By the end of unit.,the majority of my students have achieved the goals which are set previously at the beginning of the unit They got to know how to appreciate a literary work in a comprehensive way They practiced some new reading skills which they felt original so that they are eager to apply and master them and which are really helpful and effective in solving one of their problems in reading a passage-to find the climax in a story,to find out the symbolic meaning of the characters in it,and to notice the strong contrast intended to strengthen the theme.Mea nd how to combine the author's own experience with the symbolism in his literary work. They practiced their speaking and listening abilities through the activities of topic discussion and question-answering. Weaknesses Students have difficulty in analyzing the structure of some long sentences.They have trouble in making correct sentences with some new phrases Reflection and Future Plan Students ar weak in their grammatical levels;therefore,they always find it hard to fully understand the meaning of a difficult entence.I will teach ther ways to analyze and understand a sentence.and make them practice more in class Meanwhile,I will explain some new phrases in a more detailed way and give more concrete examples to make students be more familiar with the usage of the new phrases concerned
Lesson Three Text Clearing in the Sky by Jesse Stuart General Teaching Procedure Teaching Aims: 1.To let students know about the author Thomas Jefferson's views on farming and farmer's fine qualities. 2.To let students learn the important new words and master the usage of useful phrases and idioms,and learn the implied meaning of some difficult 3.To let students draw pictures showing the main route according to the description of the changes of locations. 4.To let students master the reading skills:make out the main character's personality conveyed through words and actions. 5.To let students be familia with the writing skills:suspension set-up,locale changing and scene description. 6.To let students conclude the author's emotion and writing intention after learning the whole text. 7.To let students tell difference from some synonyms. Emphasis in Teaching: ocale changing 2.the strong rawn from the personality(the description of words and 3.reflection on the theme Difficult Points in Teaching:to understand the relationship between sentences indicating the changes of locations. Teaching Materials: 1.in-class reading passage 2.exercises 3.information from the internet 4.reference book Teaching Time Allocation:500mins cedu minutes) I.Key Words:(10ms) II.Introduction(5ms) III.Warm-up Questions(10ms) IV.Explanation of the Text:(30ms) synonym discrimination study of important language points and expressions paraphrasing exercise
analysis of the structure of some sentences. VI.Question raising and answering (10ms VII.Structure Analysis and Theme(10ms) VIII.Writing Skill:(10ms) IX Assioning after-class homework (sms) Period 3&4 (100ms): I.Dictation&Check A briefreview of the ng(45ms main idea of Lesson 3(5ms) III.Topic Discussion(15ms) IV.Vocabulary Exercise(35ms) Period 5&6(100ms): Exercise part Period7&8(100ms) Exercise Pa Period 9&10(100ms): Exercise Part Detailed Teaching Procedure Period 1&2(100 minutes) 1.Key Words:(10ms) canopy:n.a high overhead covering:(1)The roof is a canopy to protect me from the strong sunlight,房顶可以保护我免受强光刺激。(2)a canopy of heaven:苍穹 protest:v. against/at/about,etc.sth to sb e.g.He protested to his father against having too much extra hor vok,他向父亲抗议不要布置太多额外的家庭作业】 sting:v b on the arm;My eyes are -ing from the smoke 烟 寻我眼睛疼 I1.Introduction of Unit 3(5ms) This passage tells something of an American peasant's feeling towards the earth. I'm sure many students have read similar writings in Chinese.To a person working in field,land has incomparable value.This age isn't too difficult for you. Nevertheless,there are still some language points. . Warm-up Questions(10ms) Q1:What's the difference between the past and the present in lifestyle according to the text? Q2:Where do you think the greatest pleasure derives from? 03:What fin ers have? Q4 4:What's the difference between urbanization and industriaization? IV. Explanation of the Text:(30ms) 1.synonym discrimination soil.carth.dirt soil refers to the top layer of the earth c mposed of disintegrated rock p rticles umus,water and air. :"prepare the soil for seed"(liter.)territory- (土 t地)：He was born in Irish soil earth means soil and dirt,as distinguished from rock and sand.:fill a plant pot
with earth将花盆装满土 dir playing in the dir.Her soe are covered with dir creck,stream,brook.river creek means a small narrow/shallow stream.小湾，小溪 brook is a small stream.smaller than creek.小河，小 is a general word in the group means a flow of water ,smaller than a river..溪流 river is a large stream of water discharges into a larger body of water such as a sea.a lake,or another stream. 2.Study of important language points and expressions 3.Paraphrasing exercise 4.Analysis of the structure of some sentences V.Con prehens ion Questions(10ms) Students should think deeply for the answer to each question. Q1:What does the story try to extol? Q2:What kind of the author's emotion is embodied in the story? Q3:What's the relation between nature and farming? Other Que on page 85-86 in the textbo VI.Question raising and answering(10ms) Ask students to raise questions they still have.and encourage the other students to solve the relevant problems VIl.Structure Analysis and Theme (10ms) Studentswork individually to divide the whoe passage into several major parts and summarize the main idea ofeach part,then compare the answer with the partner to see whether they share the same idea or have different answers.If different,whose ides is correct? The passage should be divided into three major parts: Part I:Para.1-10 Suspension-setup: Main ide :My ould take eto some place Part II:Pare 13-42 Main body Main idea:I saw the clearing opened by my father. Part I:Para.43-46 End Main idea:We went back. Theme:Nature is beautiful,farming is honest VIII.Writing Skill:(10ms) 1.discription of main characters'behavior and words effect:the relevant personality is clearly shown through such description 2.set up a suspension at the beginning effect:arouse the readers'curiosity 3.locale ging and scene des scription: effect:make the story more vivid and grasping. IX.Assigning after-class homework(5ms) 1.Review what they have learned in this class; 2.Do Exercises of the first part(explanation,idioms and phrases,analysis)
3.Be prepared for the dictation 4.Recite the paragraph required Period 3&4(100ms) 1。 Dictation Checking(45ms) A.Words B.Translation of Phrases C.Sentence-making with Phrase II.A brief review of the main idea of Lesson 3(5ms) to retell th ain idea and the t of the text m. Topic Dis ssion(15ms) Do you like the life in big city or that in the countryside?State your reasons. TV.Vocabulary Exercise (35ms) 3)focus:some adjs.can also be used as verbs:busy:~oneself in doing sth;quiet: sb down/The wind gradually ~ed down;dim:The smoke ~med my eyes/The ight ~med on of taphors:streams of sweat::涔涔的汗水 the saddle between wo hills:马鞍状的山脊；a shower of stones and ashes:阵雨般的石 头和火山灰；the mouth of the mighty river:大河口 Period 5&6(100ms): se part 8)Translation Focus:Part A: b)“不是当律师的材料”：has no makings of a lawyer;will not make a lawyer;isno lawver:will never be suitable for a lawyer:is not qualified to be a lawyer.etc p)“必须注意不让孩子们摸展品”：must try and keep the exhibits;must see that the children will not touch the exhibits;must try to keep the children away from the exhibits,etc. Part B: k)“父母不准他对长辈说话粗鲁”：The parents forbid/.don't allow him to talk to his elders rudely:...don't have/let him talk to the elders in a rude way. Period 7&8(100ms): Exercise Part 10)Focus:i-k)hollow,empty,vacant:Dhollow::~voice(means futile);~eyes and cheeks;:~promise(means dishonest));~tree(中空的，空心的)②empty:~talk SS): tomach house/bus (空荡荡的)③ acant: position(means not filled): seat(means not used);look(means showing lack of active/serious thought);~laugh(means senseless) 13)focus: ...before they realized what was happening.they had graduated from half-hearted ng to full-fledged backy 还没等他们明白过来是怎么一回 (漫不经 心的阳台盆景种植者 华业成为了训练有素的后院菜园培有