1、Unit 8 Detective storiesTaskI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to write a detective story according to the pictures and the given information.II. Teaching contentsHow to organize and write a detective story.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted
2、 area of difficultyLearn to make the detective story smoothly.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. T: Our school will hold a writing competition about detective stories. My friend Millie is very interested in it. She wants to have a try.2. T: However, she doesnt know how to plan a detective story
3、. Could you please give her some advice?【设计意图：设置情境引入本课时的写作任务，同时注重培养学生的资源策略。 】 3. T: There are 6 elements in a story. They are when, where, who, what, why and how. Boys and girls, if we want to tell a detective story, what information will you be interested in? (Time, place, victim, suspect, witness,
4、 clue, fingerprint and so on.)【设计意图：运用思维导图，将侦探小说包含的所有要素进行罗列。 】4. T: How can we organize all the essential information?I think its a good idea to draw some pictures to help develop the story.Step 2 Presentation1. T: Here are the pictures. Look at the pictures carefully and try to describe them one by
5、 one.2. Pay attention to details and try to match the pictures and sentences.3. Ask some questions about the crime according to the sentences.(1) What did Bruce find one day?(2) What did he plan to do with it?(3) Did a witness see Bruce running into the building?(4) Was Bruce charged with murder?4.
6、Finish the mind map of the story.5. T: Can you make it clearer for the readers to know which detective story you will tell? (Add the story name.)6. T: According to the pictures, Millie has written the first part of the story, but she has missed out a few words. Can you help her complete the sentence
7、s?7. T: Bruce was not guilty, but how could he prove it? Work in groups of four and find a way to help Bruce. Each group writes an ending to the storyand share your stories with your classmates. 8. Discussion: What makes a good detective story?Essential informationClear structureSimple past tense【设计
8、意图：通过对 A 部分从句到篇的逐步分析和推进，帮助学生掌握写好一则侦探故事的几大步骤，为 B 部分的写作开展做好准备。 】Step 3 Practice1. T: You also want to enter the writing competition at school. You have drawn some pictures too.2. T: Look at the pictures carefully and try to catch the essential information.Picture 1: What kind of crime is it? Picture 2
9、: What is the detective doing? What do you think he can find there?Pictures 3&4: Talk to the cook and the witnesses。Picture 5: What will the detective do with the gun and the knife?Picture 6: The cook is the murderer. How does the detective know? Why did the cook do that?【设计意图：通过观察图片回答问题，帮助学生打开思维，理清
10、故事要素和大意。 】3. T: When you are writing, remember to include the following points in your story:(1) A description of the crime(2) Any objects or clues found at the scene of the crime(3) A description of the suspect(4) How the detective finds the criminal4. Ask students to write a detective story according to the pictures and the given information.5. Ask students to share the story with each other. V. Homework1. Make your detective story better and more interesting.2. Preview the new lesson.