Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading for Writing 教学设计-2023-2024学年高一英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

Teaching Plan Topic: 人教版高中英语必修三 Unit 4 Space Exploration Reading for Writing Grade: Senior 2 Analyses of teaching materials The theme of reading for writing part is “Present an argument about space exploration”. Despite the great advancements of mankind in aerospace, there has been a controversy about whether space exploration is worthwhile. This part begins with this divisive issue, affording students the opportunity to read an argumentative essay to understand the different attitudes and viewpoints of people towards this matter, both to understand the cost of space exploration and to illuminate the profound impact of space technology on human life. Ultimately, students are expected to articulate their personal stance on this issue, thus enhancing their critical thinking abilities. In the first paragraph, the author puts forward his viewpoint of supporting space exploration, and then discusses from three aspects: the achievements of space science and technology help human beings to fight against hunger; space exploration promotes the development and progress of human science and technology, thus benefiting human beings; space exploration helps human beings to think about and solve the problems of the earth. Based on the benefits of space exploration for human beings, the last paragraph of the essay re-emphasizes that space exploration is beneficial to human beings in both the short and long term. Analysis of Students The subjects of this lesson have a solid foundation in foreign languages and have little difficulty in understanding the text. However, on the whole, they have limited knowledge of the theme of space exploration, and they do not have good writing habits in writing, such as omitting propositional information and deviating too much from the proposition; and have a poor sense of the correct use of vocabulary and phrases, and are not decent enough in transformations; and they are rather single in their use of correlative words, and some of them do not even use any correlative words, which leads to the lack of clarity of expression in their writing Teaching Objectives At the end of this lesson, students will have: 1. Language ability: practiced reading skills and rewrote one part of the argumentative essay with suitable supporting ideas; 2. Cultural awareness: understood the price to be paid for space exploration and known some advantages and disadvantages about space exploration; 3. Thinking capacity: recognized the impact of space technology on human life and expressed their opinions with their own understanding, thus enhancing critical thinking skills; 4. Learning ability: analyzed the structure and features of an argumentative essay. Important ＆Difficult Points: Students can analyze the basic structure and features of the passage, refine the main points of the argument, and learn about logical connectives; write a clear and persuasive argumentative essay Teaching Method PWP Teaching Methods Teaching aids: Multi-media, blackboard Type Reading for writing Period: 40mins Teaching Procedures Steps Activities Justification Lead in Activity1: Review the timeline of space exploration plotted in the last class and answer the question：How many years are spent on space exploration? Free talk: Is it worthwhile? 从复习上篇课文入手，激活学生对太空探索的己知信息，引起兴趣；对写作话题进行初步的讨论。 Pre- Reading Activity2: Read the title and picture to predict the author’s point of view and attitude, and check the prediction. 从标题和插图出发了解作者观点态度，激发学生的求知欲，引发思考、主动探索。 While listening Activity3: Read for structure Analyze the structure: How to divide the passage into three parts and what’s the main idea of each part? Activity4: Read for arguments and language Find the arguments for and against the article and the author’s opinions and attitudes. (group work) 提供第一个写作支 架:a clear structure of argumentative essay 提供第二、三个写作支架 ： connective words; key points, 并让 学生练习用key points 重构句子。 Pre- writing Activity5: Review the writing techniques in the article and focus on writing tenses. Activity6: Watch a video and write down the advantages and disadvantages of space exploration. 引导学生联系阅读中的写作技巧和写作实践。 在写作前头脑风暴与讨论太空探索的利或弊，为改写做铺垫。 Writing and evaluating Activity7: Rewrite the second part of the article. Evaluation and appreciation in groups based on the given checklist. 训练学生改写能 力，运用文章中的 写作技巧，阐述论 点与对应的论据， 实现语言的内化； 从不同技巧角度 评价同伴作品。 Summary & Homework •Revise your writing and complete introduction and conclusion part. •Prepare for English debate about Is it worthwhile for space exploration? 思考：Do you want to be an astronaut to Mars? Why or why not? 引导学生总结回顾本节课内容，并继续完善文章；基于学生生活设计讨论话题，铺垫下一课堂。 Blackboard Design 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$