Warming up、Pre-reading、Reading、Comprehending教学设计模板

Unit2King Lear教学设计

Teaching aims and demands: Talk about shakespeare’s play: king lear

To train the ability of listening and speaking Step1.Warming up :

complete the following Love Test 1. Is it important to show love and respect for your parents? Why?

Yes. There is no doubt about it, because we have been brought up with love and care by our parents. We must show love and respect for them in return. 2. How do you show love and respect for them? Can you give a good example? saying love to parents;

sharing the housework;

studying hard;

preparing presents on parents’

birthdays, etc. 3 .If you were married, would you love your parents less than you do now? / What will impact your love for your parents?

Friend? Career? Marriage? Child?

4. If parents believe their child has been disrespectful, what should they do about it? How about an emperor? A brief introduction of King Lear

Step2.Pre-reading: 1.

List the characters who appear in this part of the play.

2.

Which of the characters do you think are shown in the picture on the right.

3.

Important words checked and understood: devotion

honour

loyalty

bridegroom

contradict

oppose

friction

Step3. while-reading discussion: 1.

Why does King Lear want to give away his kingdom?

2. How is he going to decide who to give the best part of his kingdom to?

3. At the beginning of the play, of which daughter is King Lear most fond? What they did to their father? 4. Which daughters are already married and which is not?

5. What are the names of the men who want to marry King Lear’s youngest daughter?

6. Who tries to defend Cordelia? What happens to him when he speaks out?

Something about the characters , relationship of them and their personality(fill in the blanks) Characters

Relationship of King Lear King Lear Personality

Goneril Regan Cordelia

Duke of Albany Duke of Cornwall Duke of Kent

Step4 .Role-play: In fours prepare a role-play. One plays the king, one plays Regan, and another one plays Cordelia. the fourth person plays the Duke of kent and will interview the three characters to find out what they really think. Here are some questions to consider.

Step5 Ending: What they did to their father? The theme: "King Lear" truly reflect the primitive accumulation of capital of the capitalist world during the turbulent landscape of British society, is also the author of the autocratic monarchy of criticism and the praise of human nature.

Homework :

write a short passage about king lear to express your opinion.