Unit3BacktothepastProjectMakingaposteraboutahistoricalfigureTeachingAims:TolearnthepassageTohelpstudentstounderstandthehistorybylookingatthefamouspeoplewhoplayedkeyrolesinhistory
Makeaposteraboutahistoricalfigure
TeachingProcedure:StepOne:Lead-inAskstudentswhatdotheythinkofthesentencethatthecircumstancescreateheroesandwhatdoyouknowaboutAlexandertheGreatandthefatherofWesternphilosophy
Whatdoyouthinkofthesentencethat“Thecircumstancescreateheroes”
DoyouknowAlexandertheGreat
Ifso,whatdoyouknowabouthim
ShowthemthepicturesofAlexandertheGreatandthefatherofWesternphilosophy
StepTwo:ReadingthearticleaboutAncientGreekstatuefoundinXinjiang1
Fastreading
Askstudentstogainthemainideaforeachparagraph
Detailedreading
HelpstudentstogetdetailedinformationaboutAlexandertheGreatbyaskingquestions