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外研版八年级下册 Module 8 Unit 2We thought somebody was moving about教案
Objectives:
To introduce and discuss the concept of suspense and mystery in literature.
To develop students’ reading and comprehension skills.
To enhance students’ understanding and usage of past continuous tense.
Materials:
Textbook: FLTRP Edition 8th Grade English, Module 8 Unit 2.
Short story or excerpt from a suspense or mystery novel.
Discussion questions related to suspense and mystery in literature.
Whiteboard or blackboard.
Markers or chalk.
Warm-up:
Greet the students and initiate a class discussion by asking if they enjoy reading suspense or mystery stories and why.
Show images or book covers of popular suspense or mystery novels and ask students if they have read any of them.
Write keywords or phrases related to suspense and mystery on the board to generate interest and facilitate the transition to the main topic.
Pre-reading:
Introduce the concept of suspense and mystery in literature.
Provide examples of suspenseful and mysterious situations or plots to engage students’ interest.
Discuss how authors create tension and suspense in their stories through the use of descriptive language, foreshadowing, and plot twists.
While-reading:
Distribute the short story or excerpt from a suspense or mystery novel to the students.
Instruct students to read the text individually or in pairs and take notes on key information and moments of suspense or mystery.
Encourage students to underline or highlight any clues or hints that create suspense or mystery.
After completing the reading, facilitate a class discussion by asking comprehension questions and encouraging students to share their findings.
Post-reading:
Distribute discussion questions related to suspense and mystery in literature.
Divide the students into small groups or pairs, and instruct them to discuss the questions and provide their own interpretations and opinions.
Monitor the group discussions and provide support where needed.
Have groups present their findings and interpretations to the class, encouraging them to explain how the author created suspense or mystery in the text.
Grammar Focus:
Introduce or review the past continuous tense and its usage to describe an ongoing action or situation in the past.
Provide examples from the text that demonstrate the usage of the past continuous tense to describe the movements and actions of the characters.
Encourage students to create their own sentences using the past continuous tense to describe ongoing actions or situations.
Creative Writing Activity:
Divide the students into pairs or small groups.
Assign each group a suspenseful or mysterious scenario, such as a haunted house or a missing person case.
Instruct groups to brainstorm and create a short story based on the given scenario, incorporating elements of suspense and mystery.
Each group should write their story, focusing on the use of descriptive language and creating suspenseful moments.
After completing the writing task, have groups exchange their stories and provide feedback to one another.
Conclusion:
Summarize the key points discussed during the lesson, emphasizing the use of suspense and mystery in literature to engage readers.
Encourage students to explore more suspense or mystery stories outside of class to further their understanding and enjoyment of the genre.
Assign any relevant homework, such as reading another suspense or mystery story and identifying the techniques used to create suspense.

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