Unit4EarthquakesReadingANightTheEarthDidn’tSleepPeriod1I.LearningGoalsBasicgoals:1.Icantellthemainideaofthepassageandeachparagraph.2.Icandrawthemind-mapofthewholepassage.Extendedgoals:1.Icanextractdetailedinformationfromthepassage.2.IcandescribetheearthquakeofTangshan.3.Icansummarizethepassage.Challenginggoals:1.Icanexpressmyideastoprotectourselvesandhelpothersindisasters.2.Icanhaveapositiveattitudetothedisaster.II.Analysisoftheteachingmaterial:ThisunitisanintroductiontotheearthquakesandthetopicforthisspecificlessonisANightTheEarthDidn’tSleep.Inthislesson,studentswillgettoknowthedetailinformationabouttheTangshanearthquake.Theyarealsoexpectedtosummarizethemainideaofeachparagraphandextractsomedetailedinformation.Besides,theyarealsoaskedtousetargetlanguagetofinishaspeakingandwritingtask.Toextractdetailedinformationisthekeypointforthislessonwhileretellingthepassageisthedifficultpointforstudents.Thelessonwillbedividedintotwoperiods.Thisisthefirstperiod.Studentswilllearntodividethestructureofthepassageandextractdetailedinformation.Inthesecondperiod,wewilltrytopayattentiontowordsandgrammarandinternalizethetargetlanguage.III.RoutestoachievethegoalsRoutesforbasicgoalsbeforeclass1.SsreadthebackgroundinformationaboutTangshanearthquake.inclass1.TleadSstoreadnewwords2.Doreadingactivitiesandpair-check.Routesforextendedgoalsbeforeclass1.Sssearchsomeinformationabouttheearthquakesandcommunicatetheinformationinthegroups.inclass1.HelpSsextractdetailedinformationfromthepassageanddotheretellingaccordingtothemind-map.2.AdditionalinformationisgiventothoseupperlevelSs.3.Groupworkpractice.RoutesforChallenginggoalsbeforeclass1.Readtheextrareadingmaterialsasasupplyforthereadingpassageinthetextbook.inclass1.Discussingroupsabouttheopenquestions.IV.TeachingProceduresActivitiesIntentionsIP&time1Lead-inStep11.TshowssomepictureswithQ1:Whatcanyouseeinthesepictures?Leadinthetopicandactivatethepriorknowledge.CW3’Pre-readingStep21.TshowsSsavideoandaskthemtosolvethepuzzle.2.TasksSstolookatthetitleandpicturesandpredictthemainideaofthepassage.1.Inputtargetknowledgeandlayafoundationforthefollowingreadingactivities.2.TrainSstopredictthemainideaaccordingtothegiveninformationCW5’While-readingStep31streading:Ssskimthepassagequickly,checkthepredictionandchoosethemainideaofeachparagraph.Getthemainideaofthepassage.IW4’Step42ndreading:Ssreadthepassagecarefullyandfinishthemind-map.Getthestructureofthepassage.PW4’Step53rdreading:Ssreadthepassagecarefullyandfinishtheexercise.Getmoredetailedinformationandinputtargetlanguage.IW&PW6’Post-readingStep6Stlistentothetapeofthepassageandanswerthequestions.OutputtargetlanguageGW&CW5’Step7Ssworkingroupsfinishthespeakingtask.Practiceretelling/readingthepassage.OutputtargetlanguageGW&CW8’Step8Ssdiscusstheopenquestionsingroupsandvoicetheiropinions.Practicedeepthinking.GW&CW3’Step9Sswriteasummaryofthepassage.OutputtargetlanguagePW7’2
