1、高二人教版英语选择性必修三第一单元Unit 1 ArtLesson 1 Reading and thinking(I)Look and Discuss1.What do you know about the painting School of Athens?Do you know who painted it?The painting School of Athens is of the fresco(壁画壁画)painting.It was painted between 1509 and 1511 on a wall by Raphael,an Italian painter and a
2、rchitect of the High Renaissance(文艺复兴全盛时期文艺复兴全盛时期).Look and Discuss2.Who are those people in the painting and what are they doing?The painting shows a gathering of famous Greek philosophers engaged in various activities,with Plato and Aristotle in the center.Look and Discuss3.Why do you think the pa
3、inter created this work of art?What idea did the painter want to convey?The painter created this work of art to praise the so-called“Golden Age”(黄金时代黄金时代)in history and convey a yearning(渴望渴望)for a free and open future.4.How do you understand the quote?The viewer has good“taste”,as in the ability to
4、 choose and recognise things that are of good quality.However,to actually create such beauty is a higher ability,and this is what he considered to be the skill of the artist who creates art.Having good taste and appreciating art perhaps help ones ability to create beauty.Love of beauty is taste.The
5、creation of beauty is art.-Ralph Waldo EmersonAims of this unitIn this unit,you will:1.read about the history of Western painting and some famous artists；2.hear and talk about works of art in different cultures;3.write an announcement for an art exhibition;4.explore the value of art.Lesson 1 Reading
6、 and thinking(I)In this lesson,you will:Aims of this lesson1.read a passage about art and explore artists intention of creation;2.know about the main idea,structure and stylistic feature of the passage;3.reorganize and compare the text information by using visualized tool and relevant learning strat
7、egies to achieve the goal of deep learning;4.summarize the unique features of Western painting history and paintings in different periods through detailed reading.1.Look at some paintings in different periods of art and discuss the following questions and try to put the paintings in chronological(按时
8、间顺序的按时间顺序的)order.Lead-in(1)What do you know about them?(2)How do you feel about these paintings?(3)Which painting do you like best?Why?(4)Which painting came first?How do you know?(1)What do you know about them?The first one is the School of Athens painted by Italian artist Raphael in the period of
9、the Renaissance.The second one is Impression,Sunrise painted by French artist Claude Monet in the late 19th century.The third one is the sculpture Le Pote created by French sculptor Auguste Rodin in the 20th century.The forth one is La Primavera painted by Italian painter Sandro Botticelli in the la
10、te 1470s.(2)How do you feel about these paintings?I feel so amazed and inspired by these paintings and the wisdom of humanity that I feel like I am lost in time.They seem to bring me back to the time when things in the paintings happened in the past.From these paintings,I can find peacefulness in sp
11、ite of the chaos(纷繁杂乱纷繁杂乱)of the world.The second painting,Impression,Sunrise,is my favorite because it has a good combination of colors and scenes,so it looks more peaceful.I can feel the tranquility(安宁安宁)of life and the inner peace of the fisherman on the boat,which brings me to one quiet morning
12、when I stood by the shore,watching the yolk-like sun gradually rising from the distant horizon.(3)Which painting do you like best?Why?(4)Which painting came first?How do we know?They can be put into chronological order based on different contents and colors.1.Read through the title,the first paragra
13、ph and the subtitles.Then discuss the following questions.Read for structure and main idea(1)What is the passage about?(2)Who are the target readers of this passage?(3)Why does the author use subheadings?(1)What is the passage about?From the title,we can see the passage is about a short history of W
14、estern painting.From paragraph one,we know the passage is going to introduce some important styles in Western painting and its development over the centuries.(2)Who are the target readers of this passage?The target readers are probably those who are interested in art or the history of Western painti
15、ngs.(3)Why does the author use subheadings?The author uses subheadings as an explicit clue(明显的线索明显的线索)to show different stages of Western painting clearly and readers can better understand its development in chronological order.2.Glance at the whole passage and then try to identify the text structur
16、e and draw a timeline to show how the information is organized.Read for details 1.Look at the flow chart in Activity 2 on page 3 and answer the questions.(1)What is a flow chart?(2)What information should be included in the flow chart?(1)What is a flow chart?A flow chart is a tool to show _.differen
17、t processes or orders(2)What information should be included in the flow chart?Information such as time,development stages,features of stages,and connectors etc.should be included in the flow chart.2.Read the passage again and fill in the information of the other three periods in the chart.The paragr
18、aph of The Middle Ages is listed as an example.PeriodTimeCharacteristics of the paintingsFamous painters and their achievementsThe Middle AgesThe RenaissanceImpressionismModern Art5th to 15th century primitive and two dimensional the main characters were made larger religious themes Giotto di Bondon
19、e His paintings showed real people in a real environment.2.Read the passage again and fill in the information of the other three periods in the chart.The paragraph of The Middle Ages is listed as an example.PeriodTimeCharacteristics of the paintingsFamous painters and their achievementsThe Middle Ag
20、es5th to 15th century religious themes primitive and two dimensional Giotto di Bondone His paintings showed real people in a real environment.The RenaissanceImpressionismModern ArtThe RenaissanceTimeCharacteristics of the paintingsFamous painters and their achievementsImpressionismTimeCharacteristic
21、s of the paintingsFamous painters and their achievementsModern ArtTimeCharacteristics of the paintingsFamous painters and their achievementsPeriodTimeCharacteristics of the paintingsFamous painters and their achievementsThe Middle Ages5th to 15th century religious themes primitive and two dimensiona
22、l Giotto di Bondone His paintings showed real people in a real environment.The Renaissance14th to 17th century use of perspective(透视法透视法)use of oil paints subjects are people and the world around us Leonardo da Vinci,Michelangelo,Raphael They produced some of the greatest art that Europe had ever se
23、en.Rembrandt He gained a reputation as a master of shadow and light.PeriodTimeCharacteristics of the paintingsFamous painters and their achievementsImpressionism19th to early 20th century convey light and movement not a detailed record full of light,shadow,color and life Claude Monet He aimed to con
24、vey the subjective impression the scene gave him.Renoir He sought to show not just the outer image of his subjects,but their inner warmth and humanity as well.Modern Art20th century to today no longer show reality Picasso He analyzed the shapes which existed in the natural world in a new way.They be
25、gan to ask the question,“What is art?”Summary In todays class,we have:learned about a short history of Western painting and explored artists intention of creation;analyzed the main idea,structure and stylistic feature of the passage;summarized and compared the text information by using visualized to
26、ol and relevant learning strategies;summarized the unique features of Western painting history and paintings in different periods through detailed reading.Homework1.Read the reading tip“Identify change”and summarize all the words and expressions that describe“change”in the text.2.Surf the Internet and find several Western paintings you like from different periods of art.3.Finish the exercise 2 on page 4.Thank you for listening!
