Youmaystart.(TwalkingaroundtheclassroomandcheckSs’performance.)T:Ok，Iseemostofyouhavefinishedyourdraftquitewell.Today’sclassisalmostover.Nowlet’shaveaquickrecap.Todaywelearnedabouthowtowriteanargumentation.We’reclearaboutthestructureandsomewritingskills.Hereisourhomeworktoday.Pleasepolishupyourarticleafterclassbasedonthisselfassessmentsheet.Goodbye!(Ss:Goodbye,teacher!)【设计意图】考虑到学生们在相关信息与语言点方面可能存在困难，于是提供了部分语言内容支架来帮助学生进行构思写作。简单总结了之前所学的篇章结构与技巧。除此之外，考虑到学生们在相关信息与语言点方面可能存在困难，于是提供了部分语言内容支架来帮助学生进行构思写作。一节课的时间并不支持学生们完成提纲和草稿后还能进行完善的修改，所以将这部分修改润色的任务安排在课后作业环节完成。这样还能帮助学生巩固本节课所学，实现产