Unit 6 Women, Half the Sky..docVIP

Unit Six Women, Half the Sky Name of Course: College English Grade Level: First-year non-English majors Name of Unit: Women, half the sky Topics to be considered within the unit: 1. The issue of “female discrimination” in Chinese society and across the world. 2. Skills to write a coherent essay. 3. Langrage points and grammatical structure General objective for the lesson: Encourage students to have an in-depth discussion about the topic of “gender discrimination”, its toots and effects. Specific objective for the lesson: By working on Text A “I’m going to buy Brooklyn Bridge”, students will be able to: have a deeper understanding of women working in societies, their roles and frustrations faced in daily life. appreciate the cohesive narration of the author to develop her ideas. master the key language points and grammatical structure in the text; conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. Content to be considered: Main idea of the text. Structure of the text. Cultural background. Language points. Grammatical structures. Writing strategy. Coherence in writing. Methods to be used: Lecture and group discussion Skills to be developed: Use the proper words and structure to write cohesively. Key points: the title of the text is very unique, try to appreciate it. coherence devices used in this text: transitional words and phrases Evaluation: (To be filled in after class) Teaching Process: Period 1---3 (135 minutes) Step 1 Homework checking. (Dictation, recitation, reading or testing etc.) (10--15 minutes) Ask the students the following questions to check whether the students have previewed the text: What does the author’s friend mean by saying if the author believed everything in the report, she had a bridge I Brooklyn she’d like to sell her? Explain what the author’s “own version of that bridge in Brooklyn” is. What does she say “it was a wise investment after all”? What is the tone of the article