TeachingMaterial：新人教版必修三Unit4SpaceExplorationReadingforwritingTheme：HumanandNatureTypeofthetext：ArgumentativeessayDuration：40minutes=1\*ROMANI.TheAnalysisofTeachingMaterialThethemeofthissectionis"SpaceExploration".AlthoughmanhasmadegreatachievementsinSpaceExploration,thereisalwaysacontroversyastowhetheritisworthwhileformantoexplorespace.Thereadingforwritingsectionofthisunitisbasedonthiscontroversialissue.Throughreadinganargumentativeessay,studentsareaskedtounderstandthedifferentattitudesandperspectivesofpeopleonthisissue,soastounderstandthecostofspaceexplorationandrealizetheimpactofspacetechnologyonhumanlife.Finally,studentsneedtoexpresstheirviewsonthisissueinaccordancewiththeirownunderstanding,soastoimprovetheircriticalthinkingskills.Thetextisatypicalargumentativeessayaboutthebenefitsofspaceof

“introductionbodyconclusion”topresentanargument.Thatis,itputsforwardtheargumentfirst,thendiscussesfromseveralaspects,andfinallysummarizes.Toshowtheopinionclearly,thewriterusestopicsentenceforeachparagraph.Properwritingtechniqueslikeexamples,explanationsandparisonenablesthewritertofullydevelopthemainidea.Ⅱ.TheAnalysisofStudentsForstudentsinGrade1,theyarenotfamiliarwiththistopicbecauseit’snotsoliferelated,buttheyarecuriousaboutspaceexploration.

Theyareactiveinexpressingtheiropinionsbutlackinwritingtechniquesaswellasneedmoreguidanceinorganizingtheiressays.Ⅲ.TeachingObjectivesAttheendofclass,Sswillbeableto1.

identitythewriter’sopinionaboutspaceexploration.2.figureoutthestructureandlanguagefeaturesoftheargumentation.3.expresstheiropinionaboutspaceexplorationandoutlinethestructureofmyownargumentativewriting.Ⅳ.TeachingfocusandDifficulties1.

toanalyzehowthewriterdevelopshisopinionclearly,coherentlyandprehensively.2.

towriteatypicalargumentativewithproperwritingtechniquesandagoodorganizationⅤ.TeachingMethodsActivitybasedApproach;DiscoveryTeachingMethod;Ⅵ.MainTeachingResources：Teachingmaterial,PPTⅦ.TeachingProceduresStep1.LeadinTshowstwopicturesoftwofamousChineseastronautsandthenaskSstogiveabriefintroductiontothem.TasksSstoguesshowmuchwehavespentonspaceexplorationandwhetheritisworthwhile.【課堂實錄】T:Doyouknowwhoaretheyinthepictures?(S1:YangLiwei.)(S2:LiuYang.)T:Yes.AndcanyouintroducethembrieflyinEnglish?(S3:YangLiweiisthefirstastronauttogetintospaceinChina,andLiuYangisthefirstfemaleastronauttodothat.)T:Exactly.TheyarebothgreatastronautswhohavemadeasignificantcontributiontothespaceexplorationinChina.Bytheway,areyoucuriousabouthowmuchwehavespentonspaceexploration?(Ss:Yes!)T:Hereitis.Ahugesumofmoney?Right?However,Theearthisstillfacingpoverty,hunger,pollution,disease......Sodoyouthinktheseproblemsaremoreurgentthanspaceexploration?Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?(Somesayyes,andsomesayno.)T:Wow,itseemsthatdifferentpeoplehavedifferentopinionsonthisquestion.Nextlet’sreadatextconcerningthis,shallwe?(Ss:Yes!)【設計意圖】通過學生較為熟悉的兩位航天英雄楊利偉和劉洋導入，能充分激發學生的學習興趣,激活已有的知識儲備，練習話題相關的詞匯。再提出問題，創設問題情境，喚起學生求知欲，進而導出本節課的中心論點，為接下來的議論文閱讀做好鋪墊。Step2.ReadingandAnalyzingSsreadthetitleandtellthegenreofthepassage.Activity1:ReadforopinionsSsreadthefirstparagraphandunderlinethedifferentopinionsaboutspaceexploration.Activity2:ReadandAnswerTraisesaquestion:what’stheauthor’sopinion?(Statement)Activity3:ReadandFindTraisesaquestion:whydoestheauthorholdthestatement?(Threearguments)Activity4:ReadandThinkTraisesaquestion:What’sthefunctionoftherestsentencesoftheparagraph?Activity5:ReadandAnalyzeThelpsSsanalyzethelanguagefeaturesofeachparagraphbyraisingquestions:Howdoestheauthormakehisargumentsmoreconvincing?Whichsentenceisyourfavoriteoneandwhy?Whatroledoesthelastparagraphplay?【課堂實錄】T:Now,boysandgirls,pleasetakeaquicklookatthepassageandthentellmewhat’sthetexttype?Narration?Exposition?Argumentation?(Ss:Argumentation.)T:Excellent!Thenyou’llhaveoneminutetoreadthefirstparagraphandunderlinethedifferentopinionsaboutspaceexploration.Gotit?(Ss:Yes!)T:Time’sup.Let’sseedidyoufindthem.Youplease.(S4:Oneofthemissomepeoplearguethatweshouldstopwastingtimeandmoneyexploringspace.Theotherisothersfeelthisisashallowviewwhichfailstorealizehowexploringspacehelpsus.)T:Wonderful,sitdownplease.Thenwhichonedoyouguysthinkistheauthor’sopinion?(Ss:Thesecondone.)T:Good.Itmeanstheauthorisinfavourofspaceexploration,right?(Ss:Yes.)T:Yeah!Welldone,everyone!Youhavefoundthestatementofthisargumentation.That’sthemostimportantthingwhilereadinganargumentation.Clear?(Ss:Yes.)T:Ok,mynextquestion.Whydoestheauthorholdthestatement?Canyoufindthereasonstheauthorgives?Alsooneminuteforyou!Allright.Haveyoufoundthem?Howmanyreasonsarethere?(Ss:Three.)T:Terrific.Whocantellme?Thisboy!(S5:Thereasonsarethefirstsentenceofparagraph24.)T:Verygood.Class,pleaserememberinanargumentativewriting,weshouldofferconvincingreasonstosupportourstatement,whicharecalledargumentsinanargumentation!(Ss:Ok.)T：Now，youhavealreadyfoundthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.Thenhowabouttherestsentencesofeachparagraph?Whatdoyouthinktheyarefor?(Ss:Tosupportthetopicsentence.)T:Great!Let’sseehowdotheysupportthetopicsentenceoneparagraphbyoneparagraph.Paragraph2!Howdoestheauthormakehisargumentsmoreconvincing?(Ss:Bygivingexplanation.)T:Yes!Rememberbygivingfurtherexplanationyoucanmakeyourargumentsmoreconvincing.Thenhowaboutparagraph3?(Ss:Bygivingexamples.)T:Terrific.Heartmonitors,MemoryfoampillowsandSmartphonecamerasarealltherealexamplestoprovethebenefitsspaceexplorationbringsus.Ok,now,forparagraph4,pleaselookatthesetwosentences,whichonedoyoulikebestandwhy?(Ss:Thesecondone.Sobeautiful!)T:Clearly,usingrhetoricaldevicessuchassimile,personification,andmetaphorcanmakeourlanguagemorevivid.Now,let’setothelastparagraph.Whatroledoesthelastparagraphplay?(Ss:Tomakeasummaryhere!)T:Indeed,theauthorrepeatedthestatementattheconclusiontostresstheopinionagain.【設計意圖】通過層層設問，一步一步地引導學生找到議論文中最重要的Statement和Arguments，加深對文章內容的理解（太空探索的益處），以及充分把握議論文的結構和語言特點。提醒學生在寫作議論文時首先要遵循文章的基本結構，構思好自己的Statement和Arguments。并且學習如何更好地論證，使之更加令人信服更具說服力。Activity6pletethemindmapwithkeywords.Ssreviewthestructureandcontentofthisargumentationthroughpletingthemindmap.Activity7Summarizethelanguagefeatures.ThelpsSsmakeasummaryofthelanguagefeatures.【設計意圖】讓學生通過思維導圖再次復習議論文的結構和語言特色，使知識更加系統化，結構化。并為之后的寫作任務搭好腳手架。Step3.WritingActivity8:ThinkandvoiceTasksSswhethertheyagreewithauthor’sopinionandWhy?Activity9:BrainstormandWriteSschoosetheirowntopicaboutspaceexplorationoutofthreeandthenbrainstormanddrawanoutlineoftheirargumentation.Isexploringspaceawasteoftimeandmoney?IsestablishingChinaSpaceStationawasteoftimeandmoney?IsitpossibleformankindtoliveonMars?Activity10:Selfassessment&AssignmentSsmakeanassessmentaccordingtotheselfassessmentsheetandthenpolishandpletetheirargumentationafterclass.【課堂實錄】T:Justnowwe’vereviewedthestructureandlanguagefeaturesofanargumentation.It’stimeforyoutowriteyourownargumentationconcerningspaceexploration.Sodoyouagreewiththeauthor’sopinion?(Somesayyes,andsomesayno.)T:Ok,youcanexpressyouopinionfreelyinyourargumentation.HereIofferyouthreetopicsforyoutochoosefrom.Youshalldiscussingroupsandbrainstormonthattopicandthendrawanoutlineofyourargumentation.Clear?(Ss:Yes.)T:Don’tforgetwhatwehavelearnttoday!Andalsoherearesomeexpressionswhichmayhelpyou.10minutesforyoutocreateyourdraft.Youmaystart.(TwalkingaroundtheclassroomandcheckSs’performance.)T:Ok，Iseemostofyouhavefinishedyourdraftquitewell.Today’sclassisalmostover.Nowlet’shaveaquickrecap.Todaywelearnedabouthowtowriteanargumentation.We’reclearaboutthestructureandsomewritingskills.Hereisourhomeworktoday.Pleasepolishupyourarticleafterclassbasedonthisselfassessmentsheet.Goodbye!(Ss:Goodbye,teacher!)【設計意圖】考慮到學生們在相關信息與語言點方面可能存在困難，于是提供了部分語言內容支架來幫助學生進行構思寫作。簡單總結了之前所學的篇章結構與技巧。除此之外，考慮到學生們在相關信息與語言點方面可能存在困難，于是提供了部分語言內容支架來幫助學生進行構思寫作。一節課的時間并不支持學生們完成提綱和草稿后還能進行完善的修改，所以將這部分修改潤色的任務安排在課后作業環節完成。這樣還能幫助學生鞏固本節課所學，實現產