1、Unit 12 What did you do last weekend? B 3b Writing I. Teaching content Unit 12 What did you do last weekend? B 3b Writing II. Teaching aims 1. Aims on the knowledge: To review the past tense，the description adjectives and some sentence patterns in Unit 11 2. Aims on the abilities: To learn to use th
2、e timeline and mind-map for writing; 3. Aims on the emotion: Make a reasonable weekend arrangement. Be happy, be positive. III. Teaching key points: Students learn to use the timeline and mind-map for writing; Teaching difficult points: Some new words will be used in this lesson. Timeline, mind-map,
3、 composition/essay, beginning, ending; IV. Teaching aids: CAI V. Teaching procedure Step 1 Pre-writing. 1. Brainstorm . Let Ss say what they think of according to the phrase last weekend. Finish the mind-map. 2. Guessing. T: Now, lets do a guessing game. She is short and thin, she has two big eyes,
4、she has long straight hair, she is a seven-year-old girl. She is a primary student. Who is she? . Yes, she is my daughter. 3. Memory challenge. T: Youll watch a short video about her last weekend, please watch carefully and fill in the chart. When What Saturday Morning Afternoon Evening Sunday Morni
5、ng Afternoon Evening Step 2 Writing 1. Timeline. Can I write an essay for my daughter like this? Last Weekend On Saturday morning, I watched flowers. On Saturday afternoon, I picked peaches. On Saturday evening, I watched TV. On Sunday morning, I played the violin. On Sunday afternoon, I read books.
6、 On Sunday evening, I did her homework. T: Of course, its not a good essay. Its like a chant. Pay attention to the timeline, on Saturday morning. The sentence pattern is single and boring. Lets review. What did Lucy do last weekend? Complete the passage and pay attention to the timeline. Compare two
7、 kinds of timeline, which is better？ Of course, D is better. Before writing, we must have a clear timeline in our mind. For example, B, C 2. A mind-map of Saturday morning . Saturday morning: where (Datong Village) , who (with my friends), how (by car), what (watched flowers) If I connect them toget
8、her, it can be sentences. Its like a stick of tanghulu On Saturday morning, I went to Datong Village with my friends. I watched flowers there. T: I begin the passage with the weather. Is it better? It was sunny but not hot on Saturday. I think its important for us to arrange the weekend according to
9、 the weather. I watched flowers there. There are so many beautiful flowers. It looks like the purple sea. I went to Datong Village with my friends = my friends and I went to Datong Village. In the afternoon, my friends and I picked peaches in Wuli Village. The peaches tasted good. We took some home.
10、 And at night, I watched TV. The TV show is really interesting. It made me happy. What about Sunday ? In the morning, I played the violin. In the afternoon, I read books. And at night, I did her homework. T: I write more about Saturday, because its more interesting. T: Moral education: My daughter d
11、id her homework on Sunday night. Is it a good habit? Of course not. If you didnt finish your homework on weekends. You may have a black Monday. 2. T: Look, I have finished my homework. Is it OK? Can you make it better? I believe you can. In fact, there isnt a topic sentence. T: We usually write a to
12、pic sentence at the beginning or the end of the passage. For example: Beginning: I had a lot of things to do last weekend. My weekend was busy but interesting. Ending: I had a really good time. It was good but Im kind of tired. I didnt like my weekend at all. T: In a word, we can describe our weeken
13、d around the key word how. These adjectives may help you. Was your weekend good? If your answer is Yes, you can use these adjectives in red; If your answer is No, you can use those adjectives in blue. And these purple words are adverbs used before the adjectives. T: Happiness is always around us. Li
14、ke the little flower, I hope you can be happy, be positive.) 3. Show the mind map, let students write the essay by themselves. Step 3 Post-writing. 1. Peer Assessment; 2. Choose the best one in each group and show the essay by using QQ. 3. As the German poet Goethe said, we always have time enough,
15、if we will but use it aright. Please Make a reasonable weekend arrangement . Step 4 Homework. This lesson, we use the timeline and the mind-map for our writing. Try to make use of them for our English learning. 1. A mind-map is a good way to help you with learning, thinking and writing. Draw a mind-map of last weekend . 2. Share your composition with your classmates. This weekend is coming. Wish you have a great weekend! Thank you！ VI. Blackboard design Who Where Last Weekend What When How 2017/6/21
