Unit 16 the United States of America The American South (Period 2 Reading)

5.Design of writing on the Bb 1.Analyzing the material and the students 3.Teaching assumption and strategies 2.Teaching aims 4.Teaching procedures

This book engages the students in English learning through various activities, so it requires the teacher to carefully design tasks and the students should take a more active attitude towards English learning. 1.Analyzing the material The topic of unit 16 is America. This unit serves as a good means to cultivate the students ’ inter-culture communicative awareness, and to enrich their knowledge. The reading passage The American South uses Atlanta, Georgia as an example to describe the history and development of the American South.

2. Analyzing the students Based on the one and a half year of senior English study, the students have adapted themselves to English learning through various activities, and they have acquired some independent and cooperative learning abilities. Therefore, the students won ’ t have much difficulty engaging in the tasks designed here.

Teaching aims 1.Knowledge objective 2. Language skills 4.Moral objective 3.Inter-cultural communicative awareness

Teaching Aims 1.Knowledge objective Enlarge the students’ knowledge about America, especially the history and development of the American South. 2.Language skills ① Improve the students’ speaking, reading and writing abilities ② Train the students’ communicative and cooperative abilities through different tasks. 3.Cultural awareness Cultivate the students’ inter-culture communicative awareness. 4.Moral objective ① Make the students explore the spirits of the people in South America: bravery, diligence and strong- will ; and make them learn from the people in South America. ② Make them think about the spirits of people in Jinjiang, then encourage them to carry forward such spirits.

Teaching assumption TopicThe American South Focus The history and development of the American South Functional items Talking about the USA Procedures Pre-task ① Interpretation to revise the last period ② Matching to lead into the new lesson While-task ① Read the text quickly, divide the text into several parts and find the main idea of each part ② Read the text again and guess the meaning of the new words according to the context ③ Chain game to summarize for consolidation ④ Match the examples with the statements they support or illustrate. Post-task ① Extensive discussion ② Design a poster about Jinjiang

Teaching strategies: ① Situational Approach ② Communicative Approach ③ Learners-Centered Approach ④ Task-Based Approach Teaching aids : a multi-media computer, a projector

（一） Pre- task （三） Post-task （四） Conclusion of this class Teaching Procedures （二） While-task （五） Assessment

Pre-task 1: Interpretation as revision （ Pair work, 6 minutes ）

Pre-task 2 (5minutes) Atlanta Georgia South America Map of the USA ① Which state is Atlanta in ? ② Which part does Georgia lie? Answer:

30,000 years ago 1. The American Civil War The Great Depression The Civil Rights Movement 1930s 4. The arrival of Native Americans 1960s 5. The arrival of European settlers Ask the students to read Paragraph One quickly and check the answers by themselves Match the events with the right timeline. Questions come to mind: 1.How did the South overcome all these difficulties? 2.How could Atlanta become the host of the Olympics?

1. Read the text quickly, divide the text into several parts and find the main idea for each part. The students are given two chances and 10 points for each. (Individual work, 5 minutes) While-task Part 1: （ Para 1 ） The American South has a troubled past. Part 2: （ Para 2-5 ） The quick development of the South after the Civil War. Part 3: （ Para 6 ） Despite many problems to deal with,the South has a bright future.

2.Read the text carefully again, try to find the new words in the text, guess the meaning of the new words and write down the words closest in meaning. (Individual work, 7 minutes ）. While-task

3.Match the examples with the statements they support or illustrate. (Individual work, 5 minutes ） StatementsExamples 1. The people of Atlanta rebuilt the city almost from nothing A. Some southern cities are becoming financial and cultural centres of the US 2. The fights between blacks and whites in the 1960s were fierce B. The new mayor of Atlanta had only $ 1.64 to rebuild the city in The fight against segregation was widely supported. C. Dr King was shot in The South has taken the chance to display its new image to the whole world. D. People marched through Atlanta in honor of Dr King. 5. The story of the South is also about hope and success. E. In 1996, Atlanta hosted the Olympic Games.

4.Chain game to summarize Give the students 5 minutes to write down the summary of the text. Then the whole class cooperates to make a report of the summary. Anyone who volunteers will earn ten points for his group. (Individual and class work, 10 minutes ）

Post-task 1 Discussion, ten points for each question. （ Pair work, 5 minutes ） ① What were the difficulties the people of Atlanta had to overcome after the Civil War? ② Try to use one proverb to describe the spirits of the people of South America. (Where there is a will, there is a way.) ③ What can we learn from the people of South America ? ④ Do you think the people in Jinjiang have such spirits? Is it necessary for our generation to carry forward such spirits?.

Post- task shtml Ask the students to design a poster (in English) about the history and development of Jinjiang. (After class) m/member/jj/jjgk.asp

1.Self - assessment (Every student should do) The things I can do Evaluation I can talk about the USA in English I can get some information about the USA I can share my opinions with my partner I can work together with my partner very well I can answer teacher’s questions actively TOTAL SCORES Reflection: I learnt _________________________________________very well. I’m still not sure about_________________________________. I would like to know more about___________________________. I hope I can do better in _________________________ in the future.

2.Team- assessment (Done by the team leader) The things he/she can do Evaluation He/She can talk about the USA in English He/She can answer teacher’s questions actively He/She can share his/her opinions with y partner He/She can work together with his/her partners very well He/She can take an active part in designing the poster TOTAL SCORES

The statue of Liberty ( New York) The White House (Presidential residence ) Washington DC ( capital)

Map of the USA Atlanta ① Which state is Atlanta in ? ② Which part does Georgia lie ?

New words ① recover （ Atlanta quickly recovered from the destruction. ） ② funeral (Dr King was shot and killed in 1968, and his funeral was shown on television.) ③ fierce (There were fierce fights between blacks and whites in the 1960s.) ④ suffering (The history of the South is one of suffering.) ⑤ reconstruction (The city was destroyed and there was no money for reconstruction.) ⑥ eventually (Segregation eventually disappeared and a new dawn seemed to arrive.)

Design of Writing on the Blackboard Part 1: （ Para 1 ） The American South has a troubled past. Part 2: （ Para 2-5 ） The quick development of the South after the Civil War. Part 3: （ Para 6 ） Despite many problems to deal with,the South has a bright future Score Group 1: Group 2: Group 3: Group 4: New words: ① recover ② funeral ③ fierce ④ suffering ⑤ reconstruction ⑥ eventually