Friendship教案

step4 detail reading

in this part, let the students read the text for a second time and firstly do the exercise on the page 3 ex1 and ex 2. after that try to find the detail information about the story by discussing and answering the following questions

1. what is a true friend like in anne’s opinion?

in anne’s opinion, a true friend is a person whom you can trust. that’s to say, you can tell everything to this person.

2. what is an ordinary diary like according to anne? what about her diary?

according to anne, an ordinary diary is where most people like to set down a series of facts. but anne wrote down her deepest feelings and thoughts in her diary. she told everything to her best friend --- her diary.

3. why was she so crazy about things to do with nature?

because she had been indoors too long, she was so eager to see the outdoor world --- the blue sky, the singing birds, the beautiful flowers , the bright moon, everything.

4. why did she stay awake on purpose until very late one evening?

because she wanted to have a good look at the bright moon.

step5  guessing in groups

read the dairy again and pay special attention to the boldfaced words. then discuss in groups the inside meanings of them.  then think of some other words or expressions to describe anne’s feelings and thoughts.

what do the boldfaced parts imply?

words/phrases

           what is implied

nature

outdoors

crazy

didn’t dare

thundering

entirely

power

step6  debate

now it’s time for students to discuss some interesting and important questions in groups in order to have a good understanding about the text

1.what would you miss most if you went into hiding like anne ?

explain why?

2 .how would you describe anne’s feelings when she was looking out into the night  sky?

anne’s feelings were very sad and lonely for she realized what she was missing by going into hiding.

ex anne’s sister, margot was very __________ that the family had to move . she found ________difficult to settle and  ______ ________ in the hiding place because she was __________ _________   whether they would be discovered. she knew she had to ________ her parents and __________  ____ this was necessary. at first she thought she would go _________ but later she realized that it was better to _____ ___________ this together.

homework

a.       retell the text using the 4-skill words

b.      prepare for the reading task on page 44 and think about what different ways of showing friendship are in hawaii