1、Book 1 Unit 2 Lets talk teensProjectCreating a short play about parent-child relationships教学目标By the end of this section, students will be able to: 1. create a short play about parent-child relationships through cooperation and exploration;2. write and perform the play properly;3. evaluate and comme
2、nt on their projects.教学重难点1. To evaluate the script and the performance;2. To create and perform the play.教学过程步 骤教学活动设计意图互动时间&模式PreparationStep 1Have students collect and share information about “play” for discussion.指导学生自主搜集短剧活动相关资料，激发自主学习兴趣。2Group WorkStep 2Have students review the words and expre
3、ssions in this unit based on a mind-map with the theme of “parent-child relationships”.通过回顾本单元所学语言知识和文化知识，引导学生讨论亲子关系所涉及的各类话题。3Group WorkImplementationStep 3Have students prepare for creation by asking them the following questions: When is your birthday? And when are your parents birthdays? Are there
4、 any differences in the ceremony? Describe an instance when your parents and you disagree over something. Do you think you can always be understood by your parents? And can you understand them? In what way are you different from others?Students form pairs to interview each other.Some students report
5、 interview results to the class.通过相关话题探讨，激活学生已有的知识和文化。5Group WorkStep 4Have students discuss what topics should be presented in the play about parent-child relationships and finish Part A. 引导学生以小组为单位，选择感兴趣的某一个话题进行剧本创作。2Group WorkStep 5Make a brief introduction to plays by asking some questions about
6、 a play. How much do you know about plays? Which play is your favorite? Can you tell me some characteristics of a play? Is the format of a play the same as that of a news article? Are the words in a play very formal?(A play has a unique format and style. Most plays are in the form of a dialogue. A l
7、arge amount of casual speech is used, sometimes with incomplete sentences. The main components of a play are as follows: characters, settings, stage directions, language, conflicts, climax, and theme.)引导学生了解本节课短剧活动的主要内容、总体结构、细节要求，为接下来的自主学习和实践做好准备。3Group WorkStep 6Have students get a general idea of
8、a short play by watching a video of King Lear. Have students discuss how to write a short play and use the table in Part B for reference.（示例答案见课件）通过观看李尔王戏剧片断，梳理与整合剧本信息。5Group WorkStep 7Have students appreciate the sample in Part C and ask questions to help students to have a better understanding. Wh
9、ats the attitude of Eve towards her father? (Indifferent and cold.) What do you think causes the problem?(Generation gap.)引导学生在短剧创作过程中关注戏剧的若干要素，如：台词、表情、动作、情感等。3Group WorkStep 8Have students create a short play about parent-child relationships. What should we pay attention to while creating a play?(U
10、nlike a novelist or short-story writer, a playwright cant come forward, interrupt the action, and tell the audience what he/she means by a certain scene or explain to them what is going on in the minds of the characters. The audience must conclude by themselves what the theme of the play is. Have st
11、udents know that they can conclude the theme at the end of their play.)鼓励学生参照范例完成本小组的短剧创作，调动学生学习的积极性与主动性。7Group WorkStep 9Have students perform the short play in front of the class. Clever revising and creative change are encouraged. Gesture, facial expression and tone of voice are advisable. At the
12、 end of each performance, other groups ask questions about it or put forward suggestions.学生通过小组合作，进行剧本编写、范例学习、排练磨合、表演展示。学生通过身临其境、恰如其分的思想碰撞和情感交流，可以延伸学生英语学习的时间和空间，又在很大程度上激发了学生继续探究的兴趣。9Group WorkClass WorkEvaluationStep 10Evaluate the outcome of this project. Have the whole class vote on which short play is the best one.引导各小组对本组和他组的戏剧表演做简要评价，培养学生对自编短剧的鉴赏能力和评价分析能力。4Group WorkClass WorkHomework1. Polish up the short play.2. Finish the workbook.2