Beijing opera 学案

Beijing Opera 学案
课前准备：
1.相关图片.
2.请学生们看李玉刚在《霸王别姬》Farewell My Concubine中精彩演出，陶冶同学们的情操，激起学习Beijing Opera兴趣。

Step1组织课堂：﹝Organize the class﹞minute5
T：Class begins. Good morning, class!
M: Stand up.
Ss: Good Moring, Ms Tao!
T: Sit down! The weather is fine today .Many teachers come to see us. I feel happy, how do you feel ?
Ss: I feel happy too.
Step 2 情景引入lead-in
Let’s watch a short video together.
Do you love the movie?
Ss…
What kind of opera is shown in the movie?
Ss…
Which do you enjoy its singing, dialogues, acrobatics or kung fu?
S1: I enjoy...
S2: I enjoy...
S3: I enjoy...
S4：I enjoy ...
T: Yeah, It combines many art forms. Now welcome to “Beijing opera”class , let’study Beijing opera together.
Step 3听录音并且速读Listen and read
1. Is Beijing opera the opera of the masses? S5 …
2. How many types of roles are there in Beijing opera? S6 …
3. Divided the text into six parts .Use Key words to give main idea of each part.
Para 1-2 The origination of Beijing Opera.
Para 3 The character and theme of Beijing Opera.
Para 4-7 The four types of roles in Beijing Opera.
Para 8 The symbolism in Beijing Opera.
Para 9 The performers in Beijing Opera.
Para 10 The significance of Beijing Opera.
Step 4 精读
Para 1 ,2 （独立学习）
1. When did Beijing opera originate in (起源于何时/何地)？
S7：…
2. Being opera has nothing ______ ______ ______ the opera of the West.(和……一样)
3. In 1790,four opera groups from Anhui Province_______ ____ ___ （巡回演出）in Beijing ___ ___ ___ the emperor.(奉……之名)
4. The artists______ (融合)techniques from operas of other places and _____(创立)their own highly unique music and performing techniques. Para 3. (同伴探究)
1. What is Beijing opera characterized by?(以……为特征)
S8:…
2. Can you say some other characteristic of it(costumes, rhythms, the themes)?
Para 4,5,6,7,8,9(小组合作交流与创新，展我所长)
Group activities and Presentation（小组活动与展示）
Task 1(P4): Introduce Sheng and Dan by making a dialogue.
Your presentation must include the following information.
﹙1﹚How many types of roles are there in Beijing opera?
(2) Who are sheng? Who do they portray? How many categories can they be divided into?
3. Who is Dan? How many categories can they be divided into? (Maybe making a dialogue is a good choice)
Task 2(P5)：Introduce Jing By playing a guessing game.
(1) Who are jing? Who do they portray?
(2)What are the painted faces used to represent? Give some examples. (I think playing a guess game with some masks is helpful).fill the chart .
What does the painted face represent?
Task 3(P6,P7) ：Introduce Chou by asking ,answering and acting
(1) Who are Chou? What are they marked By（以……为标志）？
Are they always positive or negative?
Do you love them? Give an example。

(2) Why is symbolism so important in Beijing opera.
Show a movement or a gesture for students to guess what it means? (maybe asking and acting will make a success)
Task 4(P8,P9)：Introduce Famous artists.
Can you say some famous actors and some famous female roles’ names ? Here are some pictures of them?
Can you tell the name with the right picture?
And then encourage young students to learn from them, Learn and develop the national opera and introduce the good ones to the world. Mutual aids between groups(组间互助)
A student from Group 2 or Group 3 may be confused that the picture of Mei Lanfang was a male, but the leader of Group 4 says he was the most
famous female role. Group 1 or Group 4 can help him to know that traditionally , female roles were played by male actors. He may also tell him The TV play Xun Huisheng which was hot shown on Hebei TV Xun Huisheng ，a male actor, once played the female role Li Huiniang.
Step 5.Class exercise (课堂练习)
A 级练习For good memory
Match the English words with their Chinese meaning.
a. painted-face 演出者
b. originate in 戏服
c. costume 乐器
d. instrument 脸谱
e. performer 象征性的
f. symbolic 起源于…
B级For better understanding. True or False
1. Dan must be played by female actress. ( )
2. Jing are the painted-face roles represent warriors, heroes, statesmen and bad man ( )
3. Beijing opera has become an elegant form as a result of the hard work of hundreds of artists.( )
C级For using better
Complete each sentence with one of the expressions in the right form。

In common with date back to be characterized by be divided into
1. The temple __________ the early years of Qing Dynasty.
2. All the fruit _____________ 6 categories.
3. Costumes of Beijing Opera ________________by their bright colors and beautiful designs.
4. Jane and I are close friends ,but my family background has nothing _________each other.
Step 6 Art appreciations.
对比欣赏the opera of the West
《蝴蝶夫人》Madame Butterfly 片段，提出问题：Which do you like better, Beijing Opera or the opera of the West?
Step 7 Summary
1. The hot words and expressions.
2. Know Beijing Opera better
3. Learn some strategies to learn English better
Step 8 Homework
1.Finish off Practice I,II(必做)
2.Retell the text （提高）
3.Find some information about Mei Lanfang on line and write a short story about him。

(选做)。