Unit6EarthandBeyond-ExploringtheTopic-ReadingStrategies教学设计仁爱科普版英语八年级上册

Unit6EarthandBeyondExploringtheTopicReadingStrategiesThispartoftheteachingmaterialfocusesontwomainaspects:ThinkingSkillsandReadingStrategies.InThinkingSkills,studentswilllearntheskillofparingandcontrasting.TheywillusetablesastoolstoparedifferenttraitsofcelestialbodiesliketheSun,Earth,innerplanets,andouterplanets.Thishelpsthemextractthemonalitiesanddifferencesamongtheseobjects,thuscultivatingtheircriticalthinkingability.ForReadingStrategies,itguidesstudentstosummarizetexts.Byidentifyingthekeyinformationinthediscourse,judgingthesimilarities,differences,andrelationshipsbetweentheinformation,andinferringthelogicalrelationshipsbetweentheinformation,studentslearntofindtopicsentencesandkeysentencesthatsupportdetails.Thisenablesthemtobuildthebasicabilitytosummarizethemainideaofthetext.教学目标KnowledgeAimsStudentscanmasterrelevantvocabularyaboutthesolarsystem,suchas"innerplanets","outerplanets","diameter","asteroidbelt",etc.StudentscanunderstandthecharacteristicsofcelestialbodiesliketheSun,Earth,andplanetsinthesolarsystem,andthedifferencesbetweeninnerplanetsandouterplanets.AbilityAimsStudentsareabletousethethinkingskillofparingandcontrastingwiththehelpoftablestoanalyzeandunderstandthecharacteristicsofdifferentcelestialbodies.Studentscanidentifytopicsentencesandkeysentencesinthetext,extractimportantinformation,andsummarizethemainideaofthetextintheirownwords.Studentscantalkaboutthedifferencesbetweeninnerplanetsandouterplanetsaccordingtotheinformationinthetable.EmotionalAimsStimulatestudents'interestinexploringtheuniverse,cultivatetheirspiritofexploration,andenhancetheirsenseofcooperation.教学重难点TeachingKeyPointsGuidestudentstomasterthethinkingskillofparingandcontrasting,anduseittounderstandthecharacteristicsofcelestialbodiesandthedifferencesbetweeninnerandouterplanets.Teachstudentstoidentifytopicsentencesandkeysentences,andmasterthereadingstrategyofsummarizingtexts.TeachingDifficultPointsHelpstudentsinternalizethethinkingskillofparingandcontrastingandthereadingstrategyofsummarizing,andbeabletousethemflexiblyinreadingdifferenttexts.Cultivatestudents'abilitytothinkcriticallyandlogicallywhenanalyzingandsummarizingtexts.SolarSystemElementsSun:Astarwithadiameterofabout1,391,400kilometers.Itsrealcoloriswhite,thoughitmayappearyellow,orange,orred.Therearenolivingthingsonit.PlanetsInnerPlanets:IncludeMercury,Venus,Earth,andMars.TheyareclosertotheSun,smaller,andmadeofrocksandsoil.OuterPlanets:ConsistofJupiter,Saturn,Uranus,andNeptune.TheyarefartherfromtheSun,larger,andmainlymadeofgaswithrocksinside.ReadingStrategiesparingandContrasting:paredimensionssuchastype,size,color,position,etc.ofdifferentobjectstofindtheirdifferencesandsimilarities.Summarizing:First,identifytopicsentencesthatexpressthemainideaofthetext.Then,findkeysentencesforeachsupportingdetail.bineandsimplifythisinformationtoformashortandclearsummaryinyourownwords.教学过程Leadin(5minutes)Showstudentssomebeautifulpicturesofthesolarsystem,includingtheSun,Earth,Moon,andotherplanets.Askthemsomesimplequestions,suchas"Whatcanyouseeinthepictures?""Doyouknowthenamesofthesecelestialbodies?"Then,leadinthetopicofthisclass:exploringthereadingstrategiestobetterunderstandtheknowledgeabouttheEarthandbeyond.ThinkingSkillsparingandContrasting(12minutes)Activity1(4minutes)PresentthetextabouttheSunandtheEarthonthescreen.Letstudentsreadthetextcarefullyandunderlinethekeyinformationabouttheircharacteristics,suchasdiameter,color,andwhetherthereislife.Showatableonthescreenwithcolumnsfor"CelestialBody","Diameter","Color","ExistenceofLife",etc.Guidestudentstofillinthetableaccordingtothetext.ChecktheanswerswiththewholeclassandexplainhowtopareandcontrasttheSunandtheEarththroughtheinformationinthetable.Activity2(5minutes)Letstudentsreadthetextaboutinnerplanetsandouterplanets.Beforereading,askthemtopredictthepossibledifferencesbetweenthetwotypesofplanets.Then,showatablewithblanksaboutthecharacteristicsofinnerandouterplanets,suchasdistancefromtheSun,size,position.Studentsreadthetextandpletethetable.Dividestudentsintopairstodiscussthedifferencesbetweeninnerplanetsandouterplanetsbasedonthepletedtable.Asksomepairstosharetheirdiscussionswiththeclass.Summary(3minutes)Summarizethekeypointsofparingandcontrasting.Remindstudentsthattheycanusetablestoclearlyshowthesimilaritiesanddifferencesofdifferentthings,whichhelpsthembetterunderstandandremembertheinformation.ReadingStrategiesSummarizing(18minutes)Activity1(6minutes)Presentatextabout"Whyisthesunsoimportant?"onthescreen.Explaintostudentsthatthefirststepofsummarizingistofindthetopicsentencethatstatesthemainideaofthetext.Letstudentsreadthetextandunderlinethetopicsentence.Then,askstudentstofindthekeysentencesthatsupporteachreasonwhythesunisimportant.Afterstudentsfinish,checktheanswerstogether.Explainthatthesekeysentencesprovidedetailstosupportthemainidea.Activity2(6minutes)Letstudentsreadthetextabouttheimportanceofthesunagain.Thistime,askthemtowriteasummaryofthetextintheirownwords.Remindthemtoincludethemainideaandthekeysupportingdetails.Walkaroundtheclassroomtoprovideguidanceandhelp.Afterstudentsfinish,asksomeofthemtoreadtheirsummariesaloud.Givefeedbackandpraiseforgoodsummaries,andpointoutareasforimprovementforothers.Activity3(6minutes)PresentanewtextabouttheEarth,suchas"TheEarthOurOnlyHome".Letstudentsreadthetext,underlinetheimportantinformation,andthenwriteasummary.Afterstudentspletethesummary,havethemexchangetheirworkwiththeirpartners.Partnerscancheckeachother'sworkandgivesuggestions.Finally,asksomestudentstosharetheirimprovedsummarieswiththeclass.ConsolidationandExtension(5minutes)Givestudentsashortpassageaboutaplanettheyhaven'tlearnedbefore.Letthemusethereadingstrategiesofparingandcontrastingandsummarizingtoanalyzethetext.Theycanfirstparethisplanetwiththeonestheyknow,andthensummarizethemainideaofthetext.Askstudentstosharetheiranalysisandsummariesingroups.Encouragegroupmemberstodiscussandaddmoreideas.SummaryandHomeworkAssignment(5minutes)Summary(2minutes)Reviewthemaincontentofthisclass,includingthecharacteristicsofcelestialbodiesinthesolarsystemlearnedthroughparingandcontrasting,andthereadingstrategyofsummarizing.Emphasizetheimportanceoftheseskillsinreadingandunderstandingtexts.HomeworkAssignment(3minutes)AskstudentstofindanEnglisharticleabouttheuniversebythemselves.Theyneedtousethereadingstrategieslearnedinthisclasstosummarizethearticleandwritedownthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthecelestialbodiesmentionedinthearticleandtheonestheyhavelearned.教学反思PositiveAspectsTheuseofpicturesintheleadinpartsuccessfullyattractedstudents'attentionandarousedtheirinterestinthetopic,makingiteasierforthemtoenterthelearningstate.Intheteachingofthinkingskillsandreadingstrategies,thestepbystepguidancethroughdifferentactivitiesallowedmoststudentstograduallymastertheskillsofparingandcontrastingandsummarizing.Thegroupworkandpairworkprovidedstudentswithopportunitiestomunicateandcooperate,whichenhancedtheirspeakingandthinkingabilities.AreasforImprovementSomestude