Project(1): Putting on a play主要内容及教案内容

M6 U1 Laughter is good for you Project

Putting on a play Step 1:

Lead-in 1. Show a short play. 2. To put on a play, what are needed?

Step 2:

Reading 1.Read the two plays on page 14 and 15 carefully. 2.Find out some information of the basic elements in the two plays and fill in the blanks.

（1）

The invisible bench

1.__________, Tony,

The important papers

5._________, Queen,

6.________________

7._______________

8._______________ papers,

characters

Cathy, Paula, 2. _______

(2) setting

3. _______________

（3）

props

The 4. __________ bench

a newspaper,

a magazine,

toilet paper, etc. （4）plot 1. The invisible bench

Beginning:

Mike was sitting on an invisible 9._________.

Process:

Tony, Cathy and Paula joined him, too. Ann came and asked if they were sitting on an invisible bench. Mike said he had 10.______ the bench.

Ending:

In the end, Tony, Paula and Cathy all 11.________ down.

2. The important papers

Beginning:

The king told the servant that he needed the 12.__________ papers. Process:

The queen and the servant passed on the official-looking papers, a newspaper, a 13.________________, a dictionary or a poster, etc. Ending:

At last, the king got what he really needed---14. ____________.

Step 3:

Planning

What should we do before we put on a play?

1. Decide the director.

2. Decide which play to choose. Three choices are available.

A. the invisible bench

B. the important papers

C. an original play created by yourselves.

Note: You can revise (修改) the plays to make them funnier.

3. Decide the characters. Step 4:

Preparing

Tips：

1. Pay attention to your body language and facial expressions.

2. You are supposed to act it out with true feelings.

3. Stage directions are not necessary. Step 5:

Presenting It is your show time. Step 6:

Assessing The best group is…. Step7:

Summary Laughter can make you 10 years younger! Step 8:

Homework

Practise more and put on more plays.

I want to see more creation.