英语周报教案,高中牛津英语,模块八第二单元,Module8,Unit2Project

Module 8 unit 2 The universal language

Project

The general idea of this period

The project in this unit is designed to help students practice and use English by completing a project.

Teaching aim

Help students use what they have learnt to finish a project by working together.

Teaching important and difficult points

1. Help the students 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.

Teaching aids

A computer and a projector.

Teaching procedures:

Step I. Dictation.

Step II. Lead-in

In this unit, we have discussed different kinds of music. So today let’s have a closer look at the history and development of pop music.

Step III 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 IV. Second reading

Read different parts of the text on by one.

What was the most important instruments used in jazz?

The trumpet is one of the most important instrument used in jazz

Who is considered as one of the founding fathers of jazz?

Louis Armstrong

Complete the outline of this part

※Jazz began in the USA.

※After World War I, jazz was the most popular type of music.

※It came from the folk songs of American black slaves.

※The trumpet was and still is one of the most important instruments used in jazz.

※Louis Armstrong is seen as one of the founding fathers of jazz.

※Solo performance became an essential part of every jazz song.

1. Questions:

What is the difference between swing music and traditional jazz?

Swing music is faster than traditional jazz and have a sort of swinging feel to the music.

What are included in “big bands”?

Big bands included a pianist a violinist and a bassist, as well as others.

Who is considered as one of the pioneers of rock and roll?

Big Joe Turner.

2. Find out the events that are related to the following time periods

From the early 1930s to the early 1950s, traditional jazz went into a bit of swing and was replace by swing.

By 1949, the start of a new musical trend known as rhythm and blues, or R&B, had arisen as

a kind of mixture of jazz and swing.

During the 1950s, R&B changed modern music further and led to what we known as rock and roll.

In the 1930s, Big Joe Turner started out performing with swing bands.

In 1951, Big Joe Turner released the very first rock and roll song called “Shake, Rattle and Roll”.

In 1954, Elvis Presley made his first music recording for Philips’ record company.

The outline of this part

※Swing music is a kind of jazz for dancing.