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Extended Reading: The kindness of strangers Teaching plan

江阴高中

何海燕

Material analysis The material is an essay entitled The kindness of strangers adapted from the original article in Reader’s Digest. This essay focuses on the author’s exploration of the answer to the question-could anyone rely on the kindness of strangers these days. The plot(what) is seemingly simple so what the teacher should do is lead students to explore the culture(why) and the future (how) by reading between lines and beyond lines. Teaching objectives By the end of the class, the students are expected to: 1.

understand the main idea of the story

2.

explore the country and its people

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enhance the recognition of the necessity for being kind and apply it to their own life

Teaching focus and difficulties: How to arouse students’

interest in this story and how to guide them to explore the deeper meaning and develop critical thinking

Teaching aids:

A blackboard, multi-media and projector Teaching procedures: Step 1. Lead-in 1. Share a video clip of my family journey 2. Encourage students to think about what makes a meaningful journey and share

Step 2. Explore the story and the culture

▲Read the first part (Para1-7)

1. find out the activating event and the purpose of the journey (Para1-4) 2.get some general information about the journey(Para5-7) ▲Further reading 1.guide students to dig into the American society (country ) 2. define the rhetorical device –contrast employed by analyzing the sentence and practice ▲

Read the second part (Para8-13) 1. predict the next part according to the transitional sentence

2. identify the characters of people by employing contrast and the author’s feeling (people) ▲Read the ending part(Para 14-15)

1. lead students to summarize the story with the previous information and the ending part (summary) 2. read the sentences using parallelism with emotion to think about the message conveyed beyond the essay (appreciation and deep thinking) Step 3. Explore the future

1. discuss and share the opinion on the Chinese society and give an example (critical thinking)

2. explore how to be kind as a student (writing) Step 4. Highlight

summarize what has been explored(what, why, how) and highlight the exploration in the journey of their life Step 5. Homework 1. Finish and polish your writing. 2. Recite some sentences that deeply impress you.