unit4_Earthquake写作教案

Unit4. Earthquake-News Writing

邹冯Teaching aims:

1.Get students to learn how to write news;

2.Train students the ability to cooperate with each other and to search for information;

3.Learn more about Tangshan earthquake and honor the people of Tangshan.

Teaching difficulties:

1.How to make students learn writing in a more practical and effective way;

2.How to help students understand the tips for writing.

Teaching procedure:

Step 1: Lead-in

----The 30th anniversary of Tangshan earthquake (news)

T: We have learnt the Tangshan earthquake. When did it happen? How many people died during the earthquake?

Step 2: Presentation of students’ news writing(homework of last class)

----point out the mistakes in news writing according to three aspects

T: You have finished the news writing of Tangshan earthquake, and now it’s time for you to show your project. Others have to point out the mistakes in his or her writing according to three aspects.

----Three aspects: headline; content and language

T: What do you think of his or her writing? Is it a proper news writing? What have you done before your writing?

Step 3: Tips for writing

1.Preparation ---- an outline

Preparation: Choose a topic; decide what you want to say about the topic; Organize your ideas and write clearly.

Outline: A headline; a list of main ideas; A list of important details

2.Headline

⑴Appreciation of headlines

⑵ characteristics of headlines

Q: what’s the ch aracteristic of headlines?

⑶ practice ---- write headlines for the following news according to the picture and information given

Flood relief efforts ----The death toll on the Chinese mainland from Typhoon Kaemi has risen to 32, with at least 65 still missing. Local governments are sparing no efforts to carry out relief work.

PLA celebrates 79th birthday----The Chinese People's Liberation Army is 79 years old, and the Defense Ministry has held a reception to celebrate.

Quake hits Indonesian island----A moderate earthquake has struck near Indonesia's Nias island off northern Sumatra. The quake, with a magnitude of 5.6 struck just before 8.30 am, and was centered under the Indian Ocean, about 55 kilometers northwest of the main town on the island, Gunung Sitoli.

Railway's impact on Tibetans----The Railway brings the remote Qinghai-Tibet plateau closer to the rest of the world. With people able to move in and out of the region more easily and the economic benefits the railway brings, the lives of Tibetans will never be the same again. 3. Content

---- How to organize your content of news

⑴ Tips----Be clear of the content you want to mention; List your ideas; Write the most important

thing in the beginning and the less ones in the following

⑵ Practice----write the beginning of news according to the information and picture given

Special plane landed;

Beijing Wednesday morning (8.2);

the body of Chinese UN observer

Du Zhaoyu killed last week during Israel's air raid on Lebanon;

Du's coffin covered with Chinese and UN flags; Eight Chinese soldiers. A woman; rifts on the wall; earthquake measuring 5.1degrees; Wen'an County, north China's Hebei Province;

11:56 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, 2006; the qua ke’s epicenter --about 110 kilometers from Beijing and 80 kilometers from Tianjin; casualty –not known