英语高二下外研版选修8 Module 2教案01（Reading）英语：Module 2《The Renaissance》英文教案（1）（外研版选修8）Part One Teaching DesignPeriod 1 Reading -- The Renaissance▇ Goals●Get the students to know the background of the Renaissance and the achievements during this time and the representatives in many fields.●To learn to read with strategies▇ ProceduresStep 1: Warming up by learning about “the Renaissance” and learn about the background knowledge.Before we begin the reading of Module 2, let’s try to understand the background of that time. Please answer some questions.1. Do you know something about the Renaissance?2. Who painted the Mona Lisa? How do you like it?3. Are there any other great painters at that time?4. Who you think are the representatives of the Renaissance?5. In which fields did the Renaissance take place?6. What do you think are the influences of the Renaissance?Warming up by saying something about Leonardo da Vinci.“Leonardo da Vinci was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep” ----Sigmund FreudLeonardo da Vinci is a man well beyond his time. Leonardo da Vinci was a renaissance painter, architect, engineer, mathematician and philosopher, a genius the world has never seen again so far.Step 2: Before you readPlease introdu ce the words for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the words, the relationship between their pronunciation and spelling.Practice for words study:Have a spelling quiz. Read every sentence and fill the blanks with proper forms of the words in this module.1)The ____ is the study and design of buildings.2)The ____ is the study of the meaning of life.3)If you give somebody a job, it means you ______ him or her.4)Madam Curie did a great _____ to the mankind.5)_____ means something difficult to understand or explain.6) A large churc h is called a ______.7)What’s your ______ of the painting.?8)What the teachers did was to _____ the students to study even harder.9)He is really a genius. His painting shows ______ talent.10)Her red coat ______ sharply with the whit e snow.Step 3: While you read1. Type of writing and summary of The Renaissance2. A diagram of The Renaissance3. Complete the article with one word in each blankThe Renaissance is French word meaning _1_. This word was used to describe a period in European history which began with the _2__ of the first Europeans in America. It was as if Europe was __3__ up after the long sleep of the Middle Ages. From Italy, the idea of the Renaissance rapidly __4__ to France, Germany, England and the rest of Europe. _5_ made people get richer. It became easier for artists to find people who could _6_ to buy their works or employ them. During that time, people developed a type of philosophy. For the first time, humans _7__ of God was put in the center of the Universe. The renaissance was also a time of _____ invention. Leonardo was also a skilled inventor. He had many detailed drawings of machines, such as airplanes, parachutes, submarines and tanks. He was really an extraordinary genius with so many different ______.4. Answer the reading comprehension questions according to the text1. Which of the following groups about the description of the Renaissance is TRUE?a. The Renaissance means 14th to 16th century Italy, and the development in art and architecture, music and literature.b. The Renaissance is no more than the Mona Lisac. From France, the idea of the Renaissance rapidly spread northwards to Italy, Germany, England, and the rest of Europe.d. The Renaissance was a time of scientific invent ion.e. The Mona Lisa expresses the spirit of the renaissance.A. a b cB. a d eC. b c eD. a c d2. Why do we say the Mona Lisa is a mysterious masterpiece?A. Because people want to know who Mona Lisa was and what she was doing.B. Because people want to know where Mona Lisa was from and why she was smiling.[:学&科&网]C. Because people want to know how old Mona Lisa was and who she was .D. Because people want to know who Mona Lisa was and why she was smiling.3. Trade with other parts of the world did NOT mean that ______.A. it was difficult for Leonardo to be employed by the rich.B. Europe was getting richer.C. people had money to spend on the arts.D. it because easier for artists to find people who could afford to buy their works or employ them.4. The new frontiers in the arts opened by the Renaissance artists include the following EXCEPT _______.A. painters discovered how to use perspecti ve and the effects of lightB. composers put different voices together and created polyphonyC. the artists first put people rather than religion at the center of theuniverse.D. architects preferred designing buildings with more light which contrasted with the heaviness of the Gothic cathedrals of the Middle Ages.5. Which of the following sentences is WRONG about Leonardo?A. Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa in the year 1503-1506B. Leonardo was only a famous painter in the world.C. In short, Leonardo was an extraordinary genius.D. Leonardo was a painter and an inventor as well.Step 4: After you read1. Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book and make your own sentences with them.universe, a skilled inventor, carry2. Read to transfer informationYou are to read the text once again to complete the table with necessary information from it.The senseStep 5: Closing down by learning about the RenaissanceRenaissance is a French word that means “Rebirth.” After around a millenium of Dark Midieval Age at about 1450, European scholars became more interested in studying the world around them. They nurtured the aesthetics of men as shown in their arts which became more true to life. They began to explore new lands and new territories to crossbreed cultures and economies. They started to rely on senses and reasons to study how the world operates. They speculated their meaning of existence in view of not only God but also of themselves. They posed more emphasis on the well-being on earthly lives and developed such a belief as Humanism. The brand-new era was eventually called “the Renaissance.”。
