高中英语 module5 The First Americans Writing教案 外研版选修9

用心 爱心 专心 1 TheThe FifthFifth PeriodPeriod WritingWriting Teaching goals 教学目标 1 Target language 目标语言 a 重点短语 bring up first of all to his her surprise be famous for be known for b 重点句式 It was not until him her that He was lucky to He She was the first person to Ability goals 能力目标 Enable students to learn to give a lecture about a famous explorer Learning ability goals 学能目标 Help students learn to give a lecture about a historical person or event Teaching important and difficult points 教学重难点 Teach students to know how to give a lecture about a famous explorer Teaching methods 教学方法 Discussing and cooperative learning Teaching aids 教具准备 Some slides and a projector Teaching procedures millions upon millions of people would and could never have considered settling the western half of the continent The American West has always exerted a profound influence on American life and thought Successive waves of westward expansion were of great importance in populating and developing the land slaves In the early 19th century slavery began to assume greater importance as a national issue As late as 1808 when the international slave trade was abolished many thought that slavery would soon end But during the next generation the South became solidly united behind the institution of slavery as new economic factors made slavery far more profitable than it had been before 1790 Chief among these was the rise of a great cotton growing industry Sugarcane and tobacco two labor intensive crops also contributed to slavery s extension Congress The period from the end of the Civil War to the early 20th century was an era of great congressional power With the end of the Civil War the Nation entered a period of rapid industrialization population growth and development of its urban centers The congressional domestic agenda began to focus more on national issues especially regulatory matters The legislature became more involved in the daily lives of its citizens As a result Congress became a more attractive domain in which to gain and exercise power and career patterns of Members began to change from relatively brief congressional careers to careers that emphasized a commitment to congressional service In December 1865 Congress ratified the 13th Amendment to the U S Constitution which abolished slavery the South The southern states with their fertile soil and hot climate were suitable for large cotton plantations operated by slave labor Manufacturing industries were practically non existent The cotton plantations where the Negro slaves were worked to death spread westward Due to the South s powerful agricultural success the region became integral to the political history of the United States with the South supplying many of the United States early military and political leaders including nine of its first twelve presidents plantations Plantations were almost exclusively devoted to cultivation of the great Southern staples tobacco rice and later indigo The plantations had four million plants growing 用心 爱心 专心 3 Step II Writing Get students to learn how to write a passage and give a lecture about a famous explorer T We have learned something about Columbus and Zheng He two household explorers Do you still remember any other great and famous explorers mentioned in the first period Ss John Cabot Sir Humphrey Gilbert James Cook Francis Drake Martin Frobisher John Franklin Henry Hudson Jacques Cartier Samual de Champlain Marco Polo Hernando Cortes Vasco da Gama Gaspar Corte Real Henny the Navigator and The Vikings T OK In China there are also some other famous explorers like Xu Xiake Work in pairs Choose a famous explorer to research his her life Now that the topic of the writing is a famous explorer the main point is about S The expedition T Good Next discuss what aspects we are going to write about After a while check students work Then show some key points on the screen their name and dates what they did where they went how long the expedition s took when the expedition took place any moments of danger or other special events their achievements or discoveries T You see you have to make notes on these details Now read Activity 2 PRESENTITION SKILLS they are of great help Allow students enough time to read and understand the two activities Walk around and give them a hand if necessary After students finish their writing ask some of them to give their lecture to the class One possible version I m going to talk about a great and famous explorer James Cook He was born in the north of England on October 27th 1728 and died on February 14th 1779 He was brought up in a poor farmer worker s family At the age of 18 he joined a ship and quickly became a skilled seaman James Cook was selected to lead a 1768 expedition to observe the transit of Venus and to explore new lands in the Pacific Ocean which is his first voyage of Endeavor Unfortunately during this voyage the ship struck a coral bed which tore a large hole in the side of the ship But Cook s quick thinking saved the expedition This expedition ended in July 1771 He made his second voyage of Resolution and Adventure from 1772 to 1775 The object of Captain Cook s second Pacific Ocean voyage was to confirm the existence of a theorized Great Southern Continent The third great voyage of Resolution and Discovery from 1776 to 1780 is especially significant to the history of the west coast of 用心 爱心 专心 4 North America Captain Cook and his men were primarily searching for the Northwest Passage from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean He led the three great voyages of scientific exploration to the Pacific Ocean He was the first to chart Australia s east coast and sail around New Zealand His voyages to the Pacific had a tremendous impact on European society for whom the area was very little known To this day He is known all over the world as one of the greatest maritime explorers whose charts gave an accurate picture of the huge Pacific Ocean for the first time Step III Speaking and writing Page 120 Ask the students to talk something about Americans by looking at some photos and write a short passage with the title What I Know About Americans T In this module we ve learnt about the first Americans Now let s look at the photos on Page 120 All of the people in the photos are Americans Then work in pairs and answer the questions in Activity 12 After a while let students state their opinions T Who d like to tell your ideas S Let me have a try I think the man with the hat of the west looks like a real American Maybe a hat is the essence of the spirit of the West and an icon of everyday American lifestyle T Well done What about the second question S In my opinion they represent Americans who do different jobs T So what do you think the people in the photos do S I guess the first woman may be a journal and the other may be an actress The man in white looks like a basketball man The man in the middle may be a golf player and the woman in the middle is likely to be a young lady serving at a ceremony The man looks like a cowboy may be an actor At last it is possible that the man playing the guitar is a singer T Well done Now work in pairs and discuss the questions in Activity 13 Meanwhile write a composition titled What I Know About Americans to answer these questions Sample writing What I Know About Americans I haven t been to America once yet However I have many opportunities to have a better understanding of the Americans I watch American TV programs films and I also listen to pop music and I have my own favorite singers And I also have American friends who help me a lot Who impresses me most is my oral English teacher named Pat from America in high school who is old and very fat Despite of these she works very hard at teaching and prepares her lessons very well She is more than our teacher She is also our friend It is her professional dedication that makes a deep impression on me Not only have I met a hard working American woman myself but also I get to know 用心 爱心 专心 5 another American woman from a TV programme The Oprah Winfrey Show The show has been hosted by Oprah Winfrey on TV for almost 20 years non stop Her show is one of the most popular television programmes in history She has won many prizes for her work in television and film Oprah Winfrey is a very successful TV personality in the US Her life shows us that hard work and discipline are the road to self improvement and success lies somewhere along that road Moreover I have also seen some American films Erin Brockovich is one of the most entertaining movies I have seen And I am very excited about that In the film an unemployed single mother with three little kids and has to work very hard She becomes a legal assistant and almost single handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city s water supply At last she not only earns a living for the whole family but also earns respect and self value for herself The lively character of the heroine is similar to the character of the heroine in the Chinese film Breaking the Silence Of course I enjoy listening to American pop music My favorite artist is Elvis Presley who was a world famous pop star and will always be loved by his fans from different countries During his lifetime he made more than 200 records and 30 films The house where he once lived has been turned into a museum and is visited by thousands of people every year Such were Americans friendly hard working and great Step IV Homework Guide students to find out a particular Native American tribe and make a presentation for the class T We have learned a lot about Native Americans in this module After class work in groups and choose a Native American tribe to study Discuss these things and make notes history of the tribe culture language and the tribe today You can make use of the Internet and library to collect information and then write a passage according the information you find Next period some of you will be asked to make a spoken presentation to the class One possible version The Sioux one of the largest Native American groups can be found throughout the northern Plains including North and South Dakotas northern Nebraska eastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana The arrival of white Americans following the Louisiana Purchase lead to an end to native Sioux life due to the depletion of the buffalo The Ghost Dance a ceremony intended to call back the buffalo and send away the whites gained prevalence as the Sioux attempted to regain their pre contact lives There are three native Sioux dialects Dakota Nakota and Lakota Black Hills Gold has become a well known feature of the area where the Sioux once freely roamed Although not directly associated with the Sioux many Sioux artisans have set up shops in South Dakota selling jewelry and other cultural products Today the Sioux have adapted to reservation and or urban life Many are involved in South Dakota s tourism industry Many are 用心 爱心 专心 6 engaged in farming and ranching including the raising of bison In 1990 there were more than 100 000 Sioux in the United States and more than 10 000 in Canada 附 件 I 课文注释与疑难解析 1 1 Native Americans are believed to have come to North America from north east Asia arriving over a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska about 12 000 years ago 人们认为美洲当地人是在 12 000 年前通过西伯立亚和阿拉斯加之间的一座陆 路桥从亚洲的东北部来到北美洲的 2 But in Europe it is believed that the first person to use the Cape of Good Hope as a sea route was Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama when he sailed from Europe to the East in 1497 但是在欧洲人们认为第一个使用好望角 把其作为航海路线 的人是葡萄牙探险家瓦斯科 达伽马 他是在 1497 年从欧洲开始航行到美国的东部地区 believe 在这两个句子中 虽然都用于被动语态 但却用于不同的句型 Sb Sth is believed to do 第一个句子 It is believed that clause 第二个句子 E g He is believed to have finished his homework It is believed that he has finished his homework 类似的用法有 Sb Sth is said thought reported to do It is said thought reported that clause E g He is said to be translating the book now It is said that he is translating the book now The book is said to have been translated into several languages already It is said that the book has been translated into several languages already It was reported that 3 people had been killed in the accident 3 people were reported to have been killed in the accident 高考链接 1 AIDS is said the biggest health challenge to both men and women in that area over the past few years A that it is B to be C that it has been D to have been 2006 年高考湖北卷 2 Police are now searching for a woman who is reported to since the flood hit the area last Friday A have been missing B have got lost C be missing D get lost 2006 年高考山东卷 3 It is said that the early European playing cards for entertainment and education A were being designed B have designed C have been designed D were designed 2006 年高考辽宁卷 Key 1 D 2 A 3 D 2 Only in 1868 after four terrible years were they allowed to return to their land 经过可怕的四年之后 也就是在 1868 年 他们才被允许返回到自己的土地上 用心 爱心 专心 7 1 这是一个倒装句 当 only 状语 置于句首时 要用半倒装 E g Only then did I realize that I was wrong Only in this way can you learn English well Only when the war was over did he come back 2 only 状语从句 位于句首时 要在主句上倒装 而不在从句上倒装 E g Only when the war was over did he come back Only when was the war over he came back 3 only 主语 位于句首时 不倒装 E g Only a doctor can do it Only can a doctor do it 高考链接 1 by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies A Only B Just C Still D Yet 2006 年高考浙江卷 2 Only then how much damage had been caused A she realized B she had realized C had she realized D did she realize 2006 年高考陕西卷 Key 1 A 2 D II 文化背景知识 THE TRAIL OF TEARS For thousands of years Native Americans lived as hunters in North America There were millions of people with many different cultures religions and languages In 1492 Columbus arrived in America and soon after the first European settlers followed Native Americans were either killed or driven off their land and many died of diseases that the newcomers brought to the continent Over the next three hundred years ninety percent of America s original population was killed by wars diseases or starvation The white settlers wanted their land and the Native Americans could not protect their homes and farms From around 1790 to 1830 Native American tribes tried to solve the problem with the US government Several agreements were reached but the government broke its promises almost every time Finally by the 1830 s the government decided to remove the Native Americans from their own land to make room for European settlers One by one the Native American tribes were moved west Indians who resisted were killed One of the best known examples of the hardships suffered by the Native Americans is the sad story of the Cherokee tribe The Cherokees lived in the southeast of the United States They lived by farming hunting and fishing and had been able to adapt to modern society The Cherokees had built homes and farms developed a written language and made their own laws Despite their hard work the Cherokees were not treated fairly When the government began driving the Native Americans away the Cherokees were among the last to go In 1838 the government began putting Cherokee men women and children in camps and made them walk a thousand 用心 爱心 专心 8 miles The winter was cold and there was not much food About 4 000 Cherokees died during the march which became known as the Trail of Tears or the trail where they cried In the years that followed Native Americans lived through one of the darkest times in their history By the end of the nineteenth century only some 250 000 Native Americans had survived Their cultur