内容正文:
Han Gan and
His Horses
To understand the content of the text, retell Han Gan's life, and feel the hardships of the artistic creation process and Han Gan's excellence in painting skills.
To deepen the understanding of the meaning of the theme of this unit, and use the language knowledge we learnt in this unit to describe artistic works.
Learning objectives
Lead - in
Poems including the word “horse”.
春风得意马蹄疾,
一日看尽长安花。
只解沙场为国死,
何须马革裹尸还。
竹杖芒鞋轻胜马,
谁怕?一蓑烟雨任平生。
Blossoms fell(飞花令)
Why was horse frequently mentioned by ancient people?
qualities of horse
Generally, horse symbolizes strength, loyalty, bravery, wisdom, honor, freedom, success, victory , adventure,etc.
Han Gan and His Horses
A. biography(传记)
B. argumentation(议论文)
C. exposition(说明文)
D. fiction(小说)
A
Pre-Reading
Predict what might be the genre(体裁) of this article?
Predict what will be talked about in the passage.
Pre-Reading
A. An introduction to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
B. The story behind Night-Shining White.
C. The famous artist Han Gan.
Fast-reading
Skimming The structure of the passage
Han Gan and His Horses
Part 1
(paragraph 1)
The artist and his masterpiece
Part 2
(paragraph 2-4)
The life of the artist
Part 3
(paragraph 5)
Comments on his work
Careful-reading
If other countries come to the Tang Dynasty to recruit(招聘)painters, please help Han Gan make a resume(简历)!.
Self-Introduction
Name:
Name of painting:
Born:
Personal Experience
I was born into a family in the early .
Work Experience
When I was young, I had to help support my family by working in a local
.By accident,with the help of poet and due to my natural and years of , I was eventually chosen to serve Emperor Xuanzong in the .
When I did as a court painter,my method of painting was different.I was a frequent visitor to the and the horses itself
Comments on my work
Su Shi:The horses painted by Han Gan are real horses.
Others:Han Gan’s horses could “gallop off the paper”.
poor
Tang Dynasty
wine shop
Wang Wei
talent
hard working
royal palace
royal stables
observed
韩生画马真是马,苏子作诗如见画。
—《韩干马十四匹》苏轼
RESUME
Careful-reading
1.What is Han Gan known for?
A.His wealthy family.
B.His position as a court painter.
C.His ability of copying other paintings vividly.
D.His skill in capturing the physical features,inner spirit and strength of the horses.
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Underline your clues in each paragraph!
Careful-reading
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2.What can we infer from the second paragraph?
A.Han Gan was talented but very lazy.
B.Han Gan was talented and hard-working.
C.The poet Wang Wei didn’t like Han Gan.
D.The poet Wang Wei served Emperor Xuanzong.
Careful-reading
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3.What’s Han Gan’s way of painting horses?
A.By copying the works of previous painters.
B.By imagination.
C.By observing horses.
D.By living with various animals.
Careful-reading
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4.What did Han Gan regard as his teacher?( )
A. Emperor
B. Horse
C. Previous painters
D. Wang Wei
Careful-reading
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5. From Su Shi’s comments,we can infer that Han Gan’s horse paintings are .
A.abstract B.vivid C.beautiful D.expensive
Post-Reading
Interview Hangan for more detailed information
Eg.1.What made you a successful painter?
2.What does Su Shi’s comment mean to you?
The knowledge from books without practice is shallow after all.We have to try through hard action to know whether it is useful.
纸上得来终觉浅,绝知此事要躬行。
Post-reading
What can you learn from Han Gan’s way of painting?
Homework
1. Retell the story of Han Gan based on the outline of the passage.
2. Try to introduce an artist who is famous for painting.
Xu Beihong, famous for painting horses
Qi Baishi, famous for painting shrimps
Li Keran, famous for painting oxen
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