Unit 1 The written word
Project---教案
Teaching aims:
To teach the students one of the English literary treasures and help them analyze ancient poem.
To appreciate another piece of Rabindranath Tagore’s poem.
Steps :
Part A: Reading
Look at the screen and listen to the tape, trying to grasp the theme of the poem.
It’s a romantic poem. As we all know, romantic themes tend to be emotional. Today, we’ll read and later recite a romantic poem about love by Robert Burns A Red, Red Rose. Let’s come to the reading part of Project.
1. Read the report on the poetry of Robert Burns, Skim for the main idea of this article and tell how it is organized.
Paragraphs 1—4 introduction of Robert Burns
Paragraphs 5—7 some information about a movement of poets called the Romantic Movement
Paragraphs 8—9 the poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ with its introduction and explanation
2. Pair work: Rearrange the events in the order of time. Fill in the following table:
Time
Event
1750
The Romantic Movement started.
1759
Robert Burns was born.
1794
The poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ was published.
1796
Robert Burns died at the age of 37.
1870
The Romantic Movement ended.
1877
The monument to Burns was first publicly exhibited.
3. Read the article for a third time to get more information about this report, and then fill in the following table about Robert Burns.
Year of birth
Place of birth
Year of death
Family status
1759
Alloway, Scotland
1796
Poor
His first love
Name
Nelly Kirkpatrick
Effect on him
Encouraged him to start writing poetry
Main works
‘To a Mouse’; ‘The Holy Fair’; ‘A Red, Red Rose’
The movement
of poets
Name of the movement
Romantic Movement
Representative poets
John Keats; William Wordsworth; Robert Burns
Features
Romantic themes tend to be more emotional.
The poems are always about love, dreams or nature.
The way people
memorize him
*All of Scotland mourned his death, and afterwards many people donated money to support his widow and children. The monument to him was first publicly exhibited in 1877 and about 30,000 people attended the first exhibition.
*The house in Alloway, where Burns was born, is now a museum of his life and work.
4. Read and recite the poem A Red, Red Rose, trying to understand the meaning of the poem.
5. poem appreciation: by Rabindranath Tagore
The Furthest Distance in the world The furthest distance in the world Is not between life and death But when I stand in front of you Yet you don't know that I love you. The furthest distance in the world Is not when I stand in front of you Yet you can\'t see my love But when undoubtly knowing the love from both Yet cannot be together. The furthest distance in the world Is not being apart while being in love But when I plainly cannot resist the yearning Yet pretending you have never been in my heart. The furthest distance in the world Is not struggling against the tides But using one\'s indifferent heart To dig an uncrossable river For the one who loves you .
Part B
1. Group work: Discuss the eight questions in Part B. Then prepare your project.
2. Present your project.
Homework
1. Read the passage in project and recite the poem.
2. Do Parts B1 and B2 on page 101 of the Workbook.
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