湖南省蓝山二中 2014 年高中英语 Unit1 Project Reciting a poem学案 牛津译林版选修 8Paragraphs 1—4 introduction of Robert Burns Paragraphs 5—7 some information about a movement of poets called the Romantic MovementParagraphs 8—9 the poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ with its introduction and explanation2. Pair work: Rearrange the events in the order of time. Fill in t he following table: Time Event 1750The Romantic Movement started.1759Robert Burns was born.1794The poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ was published.1796Robert Burns died at the age of 37.1870The Romantic Movement ended.1877The monument to Burns was first publicly exhibited.3. Read the article for a third time to get more information about this report, and then fill in the following table about Robert Burns.Year of birthPlace of birthYear of death Family status1759Alloway, Scotland1796PoorHis first loveNameNelly KirkpatrickEffect on him Encouraged him to start writing poetryMain works‘To a Mouse’; ‘The Holy Fair’; ‘A Red, Red Rose’The movementof poetsName of the movementRomantic MovementRepresentative poetsJohn Keats; William Wordsworth; Robe rt BurnsFeaturesRomantic themes tend to be more emotional.The poems are always about love, dreams or nature. 1The way peoplememorize him*All of Scotland mourned his death, and afterwards many people donated money to support his widow and children. The monument to him was first publicly exhibited in 1877 and about 30,000 people attended the first exhibition.*The house in Alloway, where Burns was born, is now a museum of his life and work.4. Read and recite the poem A Red, Red Rose, trying to understand the meaning of the poem.Part B1. Group work: Discuss the eight questions in Part B. Then prepare your project.2
