Unit 4 Earthquakes
q1: why is an outline important?
q2: what should an outline include?
q3: why is a headline important?
q4: what are the steps to finish a newspaper story?
q5: what is the feature of a newspaper story?
suggested answers:
1. because an outline will prepare you to write a better story.
2. a good outline should have a headline, a list of main ideas and a list of important details.
3. a headline can tell the readers what the topic is, so it can attract the readers’ attention since the reader may not have bought the newspaper before they read the headline.
4. first, organize the main ideas. next, put some details into each paragraph.
5. a newspaper story gives the most important news first and the least important news last.
t: now let’s read the example of a newspaper story. try to find the headline, main idea and details of each paragraph. you may work in groups of three.
(after several minutes, the teacher asks the students the following questions :)
q1: what is the headline of the newspaper story?
q2: what is the main idea?
q3: what is the detailed information?
t: now turn to page 32 and check your main ideals and detailed information.
step 5 homework
t: so now you know how to write a passage step by step. prepare the outline for a short newspaper story for china daily. use the example to help you to organize your outline. you can first have a discussion with your partner and decide which event you will write about. try to write down the title, main ideas and detailed information. then put them into a short passage.
record after teaching:
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the sixth period
knowledge:
learn a passage about the san francisco earthquake
ability:
1. learn to compare two similar passages.
2. train the students’ listening ability.
emotion:
1. learn to cooperate with others.
2. learn from the bravery of the people of san francisco to face the reality.
teaching important points: