Unit4Earthquakes-writing教案NewsWritingTeachingaims:1.Getstudentstolearnhowtowritenews;2.Trainstudentstheabilitytocooperatewitheachotherandtosearchforinformation;3.LearnmoreaboutTangshanearthquakeandhonorthepeopleofTangshan.Teachingdifficulties:1.Howtomakestudentslearnwritinginamorepracticalandeffectiveway;2.Howtohelpstudentsunderstandthetipsforwriting.Teachingprocedure:Step1:Lead-in----The30thanniversaryofTangshanearthquake(news)T:WehavelearnttheTangshanearthquake.Whendidithappen?Howmanypeoplediedduringtheearthquake?Step2:Presentationofstudents’newswriting(homeworkoflastclass)----pointoutthemistakesinnewswritingaccordingtothreeaspectsT:YouhavefinishedthenewswritingofTangshanearthquake,andnowit’stimeforyoutoshowyourproject.Othershavetopointoutthemistakesinhisorherwritingaccordingtothreeaspects.----Threeaspects:headline;contentandlanguageT:Whatdoyouthinkofhisorherwriting?Isitapropernewswriting?Whathaveyoudonebeforeyourwriting?Step3:Tipsforwriting1.Preparation----anoutlinePreparation:Chooseatopic;decidewhatyouwanttosayaboutthetopic;Organizeyourideasandwriteclearly.Outline:Aheadline;alistofmainideas;Alistofimportantdetails2.Headline⑴Appreciationofheadlines用心爱心专心⑵characteristicsofheadlinesQ:what’sthecharacteristicofheadlines?⑶practice----writeheadlinesforthefollowingnewsaccordingtothepictureandinformationgivenFloodreliefefforts----ThedeathtollontheChinesemainlandfromTyphoonKaemihasrisento32,withatleast65stillmissing.Localgovernmentsaresparingnoeffortstocarryoutreliefwork.PLAcelebrates79thbirthday----TheChinesePeople'sLiberationArmyis79yearsold,andtheDefenseMinistryhasheldareceptiontocelebrate.QuakehitsIndonesianisland----AmoderateearthquakehasstrucknearIndonesia'sNiasislandoffnorthernSumatra.Thequake,withamagnitudeof5.6struckjustbefore8.30am,andwascenteredundertheIndianOcean,about55kilometersnorthwestofthemaintownontheisland,GunungSitoli.Railway'simpactonTibetans----TheRailwaybringstheremoteQinghai-Tibetplateauclosertotherestoftheworld.Withpeopleabletomoveinandoutoftheregionmoreeasilyandtheeconomicbenefitstherailwaybrings,thelivesofTibetanswillneverbethesameagain.3.Content----Howtoorganizeyourcontentofnews⑴Tips----Beclearofthecontentyouwanttomention;Listyourideas;Writethemostimportantthinginthebeginningandthelessonesinthefollowing⑵Practice----writethebeginningofnewsaccordingtotheinformationandpicturegiven用心爱心专心Newbusinessregulations;NewtaxonhousingsalesANighttheEarthdidn’tSleep;CyclistsReadytoGoontheRoadforBlindKids;ChinaMarks30thAnniversaryofTangshanEarthquake;DoesBeijingsnackchangeitsflavor?MemoriesofquakediehardforTangshansurvivors;ChaoChien-mingreleased.Awomanpointsattheriftsonthewallofavillageschoolafteranearthquakemeasuring5.1degreesontheRichterscalejoltedWen'anCounty,northChina'sHebeiProvinceat11:56a.m.(BeijingTime)Tuesday,July4,2006.Thequakewasashallow-focusone,withitsepicenterbeingaround110kilometersfromBeijingandabout80kilometersfromTianjin.Nocasualtywasreportedatpresstime.Awoman;riftsonthewall;earthquakemeasuring5.1degrees;Wen'anCounty,northChina'sHebeiProvince;11:56a.m.Tuesday,July4,2006;thequake’sepicenter--about110kilometersfromBeijingand80kilometersfromTianjin;casualty–notknown4.LanguageTips----clear;objective;brief;accurate;writtenEnglish…Step4:AppreciationofnewsRadio----VOAnews:“Aidfortsunamivictims”Newsreport----“TangshanQuake30thAnniversary”Step5:Improvementofstudents’writing----ImproveyournewswritingaboutTangshanearthquake用心爱心专心ChineseUNObserver'sCoffinSentHomeSpecialplanelandedinBeijingWednesdaymorning,carryinghomethebodyofChineseUNobserverDuZhaoyu,whowaskilledlastweekduringIsrael'sairraidonLebanon.Du'scoffin,coveredwithChineseandUNflags,wascarrieddowntheplanebyeightChinesesoldiers.Specialplanelanded;BeijingWednesdaymorning(8.2);thebodyofChineseUNobserverDuZhaoyukilledlastweekduringIsrael'sairraidonLebanon;Du'scoffincoveredwithChineseandUNflags;EightChinesesoldiers.