Lesson FOUR NETTLES L.Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure Four sessions (8classes )are needed for this text 1ssession:1.The students'presentations 2.The teacher's comment on the presentations and brief additional introduction of the author and her writing style 3.The stock of vocabulary difficult to understand 4.The students answer some pre-reading questions to get a brief idea of the main theme of the session: 1.Study of the text 2.The teacher's interpretation of the meaning of som dydepontsand onsider over some ntents on page 5 the study of the.The teachercon 34 the whole text:Do the 58t the students 。time to ask q叫 n the tex 2.The students estion after the text 3.Explain seful words text 4.Do explanation on the exercises after the text 5.Assignment:Supplemental exercises A.Translation B.Proofreading IL.Objeetives A.Content To help the students understand the subject of the story,that is,the problems of middle-aged women To acquaint the students with the language points and help the students master them B.Style and Strategies To analyze Munro's writing style and learn how her simple language help to reveal the complicated feelings and subtle meanings of life To analyze the narrative structure of the text To help the students understand the symbolic meaning of the title"Nettles"in the story Tohelp the students understand the function of first-person narration in literary works I.Topics for Presentations(based on pre-class group discussion) 1.Introduction of the writer Alice Munro and her main contribution to Canadian literature 2.Abrief introduction of Canadian literature 3.Women's problems in modern society 4.How to understand the common people's passions,confusions and dilemmas in modern society IL.Useful Words and Expressions racket,at hand,take shape,disintegrate,reinstate,line up,skim off,flush out,keep track of, launch out,newfangled,provocation,scrupulous,unmake,beguile.sway,bustle,rock
Lesson FOUR NETTLES I. Time Allocation and Teaching Procedure Four sessions ( 8 classes ) are needed for this text 1 st session：1.The students’ presentations 2.The teacher’s comment on the presentations and brief additional introduction of the author and her writing style 3.The stock of vocabulary difficult to understand 4.The students answer some pre-reading questions to get a brief idea of the main theme of the text 2 nd session： 1.Study of the text 2.The teacher’s interpretation of the meaning of some difficult sentences , language points and writing style 3. Assignment：Review the part of the text having already discussed；Preview the undiscussed part of the text；Consider over some questions on the contents on page 57—58 3 rd session：1.Continuation of the study of the text 2.The teacher continues to interpret the meaning of some difficult sentences and language points of the left part of the text 3.Assignment：Review the whole text；Do the exercises from page 58 to page 60 4 th session：1.Allow the students some time to ask questions on the text 2.The students answer some questions after the text 3.Explain some useful words and expressions in the text 4.Do some explanation on the exercises after the text 5.Assignment：Supplemental exercises: A. Translation B. Proofreading II.Objectives A.Content ⚫ To help the students understand the subject of the story, that is, the problems of middle-aged women ⚫ To acquaint the students with the language points and help the students master them B.Style and Strategies ⚫ To analyze Munro’s writing style and learn how her simple language help to reveal the complicated feelings and subtle meanings of life ⚫ To analyze the narrative structure of the text ⚫ To help the students understand the symbolic meaning of the title “ Nettles” in the story ⚫ To help the students understand the function of first-person narration in literary works I .Topics for Presentations ( based on pre-class group discussion) 1. Introduction of the writer Alice Munro and her main contribution to Canadian literature 2. A brief introduction of Canadian literature 3. Women’s problems in modern society 4. How to understand the common people’s passions,confusions and dilemmas in modern society II. Useful Words and Expressions racket, at hand, take shape, disintegrate, reinstate, line up, skim off, flush out, keep track of, launch out, newfangled, provocation, scrupulous, unmake, beguile, sway, bustle, rock
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