Module2FantasyLiterature教案.doc

Module 2 Fantasy LiteraturePhilip Pullman. 模块教学目标技能目标Skill GoalsLearn about fantasy novelsLearn to retell a storyListen for narrative organizationLearn to write short descriptions of booksWrite a fantasy storyLearn the adverbial clauses with -ing. 目标语言功 能 句 式Telling a story 1. As you know, the story is . 2. You should read it. 3. The story takes place in .4. The heroine is . and the hero is .5. It is a . novel with .词 汇1 四会词汇adult, approach, behave, bush, comfortable, cottage, definitely, exactly, exist, guide, hero, heroine, hesitate, hunt, nearby, philosophical, possess, rule (v.), vanish, wicked, witch 2 认读词汇novel, direction, paw, pat, invisible, tail, blink, edge, square, shape, patch, doubt, alien, bend, scent, shine, dream, awake, revenge, marry, punish, elf, magical, power, dwarf3 词组bend down, go to war, hold out ones hand, look around for, look through, play a part, put a spell on (sb.), put . down, turn away, shine down over, take place, take revenge, keep ones eyes on, come up to, pass by语 法Adverbial clauses with -ingPutting down his shopping bag, Will held out his hand.On returning to the palace, the king marries the woman.重点句子1. Will was so tired that he could not think clearly, but as he stood trying to decide what to do, he saw a cat. P122. When it had gone past he crossed the road, keeping his eyes on the place where the cat had vanished. P123. Feeling that he was dreaming but awake at the same time, he stood up and looked around for the cat, his guide. P134. What he saw frightened him, but he didnt hesitate. P135. Bending to look through, he saw the road in his own town, his own world. P136. Sauron, realising that the Ring has been found, sends his creatures to get it back. P19. 教材分析与教材重组1. 教材分析本模块以Fantasy Literature为话题，旨在通过模块教学，使学生了解Fantasy literature这一文学形式的特点和代表作，并学会如何介绍一本书以及如何写fantasy stories。1.1 INTRODUCTION中的三项内容都围绕Philip Pullman的小说His Dark Materials展开。第一项内容简介Philip Pullman的His Dark Materials，借此引出话题a fantasy story；第二项内容学习短文中的生词和短语；第三项内容对Philip Pullman的His Dark Materials以及其它fantasy stories进行深入讨论。1.2READING AND VOCABULARY 是一篇题为The Cat That Vanished的fantasy story。故事选自Philip Pullman的His Dark Materials。通过阅读此短文，学生可以进一步理解fantasy story的含义。这一部分还设置了五个活动，其中第一个活动和第四个活动考查学生对短文的理解程度；第二、三和第五个活动考查学生对文中词句的掌握和理解。1.3GRAMMAR 分两部分。分别涉及-ing形式做状语的语法学习及各种练习。既结合课文内容，又考虑语法结构；既有单一的句子填空，又有复杂的篇章结构填空。1.4SPEAKING 分两部分：第一部分是READING部分的延伸。这一部分要求学生分组讲述The Cat That Vanished这个小故事并以try to guess what happens next的任务形式要求学生接续故事。第二部分是LISTENING 部分的延伸。1.5LISTENING AND VOCABULARY以词汇学习和听力（练习听取篇章结构）训练相结合的方式进一步学习fantasy story的相关知识。1.6FUNCTION这一部分重点学习如何讲故事。 1.7EVERYDAY ENGLISH介绍了七个日常用语。1.8WRITING分两个部分：第一部分要求根据所供故事开头部分，续写一个fantasy story，而且要求写作时运用-ing形式；第二部分的Writing出现在Task中，要求学生介绍一本书。1.9 CULTURAL CORNER介绍了电影故事The Lord of the Rings的主要内容。2. 教材重组2.1将课本INTRODUCTION和READING AND VOCABULARY部分整合为一节“阅读课”。 2.2将课本SPEAKING，EVERYDAY ENGLISH以及WORKBOOK中的Listening and speaking和Speaking and writing中的Speaking部分整合为一节“口语课”。2.3将课本GRAMMAR部分和WORKBOOK中Grammar部分整合为一节“语法课”。2.4将课本LISTENING AND VOCABULARY部分设计为一节“听力课”。2.5将课本CULTURAL CORNER和WORK-BOOK中的Reading部分整合为一节“泛读课”。2.6将课本FUNCTION，WRITING，TASK以及WORKBOOK中Speaking and writing中的写作部分整合为一节“写作课”。3. 课型设计与课时分配 1st Period Reading 2nd Period Speaking 3rd Period Grammar 4th Period Listening 5th Period Extensive Reading 6th Period Writing . 分课时教案The First Period ReadingTeaching goals教学目标1. Target language目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语hero, heroine, creature, witch, take place, approach, behave, bush, comfortable, cottage, definitely, exactly, exist, guide, hesitate, nearby, vanish b. 重点句子Will was so tired that.When it had gone past. Feeling that he was dreaming but.2. Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to understand text organization.3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Enable the students to learn how to write a fantasy story; learn to retell a story.Teaching important & difficult points 教学重难点 Learn how to understand narrative organization of the passage.Teaching methods 教学方法Skimming and task-based method. Teaching aids 教具准备A recorder and a projector.Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式Step I Lead-in Show the following picture. T: Do you know the characters in the picture?S: Yes. The one in the middle is Harry Potter. T: Have you read a Harry Potter novel or seen one of the films? S: Yes, of course.T: It is a fantasy story. Did you enjoy it? Why?Sa: I enjoy reading Harry Potter novels very much. They are all exciting and mysterious. Once you start to read, you cant help finish reading as soon as possible.Sb: I like reading fantasy stories, and Harry Potter novels are the best among them. T: Very good. Can you tell me what a fantasy story is?Sb: Im not sure what a fantasy story is. But I know its about events in ones imagination, and the writer makes it believable.T: Correct. Who knows something else that also belongs to fantasy stories?Sc: The Lord of the Rings.Sd: The Journey to the West.Se: Alices Adventures in Wonderland.Sf: Gullivers Travels.T: Today well learn a new fantasy story “The Cat That Vanished” and something more about fantasy stories. Now lets begin with the book where “The Cat That Vanished” is taken from. The name of the book is “His Dark Materials”. And its author is Philip Pullman. Now read the passage and underline the words and phrases that show it is a fantasy story. Sample answers: fantasy novels, different worlds, other worlds, extraordinary adventures, witches, talking bears, strange creaturesT: Now we will try defining what a fantasy story is. Who would like to try?S: According to what I have read in Harry Potter novels, I think, fantasy stories include make-believe or magical characters and events, and they could not really happen. Then ask the students to do Activity 2. Check the answers with the students. Step Reading Task 1: Warming up Ask the students to discuss the questions.Sample discussion dialogues:1. Sa: Have you ever read a fantasy story? Sb: No, never. Sa: Why not? Sb: Because I dont think it interesting. Everything in it is unbelievable. 2. Sa: Have you ever read His Dark Materials? Sb: No. Sa: Would you like to read it? Sb: Yes. I have never read any fantasy novels. Maybe after reading it, I will feel interested in it. How about you? Sa: No. I wouldnt. Because the story is too long.3. Sa: Have you ever read a Harry Potter novel or seen one of the films? Sb: Yes, Ive read the English version and seen all the films. Sa: Did you enjoy them? Sb: Yes. Its a great novel Ive ever read. I really felt the films are more interesting. How about you? Sa: No. I dont like such stories. I like to read some-thing true to life. Task 2: Pre-readingT: Who has ever read Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland? And who knows the character in it, which could slowly turn its body invisible, until all that remained was its enormous grin? S: The Cheshire Cat.T: Now we have another cat in the passage. It also vanished. You may wonder where it would go, what it would do and what would happen to the other characters in the story. Now you will read the passage as quickly as possible and try to get all the answers to these questions.Task 3: SkimmingT: Now please skim the passage fast to obtain a general understanding of the whole passage. And number the sentences in the correct order.Then check the answers. T: Who can tell us the main idea of this passage or tell the story briefly?S: Let me try. The passage is about Will and a cat. The cat is a strange creature, who acts as Wills guide. She goes to another world through the patch in the air. And Will follows her without hesitation. Task 4: Comprehension1. Tell the students to read the passage carefully, and then finish Activity 4. Then check the answers. 2. Ask the students to look through the passage once again and finish the chart below.WillCatTrying to decide what to doCame up to Will, then turned away and went across the road towards the bushes just past the trees, and there she stopped.Still watchingBehave strangely: _Watch more carefullyAfter another few seconds, the cat stepped forward, and vanished.Then he stood still, keeping his eyes on the place where the cat vanished.Sample answers:WillCatTrying to decide what to docame out of a gardenHeld out his handCame up to Will, then turned away and went across the road towards the bushes just past the trees, and there she stopped.Still watchingBehave strangely: put out a paw to pat something in the air in front of her; then leapt back, with her tail help upWatch more carefullyApproached the place again; patted the air once again; again she leapt backWill blinked.After another few seconds, the cat stepped forward, and vanished.Then he stood still, keeping his eyes on the place where the cat vanished.3. Ask the students to try to draw a picture according to the story.Sample answers:Will the patch in the airlook around, turn away, stand up, look around for the catsee the cat, watch, stand still, climb through the holeCat guideappear, behavestrangely, vanishdisappearTask 5: DiscussionT: Now lets try to understand why Will decides not return to his world. Lets have a discussion: Whats the meaning of “Although he knew nothing at all about this world, it had to be better than the life he had just left.”? A sample discussion dialogue:Sa: From the beginning of the passage, we know that Will had to work so hard that he was too tired to think clearly. Therefore, he would like to live a better life.Sb: Because the cat behaved strangely, and it acted as his guide, he was determined to find out more about this new world.Sc: Perhaps Will was not really thinking clearly, so he came to the new world without knowing what will happen here.Task 6: Practice T: Now we will do Activities 12-13. Then check the answers. Task 7: Post-reading Ask the students to discuss the following questions.1. What are the characteristics of a fantasy story?2. How can you tell the difference between real and make-believe?3. Why is it important to know the difference between realism and fantasy? Sample answers: Sa: There are usually plots that are inexplicable, highly imaginative, or magical; and its full of make-believe characters. Sb: Sometimes there are special characters, e.g., animals that talk, humans who fly in modern fantasy. These are not found in realism.Sc: Knowing the difference between reality and fantasy can help us to better understand and enjoy what we hear, see, and read.Step Homework1. Retell the story in your own words.2. Imagine what will happen after Will comes to the new world.The Second Period SpeakingTeaching goals 教学目标1. Target language目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语 fantasy story, adult, bear, creature, extraordinary, hero, heroine, philosophical, witch, play a part, take placeb. 重点句式 (P18)Look at the time!Its your turn. See what I mean?Give me a moment. 2. Ability goals能力目标Enable the students to retell a fantasy story. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标Help the students learn how to retell a fantasy story.Teaching important & difficult points教学重难点Retell a fantasy story using the present simple tense.Teaching methods教学方法Discussion.Teaching aids教具准备A computer and a projector. Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方法Step I Revision T: Good morning / afternoon, boys and girls! Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Sir / Madam! T: Lets check the homework first. You have learned The Cat That Vanished, and you were asked to retell the passage. Now work in groups of four and take turns to retell the story. Youd better not read the passage while retelling the story. If necessary, you can turn to your partners for help. One student one or two sentences at one time. All right, now lets begin. A sample version:Sa: One night, Will was on his way back home. He was very tired.Sb: Because it was too late, he could hardly see any buses, cars and travelers. Everything was very quiet.Sc: Perhaps he was too tired to think clearly. He stood there not knowing what to do.Sd: Just then he saw a cat. She seemed to know Will.Sa: The cat came up to Will when Will held out his hand.Sb: But the cat, then, turned away and went across the road.Sc: And when she was going towards the bushes just past the trees, she stopped as if she were waiting for Will.Sd: Will stood there, watching the cat. And the cat began to behave strangely.Sa: The cat raised her paw to touch something in the air in front of her. But Will could see nothing in front of the cat.Sb: The cat leapt back, with her tail held up.Sc: The cat moved to the place again and patted the air in front of her again.Sd: Then she leapt back again, but less far and she was not afraid any more.Sa: After a few seconds the cat vanished.Sb: Will could hardly believe his eyes.Sc: Will kept his eyes on the place where the cat vanished, though it was not very easy.Sd: He crossed the road after a truck passed by.Sa: He came to the place where the cat vanished and looked more closely.Sb: Of course, he saw the patch in the air.Sc: The patch looked as if it had been cut in the air. And it was almost square in shape.Sd: And the patch was less a meter across.Sa: On the other side of the patch was also a patch of grass, just like this side.Sb: Will bent down and looked through. He was frightened by what he saw.Sc: However, Will climbed through the patch and went into the new world.Sd: He was in the centre of the road in a different world.Sa: He knew nothing about the new world. But he came here.Sb: Then he had to look for his guide, the cat.T: Will came to a new world but knew nothing about it. He had to look for his guide, the cat. But where was the cat? What would happen next? Now go on with the story. Sa: Will found the cat in the bushes. The cat spoke, and Will was surprised. She told him, “I was ordered to guide you to this magical world. You will become a great hero here.” Then she showed Will a handbook, telling him to follow the instructions in the book. After that, the cat vanished again. But this time Will failed to find her again. He had no choice but to read the book.Sb: Will suddenly changed into a cat, too. How terrible! He had paws instead of hands, and also a long tail behind him. On the other side of the road stood his guide, the cat that vanished. He began to regret what he had done. But the patch was nowhere to be found again. He said to himself, “OK, Ill have to follow my guide to see what will happen to me.”Step Speaking Task 1: Rearrange the story Ask the students to do Activity 1 in LISTENI