Unit8Cross-curricularconnectionProject课件沪教版八年级英语下册

Warm-upFreediscussionDoyourecognizeanyoftheauthorsbelow?Sciencefictionauthorsusetheirimaginationtoexplorepossiblefutures.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthem?FamoussciencefictionauthorsJulesVerne(1828–1905)JourneytotheCentreoftheEarthTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSeaAroundtheWorldinEightyDaysJulesVernewasaFrenchwriter.Heisknownasthe“FatherofScienceFiction”.Hiswritingsarefulloffuturisticideasandinventions.Heisthesecondmosttranslatedauthorintheworld.IsaacAsimov(1920–1992)FoundationGalacticEmpire

RobotIsaacAsimovwasanAmericanwriter.Heisknownforhisattentiontoscientificdetailinhissciencefiction.Hepublishedabout500booksduringhislifeandhasinfluencedsciencefictionwriterssincethe1950s.HismostfamousworkistheFoundationseries.LiuCixin(1963–)TheThree-BodyProblemTheWanderingEarthLiuCixinisaChinesesciencefictionwriter.Hehaswonmanyawardsforhisstories,andthenovelTheThree-BodyProblemmadehimworld-famous.In2015,LiuwontheHugoAwardforBestNovel,oneofthemostimportantscience-fictionprizes.Liu’sstoriesarepopularacrosstheworldbecausetheyexplorebigquestionsaboutthefuture.Histhought-provokingnovelsdealwithtopicslikethedestinyofhumanityandtheuniverse.Readtheintroductionstothreesciencefictionauthorsandfindouttheirtypicalwritingstyles.Readtheintroductionstothreesciencefictionauthorsandfindouttheirtypicalwritingstyles.AuthorNationalityBooksorseriesStyleJulesVerneIsaacAsimovLiuCixinFrenchAmericanChineseJourneytotheCentreoftheEarthTwentyThousandLeaguesUndertheSeaAroundtheWorldinEightyDaysFoundation GalacticEmpire Robot TheThree-BodyProblemTheWanderingEarth Hiswritingsarefulloffuturisticideasandinventions.Heisknownforhisattentiontoscientificdetailinhissciencefiction.Hisstoriesexplorebigquestionsaboutthefuture,suchasthedestinyofhumanityandtheuniverse.Pairwork:ThinkandshareWhichofthethreeauthorsareyoumostinterestedin?Whoseworkswouldyoumostliketoread?Why?GroupdiscussionWhatmakesagoodsciencefictionauthor?Whichothersciencefictionauthorshaveyouheardof?Whatbooksdidtheywrite?Shareyourideaswithyourclassmates.(Possibleanswer)Bigimagination,

curiosityaboutscience,storytellingskills,futurethinking,couragetobreakconventionandtrynewideas,

understandingofhowtechnologyaffectspeople,etc.Inthisproject,youaregoingtomakeapostertointroduceasciencefictionstorytoyourgroupmembers.Thinkandshare:Whyshouldstudents

readsciencefictionnovels?(Possibleanswers)Sciencefictionnovelsgetstudentsinterestedinscience.Thenovelsarealsoexcitingandfuntoread.Inaddition,sciencefictionstoriesencouragepeopletothinkaboutbigideasandlookattheworldinanewway.Step1Chooseoneofthesciencefictionnovelsbelow,orchooseanotheroneyouknow.JourneytotheCentreoftheEarthTheTimeMachineAroundtheWorldinEightyDaysTheThree-BodyProblem(Other:________________________)Step2Researchyourchosenfictionandnotedownanyinformationyouwanttoincludeonyourposter.Whoarethemaincharacters?Whatisyourfavouritepartofthenovel/story?Whatdoyouthinkofthenovel/story?Step3Createaposterthatincludes:Thetitleofthenovel/storyTheauthorThemaincharactersYourfavouritepartYourreviewPicturesordrawings(optional)Thenshowtheposterandintroducethestorytotheothermembersofyourgroup.Step4Discussthepostersinyourgroup.Whichposterswerethemostcreative,themostwell-organized,andthemostinteresting?Thenvoteforthebestoneandpresentthewinningpostertotheclass.Notedownthemostimportantinformation.Note-takingform

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AssessmentforlearningSelf-assessment评价内容评分（1-5）1.我了解了三位世界著名的科幻小说作家，包括他们的作品和写作风格。123452.我能思考科幻小说的内涵，体会作家的创作动机及意图。123453.我能以小组形式完成关于科幻小说的海报，并进行展示分享。123454.我能对科幻小说的海报展示进行评价，并记录其中的关键信息。12345Homework基础作业1.小组合作完成项目式学习，制作关于科幻小说的海报。2.小组合作准备班级分享活动。拓展作业欣赏其他小组的作品，选择自己最喜欢的3个作品，并陈述理由。league/li:G/n.里格（长度单位，约等于3英里）

Thepirateshipwasspottedjusttwoleaguesoffthecoast.futuristic/0fju:tSR9rIstIk/n.

幻想未来的；想象未来情况的

Thefuturisticfilmwasfullofcoolsetsandamazingspecialeffects.thought-provoking/9PO:tprRvRWkIN/adj.引人深思的

Thedocumentaryaboutclimatechangewasverythought-provoking.Itmadem