Unit3Module5ScienceandnatureProjectHavingadebateJiangyinNo.2MiddleSchoolCaiHuiyuTeachingobjectives:Attheendofthelesson,thestudentsareexpectedto:1.haveaclearunderstandingofthedifferentattitudestowardshumandevelopmentandnatureconservation.2.getmoreinformationaboutGMfoodandexpresstheiropinionsaboutit.3.learnhowtodebateandhaveachancetotakepartinadebate.4.learntocooperateandseebothsidesofoneissue.Teachingsteps:Step1LeadinStudentswillenjoyavideoaboutthedebate“DoesYouthbeautyneedmake-up”toarousetheirinterestindebating.Atthesametime,itservesasanexampleofadebate.HelpSsunderstandwhatadebateisandthebenefitsofit.Step2Warmingup:Exchangeideaswithstudentstoknowmoreaboutthem.Meanwhile,topics“Whodoyoulikebetter,LiangBoorZhangWei?”“Noveltobeincludedinschooltextbooks,yesorno?”“TimetalksinlearningEnglish?”areintendedtomotivateSstovoicetheiropinions.Step3Havingadebate------searchingforinformationTask1:ReadforthegistTask2:ReadfortheopinionsTask3:ReadfortheconclusionsTask4:ReadandthinkInthispart,thepassageManandnatureisusedasanexampletohelpstudentslearnhowtosearchforinformationforadebate.Ssindifferentteamswillfocusononeparagraphandthensharetheinformation.Also,theywillbeguidedtolearnhowtosupportanideaandhowtomakethestatementmoreimpressive.Step4Havingadebate------makingargumentsReadthepassageonpage59andthentalkabouttheinformationaboutGMfood.Discussthequestionsandtrytotellpeople’sdifferentreactionstoGMfood.Thiswillhelpthemtogetmoreideasfordebatingpoints.Classaredividedintwo,andeachsidewillgivetheirprosandconsonthetopic.Onestudentservesasasecretary,andattheendoftheactivityeachsidewillgetonerepresentativetogiveasummaryoftheirpointofview.Inthisway,theylearntocooperatetogetmorepoints.Step5Havingadebate------onthewayAskSstoreadthe8questionstolearnhowtocarryoutadebate.Withthehelpoftheteacher,Sswillgettoknowhowadebategoesonandhowtobeagooddebater.Studentsaredividedintodifferentteamsandguidedtotakepartinthedebatewithgiventopic.Theywillhavedifferentrolesandbeencouragedtotakepartinthedebate.Step6Havingadebate-----underwayProvidechancesforallthestudentstotakepartinadebate.(Iftimepermits,invitesometeamstopresenttheirdebateinfrontoftheclass.CommentontheirperformanceandawardtheBestDebater,theBestTeamorVoiceofEnglish.)Step7HomeworkSsareexpectedtofinishthecompositionbasedonthedebate,whichhelpsdeveloptheirabilityinwriting.Ssareencouragedtosearchformoreinformationrelatedtothecontenttobroadentheirhorizonsanddomini-debateafterclasstoimprovetheirEnglish.
