1、Unit 3 Wildlife Protection Reading for Writing Teaching objectives: By the end of this period, you will be able to 1. figure out and analyze the three elements of the poster image， title and text. 2. analyze the information and the authors intention conveyed by a poster . 3. design a poster about an
2、 endangered animal. Look at the 3 posters from Listening and Speaking and recall the features of a poster. Lead-in Features of a poster: large pictures concise and powerful words careful design use of colors appealing headline types of characters/letters Look at the posters below. Which emotions do
3、the photos communicate? Lead-in poster on the left:_ poster on the right:_ frightening,uncomfortable, lovely,cute, Function: A poster stirs up readers emotions with pictures. Reading for main idea Key words: _ One-sentence summary:_ _ _ _ the ugly; important; variety because nature needs variety to
4、function _ Ugly” animals are just as important as cute animals properly. Reading for main idea Key words: _ _ One-sentence summary:_ _ _ trees are cutting down, paper, habitat, destroy of many animals. Cutting down trees to make paper destroys the natural habitat Function: A poster conveys informati
5、on with a short introduction. Reading for details 1.What does each poster use to stir up emotions? 2.Who do you think is the intended audience? Why do you think so? 3. What does each poster want people to do? How do you know? Read the text and answer the questions. Poster 1: an ugly picture the shap
6、e of a Mickey Mouse a different reaction the headline activate curiosity Poster 2 : a cute picture the headline make them more sympathetic. They are intended for everyone because they appeal to protecting our planet which we all live on, and to our paper consumption which we all rely on. Poster 1 wa
7、nts us to consider “ugly” animals just as important as cute ones, which is directly mentioned in the passage. Poser 2 wants us to be aware of our paper consumption. It doesnt tell us to change directly, but it appeals to our emotions of sympathy to change. 1. How do the poster headlines touch you ?
8、Reading for the organization and language They both are imperative sentences and exclamatory sentences with appealing expressions. Sentence 1_ Sentence 2-3_ Sentence 4_ 2. Figure out the structure of Poster 1. To draw a conclusion To introduce the topic To give reasons Reading for the organization a
9、nd language Find out the words and phrases in the text that can be used in your own poster. when it comes to; wildlife protection; ugly; cute; be treated equally; pay attention to; variety; survive; give sb. a chance. be being done; the habitat of animals; be destroyed; make animal homeless. Is it r
10、ight to do.? Making a poster about an endangered animal South China Tiger Yangtze River Dolphin Choose one of the animals below or one of your own. Discuss in pairs to add animal fact sheet. Refer to Workbook P21. Follow these steps to organise your poster. Making a poster about an endangered animal
11、 Write a title that is simple, interesting, and unusual, and then collect the information you need. Write the name of the species and why it is endangered Use a powerful image to attract the readersattention to the facts and problems. Tell the readers what you want them to think and do. outline Maki
12、ng a poster about an endangered animal Exchange posters with another pair. Use this checklist to give them helpful feedback. And then polish your drafts and share with your partners. 1.Put up the poster in your classroom or in a public place. 2.Appreciate your classmates good works and try to learn from them.
