安徽省滁州市第二中学高中英语 Unit 24 Society The Sixth Period Writing教案 北师大版选修8(1).doc

安徽省滁州市第二中学高中英语 unit 24 society the sixth period writing教案 北师大版选修8teaching goals 教学目标1. target language 目标语言a. 重点词汇和短语break into, fine, sentence, abolish, on principle, sentence sb. to death, consequently, due to, as a result of, in order to, moreover, furthermoreb. 重点句子what is even more unbelievable is the fact that some murderers are let out of prison after three or four years.i think we should bring back much harder sentences in this country i also believe we should bring the death penalty back to this country as in the states.i am totally against harder sentences on principle and really feel the death penalty should be abolished.2. ability goals 能力目标learn to write a discursive essay.3. learning ability goals 学能目标enable students to know how to write a discursive essay.teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点enable students to know how to write a discursive essay.teaching methods 教学方法asking and answering; pair work.teaching aids 教具准备a multi-computer.teaching procedures & ways 教学过程及方式 step i revision and leading incheck the homework to the vocabulary exercises. t: the topic of this unit is “society”. who would like to say something about what we have learned in this unit up to now?s: in the first period we have learned something about the social problems of england. from lesson 1, we learned about the consumer society. and we should remember that “being” and “doing” are much more important than “having”. from lesson 2, we learned about the western ideal society utopia. from lesson 3, we learn about the culture of beijings hutongs its past and present. t: good! to learn the language of english well, we should learn the social culture as well. try to learn about the differences between cultures. punishment: the death penalty, fine, prison sentence, soft/hard sentences, life sentencess: (repeat)t: well, please work in pairs, discussing which of the crimes are a big problem in our own society? what punishments would you give for the crimes? you can check the meanings of the key words in the vocabulary list before your discussion.a sample: s1: i think break in is the biggest problem now. ive heard of a few cases of break in recently. the criminals broken in and shot two office workers to death.s2: yes. its very horrid. i think the criminals should be given hard sentence.deal with ex 2 ask students to work individually first, then discuss with the whole class.t: im glad you have had a heated discussion. next, read the two letters to a newspaper on page 40. from the title and the photo we can know the two letters are both about crime and punishment. but they hold different ideas. first read individually and decide which one you agree with most.after six minuteslet students talk about their opinions.s3: i agree with the first letter. i think criminals should pay for what they have done. and they shouldnt be let off with fines. when a person has killed somebody, they dont deserve to live.s4: i agree with the second one. i think every person is good by nature. and the primary goal of punishment should be to reform the person who has committed the crime. we need to help and reform criminals in order to make them into useful members of the community.s5: yes. we should give opportunities to those who would like to repent. and the death penalty is a cruel form of punishment which is against human dignity.s6: i agree with the first one. if a drug dealer or robber can be out on the streets only a few weeks or months after committing their crimes, or even get let off with fines, they would be dangerous and our community would be at risk then.s7: yes, as a result, many people will lose faith in justice.step iii practice t: well, from the two letters, we know something about the crime and punishment in britain and the usa. next, lets do ex 3 on page 41. the sentences (1-8) are from a discursive essay, and they are not as personal as the opinions in the two letters. now what you should do is to match the sentences with personal opinion in the two letters. you can work in pairs. check the answer by asking individual students to read out their answers.suggested answers:1 i think we should bring back much harder sentences.2 i totally agree with the american idea of “three strikes and out”.3 they have become like luxury hotels with televisions and gyms.4 i also believe we should restore capital punishment in this country.5 we also need to think about the wishes of the families and friends.6 i am totally against harder sentences on principle.7 capital punishment is judicial murder.8 it is a savage form of punishment which is against human dignity.deal with ex 4.t: look at the linking words. which introduce reason and which introduce result? ss: consequently, so that, as a result of introduce result; while due to, just because, so much and in order to introduce reason. then students do the exercise individually. then compare answers in pairs before checking answers as a class.check students answers by having individuals read out their answers. step writingstudents will be asked to write an essay discussing the statement: the only way to cut crime in our country is to make punishment more severe. first teacher should explain the stages of writing a discursive essay. students are given time to discuss. students can work in pairs, listing the arguments for and against each statement and adding their own arguments and reasons.t: we are going to write a discursive essay. you may think it is easy to write it, but to write a good article is not such an easy task. so lets first learn the basic stages of writing such kind of composition. show the following on the screen.stage 1 list arguments “for” and “against” the statement, add reasons stage 2 write a layout of your essaystage 3 write the essay (pay attention to style, useful vocabulary, linking)stage 4 check your essay t: are you clear?ss: yes.t: there is also something you should pay attention to. first, you should list enough information about your topic; dont omit the necessary information points; all content is relevant to the topic. second, organize your ideas properly, ideas are clearly stated or supported; ideas should be to the point. at last, try to make your writing move on naturally and coherent. these are the basic rules and keep them in mind when writing. i think you should prepare the passage well after class and finish writing the passage before the next period. step homeworkt: after class, please finish exercises in focus on writing on pages 88 & 89 to consolidate what weve learned today. after you finish the writing, first work in pairs and read each others articles. then comment on and discuss the arguments in both essays to improve your essays. understand?ss: yes.t: right. you are required to hand it in before the next period.many people feel that harder sentences should be brought back so that criminals are made to pay for what they