1 Book 3 Unit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes I. Teaching Objectives（教学目标） 1. To help the Ss grasp the main idea (early civil-rights struggles in the US, esp. the Underground Railroad); 2. To guide Ss to use library resources and other sources of information; 3. To help Ss grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text; 4. To conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. II．Teaching Requirements （教学要求） 1. Ss are able to get a clear understanding of the text. 2. Ss are required to master new words and phrases. 3. Ss should do some extra reading and exercises after class III. Teaching Methodology （教学方法） 1. Communicative method （交际法) 2. Cognitive method （认知法） 3. The Grammar-translation method （语法翻译法） IV. Time Distributive （时间分配） 1. Preparation and analyses of the passage A ( 2 hours ) 2. Analyses of passage A and exercises ( 2 hours ) 3. Analyses of the passage B ( 2 hours ) V. Focuses and difficulties （教学重难点） 1. Comprehension of Text A. 2. New words and phrases. VI. Teaching Procedures: （教学步骤） 2 Text A The Freedom Givers Step I. Pre-Reading 1. Discussion: About Civil-Rights Movement in the U.S (History, causes, process, result, main characters etc.) Ss should prepare for it before class, and in classroom first group discussion, then representatives’ presentation. 2. Background Information 1) Timeline of Slavery 1619 -- Slaves in Virginia Africans brought to Jamestown are the first slaves imported into Britain’s North American colonies. 1705 -- Slaves as Property Describing slaves as real estate, Virginia lawmakers allow owners to bequeath their slaves. The same law allowed...
