Writing教学设计及教案分析

How to Write a composition Topic: how to write compositions Type: writing Teaching Objectives: At the end of this lesson, the students will 1.

know what a good composition is like 2.

remember some useful expressions 3.

know how to write a good composition Key Points and Difficult Points Key points: improving students’ writing ability

Difficult points: learning to write a good composition. Aids and Materials: a computer, a screen, students’ papers, a blackboard

1.Discussion:

How do you prefer English classes to be taught? In English only, or in both English and Chinese?

I think….; I prefer…; In my opinion/ view…; I would love to…; Your opinions:

Opinion 1: I prefer my English classes to be taught in English only.

Opinion 2: I prefer my English classes to be taught in both Chinese and English. 2. Give reasons to support your opinions 3. Do these reasons support opinion 1or 2?

A good learning environment is important. Classes taught only in English provide students with such an environment.

We are middle school students. We have a small vocabulary.

The teacher can use some Chinese. We will understand the grammar better.

Students have more opportunities to practise listening and speaking. They will learn more quickly.

Some sentences are too difficult. The teacher has to translate them for us.

English is a tool to communicate with others. Our aim is to use it while communicating with others. Let’s start in our class. 4. What expressions can we use to connect the reasons together

First… second… third…

Firstly… secondly… thirdly…lastly…

On one hand …. On the other hand

For one thing…. For another thing…

In addition (to)/ besides

What’s more…/ moreover…/furthermore

5. Connect the reasons with the expressions above Example 1:

For one thing, a good learning environment is important. Classes taught only in English provide students with such an environment. For another thing, students have more opportunities to practise listening and speaking. They will learn more quickly. Furthermore, English is a tool to communicate with others. Our aim is to use it while communicating with others. Let’s start in our class.

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Example 2:

Example:

First, we are middle school students. We have a small vocabulary. Second, the teacher can use some Chinese. We will understand the grammar better. In addition, some sentences are too difficult. The teacher has to translate them for us. 6. Connect sentences together by clauses or expressions to make them better

For one thing, a good learning environment is important. Classes taught only in English provide students with such an environment.

For one thing, classes taught only in English provide students with a good learning environment __which _is important.

For another thing, students have more opportunities to practise listening and speaking. They will learn more quickly.

For another thing, ___if____ students have more opportunities to practise listening and speaking, they will learn more quickly.

Furthermore, English is a tool to communicate with others. Our aim is to use it while communicating with others. Let’s start in our class.

Furthermore, our aim is to use English _as_ a tool to communicate with others. _so_ let’s start in our class.

First, we are middle school students. We have a small vocabulary.

First, __as__ middle school students, we have a small vocabulary.

Second, the teacher can use some Chinese. We will understand the grammar better.

Second, the teacher can use some Chinese, _which__ will make us understand the grammar better.

In addition, some sentences are too difficult. The teacher has to translate them for us.

In addition, some sentences are _so_ difficult_that_ the teacher has to translate them for us. 7. Expressions for conclusions

All in all…

In a word…

In conclusion…

In short…

In sum…

Anyhow.. 8. The structure of a composition

Opinion

Reasons

Conclusion

9. We get our compositions

I prefer my English classes to be taught in English only.

For one thing, classes taught only in English provide students with a good learning environment which is important. For another thing, if students have more opportunities to practise listening and speaking, they will learn more quickly. Furthermore, our aim is to use English as a tool to communicate with others. So

let’s start in our class.

In sum, English classes taught in English can do a lot good to us.

I prefer my English classes to be taught in both Chinese and English.

First, as middle school students, we have a small vocabulary. Second, the teacher can use some Chinese, which will make us understand the grammar better. In addition, some sentences are

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so difficult that the teacher has to translate them for us.

In a word, English classes taught in both Chinese and English can make us improve a lot. 10. Write a composition by yourselves Our school plans to give students winter-holiday courses(课程）．Do you agree or not?

Opinion

Reasons

Conclusion

I think….; I prefer…; In my opinion/ view…; I would love to…;

First… second… third…

Firstly… secondly… thirdly…lastly…

On one hand …. On the other hand For one thing…. For another thing…

In addition (to)/ besides What’s more…/ moreover…/furthermore

All in all/ In a word / In conclusion/ In short/ In sum/ Anyhow..

Assessment

The composition has an opinion. ____ 2’

The reasons are joined reasonably.____ 2’

The composition has long and excellent sentences._____ 2’

The composition has a conclusion.____ 2’

The handwriting is good._____ 2’

Final score______

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