Project(1): Writing a science fiction story教学设计(教案)

Unit 3 Tomorrow’s world

Project writing a science fiction story 教学设计指导思想：

本节课是一节以阅读、讨论为主的活动课。Project是以阅读，语法，及Task的学习为基础，是语言学习从输入过渡到输出的必然结果。Project也是一种开放性研究学习活动，学生在完成背景材料阅读任务之后，在教师的指导下，通过小组协作明确选题，然后经过计划、准备、创作、呈现等一系列步骤完成活动任务。整个活动过程体现了自主学习、探究学习和合作学习。

Teaching aims: 1. Read two summaries of the science fiction stories. 2. Learn what a science fiction story is like and how to write a science fiction story. 3. Work together and make out a summary of a science fiction story. Teaching Important and Difficult Points 1. How to make students understand the science stories better. 2. How to write a science fiction story. Teaching Methods 1. Asking-and-answering activity. 2. Individual, pair or group work to make every student work in class.

Teaching Aids 1. The multimedia 2. The blackboard 3. The network and some related books Teaching procedures: Step 1 Lead-in 1.

Tell students that in this lesson they are going to write a short science fiction story. And ask them to read the guidelines on page 58, and answer the following questions: (1)

Do you know what science fiction is? (2)

What do science fiction writers often write about? (3)

Do you know any science fiction stories? Can you share with us? Answers：

(1)

Science fiction is a type of writing based on fantasy and imagination.

(2)

Science fiction writers often write about what will happen in ‘tomorrow’s world. (3)

(Students’ answer)

Such as: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in Eighty Days, Five Weeks in a Balloon and From the Earth to the Moon 2.

Tell students that they will be introduced to one science fiction stories.

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【设计说明】提问从学生自身的生活经验出发，引入science fiction的概念，激发学生的学习兴趣，导入主题。

Step 2 Reading 1.

Show students pictures or video which extracts from the two science fiction stories before reading. 2.

Ask students to read the summary again and answer the following questions to check their understanding. (1)

With whom did Professor Lindenbrock make the journey? (2)

Where did the German professor and his nephew travel to? How did they go there? (3)

What did they see during their journey? (4)

How do they come back to the world above? Answers: (1)

Professor Lindenbrock made the journey with his nephew Axel and Hans, the guide he hired in Iceland. (2)

They traveled to the centre of the Earth. They went there in the boat they built. (3)

They saw many strange things-a large ocean in a vast room, huge mushrooms, two dinosaurs fighting each other, huge insects and many strange creatures, including a man, who was at least four meters tall. (4)

The water rushed beneath them, pushing them out into the sunlight. 3 高考链接:

In 1863, Professor Lindenbrock found a secret message in 1.______old book, 2.________spoke of a tip to the centre of the earth through a volcano in Iceland. He got his things 3._______ (pack), forced his nephew Axel 4._______ (go) with him and hired a guide. They 5.________ (build) a small boat and set sail. They came 6.________ huge insects and many strange 7.________ (creature). 8. _________(final), they reached the bottom of the hole. The water pushed 9.__________(they) out into the sunlight 10. _______ their adventure was over. Answers: 1. an 2. which 3. packed 4. to go 5. built 6.across 7. creatures 8. Finally 9. them 10. and 【设计说明】用问题检查学生是否理解阅读内容，用影音文件使学生切实地感受到科幻小说的魅力，并进一步产生创作的欲望。

Step 3 Discussion

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Tell students that they are going to write their own science fiction stories. And ask them to read the summary again and answer the following question:

(1)What elements make up a story? Answer:

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Time, place, characters, plot

Ask students to read the summary again and find out the basic elements of the story. Journey to the Centre of the Earth Time Place Characters Plot In 1863

the centre of the Earth A German professor and his nephew They travel to the centre of the earth through a dead volcano and experienced a lot of unusual things there.

(2)What do you imagine the future will be like? Ss: ... 2.

Ask each group to have a discussion and think of their own science fiction stories, choose a topic for your group’s science fiction story, and try to draw an outline of their stories using what they have learned. Each group member should cooperate with each other.

【设计说明】用实例让学生了解科幻小说创作所需的基本要素, 然后组内成员合作写作。由于Project的任务一般耗时较长，不太可能当堂完成，因此先让学生进行讨论，初步定下故事框架。

Step 5 Summary Make a summary about what have been learned in this lesson. 【设计说明】通过小结，再次强调所学内容。

Step 6 Homework

Complete the science fiction stories after class and be ready for a presentation of your story to your classmates tomorrow. 【设计说明】明确作业内容，并让学生及时完成。

板书设计：

unit 3

tomorrow’s world

Project

writing a science fiction story Planning

choose a topic Preparing

take notes : time

place

characters

plot Producing

make up a story Presentation

present your story to your classmates

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