Book 3 Unit3 Back to the past
Reading
Sailing the oceans
【教学目标】
By the end of this section, students will be able to:
1. grasp basic information of two explorers and their achievements
2. make a comparison between the two explorers
3. understand the spirit of exploration and demonstrate this spirit in their daily lives
4. cultivate a strong sense of national pride
【评价任务】
1.预测文章内容，了解历史文章写作的特点（检测目标1）
2.培养探索精神，学习探险家们优秀的品质（检测目标2）
3.感悟中华文化的影响，建立民族自豪感 （检测目标3）
【学法建议】
学生根据图片，激发原有背景知识，根据语篇标题，预测语篇主题与内容的理解性技能；通过对比两位历史人物的事件，分析差异与相同之处，把握该历史文章的基本事实性信息，总结出探险家的优秀品质；最后创设情景，感悟中国对外的积极影响，中华文明在世界历史上的重要地位，增强民族自豪感。
【资源与工具】
1.多媒体
2.非测试性评估体系
【教学重难点】
1. To know about basic information of two explorers by reading historical articles
2. To develop interest in navigation and appreciate explorers’ admirable qualities
3. To cultivate a strong sense of national pride
【教学内容】
Pre-reading
Task 1: Lead in
1. After learning Unit 2, can you name some space explorers?
2. Can you list some navigators?
Task 2: Prediction
1. If you had a chance to introduce them, what would you write? From what aspects?
While-reading
Task 3: Fast reading
Finish the timelines by focusing on when, where, what (检测目标1)
Task 4: Careful reading
Read the historical articles again and complete the following tables.
Careful Reading |
Zheng He’s exploration |
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The first voyage |
Departure time |
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Departure point |
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Fleet size |
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Number of crew members |
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Places of arrival |
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Total number of voyages |
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Significance |
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Careful Reading |
Christopher Columbus’s exploration |
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The first voyage |
Departure time |
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Departure point |
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Fleet size |
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Number of crew members |
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Places of arrival |
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Total number of voyages |
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Significance |
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Task 5: Critical thinking
1. What can you see from the numbers of two charts?
2. Why is Chinese navigation superior to foreign countries in time, the numbers of times, and scale at that time?
3. What challenges did Columbus encounter?
4. What qualities can you learn from Columbus?（检测目标2）
5. Find the similarities between two explorers and finish the conclusion.
Post-reading
Task 6: Creative thinking
Design a poster to introduce Zheng He or Columbus（检测目标3）
Homework
Polish up your poster
教学反思：
本单元的话题为“海上航行”。两篇历史说明文围绕“海上航行”展开，分别是郑和下西洋的故事以及意大利航海家哥伦布发现新大陆。旨在提升学生对航海文化的兴趣，激励他们学习探险家的优秀品质，感悟中华文化文明在世界历史的重要地位，增强民族自豪感。
由于学生词汇基础较差，学习自主性薄弱且学习目的性不明确，所以本节课教学设计以活动项导，通过定时快速阅读让学生迅速熟悉文章大意，培养学生快速阅读获取主干信息的能力，帮助学生整体把握课文结构。然后充分合理地用阅读材料，通过时间轴、图表等训练学生主动思考的能力，巩固并整合所学内容，让学生深刻领会探险家所具有的优良品质，从而学习他们的精神。这不仅提升了学生的语言知识能力，而且培养了他们的思维品质和文化意识。
教学点评：
朱老师通过听说读写等活动帮助学生获取文章重要的细节信息，培养关注重要细节的习惯，锻炼学生对文章更深层次的思维理解；整堂课思路清晰，重难点突出，设计合理；善于运用多种方式巩固知识点，各环节衔接合理，由易到难。但最后部分引导学生思维的提升程度不够，例如最后引导学生如何利用探险家们的优秀品质解决生活和学习中的问题，会整个教学设计会更加丰富。
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