江苏省徐州市建平中学高二英语 M8 Unit2 Project 学案

Module 8 Unit 2 ProjectDesigned by Meng qinghua Checked by Shao FengyingLearning aims: Help students use what they have learnt to finish a project by working together.Important points: 1.Help the students understand the text to collect as much information as they can.2. Ask the students to have a discussion about which singer or band they will focus on, what they will include in the project and how they can organize their webpage.Step 1 Dictation.Step 2 Lead-inIn this unit, we have discussed different kinds of music. So today lets have a closer look at the history and development of pop music.Step 3 First readingAsk the students to read the article “From jazz to pop” and then answer the questions.What is this text mainly about?It is about the history and development of pop music.How many periods can pop music be divided into according to the writer?Five periods. Early jazz, swing music, R&B, rock and roll, and 1960s pop music.Step 4 Second readingRead different parts of the text on by one and answer some questions .Early jazz1. What was the most important instruments used in jazz?The trumpet is one of the most important instrument used in jazz2. Who is considered as one of the founding fathers of jazz?Louis ArmstrongFrom wing music to rock and roll1. What is the difference between swing music and traditional jazz?Swing music is faster than traditional jazz and have a sort of swinging feel to the music.2. What are included in “big bands”?Big bands included a pianist a violinist and a bassist, as well as others.3. Who is considered as one of the pioneers of rock and roll?Big Joe Turner.1960s pop music1. Which band was the most successful rock and roll band of the 1960s?2. What is “Beatlemania”?Step 5 DiscussionHelp students understand the structure of the text.How to research and what to research about a singer or a band? Think of some questions:When was the band founded and how?What musical instrument do they use?What songs do they sing? How about their style?Where do they perform?Step6. Language points1. Find out the following phrases :简单的看看突然兴起被认为转向做的能力把和.结合起来种族歧视分手2. Complete the following sentences in the text :1) Unlike most musicians who played the music as it was written ,he would change the music as he was playing it _(reflect ) his feelings at the time .2) “Rock around the Clock ”causes rock music _(recognize ) as its own .3) It seems that every few years there is a new band _(tr