1、Unit 3 Celebrations Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas Unit 3 Lesson 3 Memories of Christmas 本课设计理论依据本课设计理论依据 Perceptual processing Parsing Utilization Anderson 2000 本课设计思路本课设计思路 Perceptual and parsing Extracting information Making inference of authors feeling In-depth engagement with text and author Re
2、ad between lines Intellectually and emotionally stimulated sugar biscuit stockings decoration presents turkey Christmas Christmas pudding Activating content schemata Introduce Christmas to the class. Date Dec. 25 Reasons for celebration the birth of Jesus Christ Activities put up Christmas tree sing
3、 Christmas songs hang a stocking give / open gift Making prediction Tell your partner one of the most special festival memories. What always makes it very special and memorable ? Checking predictions Read the story and find out why it was such a memorable Christmas to her. She had such a memorable C
4、hristmas because it was the last Christmas she spend with her granny before her granny passed away. Second reading Underline the writers memories of her grandma and tell your partner. Granny made an effort to help her write a letter to Father Christmas. Granny and she made sugar biscuits and stuffed
5、 the turkey. The writer sat on her grannys lap and sang Christmas songs. Granny had the patience to sing it over and over again. filled Second reading Granny and the writer left a plate of sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas and put a stocking at the end of bed. Granny sat on the writers bed and
6、 sang softly. Granny gave the writer a music box with a ballet dancer inside. Granny laughed so much that her paper hat fell off. Third reading November b h December a g Christmas eve d f Christmas day e c Introduce the activities of Christmas according to the timeline. Summarize the writers feeling
7、s of each period. Activities and feelings Before Christmas write a letter to stuff the turkey sit on grannys lap sing Christmas songs make sugar biscuits Activities and feelings On Christmas Eve leave a plate of sugar biscuits for Father Christmas put stockings at the end of beds put up Christmas tr
8、ee and hung the decorations have big turkey with potatoes On Christmas Day open presents race around garden roll a big snowball to make a lovely snowman then follow Christmas putting put on silly paper hats What kinds of memories does the writer have for this Christmas ? adjectives: warm, nice, happ
9、y, cozy, joyful, peaceful, memorable, nostalgic, sad With the description of a memorable Christmas, the author depicts in front of us the joyful and peaceful family atmosphere during the busy and exciting traditional Christmas. Although we may feel a bit sad , we can still feel the warmth and happin
10、ess spread through the memories. Unit 3 Lesson 4 Memories of Christmas Period II Can you find any hints in the story that suggest Granny was in poor health conditions? Did the writer notice it at that time? How did she feel after Grandma passed away? She spend most of her time on the brown sofa by t
11、he fire She was quiet, seemingly happy Her hands was slightly shaky Granny took a seat by the fire She stayed in by the fire ,looking outside but didnt go outside Auntie Kath didnt think it was funny Did the writer notice it at that time? How did she feel after Grandma passed away? The writer didnt
12、notice it at that time because she was too young to notice how weak her granny was and too excited about the coming Christmas. She missed her so much after Granny passed away. Why did the writer keep Granny paper hat and the letter in the music box ? In that Christmas, her Granny gave her a music bo
13、x to put all her treasures she received . However, she regards the paper hat and letter that Christmas as her treasure, indicating that the last Christmas she spent with her granny was the most important memories for her. What can you infer about Granny after reading this story? Granny knew she was
14、very sick and she probably didnt have much time so she cherish every minute with the writer. Granny made great effort to spend her last Christmas with her family. She lover her family and her family loved her back. Granny was happy, especially with the children, despite her illness. Why does the aut
15、hor think that the Christmas was very magical ? The writer thinks Christmas is “ magical” because of her granny. Whenever Christmas comes, she thinks of her and the happy time they spent together. Christmas isnt a season. It is a feeling. Edna Ferber Compare the Christmas and Spring Festival to find
16、 out the similarities and differences . activities significance time Spring Festival Greek Christmas Step 2: Writing My festival memories Focusing on something special and unique. Time order: Before the Festival On the Eve On the day Add emotions to your article by: describing natural environment Ex
17、amples from the text: It always began in the middle of November on a cold, windy day. lights appeared in the streets. There were snow everywhere. describing your feelings Examples from the text: In December, our excitement grew each day. Lunch was a loud and exciting affair. Granny laughed so much t
18、hat her paper hat fell off. Write your article more smoothly by: using linking words: Step 2: Writing Writing help 4: Linking words From the text: in December; on Christmas Eve; then;in the afternoon; later Other possible linking words: before; when; as soon as; while; at the same time; as; first/ first of all; during; later; suddenly; then; next; finally; in the end; at last Thank You!
