teaching demo group 6 presented by wang lihe li huaiyu cao xiangying
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Teaching Demo
Group 6Presented by Wang Lihe
Li Huaiyu Cao Xiangying
The Blanket
Floyd Dell (1887-1969)
Objectives
1.help the students to know about the elements of short stories. 2.familiarize the students with language points and the way to use language properly. 3.encourage students to think about the theme of the story.
Schedule
Day 1Day 2Day 3
Day 1
Lead in Check upPlotCharacterization
Day 2
RetellingDetailed discussion
Day 3
sum-up: symbolism ,theme further discussion: debate
topic: should we send the old people to nursing home?
Lead-in
Questions 1. how many members do you have in your family? 2. when you get married, would you like to live with your parents? Why or why not? 3. should we send our parents to the nursing house when they become old? Why or why not?
Check-up
1. How many characters are there in the story? 2. what does the story tell about in general?
3 Elements of a story Time Place Setting Character
Point of view(narrator)Theme Plot (beginning/development/climax/ending)
Elements of a story
Elements of a story
Time Place Characters plot
Elements of a story
Time Place Characters plot
Sept.night
home GranddadDadPeteyThat girl
1.Father wants to send grandpa away 2.Father wants to get married with a girl 3.Father cuts the blanket into two halves
4.Three people cry
together
Characterization
What do you think of the four characters? Find some words from the text to describe the characters? And then generalize their characteristics.
Dad
Grandpa
Characterization
gently,embarrassment
Dad
uncertainly
Grandpa
tolerant,forgiving
hesitant
Characterization
Retelling
Ask students to be one of the characters to retell the story
Detailed discussionDiscussion of Sentences Paraphrase:
1. Petey had never believed that his dad would be doing it---sending granddad away. 2.and the tune stopped on a wrong, high, startled note.
Read between the lines1.and isn’t it kind of your father to give it to me to go away with? 2.There will be few blankets there the equal of this one !
Translate: 1. and the pretty girl with the hard, bright face like a child’ dolls. 2.He’d never be hearing granddad play like this again, and he’d never want to sit here on the porch again with granddad gone.
Discussion of some expressions
Sending him away
The ugly government place
1.Symbolism Moon light: cold, calm,
Examples: with a thin white moon riding over the roof the thin moon was high overhead the tune of the violin: the tune changed the tune stopped suddenly it’s a bit sad, but a fine tune for a night like this the tune stopped on a wrong, high, startled
Summary
2.themeParents are models of children How to treat the elderly
3.further discussionDebate: Should we sent the elderly to nursing
homes
Exercises
Give the appropriate forms of the words
Embarrass ____ ( n. )Reproach _____(adj.)Certain ______
(antonym)Harsh ______(adv.)
Weekly Quiz
Dictation of words (30 words )Dictation of a short passage Translation five sentences
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