Part 1. General Analysis
1. Guiding Theories
Background: The concept of the overall teaching design of the whole unit requires teachers to create an English learning environment that stimulates students' interest around the theme of the unit, and design diversified language activities based on the theme.
Guidelines: To meet the requirements of the National Curriculum for senior high school, students’ comprehensive language competence should be developed, especially their core competence including language ability, learning ability, thinking quality and cultureconsciousness.
Teaching theory: With the intention of helping the students achieve their learning goals and promote a deeper level of learning, Scaffolding Instruction is the support given during the learning process which is tailored to the needs of students.
2. Analysis of the TeachingMaterial
The selected teaching material is a news report taken from the Reading section of Module 1, Unit 4. The article introduces a female student who went on a diet to lose weight and fainted on campus. The topic is closely related to the daily life of students, so it is helpful to raise their learning interests and it will provide a chance for students to get a better understanding of what true beauty is, which is the main idea of the whole unit.
3. Analysis of the TargetStudents
In terms of the students, they’re in Senior One. With the help of teacher and basic reading skills, they will be able to understand the passage. Besides, they are eager to know more detailed information about the news.
4. Learning Objectives
Based on the analysis of the teaching material and target students, I have chosen the following as the learning objectives of my lesson:
In Language Ability aspect:
① Students will be able to master some important words, phrases, and appreciate some sentences.
② Students can grasp the characteristics of news report in terms of text structure.
In Learning Ability aspect:
① Students are able to understand the meaning of pictures, images, sounds and other non-text resources in topics such as "health", "weight loss", and"beauty";
② Students can use different reading strategies to obtain information, pay attention to and observe the language characteristics of newsreport;
In Thinking Quality aspect:
Students will be able to distinguish and identify the social phenomenon reflected in the news report, understand the author's writing intention and make correct value judgments;
In Culture Consciousness aspect:
Students will raise their awareness of taking a rational look at outer appearance, increasing self-confidence, and creating a healthy lifestyle.
