Project(1): Writing a science fiction story公开课参赛课教案

Project -- Writing a science fiction story Journey to the Centre of the Earth Learning Objectives:

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

1.understand the characteristics of science fiction; 2.master specific information about the novel; 3.write a short work of science fiction; 4.learn from the qualities of great adventurers.

Step 1: Lead in

1.show some popular pictures of movies and novels to lead students to the topic.

2.ask students to summarize the characteristics of science fiction. 3.guide students to freely express their feelings when they see the title“Journey to the Centre of the Earth”.

Step 2 :Reading comprehension--Journey to the Centre of the Earth

1.Lead students to summarize the strategy of reading a novel:the author, background, main character, plot and the ending. 2.Introduce Jules Verne and his famous works as well as the writing background. 3.Analyse the character pf the professor Otto Lindenbrock and Axel based on descriptions from the original. Ask students to make up a conversation based on the two men’s characters and then act it out.

(A possible version) Professor:

(He shouted at me in an emphatic way) “Axel! Axel!follow me!”

Axel :

(I had hardly had time to move when the professor was shouting again.) Yes? Professor: “What! not come yet?”

Axel :

(I rushed into my master's room)

“I am coming.”

Professor: “Axel, have dinner as quickly as you can and then pack up my luggage and yours. We are going to the center of the earth.”

Axel: “What? It's crazy! It's impossible!

I...I...”

(Actually I could use many scientific arguments to argue with him.

But I didn't because he was a strange person so that I had no choice but to obey his orders. )

Axel: “Y...Yes, Sir.”

Professor:

“ Good, very good, my boy.”

4.Lead students to imagine “If you were Axel, and you have already been faced with plenty of difficulties, would you continue to sail sail?”

5.If you would like to continue the journey and want to survive it, what kind of qualities should you have? 6.Put these destinations in a correct time order; and then let students discuss which

scene interests them most and introduce the surprising ending.

Step3:Writing

1.Brainstorming If you could travel into the Mars in 3018, what kind of things would you experience? 2.A sample

“ In 1863, Professor Otto Lindenbrock, Axel and the guide Hans decided to take a trip to the center of the earth.

On June 23, they journeyed underground through the mountain's crater ['kreɪtə] (火山口).

After ten days, they came to a vast room with a large ocean inside where they saw thousands of

tall white mushrooms. They saw colorless plants and bones of ancient animals.

After that, they built a boat and set sail. They were amazed to see two sea monsters fighting. The first one had the mouth of a whale, the head of a snake, and the teeth of a crocodile.The other was a snake with a turtle's back. They became afraid and set sail quickly across the sea.

Finally,they were rushed to the bottom of a hole and then were pushed out through another volcano.

They were back safely.”

3.A writing frame

“In 3018, my___________and I decide to take a trip to the Mars.

On the morning of June 12, we go to the Mars by___________________. After_______days, we come to___________where we can___________. After that, we are surprised to see_______________________________.

During the journey, we also have experienced _____________________.

__________________________________________________________. However,(a surprising ending)_________________________________ Finally,___________________________________________________.”

Some phrases: the Martians ['mɑ:ʃən] 火星人

natural environment Martian exploration 火星探测

food supply spaceship

UFO

survival skills launch

landing

life style

effects on human bodies after the space travel

4.Presentation

Step4: Summary

1.Evaluate students’ performance 2.Share two sentences and express expectation to students.

1) “Anything one man can imagine,other men can make real.”

2) “I can success in science,the most important thing is the love of science,

insist on long-term exploration.”

Step5:Homework

1.Review new words and useful phrases from this passage; 2.Finish and then polish your composition and share it with your classmates.