TeachingPlanUnit4AgardenofpoemsReadingENGLISHPOETRYTeachingobjectives1.Knowledgeobjectives：ToreadfortheinformationofthehistoryofEnglishPoetry&thecharacteristicsofEnglishPoetryindifferenttimes.2.Abilityobjectives：Enablethestudentstogivetheirideasaboutpoetsandpoemstoothers,usingthetargetlanguage.3.Moralobjectives：ToletSsexperiencethespiritofthepoemsandencouragetheSstolearntoappreciatepoems.4.Learningstrategies：Tosomeextend,studentsdeveloptheabilitiesofstudy,effectivecommunication,dealingwithinformationandthinkingandexpressinginEnglish.Teachingimportant&difficultpoints1.Helpthestudentslearntoappreciatepoemsandknowaboutpoemsandpoets.2.Todevelopsomebasicreadingskills.TeachingmethodsListening,skimming,groupworkTeachingproceduresArousingstudents’interests—reading—experiencing—automaticlearningStep1:Lead-inInteractivities：Activity1:playapoembyMengHaoran.Activity2:MatchtheauthorinColumnAwiththeirpoemsinColumnB.Activity3:PresentsomeEnglishfamouspoets’portraitsandhaveabriefintroductionabouttheirpoems,andthenaskthestudentstoanswerthefollowingtwoquestions.1).DoyouknowsomefamousEnglishpoets?2)Whataretheyfamousfor?Step2:Reading:SkimmingInteractivities:Activity4:1.Dividethetextintoseveralparts.2.Findoutthemainideaorthetopicsentenceofeachpart.Part1(Para.1)BriefintroductiontopoetryPart2(Para.2)ThefeatureofChinesepoetryandsomefamouspoetsPart3(Para.3-5)ThehistoryofEnglishpoetryintimeorderandtheirstylesPart4(Para.6-7)IntroductionofEnglishpoetryintoChinaStep3:Reading:ScanningInteractivities：Activity5:GettheSstocomprehendthepassageParagraphbyParagraphcarefullyandaccuratelyanswerthefollowingquestions.Q1.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenpoetryandotherformsofliterature?(Para1)Q2.WhostandsoutinthehallsofgloryinChinesepoetryhistory?(Para2)Q3.Whatdofinepoemsshare?Q4.FillthechartofsomedetailsofEnglishpoetry.(Para3-5)Q5.Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofreadingthetranslation?春晓----孟浩然春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟。夜来风雨声，花落知多少。TimecharacteristicspoetsearlyEnglishpoetryWritteninoldEnglish17thcenturyAgreattimeWilliamShakespearetheendof17thcenturySurprisingimagesAbsenceofRhymeattheendofeachline.JohnDonne(SuDongpo)JohnMilton18thcenturyFinestpoetryinEnglandAlexanderPope19thcenturyEnglishromantic,naturalJohnKeats,WilliamWordsworth,GeorgeGordonByron(Dufu&LiBai)modernpoetsStandclosesttousbothinlanguageandimages.RobertFrosttheendof19thcenturyTranslatedintochineseLuxun&GuoMoruoQ6.Ifapoemistranslatedintoanotherlanguage,isitstillthesamepoem?Whataresomedifferences?Meanwhile,GetstudentstoenjoyaChinesepoem&itstranslation.SpringDawn---MengHaoranIsleptinspringnotconsciousofthedawn,Butheardthegaybirdschatteringallaround,Iremember,therewasastormatnight.Pray,howmanyblossomshavefallendown?Step4.Languagefocus:Keywordsandphrases:1.bringtogether:2.playwith:Thelittleboyisplayingwithhisdolls.Inthetext“playwiththesounds,wordsandgrammar”means“tousesounds,wordsandgrammarperfectly.”3.callup:Thescenecalledupmychildhoodmemories.Hewascalledupatthebeginningofthewar.4.standout:Redstandsoutagainstawhitebackground.5.follow:Whydidnotyoufollowtheteacher’sadvice?Followalsomeans“understand”:hislectureisdifficulttofollow.5.despite:inspiteof:Healwaysremainsmodestdespitehisachievements.6.befamousfor:Guilinisfamousforitsnaturalscenerywithhillsandstreams.7.time:Inhisspeech,heexpressedthefeelingsofthetime.8.belongto:TaiwanbelongstoChina.9.admire:10.remind…of…ThefilmremindedhimofwhathehadseeninBeijing.“Remind”canalsobefollowedby“thatclause”:pleaseremindmethatImustcallhimupbeforenoon.11.absence:Darknessistheabsenceoflight.12.leadto:Eatingtoomuchsugarcanleadtohealthproblems.Keystructures:1.Oncepublished,hisworkbecamefamousfortheabsenceofrhymeattheendofeachline.Pastparticipleusedasadverbialeg:Frightenedbythenoiseinnight,thegirlnolongerdaredtosleepinherroom.Givenbetterattention,thecropswouldgrowbetter.2.Nomatterhowwellapoemistranslated,somethingofthespiritoftheoriginalworkislost.“Nomatter”isfollowedbywh-clause,usedasadverbialofconcessioninthesentences.eg:Nomatterwhenyouleavetheroom,don’tforgettoturnoffthegas.Nomatterwhotoldyouaboutsomenews,youcan’tmakeanycommentonitbeforeyoucheckitup.Step5:ListeningandReadingAloudStep6DiscussionHaveadiscussionaboutpost-reading4、5and6onpage29Step7SummariesandHomeworkFindsomeChinesepoemsandEnglishpoems,readandappreciatethemafterclass.
