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Roots

Desinger：Wang

Xiuwei

★Leaning aims：

By the end of the class, students will be able to:

(1)Guess the meaning of the following words and phrases through context: ancestor, slave, drum, put in chains and then use some of them in topic-related activities. (2)Summarize the main idea of the whole passage and have a better understanding of Haley’s

efforts and process of tracing his ancestor.

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(3)Strengthen enthusiasm for our own culture by debating.

Ⅰ. Lead-in :

Ⅱ.Fast reading:

1.What is the style of the passage? A. Narrative B. Argumentation C. Description Who is the main character?

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What did he want to do? _______________________________________________ Teaching procedures Why did he want to do it? _______________________________________________

When did he decide to find out more information about his ancestor?____________

How did he find his ancestor?____________________________________________ Where did he find his ancestors?__________________________________________ 2.What is the main idea of the passage?

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Ⅲ. Careful reading: ★Task 1

Read Para.1 and answer the following questions.

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Roots

Desinger：Wang

Xiuwei

1. How did he know his family history?

______________________________________________ 2.What is the family history? ★Task 2

Read Paragraphs2-4 and finish the following questions. 1.What does the word “ roots ” mean in paragraph 2?

A. It means "origin".

B. It means "causes".

C. It means " lower parts of plants". 2.What did he find? _____________________________________________________________________ ★Task 3

Read paragraphs5-7 carefully and fill in the chart.

He discovered that there was ________________in the east of the country that shared

Clue1

_________________________---------Kinte.

In Gambia, there are few ____________records and all the stories are passed down

Clue2

____________________. A few people are given the task of ____________the group’s

family history that goes back over centuries. One of them ________________at last.

Ⅳ.Summarize and retell the story according to the key words and phrases. Ⅴ.Debate Many students want to go abroad to study, but after graduation most of them don’t want to come back. Do you think they should come back?

Ⅵ. Homework 1.Write a composition about the results of our debate

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2. Read the reading comprehension sheet to find more information about Roots.

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