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Unit 6 Celebrating the Big Days
In this unit, you will learn to:
● introduce festivals and holidays.
● understand important Chinese and foreign festivals.
● use a chart to analyze the plot of a story.
● use the reading strategy of making connections.
● make a poster of a traditional festival.
Big Questions: What makes our festivals wonderful?
Unit 6 Celebrating the Big Days
Exploring the Topic
Thinking Skills & Reading Strategies
Review
How do people spend the Tomb-sweeping Day
First,
we buy some flowers and funeral supplies(殡葬用品).
Review
How do people spend the Tomb-sweeping Day
Second,
we visit the tombs of our late family members.
We tidy up the tombs and put some flowers there.
Review
How do people spend the Tomb-sweeping Day
Finally,
we go on family hiking and enjoy nature together.
Beginning
Middle
End
Plot
Plot is the order of a story. It tells the beginning, the middle and the end of the story.
Beginning
Middle
End
How can we identify the plot?
Activity 1
Look at the pictures and read the text.
The students are learning something about New Year's Day.
Lingling and Jane are making cards for their friends.
They give the cards to their friends on New Year's Day.
Activity 1
Learn how to identify the plot.
The students are learning something about New Year's Day.
Lingling and Jane are making cards for their friends.
They give the cards to their friends on New Year's Day.
First, underline the actions.
Activity 1
Learn how to identify the plot.
The students are learning something about New Year's Day.
Lingling and Jane are making cards for their friends.
They give the cards to their friends on New Year's Day.
Second, think about in what way these actions and events are connected ?
In the sequence of development (以事情发展顺序).
Beginning
Middle
End
Activity 1
Third, complete the plot chart.
Learn how to identify the plot.
First, the students are ______________________________________.
And then, __________
______________________________________.
They _______________ ___________________on New Year’s Day.
learning something about New Year’s Day
Lingling and Jane are making cards for their friends
give the cards to their friends
Let’s have a try.
Activity 2
Read the text and complete the plot chart.
Christmas is a big festival in America. Every year, Michael's parents buy a Christmas tree. They first put colorful lights and paper on the tree and make it very pretty. And then, they put the presents under the tree. At Christmas, they have a big dinner and give presents to each other.
First, underline the actions.
Second, think about in what way these actions and events are connected ?
In the sequence of development (以事情发展顺序).
Third, complete the plot chart.
Activity 2
Read the text and complete the plot chart.
Christmas is a big festival in America. Every year, Michael's parents buy a Christmas tree. They first put colorful lights and paper on the tree and make it very pretty. And then, they put the presents under the tree. At Christmas, they have a big dinner and give presents to each other.
First, they put______
___________________________ and _____
_________________.
And then, they_______
______________________________________.
At Christmas, they ________________and
_____________________________.
colorful
lights and paper on
the tree
make it
very pretty
under the tree
put the presents
have a big dinner
give presents to each
other
Activity 3 Pair work
Tell how you spend the New Year's Day by using a plot chart.
Unit 6 Celebrating the Big Days
Exploring the Topic
Reading Strategies
Making connections
what you read
what you know
Making connections
Connections between what you read and what you know can help you understand the text better and remember it well.
Guess: Who is he ?
He was born in the year 551 B.C.
He is a great thinker and teacher in Chinese history.
Confucius
/k?n'fju??s/ 孔子
Confucius
Confucius is a great thinker and teacher in Chinese history.
孔丘（前551年～前479年） ，字仲尼。汉族人，春秋时期鲁国人。
我国古代伟大的思想家和教育家，儒家学派创始人，世界最著名的文化名人之一。编撰了我国第一部编年体史书《春秋》。孔子的言行思想主要载于语录体散文集《论语》之中。
Know more about Confucius.
Confucius
As a thinker
“贤哉，回也! 一箪食，一瓢饮，在陋巷，人不堪其忧。回也不改其乐。”
孔子赞赏颜回在艰苦的生活环境中依然能保持乐观，不改自己的志趣。
As a thinker, his words teach people how to look at the world.
Confucius
As a teacher
“学而不思则罔， 思而不学则殆!”
“吾日三省吾身: 为人谋而不忠乎? 与朋友交而下信乎? 传不习乎?”
“三人行必有我师焉！”
“敏而好学,不耻下问。”
As a teacher, he teaches his students how to think and what to be. Many of his students are great thinkers and teachers, too.
Activity 1
Confucius is a great thinker and teacher in Chinese history. As a thinker, his words teach people how to look at the world. As a teacher, he teaches his students how to think and what to be. Many of his students are great thinkers and teachers, too.
Read the text and learn how to make connections.
What I read:
What I know:
Now I understand:
Mao Zedong
Confucius is a great thinker.
I also know another great thinker, ____________.
Thinkers teach people how to look at the world.
Activity 2
Read the text again and make another connection.
Confucius is a great thinker and teacher in Chinese history. As a thinker, his words teach people how to look at the world. As a teacher, he teaches his students how to think and what to be. Many of his students are great thinkers and teachers, too.
What I read: Confucius is also a____________________________________.
What I know: I also know another great teacher, ______________________.
Now I understand: Good teachers__________________________________.
great teacher
teach students how to think and what to be
Zhang Guimei
Activity 3
Read the text and make another connections.
September 10th is Teachers' Day in China. On this day, students thank their teachers in many ways. They write “Thank you, teacher!” on the blackboard or make a thank-you card for their teachers. Sometimes they sing songs for their teachers and give best wishes to them. Our teachers love us all, so each of us should thank them.
What I read:_________________________________________________.
What I know: ________________________________________________.
Now I understand: ____________________________________________.
On Teachers' Day, students thank their teachers in many ways
Teachers work very hard for the students
Students should thank their teachers
Summary
We learn:
1. how to identify plot.
2. how to make connections to help us understand better.
We can: have a better understanding of the activities and meaning about different festivals.
Homework
You should
You may
complete a plot chart about the Teachers’ Day.
retell the two festivals using the thinking skill and reading strategy.

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