Unit5MusicReadingandThinking教学设计-高中英语人教版

Lesson2:ExperiencingMusicOnline

Subject

English

GradeLevel

Grade10

TotalLessons:4

Textbook

NewStandardEnglish

LessonType

ReadingClass

Lesson2

TextbookAnalysis

TextbookAnalysis

Thesecondlessonof"ExperiencingMusicOnline"focusesontheconceptofvirtualchoirs.Thetextintroducesstudentstohowtechnology,specificallyputersandtheInternet,hastransformedthewaypeopleexperiencemusic.IthighlightsthestoryofEricWhitacre,arenownedposerandconductor,whopioneeredtheideaofavirtualchoir.Thislessonaimstodeepenstudents'understandingofmodernmusicexperiencesandtheglobalimpactoftechnologyonart.Thetextprovideskeyinformationaboutvirtualchoirs,includingtheirhistory,benefits,andtheprocessofcreatingthem.

StudentAnalysis

Studentshavealreadybeenintroducedtothebasicconceptofvirtualchoirsinthepreviouslesson.Theyarefamiliarwiththeideaofusingtechnologytocreatemusiccollaboratively.However,theymaystillneedguidanceinunderstandingthedeeperimplicationsofthisinnovation,suchasitssocialandemotionalimpact.Somestudentsmayfinditchallengingtoarticulatetheirthoughtsonabstractconceptslikemunityandconnectionthroughmusic,soscaffoldingandgroupdiscussionswillbeessentialtosupporttheirlearning.

LessonObjectives

1.Tounderstandtheconceptofavirtualchoiranditssignificanceinmodernmusic.

2.Toidentifykeyinformationfromthetext,suchasdates,names,andeventsrelatedtothedevelopmentofvirtualchoirs.

3.Toanalyzetheimpactofvirtualchoirsonindividualsandmunities.

4.Toparticipantindiscussionsabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofparticipatinginavirtualchoir.

TeachingImportantPointsandDifficultPoints

ImportantPoints

1.Understandthehistoricaldevelopmentofvirtualchoirsandtheircreator,EricWhitacre.

2.Identifyandanalyzekeyinformationfromthetext.

3.Knowthesocialandemotionalbenefitsofparticipatinginavirtualchoir.

DifficultPoints

1.Helpstudentsgrasptheabstractconceptofavirtualchoiranditsglobalimpact.

2.Thinkcriticallyabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofvirtualchoirs.

3.Facilitatemeaningfuldiscussionsthatallowstudentstoexpresstheirpersonalopinionsandexperiences.

TeachingMethodsandPreparation

TeachingMethods

Videobasedintroduction,guidedreading,groupdiscussions,andinteractiveactivities.

MaterialsPreparation

Projector,puter,videoclipofavirtualchoirperformance,printedcopiesofthetext,andworksheetsforgroupactivities.

TeachingProcedure

TeacherActivities

StudentActivities

Warmup(5minutes)

VideoIntroduction

(1)Playashortvideoclipofavirtualchoirperformancetocapturestudents'attentionandintroducethetopic.

(2)Askstudentstosharetheirinitialimpressionsofthevideo.Whatdidtheynoticeabouttheperformance?Howisitdifferentfromtraditionalchoirs?

(3)Writekeywordsfromthevideoontheboard,suchas"virtual,""technology,""global,"and"munity."

(4)Explainthattoday'slessonwillfocusonhowtechnologyhaschangedthewayweexperiencemusic,specificallythroughvirtualchoirs.Provideabriefoverviewofthelessonstructureandobjectives.

(5)Encouragestudentstoaskquestionsorshareanypriorknowledgetheyhaveaboutvirtualchoirs.

(6)Remindstudentstopayattentiontokeyinformation,suchasdates,names,andevents,astheyread.

DiscussionQuestions

(1)Howdoyouthinktechnologyhaschangedthewayweexperiencemusic?

(2)Haveyoueverparticipatedinorwatchedavirtualchoirperformance?Whatwasyourexperiencelike?

(3)Whataresomeadvantagesofvirtualchoirsparedtotraditionalchoirs?

(4)Doyouthinkvirtualchoirscanbringpeopletogether?Whyorwhynot?

(5)Whatchallengesmightpeoplefacewhenparticipatinginavirtualchoir?

(6)Howdoyouthinkvirtualchoirscanhelppeoplewhodon'thaveaccesstolocalchoirs?

(7)Canyouthinkofanyotherwaystechnologyhasimpactedmusic?

(8)Howdoyoufeelabouttheideaofsingingwithpeoplefromallovertheworld?

1.Watchthevideoandsharetheirinitialthoughtswiththeclass.

2.Listentotheteacher'sexplanationandtakenotesonkeywords.

3.Askquestionsorshareanypriorknowledgetheyhaveaboutvirtualchoirs.

4.Preparetoreadthetextandpayattentiontoimportantdetails.

Readingprehension(15minutes)

GuidedReading

(1)Askstudentstoreadthefirstparagraphofthetextsilentlyandunderlineanyunfamiliarwordsorphrasesandaskstudentstosharethewordstheyunderlinedandprovidedefinitionsorexplanationsasneeded.

(2)Guidestudentstoidentifythemainideaoftheparagraph:theconceptofavirtualchoirandhowitworks.

(3)Askstudentstoscanthetextandcirclethefollowinginformation:thenameofthepersonwhocameupwiththeideaforavirtualchoir,theplacewherehestudiedmusicalposition,andthenameofhissong.

(4)Havestudentsworkinpairstodiscussthesignificanceofthesepiecesofinformationandhowtheyrelatetothedevelopmentofvirtualchoirs.

(5)AskstudentstoreadthesecondparagraphandhighlightkeyeventsinEricWhitacre'slife,suchashisbirth,education,andthecreationofthefirstvirtualchoir.

(6)Createatimelineontheboardwiththekeydatesandeventsmentionedinthetext,andinvitestudentstofillinthemissinginformation.

prehensionQuestions

(1)Howisavirtualchoirdifferentfromotherchoirs?Whocantakepartinit?

(2)WhatcausedEricWhitacretofallinlovewithclassicalmusic?Whatgavehimtheinspirationtomakehisfirstvirtualchoir?

(3)HowmanysingersparticipatedinWhitacre'sfirstvirtualchoir,andfromhowmanycountrieswerethey?

(4)WhatwasthepurposeoftheVirtualYouthChoirforUNICEF?

(5)Howhasthevirtualchoirimpactedpeople'slives,accordingtothetext?

(6)Whatdoesthevirtualchoirsymbolizeforpeoplearoundtheworld?

(7)Howdoesthetextdescribetheemotionalimpactofmusiconindividuals?

1.Readthetextsilentlyandunderlineunfamiliarwordsorphrases.

2.Sharethewordstheyunderlinedandlistentotheteacher'sexplanations.

3.Identifythemainideaoftheparagraphandcircletherequiredinformation.

4.Workinpairstodiscussthesignificanceoftheinformationandhowitrelatestothedevelopmentofvirtualchoirs.

5.HighlightkeyeventsinEricWhitacre'slifeandcontributetofillinginthetimelineontheboard.

GroupDiscussion(10minutes)

Discussion

(1)Dividestudentsintosmallgroupsandassigneachgrouponeofthefollowingtopics:advantagesofvirtualchoirs,disadvantagesofvirtualchoirs,ortheimpactofvirtualchoirsonindividualsandmunities.

(2)Afterthediscussion,askeachgrouptopresenttheirfindingstotheclass.

(3)Facilitateaclassdiscussionontheoverallimpactofvirtualchoirs,focusingonbothpositiveandnegativeaspects.

(4)Askstudentstoconsiderwhethervirtualchoirscantrulybringpeopletogetherandwhyorwhynot.

(5)Discussthepotentialfuturedevelopmentsofvirtualchoirsandhowtheymightevolvewithadvancingtechnology.

(6)Summarizethekeypointsfromthegroupdiscussionsandemphasizetheimportanceofconsideringmultipleperspectiveswhenevaluatingnewtechnologies.

ReflectionQuestions

(1)Whatarethemainadvantagesofvirtualchoirsthatyoudiscussedinyourgroup?

(2)Whatchallengesordisadvantagesdidyouidentify?

(3)Howdoyouthinkvirtualchoirscanimpactpeople'semotionalwellbeing?

(4)Doyoubelievethatvirtualchoirscanreplacetraditionalchoirs?Whyorwhynot?

(5)Howcanvirtualchoirsbeimprovedtobetterservetheglobalmunity?

(6)Whatroledoyouthinktechnologywillplayinthefutureofmusic?

(7)Howcanvirtualchoirshelppeoplewholiveinremoteareasorhavelimitedaccesstomusicprograms?

1.Participateingroupdiscussionsandpreparealistofpointsbasedontheassignedtopic.

2.Presenttheirfindingstotheclassandanswerquestionsfromotherstudents.

3.Engageinaclassdiscussionontheoverallimpactofvirtualchoirs,consideringbothpositiveandnegativeaspects.

4.Reflectontheroleofvirtualchoirsinconnectingpeopleandimprovingemotionalwellbeing.

CreativeActivity(15minutes)

MindMapCreation

(1)Askstudentstoworkindividuallyorinpairstocreateamindmapthatrepresentswhatmusicmeanstothem.Themindmapshouldincludecategoriessuchasemotions,memories,culturalsignificance,andpersonalexperiences.

(2)Providestudentswithsentencestarterstohelpthemgetstarted,suchas:"Musichelpsmeto...,""Musicremindsmeof...,""Musicmakesmefeel...,"and"Musicconnectsmeto...."

(3)Encouragestudentstouseimages,symbols,andcolorstomaketheirmindmapsvisuallyappealingandmeaningful.

(4)Afterpletingthemindmaps,askstudentstosharetheircreationswiththeclassandexplaintheconnectionstheymadebetweenmusicandtheirpersonallives.

(5)Facilitateaclassdiscussiononthemonthemesthatemergedfromthemindmaps,suchastheemotionalandsocialimpactofmusic.

(6)Askstudentstoreflectonhowvirtualchoirsmightfitintotheirpersonalrelationshipwithmusic.

(7)Encouragestudentstothinkabouthowtheycanusetechnologytoenhancetheirownmusicalexperiences,suchasjoiningavirtualchoirorcreatingtheirownmusicvideos.

ReflectionQuestions

(1)Whatemotionsormemoriesdoesmusicevokeforyou?

(2)Howdoesmusicconnectyoutoothersortodifferentcultures?

(3)Whatroledoesmusicplayinyourdailylife?

(4)Howcanvirtualchoirsenhanceyourrelationshipwithmusic?

(5)Whatotherwayscantechnologybeusedtoenrichyourmusicalexperiences?

1.Createamindmapthatrepresentswhatmusicmeanstothem,usingsentencestartersandvisualelements.

2.Sharetheirmindmapswiththeclassandexplaintheconnectionstheymadebetweenmusicandtheirpersonallives.

3.Participateinaclassdiscussiononthemonthemesthatemergedfromthemindmaps.

4.Reflectonhowvirtualchoirscanfitintotheirpersonalrelationshipwithmusicandhowtheycanusetechnologytoenhancetheirmusicalexperiences.

EvaluationTasks

1.Activeparticipation:☆☆☆☆☆

2.Groupcontribution:☆☆☆☆☆

3.Mindmapcreativity:☆☆☆☆☆

DesignIntentions

Thelessonisdesignedtoengagestudentsinavarietyofactivitiesthatpromotecriticalthinking,readingprehension,andcollaborativelearning.Byusingavideointroduction,guidedreading,groupdiscussions,andcreativeactivities,studentsareencouragedtoexploretheconceptofvirtualchoirsfrommultipleangles.Themindmapactivityallowsstudentstopersonalizetheirlearningandreflectontheemotionalandsocialimpactofmusicintheirlives.Thegroupdiscussionsfosterasenseofmunityandencouragestudentstoconsiderdifferentperspectivesontheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofvirtualchoirs.

HomeworkAssignment

1.Writeashortessay(150200words)discussingtheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofvirtualchoirs.Includeexamplesfromthetextandyourownpersonalexperiences.

2.Researchandfindanotherexampleofavirtualmusicproject(e.g.,avirtualorchestra,band,ordancegroup).Writeabriefsummaryoftheprojectandexplainhowitusestechnologytoconnectpeople.

BoardDesign

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