Reading 1: Down the rabbit hole教案和学案内容

Appreciation of The Wind in the Willows

By Liuhui Teaching objects:

1. Know more about the book, the writer, the main characters and the main plots.

2. Appreciate and analyze the themes of the book.

3. Improve the ways of further thinking and arouse the interest in reading. Teaching important points: 1. Know more about the book, the writer, the main characters and the main plots. 2. Appreciate and analyze the themes of the book.

Teaching difficulty: Improve the ways of further thinking

Teaching process:

Step 1 Brief introduction of the book and the writer Step 2 Appreciation of the characters Step 3 Appreciation of the plots 1.

What do Toad’s friends think of him? 2.

Why didn't Toad want to complain to the police about the driver of the car even when he fell off the seat and into a bush? What do you think of him? 3.

What's the problem? How do you feel and what do you do if your friends “stay and cure” you when you make mistakes? 4.

How will you feel and what will you do if your friends trick you? 5.

Enjoy a role play. 6.

What makes Toad get off the prison? (Phoebe, changed …) 7.

Who impresses you most, Badger/ Mole / Rat/ Toad/...?Why? What do you learn from him/her? Step 4 Appreciation of the themes 1.

Is it worth helping such a Toad?

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What is your understanding of friendship? 3.

Would you like to share your story about your friends with us? 4.

What do you think is the theme of the book? Please use two or more examples from this book to support your idea. 5.

Can we change “The wind in the willows” into “A story in the trees” or “True friends” ？

Step 5 Try to be a writer. Now Toad is free. What will happen to him? Will he really change? Go on writing the story. Step 6 Homework