Literature Spot 5 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight教案公开课一等奖

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Teaching plan for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Literature spot 5, 模块五, 北师大版

Instructor: 龚虹玲（Xiamen Foreign Language School）

Students: Class 7, Senior2(泉州五中) Duration：45 min

Analysis of the teaching materials The story“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”in Literature Spot 5 is actually a shortened and simplified version adapted from the long poem(2529 lines) in modern English. So it is more like a short plot overview of the whole story which leave out a lot of details vividly describing the character of Sir Gawain.

Though some details may be left out, courage and honesty, the moral theme of the story which are also 2 important knightly values in Middle Ages, have been delivered through the story. And how to help students further understand the values and reflect on their mistakes with the values the story shows will become a focus of using the story right.

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Teaching objectives Students are to 1.

read a short literary story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight with a theme of honesty and courage(knightly values in Medieval Time) 2.

explore the inner world of the character and analyze the self-development of the character to better understand the spirits of chivalry

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further understand the importance of honesty and courage and connect these 2 good quality to our daily life

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Teaching difficulties

The story is set in the Medieval Time and is about one of the round table knights of King Arthur, which means it is a story involving the background information, so students may have no idea of King Arthur stories in the medieval time and the knighthood

And also, this story is a simplified literary story adapted from the modern English poem, which means it has left out some detailed information. So students may find the story a little strange and it also increases the difficulty in the analysis of Sir Gawain. Considering this is literary reading, how to use the limited class time efficiently will also be a key factor to consider when designing the class.

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Teaching procedures Step 1: Ice-breaking and lead-in

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Students are to see pictures taken during my trip to Britain, which will help students get to know me and also lead students to get familiar with 3 key words of the story today as well as to activate students’ background information about the medieval time and knights. b.

Feedback questions of the students from reading Students have been advised to read through the story in advance and asked to write down some feedback questions about their understanding and puzzles of the story, some of which will be shown to arouse students’ interest in the story again and will serve as a lead-in to the story.

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Teaching plan for Literature Spot 5

RISE reading strategies: R(reading)—I(inquring)—S(Sharing)—E(exploring) Step 2: Read to understand

Students are guided to go through the story line with a series of questions so as to better understand the detailed information of the story. a.

Time-line b.

Story-line Step 3: Inquire into Sir Gawain

During this part, students are encouraged to explore the inner feelings of the character with the help of a given example so as to further understand the spirits of chivalry, mainly about honesty and courage, through analyzing the path of self-development of Sir Gawain. Step 4: Share opinions: Is Sir Gawain a worthy knight or not? Why or why not

After analyzing the character Sir Gawain, students will be guided to focus on the conflict and to further explore the knightly values of honesty and courage, the theme of the story, through discussions and sharing within and between groups.

Step5: Write to express

When students understand “to error is human”, students are guided to think about the good qualities and attitude they learn from the story：to be honest about the mistake and brave to face it so as to become a better person. And to further help students to organize their thoughts, they are guided to put their opinions into writing and then report back. a.

What you have learned from Sir Gawain? b.

Is it a good thing for you to be honest about these mistakes and bravely make it right? Why or why not? (losses & Gains)

Step 6: Homework Suppose you were Sir Gawain, you would leave the green belt as a heirloom(传家宝).

Please write a letter to tell your grandchildren why.

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