Unit 4 Natural disasters Reading for Writing 教案-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版必修第一册

Unit 4 Natural Disasters - Reading for Writing 教案 (Lesson Plan) I. Teaching Objectives: 1. Skill Objective: Students will be able to identify key information (Who, What, When, Where, Why, How) in a news report and understand the characteristics of a good summary (conciseness, objectivity, main points only). 2. Application Objective: Students will be able to write a coherent summary for the text "The Night the Earth Didn't Sleep" by following the steps of listing details, outlining paragraph main ideas, and drafting. 3.Thinking Quality: To cultivate students' ability to analyze, synthesize, and generalize information, and to develop critical thinking by distinguishing between main points and supporting details. II. Important Point and Difficult Point: 1. Important Point: Mastering the structure and essential elements of a news summary (date, place, event, cause, effect). 2. Difficult Point: Paraphrasing the original text using their own words instead of copying sentences directly, and controlling the length of the summary (approx. one-third of the original text). III. Teaching Aids: Textbook, whiteboard, multimedia projector (video clip of a tsunami), blackboard markers. IV. Teaching Procedures: Step 1: Lead-in (5 minutes) The teacher plays a short video clip (Video Time: Tsunami: Killer Wave) to provide visual impact and background knowledge about tsunamis. Teacher asks: "What is a tsunami? What causes it? Will it cause great damage to human beings?" Students briefly discuss and answer based on the video and their prior knowledge. Purpose: To activate students' background knowledge about natural disasters and prepare them for the reading text. Step 2: Read and Analyze (10 minutes) - Activity 1 & 2 Read the News Report: Students read the news report "TSUNAMI HITS ASIA" on page 54 quickly. Check Understanding: The teacher asks students to answer the three comprehension questions in Activity 1 (When, What caused it, Difficulty in relief). Teaching Tip: The teacher writes key numbers from the text (e.g., 9.0, 6,500, 1,870) on the board and asks students what they signify to check for detailed understanding. Analyze the Summary: Students read the sample summary in Activity 2. Task: Check the main points included in the summary against the list (date, place, event, cause, effect, etc.). Guided Question: "Compare the news report and the summary. What information is kept? What is left out (e.g., specific quotes, minor examples)?" Conclusion: A summary should be short (about 1/3 length), include only main ideas, and exclude unimportant details. Step 3: Guided Writing (15 minutes) - Activity 3 Transition: The teacher guides students to apply the summary skills to the main reading text of the unit: The Night the Earth Didn't Sleep (about the Tangshan Earthquake). Step 1 (List Details): Students scan the text and list the main details (Time: 28 July 1976; Event: Earthquake hit Tangshan; Damage: City destroyed, huge casualties). Step 2 (Paragraph Main Ideas): Students work individually to write a one-sentence main idea for each paragraph based on the details. Teacher Support: The teacher circulates and helps students summarize paragraph 1 (Signs), 2 (The Event), 3 (Damage), 4 (Rescue), 5 (Rebuilding). Step 3 (Drafting): Students organize these sentences into a coherent paragraph. Teacher Reminder: "Use your own words where possible. Do not just copy the original sentences. Use connecting words (e.g., Then, However, Finally) to make it flow." Step 4: Peer Review and Revision (10 minutes) - Activity 4 & 5 Exchange: Students exchange their drafts with a partner. Checklist: Partners provide feedback using the checklist provided in the textbook: Does it give a clear idea of the text? Is it the proper length? Are there spelling/punctuation errors? Revise: Students get their drafts back and make improvements based on the feedback. Presentation: The teacher invites 1-2 students to read their revised summaries to the class. The teacher provides final comments on structure and language. Step 5: Summary and Homework (5 minutes) Summary: The teacher reviews the key steps of writing a summary: Read -> List Details -> Summarize Paragraphs -> Draft -> Revise. Emphasize the importance of brevity and accuracy. VI. Homework: Compulsory: Polish the summary of the Tangshan Earthquake text and write it in the exercise book. Optional (for advanced students): Read the text "The Story of an Eyewitness" in the Workbook or find a recent news report on a natural disaster and write a summary for it. VII. Teaching Reflection: This lesson is designed to move from perception to practice. By analyzing a sample news report and its summary first (Activity 1 & 2), students gain a clear model of what is expected. The step-by-step scaffolding in Activity 3 (details →main ideas →draft) helps reduce the cognitive load of writing. However, writing a summary is a high-level skill. Some students may struggle to paraphrase and might simply copy sentences from the text. In future teaching, I should provide more specific examples of how to combine sentences or change wording (e.g., changing "1,870 people were killed" to "the death toll was high"). The peer review section is crucial, but students may need guidance on how to give constructive criticism beyond just checking for spelling errors. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $