Project(1): Putting on a play获奖说课稿

M6 U1

Project:

Putting on a play

Learning objectives: By the end of class, the students are expected to:

1. have a good understanding of the two short plays. 2. use what we learnt in this unit to analyze the plays. 3. form groups to discuss and prepare our own performances.

Teaching steps: Step1 Lead-in

Ask and answer in pairs.

Do you like seeing any play? Have you ever acted in a play?

Do you know anything about the play? Step2 Reading strategy What are basic elements of a drama/play? ◆

script → t___________, l___________, p___________, s_______________.

◆

Director ◆

actors & actresses → p_____________, c_______________

vivid p_______________, exaggerated e_______________ ◆

setting

Step3 reading

Read the two plays and find the answers to the five questions below. 1.What is Mike doing? A.

He is having supper in the courtyard. B.

He is talking with one of his best friend. C.

He is sitting on an invisible bench. D．He is teaching his son English 2. All of the people expect ______ pretend to sit on an invisible bench. A.

Tony

B. Paula

C. Cathy

D. Ann 3. Where does the story “The important papers” take place?

A.

In a park

B. In the post office C. In the King’s castle

D. In the King’s study

4. Which statement is true according to the story “The

important papers” ?

A.

Servant is lazy. B.

The King must be mad C.

Servant doesn’t obey the King’s orders.

D.

This is just a joke.

5. What can we infer from the story “The important papers” ?

A.

The King is going to the toilet. B.

The King must be drunk. C.

Servant will be fired. D.

The Queen knows what kind of papers the King wants.

Step4

Task based reading Titles

Characters

The 2 __________bench

Mike, Tony, Cathy, Paula and Ann

The important papers

The King, The Queen and Servant

1.________

A park

The King’s castle

Plots

*Mike 3_________to be sitting on a bench that can’t be seen.

*Tony would like to join Mike, and Mike moves over as if to make room for him. *Other students come one after another,

4_________Mike and Tony. *The bench becomes so 5________that Mike is annoyed. *After knowing Mike has moved the bench, the other three students 6______ to the ground.

*The King shouts and 7________ Servant to bring some important papers. *Servant comes back in with a pile of official-looking papers, then a newspaper and a magazine, but 8_________is what the King wants. *The King sits 9_________ ___in his chair, but the Queen doesn’t know what he wants, either. *Finally, Servant 10__________ out what the King wants is just a roll of toilet paper.

Step5

Preparing a play

How can we act a play? What should we pay attention to? ________________________

Step6

Show time

Step7

Assessment Which group’s performance is the best?

Who is the best actor?

Step8

Homework Read the two plays with emotions and remember some important phrases.