Loving-and-Hating-New-York-教案

LovingandHatingNewYork教案-TeachingPlanTeachingAimsanddemands:Knowledgeaims:1)EnablestudentstobecomeacquaintedwithglobalinformationaboutNewYorkincludingManhattan,Broadway,GreenwichVillage,CentralPark,theFifthAvenue,WallStreet&TinPanAlley.2)Helpstudentstoobtainbasicknowledgebymeansofcomprehensionquestionsoncontentandanalyzethebasicstructureofthetext.3)Makestudentsfigureouttheessentialthemeofthearticle:LovingandhatingNewYorkbecomesamatterofalternatingmoods,ofteninthesameday.Theplaceconstantlyexasperates,attimesexhilarates.Abilityaims:1)Tomakestudentsabletomasterthedetailedknowledgeofthisessay.2)Tocultivatestudentsunderstandthewholepassagebetter.3)Tohelpstudentstounderstandanduserhetoricaldevicesaccurately.Emotiveaims:1)Establishstudents’cooperatingstudyspirit.2)EncouragestudentstovoicetheirownviewpointaboutNewYork.3)Tobroadenstudents’horizonfromthispassage.TeachingRequirements:A.StudentsarerequiredtogetfamiliarwithNewYorkbylookingthroughsomematerialsbeforeclassanddescribeitsimportantroleineconomy,finance,transportationandcommercialtradeofU.S.A.B.Letstudentspointoutthemainideaofthewholetext,thewaytheauthorconstructedthetextandtherhetoricaldevicesemployedinthetext.C.AskstudentstomakeadiscussiononwhethertochoosetoliveinNewYorkandwriteacompositiondescribingaChinesecity.Keypointsanddifficultpoints:KeyPoints:A.BriefaccountofNewYorkandrelevantinformationabouttheU.S.A.B.Introductionofcomprehensionquestionsoncontenta.NewYork---aninternationalmetropolis,fullofsenseoffreedomb.Itsdeficienciesasapacesetterc.NewYork---Europeans’favoritecityd.FaultsofNewYorke.Theauthor’spreferenceTeachingDifficulties:A.Figuresofspeecha.Ironyb.Euphemismc.Personificationd.Metaphore.Synecdochef.Alliterationg.MetonymyB.Writingstyle:expositionC.OrganizationofthetextTeachingmethod:1)Communicationapproach2)Behaviorism3)Constructivism4.Teacheraskingquestionsaboutthecontentsofthetext:1.DothepeoplewearingT-shirtswithaheartdesignlovedeeperforNewYorkthantheauthor?2.NewYorkisuniqueandspecial.so,wherecanwefindthesecharacteristics?3.Isthereanycontradictionbetweenthetwosentences:“NewYorkwasneveragoodconventioncity”and“manyEuropeanscallNewYorktheirfavoritecity?”4.HowdosethewriterdescribethedifferentaspectsofNewYorkbycomparingthedifferentattitudesofoutsidersandNewYorkers？5.InwhatfieldscanNewYorknolongerberegardedastheleadingAmericancity？6.InwhatrespectsisNewYorkstillregardedastheleadingAmericancity？7.Whatareitsdeficienciesasapacesetter?8.Whatisthemainthemeofthisarticle?Teachingprocedures:1)review:Step1:Thefollowingsentencesallcontainmetaphors.Explaintheirmeaninginplain,non-figurativelanguage:1.Butweshallnotalwaysexpecttorememberthat,inthepast,thosewhofoolishlysoughtpowerbyridingthebackofthetigerendedupinside.2.Butthispeacefulrevolutionofhopecannotbecomethepreyofhostilepowers.3.Andleteveryotherpowerknowthatthishemisphereintendstoremainthemasterofitsownhouse.4.Werenewourpledgeofsupport:topreventitfrombecomingmerelyaforumforinvective,tostrengthenitsshieldofthenewandtheweak5.Andifabeachheadofco-operationmaypushbackthejungleofsuspicion6.Theenergy,thefaith,thedevotionwhichwebringtothisendeavorwilllightourcountryandallwhoserveit,andtheglowfromthatfirecantrulylighttheworld.Step2:Completethewordsaccordingtothedefinition.thefirstletterofthewordisgiven:1.thesenseofrightandwrongc___________.2.thelargestorgreatestnumber,amount,etc.m_________.3.drawnupreadyforbattlee________.4.toexpressclearlyandexactlyf_______.5.thatwhichhasbeenormaybeinheritedh__________.6.totakeanoaths________.7.thequalityofbeinggenerousg__________.8.anypublicplaceinwhichdiscussionstakeplacef__________.9.formalwrittenorderinthenameofacourtoflaw,government,orotherauthority,directingapersontodoornottosth.w____________.10.todoawaywithcompletelya___________.2)lead-inFreetalkaboutNewYork:StudentsandteachertalkaboutNewYorkfromdifferentaspectstogetherandexpresstheirviewaboutNewYork.AndliststheircausesaboutwhytheyloveNewYorkornot.3)culturalpointsandbackgroundknowledge.1.NewYork:astateintheNortheasternandMid-AtlanticregionsoftheUnitedStates.NewYorkisthe27th-mostextensive,thethird-mostpopulous,andtheseventh-mostdenselypopulatedofthe50UnitedStates.NewYorkisborderedbyNewJerseyandPennsylvaniatothesouthandbyConnecticut,Massachusetts,andVermonttotheeast.ThestatehasamaritimeborderwithRhodeIslandeastofLongIsland,aswellasaninternationalborderwiththeCanadianprovincesofOntariotothewestandnorth,andQuebectothenorth.ThestateofNewYorkisoftenreferredtoasNewYorkState,soastodistinguishitfromNewYorkCity.2.Manhattan(NewYorkCounty)isthemostdenselypopulatedboroughandishometoCentralParkandmostofthecity'sskyscrapers.MostoftheboroughisonManhattanIsland,atthemouthoftheHudsonRiver.Manhattanisthefinancialcenterofthecityandcontainstheheadquartersofmanymajorcorporations,theUN,anumberofimportantuniversities,andmanyculturalattractions.UptownManhattanisdividedbyCentralParkintotheUpperEastSideandtheUpperWestSide,andabovetheparkisHarlem.NewYorkCity'sremainingfourboroughsarecollectivelyreferredtoastheouterboroughs.3.WallStreet:a0.7miles(1.1km),eigh