Teenage+Life+Reading+and+Thinking+教案 高一英语人教版(2019)

Unit1阅读课教案
The Freshman Challenge
一、Teaching Objective:
The objective of this lesson is to help students understand and appreciate the challenges that freshmen face in high school. By analyzing the different aspects of this challenge, students will be able to develop strategies for overcoming these obstacles and thriving in their new academic environment.
二、Teaching Key Points:
1. Understanding the Freshman Challenge: Students will learn about the various challenges that freshmen face, including adapting to a new environment, making new friends, managing time effectively, and dealing with academic pressures.
2. Coping Strategies: Students will be encouraged to identify their own personal strengths and weaknesses and develop strategies for coping with the challenges of high school.
3. Communication Skills: Students will practice their communication skills by discussing their experiences with other freshmen and sharing strategies for overcoming the challenges they have faced.
三、Teaching Methods:
1. Discussion: Start the lesson by asking students to share their experiences of starting high school and the challenges they have faced. Encourage them to listen to each other's stories and provide feedback.
2. Reading: Pass out a short article or excerpt from a book about the challenges of being a freshman. Ask students to read it silently and then discuss what they learned from it.
3. Group Work: Divide students into small groups and assign each group a specific challenge (e.g., making friends, managing time, etc.). Have each group research strategies for overcoming that challenge and present their findings to the class.
4. Writing: Ask students to write an essay about their own strategies for coping with the challenges of high school. Encourage them to use specific examples from their own experiences.
四、Teaching Procedure:
1)Introduction (5 minutes)
Begin the lesson by asking students about their expectations and concerns about starting high school as freshmen. Encourage them to share their experiences or stories related to the topic.
●Introduce the title of the text, "The Freshman Challenge." Explain its significance
and relevance to high school life.
2)Literary Analysis (15 minutes)
●Discuss the text and its key themes. Ask students to identify any literary devices
used by the author, such as similes, metaphors, symbolism, etc. Provide examples from the text for analysis.
●Encourage students to discuss how these devices contribute to the overall
message of the text and the theme of the challenges faced by freshmen.
3)Reading Comprehension (15 minutes)
●Read the text aloud to students. Assign questions based on comprehension to
check their understanding of the content.
●Discuss any difficulties they encountered while reading and how they overcame
them. Provide guidance on strategies for effective reading comprehension.
4)Writing Activity (15 minutes)
●In pairs, ask students to write a reflective essay about their own experiences as a
freshman. They should include both positive and challenging aspects of this phase of their lives.
●Encourage them to use the literary devices identified in class to enhance their
essays' impact. Monitor and provide feedback on their writing as needed.
5)Conclusion (5 minutes)
●Review the main points of the lesson and emphasize the importance of
understanding and appreciating the challenges faced by freshmen in high school.
●Ask students to share one thing they learned from today's lesson and how it
relates to their own lives as freshmen or in general.
●End the lesson by thanking students for their participation and reminding them of
upcoming assignments or activities related to English reading skills.
五、Homework:
Ask students to reflect on their experiences of starting high school thus far and identify one strategy they have used to overcome a challenge they has faced. They should also read another article or excerpt about a freshman's experience at high school and identify one thing they would do differently if they could start over again.。