一.學情分析
本課的授課對象對高一學生,年齡在16歲左右,學生從小學三年級開始學英語,已經具備一定的閱讀全英文章的能力,并且有自己的觀點和想法,學生學習的教材為人教版高中必修1,一篇文章的字數大概在500字左右,整篇閱讀下來大概需要15分鐘的時間,學生有能力去完成文章后面的問答題,能夠在老師的帶領下找出文章的重要信息,比如故事的時間,地點,人物,情節等。能根據教師的引導推測出故事的中心思想并能發表自己的觀點。
二.教材分析
此次閱讀課的教材是由三個小的部分組成的一篇343字的文章,三個小的部分的字數分別為63字,155字,125字。敘述了古代三個著名的哲學家即孔子,孟子和墨子。他們三人的生平,主要思想,偉大成績,對后人及世界的主要影響。短文中出現了有專有名詞即Confucius, Mencius, Mozi,BC,也出現了三個哲學家各條的線索,整節課教學都是圍繞這些線索讓學生去探索出具體的哲學家是誰。充分發揮出學生主體的作用,調動他們的智慧,讓每位學生的參與進來。
三.教學內容
閱讀課文章Philosophers of Ancient China
策略:使用古堡探索之旅,小組競答等方式閱讀文本。
四.教學目標
在本課學習結束時,學生能夠:
1.掌握推理能力,根據線索推測出結果。
2.能夠明白線索之間的關聯性,學會整合零散的知識點,將知識成體系。
3.學習故事主人公的思想,對自己有怎樣的啟發。
五.教學過程
(一)閱讀前
將全班學生分成三組,分別標號為group1,group2,group3,第一組的學生回答的問題用S1表示,同樣的第二組,第三組學生回答的問題分別用S2,S3表示,學生一起回答的問題用S表示。這次閱讀課以小組知識競答的方式開展。學生需要根據老師在城堡中提供的線索找出故事的主人公是誰。
(二)閱讀中
1. 教師在屏幕上呈現A;B;C分別代表我們今天的三位故事主人公。
T:OK, Let’s go to the castal to find out some clues.Are you ready?
S: Yes.
【設計意圖】讓學生一起去古堡探險,找我們需要的線索,以游戲和競賽的形式來喚起學生學習的積極性,培養學生學習的興趣。
2. 教師在屏幕上呈現古堡的動態圖。
T:Can you find some clues?
S: Umm.
S1: Oh,I can find a clue hang on the tree, said “thay are all thinkers.”
T: OK, very good. Group1 will win 1 point. Let’s look for the other clues.
屏幕上會出現其他的信息:
They are from ancient China.
they make a difference in our world.
we all know them.”
S123: Yes, we know who are they.
T: OK, please write down your answers in English on your cards.
S1: Mozi, Zhuangzi,Kongzi
S2: Kongzi, Laozi, Menzi
S3:Xunzi,Laozi,Mozi
我們同學的答案都不一致,那就讓我們繼續我們的探索之旅吧。屏幕上會呈現出三位哲學家的圖片,第一張是孔子的,第二張是孟子的,第三張是墨子的。圖片旁邊會附上他們的生辰(551BC—479BC,372BC,476BC—390BC)。
S2:I know the first one is Kongzi, because he is the oldest among them.
T: OK,good job. But Kongzi, do you know how to say in English?
S2: Sorry, I don’t know.
T: Never mind. Please look at the picture, what can you find?
S3:Yes, I see a word on the wall, said“Confucius.”
T: Yes, how about the other philosophers? Can you find them?
S123: Yes, they are “Mencius and Mozi”
【設計意圖】通過呈現出三個大的方向提示,讓學生順著線索把握整體的所學內容的方向,學生探索完之后存在答案不一致的情況,之后再呈現出三位哲學家的圖片及生辰,吸引學生的眼球并且加深他們對所學內容的印象,對于之前不會的古代哲學家名字的表達用自然的方式呈現在圖片的墻上,讓學生在輕松自由的環境下學習知識。
T:And now we know who are they, let’s look at the picture.
屏幕上會呈現:
He is the philosopher whose influence has been the greatest. Chinese society was influenced by these ideas for more than 2000 years.
He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society.
S2:OK,I know it. He is Confucius, because I know that kindness is Confucius’ thought.
T: Very well.
He is a student of Confucius’s ideas.
His father died when he was young, and he was brought up by his mother.
For many years he travelled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius.
④His teachings were similar to those of Confucius.
⑤The book of Mencius
S1: He is Mencius.
T: Yes, Mencius thinks that man is different from animals is that man is good. And he believed that people were more important than rules, and hated the state when it reated people badly.
He is from a family which was very poor.
He became famous for his unusual clothes and behavious.
He founded the philosophy called Mohism.
④His thoughts were similar to those of Confucius.
S3: He is Mozi.
T: Yes, Mozi believed that all men were equal. His ideas of love was different from the Confucian idea of kindness.Mozi taught that we should love all human beings and look after those who are weaker than ourselves.He hated the idea of war.
【設計意圖】用碎片式的線索將主要信息點呈現給學生,讓學生競答他們到底代表的是誰的思想,充分調動他們的思維,探索出真正的主人公。之后教師進行哲學家思想的總結,讓學生了解更多。
(三)閱讀后
T:After learning this class, what’s your most impression on them? And at the later study, what should we do?
S1: We should be kindness and study hard whether we are poor or rich.
S2: We should treat the other equally.
S3: We should look after those who are weaker than ourselves.
【設計意圖】通過課上學習的知識,能夠對學生的生活,學習,做人等方面有一定的指導意義,能夠教會他們正確的三觀。
(四)作業布置
1. 學完古代哲學家的思想之后,想想在現代有誰是你比較喜歡的偶像或者崇拜的對象,并且說說他(她)對你的生活有怎樣的影響。
作者簡介:張熊利,女,湖北仙桃人,湖北師范大學外國語學院2017級學碩,課程與教學論(英語),單位:湖北師范大學。