高中英语Unit 4 Making the news Period 1 教学设计

Unit4MakingthenewsPeriod1WelcometotheUnit

TheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod

Thisisthefirstperiodofthisunit.Asawarmingup,thestudentswillcometoabrainstormofthewordsandexpressionsthey’velearnedbefore.Studentsinsenior2willthinkoftheirfuturejobs,andthisperiodwillcometothetopic:Occupation.Thestudentsareencouragedtotalkaboutdifferentjobs.Thenwewilltalksomethingabouttypesofjobsinanewspaper.Studentsthenwillcometotalkaboutthequalitiesagoodnewsreporterneedstohave.Finally,theywillcometotalkaboutunforgettablemomentsintheirlives,talkingabouttheirfirstdayatschoolandsoon.Studentsaretofullyparticipateinthediscussionandbrainstormbycombiningwhattheyalreadyknowaboutmakingthenews.Studentsareexpectedtogetinvolvedinthediscussion,practicetheirspokenEnglishandexpresstheiropinionsbydiscussingthequalitiesandunforgettablemoments.

TeachingImportantPoints

Talkaboutqualitiesagoodnewsreporterneedstohave.Opentheirmindsandrecallwhatthey’velearnedbefore.

TeachingDifficulties

Addmorequalitiesagoodnewsreporterneedstohave.

TeachingAids

Chalksandothernecessarynormalteachingtools.

ThreeDimensionalTeachingAims

AbilityAims

Afterthewarmingup,thestudentsaretorecallwhattheyhavelearned.MeanwhiletheywillimprovetheirspokenEnglish.

EmotionalAims

Preparethemselvesforcaners

KnowledgeAims

Dealwiththenewwords—occupation

TeachingProcedure

Step1Warmingup

T:Nowyou’reinsenior2.Youcanthinkofyourfutureoccupationifyouareofferedachance.

Doyouwanttoworkforanewspaper?

HaveyoueverreadanEnglishnewspaper?

Howmanyjobscananewspaperoffer?

T:Discussinpairsandgiveyouropinions.

S:

Typesofjobs

whatitinvolves

Reporter

Editor

Photographer

Chiefeditor

Writer

interviewpeopleorfindoutabouteventsfromonlookers

readthearticlesandmakenecessarychanges

takephotosandhavethefilmsdeveloped

overviewallthearticlesandmakedecisions

writearticles

T:Good,you’vedoneagoodjob.Lookatthetitleofthisunit’Makingthenews’

Whatkindofnewsdoyouliketoread?

S1:Sportsnews.

S2:Entertainmentnews.

...

(Studentsaresupposedtogiveoutdifferentexamplesofnews)

T:Howisthiskindofnewsmade?

S:Thenewspaperreporterwillbesenttocovertheeventandwritearticles.

T:Doyouwanttomakethenews?

S:Yes.

T:Wherecanyoumakethenews?

S:Inthenewspaper.

T:Doyouwanttoworkforanewspaper?

Ss:Yes.

T:Ifyou’vegotthechance.Whattypeofjobdoyouwanttochooseandwhy?

S:Iwanttobeanewsreporter.BecauseIliketravelingandcanmeetallkindsofpeople.

S:Iwanttoaphotographer.IliketakingpicturesandIeventakeacourseinmyschool.

S:Iwanttobeawriter.IlikereadingandIbelieveIcanwritebeautifulandattractivearticles.

T:Thankyouforyourwonderanswer.Ihopeallofyoucanrealizeyourdreaminthefuture.Besidesnewspaperswhereelsecanwemakethenews?

S:ThestudentsareencouragedtogivedifferentopinionssuchastheInternet,theradio,theTV,wallnewspaper,thedisplaywall,etc.

T:Doyoubelieveallthenewspresentedindifferentmassmedia?Whyorwhynot?

S:Yes,becausenewspapersarepublishedinpublic,Ibelieveallthenewspaperreportersareofhigheducationandtheyshouldbesurewhattheywritedownistrue.

S:I’mafraidIcan’tagreewithyou.Idon’tthinkweshouldbelievealltheinformationinnewspapersorontheInternet.Becausesomenewsreporterswillmakeupsomenewsinordertoattractreaders’attention.

Step2Pre-reading

T:Asweknow,inordertoattractmorereadersoraudiences,themediawilltrytheirbesttomakethenewsvividandattractive.Someevenmakeupstoriesforexamplepaparazzi(狗仔队)inHongKongwhowilltrytheirbesttofindoutthesecretandprivacyoffilmstarsorsingers.

Ss:Yes,weagree.

T:Inyouropinionwhatmakesagoodnewsreporterwhosenewsyouwillbelieve?

Let’sdiscussingroupsoffourandticktheboxesinpre-reading.Youcanaddmorequalitiesifyoulike.

1.Highlevelofeducation

2.Workexpressions

3.Goodcommunicationskills

4.Curious,activepersonality

5.Hard-working

6.Enthusiasmforthejob

7.Goodwritingskills

8.Sensibletofashion

9.asenseofprofessionalresponsibility

T:Now,wehavelistedalotofqualitiesthatagoodnewsreportershouldhave.Nowlet’stalkinpairsandgiveyouropinion.

Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantqualitythatagoodnewsreportershouldhaveandwhy?

S1:Ithinkagoodnewsreportershouldbewell-educated.Ifthereporterispooratwriting,Idon’tthinkpeoplewilllikethearticleshe/shewrites.

S2:Inmyopinionagoodreportershouldhavegoodcommunicationskills.Ifnot,howcanhe/shecommunicatewithhis/herinterviewerandhaveagoodtalk.

Ss:Thestudentsaretogivedifferentpointsofview.Thereisnosetanswer.Thepurposeistohelpthemtogiveopinion.

Step3Speaking:Myfirst...

T:Ifyou’vegotthequalitiesofbeinganewsreporter,doyouwanttobeareporterofacertainnewspaper?

S:Yes.IthinkworkingforanewspaperisinterestingandchallengingbecauseIcanmeetdifferentpeopleanddifferentthingseveryday.

T:Ifyouapplyforthejob,you’llhaveaninterviewwithapersonincharge.Anditwillbeyourfirsttimetohaveaninterviewwithsomebody.Doyouthinkitwillbeunforgettable?

Ss:Yes.

T:Wehavealotofunforgettablemovementsinourlife.Forexample,ourfirstdayatkindergarten,beingawayfromhomeorourfirstdayonaplane...What’syourunforgettablemovement?

Haveatalkwithyourpartner,andyoucanimaginethedaywhenabossfromChinaDailyorafamouscompanyinterviewsyou.Justimaginehowyouwouldfeel.

Ss:Thestudentsareencouragedtogiveallkindsofexpressionswithword&phrasesthey’vealreadylearned.

TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboard

Unit4Makingthenews

period1WelcometotheUnit

Workforanewspaper

Typesofjobs

whatitinvolves

Reporter

interviewpeopleorfindoutabouteventsfromonlookers

Editor

Photographer

Chiefeditor

Writer

readthearticlesandmakenecessarychanges

takephotosandhavethefilmsdeveloped

overviewallthearticlesandmakedecisions

writearticles

RecordafterTeaching

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ResearchandActivities

LookfordifferentEnglishnewspapers,andfindoutdifferentsectionsofanewspaper,andtrytofindoutwhoisincharge.Thestudentscanworkingroupsandworktogether.

ReferenceforTeaching

BackgroundInformation

Newspapers

Anewspaper,inabroadsense,isanunboundpublicationissuedatregularintervalsthatseekstoinform,analyze,influence,andentertain.Anewspapercanbepublishedatvariousintervalsbutusuallyappearsweeklyordaily.Thisarticledealswiththecontemporarydailyandweeklynewspaperthroughouttheworld;italsotracesthehistoryofnewspaperpublishing,focusingonthenewspaperintheUnitedStates.Theplaceofthenewspaperintheoveralljournalisticenterpriseisdescribedinjournalism.

ThereareseveralnewspapersintheUnitedStatesthathavehugecirculations(suchasTheWallStreetJournalandUSATodaywithabout2millioneach),andthereareverysmallspecializednewspapers(forexample,countryweekliesandcollegenewspapers)withcirculationsofafewthousandatmost.

Inadditiontoprovidingavariedassortmentofnews,opinion,andfeatures,U.S.newspapers—andthoseinotherfree-marketnations—survivebypublishingadvertising.Thenewspaperisbothabusiness,withaneedtomakeaprofit,andapublicservice.Inthelatterfunction,U.S.newspapersareundertheprotectionofthefreedomofthepressclauseofthe1stAmendmentoftheU.S.Constitution.Theyalsoreceivesuchbenefitsasreducedmailingrates.

History

TheearliestnewspaperswereperhapsthehandwrittennoticesinancientRomecalledActadiurna,ActaSenatus,andActaPublica,whichwerepostedtobereadbythepublic.Inthemid-15thcenturytheGermaninventorJohannGutenbergdevelopedmovablemetaltype(movablewoodentypewasusedasearlyasthe6thcenturyintheFarEast);thismadepossibletheeventualdevelopmentofthenewspaper.

TheGermanswerenewspaperpioneersinEurope.Forerunnersofnewspapersastheyareknowntodaywerepublishedlaterinthe15thcenturyinNuremberg,Cologne,andAugsburg.Inthe16thand17thcenturies,rudimentarynewspapersspreadthroughoutGermanyandappearedelsewhereinEurope—Venicein1562,theLowCountriesin1616,Britainin1620,andFrancein1631.Subsequently,thenewspaperspreadaroundtheworld.

U.S.newspaperhistorycanbedividedintoeightperiods:(1)thecolonialpress,(2)theRevolutionaryWarpress,(3)thepoliticalpress,(4)thepennypress,(5)NewJournalism,orthepressofpersonaleditors,(6)theyellowpress,(7)jazzjournalism,and(8)thecurrentperiodofconsolidation.

ThefirstnewspaperinAmericawasaBostonnewssheetcalledPublickOccurrencesBothForeignandDomestic,in1690;itappearedonlyonce.EarlypublishersofnoteintheAmericancolonieswereprinterssuchasJohnCampbellandJamesandBenjaminFranklin.America’sfirstregularlypublishednewspaperwastheBostonNews-Letter(1704).AlandmarkeventinU.S.journalismoccurredin1735,whenJohnPeterZengerwastriedforseditiouslibelbutacquittedbecausehehadprintedthetruth.ThepoliticaltractsofJohnDickinsonandothershelpedsetthestagefortheAmericanRevolution,duringwhichbothsideshadnewspapersupporters.

ThepostrevolutionarypoliticalpressreflectedthepartisanbattlesbetweentheFederalistsandtheRepublicans.Newspaperswerefosteringanationalconsciousnessanddevelopingpoliticalawareness.ThePennyPress(1830s-1860s)providedhumaninterestatalowpricefortheordinaryreader.LeadingexamplesofthePennyPresswereTheNewYorkHeraldofJamesGordonBennett,andtheTribuneofHoraceGreeley.

FollowingtheCivilWarcameNewJournalism,whenthemodernnewspapertookform.Threemendominatedthisperiodofnews-and-opinionjournalisminwhichtheeditor’svoicewasprominent:JosephPulitzer,WilliamRandolphHearst,andE.W.Scripps.Intensecompetition—particularlybetweenPulitzerandHearst—ledinthe1890stoyellowjournalism,withitsemphasisonsensationalism.Sensationalandentertainment-orientednewspapersalsoputsomeemphasisonmuckrakingandconfrontation.

Jazzjournalismreferstotheproliferationoftabloidnewspapersinthe1920s.Originallya