江苏省徐州市建平中学高二英语 M8 Unit2 Project 学案

Module 8 Unit 2 Project
Designed by Meng qinghua Checked by Shao Fengying
Learning aims: Help students use what they have learnt to finish a project by working together.
Important points: 1.Help the s tudents understand the text to collect as much information as they can.
2. Ask the students to have a discussion about which singer
or band they will focus on, what they will include in the
project and how they can organize their webpage.
Step 1 Dictation.
Step 2 Lead-in
In this unit, we have discussed di fferent kinds of music. So today let’s have a closer look at the history and development of pop music.
Step 3 First reading
Ask the students to read the article “From jazz to pop” and then answer the questions.
What is this text mainly about?
It is about the history and development of pop music.
How many periods can pop music be divided into according to the writer? Five periods. Early jazz, swing music, R&B, rock and roll, and 1960s pop music.
Step 4 Second reading
Read different parts of the text on by one and answer some questions . Early jazz
1. What was the most imp ortant instruments used in jazz?
The trumpet is one of the most important instrume nt used in jazz
2. Who is considered as one of the founding fathers of jazz?
Louis Armstrong
From wing music to rock and roll
1. What is the difference between swing music and traditional jazz? Swing music is faster than traditional jazz a nd have a sort of swinging feel to the music.
2. What are included in “big bands”?
Big bands included a pianist a violinist and a bassist, as well as others.
3. Who is considered as one of the pioneers of rock and roll?
Big Joe Turner.
1960s pop music
1. Which band was the most successful rock and roll band of the 1960s?
2. What is “Beatlemania”?
Step 5 Discussion
Help students understand the structure of the text.
How to research and what to research about a singer or a band? Think of some questions:
When was the band founded and how?
What musical instrument do they use?
What songs do they sing? How about their style?
Where do they perform?
Step6. Language points
1.Find out the following phrases :
简单的看看
突然兴起
被认为
转向
做…的能力
把……和….结合起来
种族歧视
分手
plete the following sentences in the text :
1)Unlike most musicians who played the music as it was written ,he would
change the music as he was playing it ______(reflect ) his feelings at the time .
2)“Rock around the Clock ”ca uses rock music ______(recognize ) as
its own .
3)It seems that every few years there is a new band _____(try ) to bring
back the magic of Beatles .
4)No group since has ever come close to _____(be ) as popular or
_____(sell) as many records .。