湖南省蓝山二中高中英语 Unit1 Project Reciting a poem学案 牛津译林版选修8.docVIP

湖南省蓝山二中2014年高中英语 Unit1 Project Reciting a poem学案 牛津译林版选修8 Paragraphs 1—4 introduction of Robert Burns Paragraphs 5—7 some information about a movement of poets called the Romantic Movement Paragraphs 8—9 the poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ with its introduction and explanation 2. Pair work: Rearrange the events in the order of time. Fill in the following table: Time Event 1750 The Romantic Movement started. 1759 Robert Burns was born. 1794 The poem ‘A Red, Red Rose’ was published. 1796 Robert Burns died at the age of 37. 1870 The Romantic Movement ended. 1877 The monument to Burns was first publicly exhibited. 3. Read the article for a third time to get more information about this report, and then fill in the following table about Robert Burns. Year of birth Place of birth Year of death Family status 1759 Alloway, Scotland 1796 Poor His first love Name Nelly Kirkpatrick Effect on him Encouraged him to start writing poetry Main works ‘To a Mouse’; ‘The Holy Fair’; ‘A Red, Red Rose’ The movement of poets Name of the movement Romantic Movement Representative poets John Keats; William Wordsworth; Robert Burns Features Romantic themes tend to be more emotional. The poems are always about love, dreams or nature. The way people memorize him *All of Scotland mourned his death, and afterwards many people donated money to support his widow and children. The monument to him was first publicly exhibited in 1877 and about 30,000 people attended the first exhibition. *The house in Alloway, where Burns was born, is now a museum of his life and work. 4. Read and recite the poem A Red, Red Rose, trying to understand the meaning of the poem. Part B 1. Group work: Discuss the eight questions in Part B. Then prepare your project.