1、PAGE PAGE - 4 -Unit 1 ThemassmediaProjectI. Learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to:1. research the news of a chosen area through cooperation and exploration;2. use group work to write and present the news report;3. know the tip of using quotes in a news report;4. evalu

2、ate and comment on each groups work.II. Key competence focusWrite a news report using quotes following the given example.III. Predicted area of difficultyCooperate with group members and write the report together.IV.Teaching proceduresStep 1 Brainstorming1.T guides the students to talk about news by

3、 answering the following questions.T: Various types of mass media have developed over time.What is mass media?What types of mass media do you usually rely on for information?What areas of news are you interested in?2.T shows the answers as supplementary.【設計意圖】：通過學生頭腦風暴，引出話題，激活學生的已有知識。教師補充總結，提供多種類型的新

4、聞，供學生選擇。Step 2 Having a discussion1.T asks Ss to work in pairs and discuss thefollowing questions.T: Suppose you were news reporters, you were required to write a news report on a recent event. However, before writing, we must know something about news reports.What is the aim of news reports?What is

5、 the structure of a news report?Whatre the features of a news report? 2.TasksSstoshow their answers and add more as supplementary.Possible answers： News reports aim to a mass audience of different educational levels the latest news in the simple and easy to understand language. News reports are most

6、ly made up of four parts: Headline, The lead, Body and Conclusion. They often come in the form of “the inverted pyramid”. That is to say, the most important information is usually included in the lead part, which provides further information on who, what, when, where, how and why. News reports are m

7、ostly made up of four parts: Headline, The lead, Body and conclusion. They often come in the form of “the inverted pyramid”. Headline should be concise and vivid. It summarizes the news, catches the readers eyes and comments on the news. A headline, which does not arouse the audiences interest at fi

8、rst glance, is not a good one. The most important information is usually included in the lead part, which provides further information on who, what, when, where, how and why. The body part offers the detailed information such as some facts and comments. The tail part is optional. It often provide so

9、me background or supporting information.【設計意圖】：通過兩兩合作,幫助學生構建關于news reports的思維導圖。了解news reports的目的、結構以及特征。從而知道寫如何寫新聞報道以及寫的時候需要注意什么。為下個環節做鋪墊。Step 3 Exploringthe procedures1. T guides the Ss to explore the steps of writing news reports.T: After learning so much about news report, its time for us to thi

10、nk about howto write a news report. Ss: Before writing, choose one area of news, pick an event in this area and nail down the topic. And then search for the information we need. Finally write down the news report and pay attention to the features of each essential part of a news report.2.T asks the

11、Ss to work in groups and choose one area of news and pick an event in the area. What area of news will you choose? What event will you report?3.T asks each group to nail down their topic. Could you please list your different topics? Lets make comparisons and choose the better one. Tell us the reason

12、s. T: Theheadlinesof news reports should be concise, vivid and interesting.4.T helps Ss learn some tips on searching for information online and summarize rules of selecting information: information should be accurate and reliable. What ways can we use to search for the related and specific informati

13、on?Ss think of ways of getting information such as surfing the Internet, interviewing the teachers and listening to the radio and watching TVThey classify the ways into two categories: research and interview. T:When searching for related information, we should pay attention to checking the authentic

14、ity. and checking the source of the information whether printed or online. Generally speaking, information from official sources can be trusted.【設計意圖】：通過小組合作探究寫新聞的步驟，培養學生合作學習，探究學習。在確定標題環節，大家集思廣益給出不同的選項，通過比較的方式讓學生說出哪個更好，回顧了我們之前討論的標題有什么特征。學生理論結合實際，便于他們直觀理解好的新聞標題應該是什么樣的，也有助于鍛煉學生的深度思維和邏輯思維能力。在搜索信息環節，要求學

15、生總結搜索以及鑒別信息的規律，培養學生搜索信息的能力以及歸納概括能力。Step 4 Analyzing an example1.T leads the Ss to appreciate an example of news report and analyze the features of news reports.2.Tguides the Ss to find out the function of using quotes in a news report.【設計意圖】：通過整體感知一篇新聞報道示例，理論結合實際，便于學生更好地了解新聞倒金字塔的敘述結構以及新聞事件報道的特征。能夠依葫

16、蘆畫瓢，模仿練筆。Step 5 Writing newsreport.T asks Ss to write their own news report. T: Try to apply the features and tips to your writing.【設計意圖】：這是輸出環節，基于之前環節的信息輸入，學生們大致知道如何模仿著示例動筆，同時，因為project提前布置了查閱信息的任務，課堂上以小組為單位，合作完成寫作，鍛煉學生小組合作能力。Step 6 Presenting T asks Ss to present their news report and pay attention to their pronunciation and speed.T: After you have finished, Itstimefor the editor to check and evaluate your news report. One group present their news report, other groups act as the editors, evaluate and comm