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Module10 Unit3 Fairness for all

---Using Language “I Have a Dream”

I.Teaching objectives: 1．Knowledge and ability aims: a．key words and phrase

self-evident, brief introduction, show discrimination, philosophy of one's life,

live out one' s creed, oasis of freedom and justice, symphony of brotherhood b.

key sentences

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed.

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at a table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

With this faith we will be able to cut a stone of hope from the mountain of despair.

With this faith we will be able to transform the unpleasant sounds of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.

With this faith we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. 2．Ability goals

Enable students to use the rhetoric strategies in speech and develop students’ ability of appreciation，imagination and resonance．

3．Learning ability goals

Help students know some rhetoric strategies used in the speech and learn to use them in writing．

Help students learn to appreciate the beautiful sentences in the speech．

II. Teaching Important Points Stimulate students’ imagination and arouse their resonance in understanding the speech and the strong emotion expressed between the lines of the speech．

III. Teaching Difficult Points

How to lead students to have a resonance with the emotion expressed in Martin Luther King’s speech?

How to make it easy for students to understand the background information and the true purpose conveyed in the speech? How to arouse students’ desire to make a speech in front of the class by using

right intonations and rhythms．

IV. Teaching methods cooperative learning, task-based learning, appreciation, brainstorm and stimulation student-centered teaching

V. Teaching aids A projector and some slides．

VI. Teaching procedures Step I Lead-in T: Good afternoon, my students. Happy to meet you here in this camera room. Ss: Good afternoon, Mary. T: Now please look at the screen and you can see some pictures. After seeing the pictures you may feel a little bit strange. However, if you know the real story behind these pictures, you’ll feel moved and touched. Ss: Students’ guessing vary.

T: Actually, the old man is the young girl’s grandfather. Her parents got divorced when she was small and she was then brought up by her grandparents. Recently, her grandpa’s illness gets worse and his last wish is to see his granddaughter get married. So the young girl dressed up in bride gown although no bridegroom there to satisfy her grandpa’s wish. Thus, the girl’s dream is to make her grandpa happy in the end. How about your dreams? What is your dream? Students raise up their hands to share their dreams with us.

Step Ⅱ

Pre-reading Every one has his own dream. Now let’s get to know a famous man living decades of years before us.

Show students the pictures of Martin Luther King Jr. Then ask them to tell who he is. Since Martin Luther King is a famous person, students blurt out the name immediately.

T: Read the following facts about Martin Luther King, Jr and answer the questions. The major events of Martin will help you know more about him. Background Information: 1. Martin Luther King was born on January 15, 1929. 2. Montgomery bus boycott lasted 382 days. During these days of boycott,

King was arrested, his home was bombed, he was subjected to personal

abuse,

but at the same time he emerged as a Negro leader of the first rank . 3. In 1957 he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization for the now burgeoning Civil Rights Movement. 4. Between 1957 and 1968, King traveled over six million miles and spoke over twenty-five hundred times, appearing wherever there was injustice, protest, and action; and meanwhile he wrote five books as well as numerous articles. 5. He directed the peaceful march in Washington, D. C. of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address --- "I Have a Dream" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

6. He was named Man of the Year by Time magazine in 1963. 7. At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr. was the youngest man to have received the Nobel

Peace Prize. 8. On the evening of April 4, 1968, he was murdered. 9. He became not only the symbolic leader of American blacks but also a world figure. Questions: 1. What did Martin lead in Montgomery, Alabama? 2. What was the famous speech that Martin gave in Washington, D.C.? 3. Where did he give "I Have A Dream"? 4. What great honor did Martin receive in 1964? 5. How did Martin die? Answers: 1. He led a boycott of the buses in Montgomery from 1955 to 1956. 2. On August 28, 1963 Martin gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. 3. He spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. 4. Martin was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. 5. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered in 1968.

Step Ⅲ

Reading Task one: Generalize the main idea of each part. Students read the excerpt of the speech and then try to summarize the main idea of each part with the teacher’s assistance.

T: Look at the structure and find the main idea of each part. Task one: Build the schema chart T: The speech can be divided into three parts. Read the speech quickly and generalize the main idea of each part.

Sample chart: Title

Part l

Part 2

Part 3

Answer：

Title

I Have A Dream

Part 1

Martin described a picture of his dream．He used the words(creed of equality，

brotherhood，oasis of freedom and justice，sisters and brothers)

to strengthen its vivid description．

Part 2

Martin expressed his hope to see equality，freedom and liberation nationwide．

Part 3

He expressed his strong wish to see a world of freedom，where people of different background enjoy freedom together．

Task two: Appreciation T: Read the speech-and pick out the sentences that you like best. Give students 3 minutes to go through the whole speech and pick out their favorite sentences. T: Read your favorite sentences aloud and give a reason why you like all these sentences. After that I will show you the Sentences that I like best. Then students read their favorite sentences aloud and give reasons why they like them. T: I like the sentences(see the above 7 sentences in

target language) that used the parallelism method, because these sentences are like poem with beat

and I can sense both the beauty of the language

and the strong emotion between the lines of the speech. Next I would like to make a short speech by using these sentences. Teacher recites the sentences with emotion. Students listen to the teacher and try to imitate. Step V Discussion Task one: Discussion What emotion did Martin want to express in his speech? On what condition did Martin make the speech?

Students discuss and present their ideas. Possible answers: 1.Martin wanted to show his good will, strong wish and desire to seek freedom, liberty and equality for the black people.

2. Martin made the speech in Washington D.C.,capital city of America after a march. The speech inspired the whole audience and the whole black people. 3. He wanted his dream to become the dream of the whole nation. Step VI Post-reading Questions: What makes the speech powerful? What special methods are used in the speech? Sa: The speech is powerful because we can sense the strong feeling expressed in it. The use of parallelism intensifies the special effect. Sb: The speech is very powerful because of its beautiful words, such as creed of equality, brotherhood, oasis of freedom and justice, sisters and brothers. These words express the same meaning, but it has different expressions. The use of metaphor and simile make this effect even stronger. Step VII Speaking Imitate King’s tone and deliver this excerpt from “I Have A Dream” for us. Pay attention to the repetition, parallelism, metaphor and simile used in the address. Step VIII Homework Task one: Recite the speech and present it tomorrow.

Task two: Make phrases by using these words: self-evident, brief, discrimination, philosophy, creed, oasis, symphony