课题	UNIT 4 ADVERSITY AND COURAGE Period 1 Reading and Thinking	学科	英语	班级	授课教师
教学目标	By the end of this section, students will be able to: read about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition; figure out the important events that happened during the expedition and understand the adversity they faced; summarize the author’s feelings changed; infer the characters’ traits and emotions according to their words and actions.
教学主题	该板块的活动主题是“探讨冒险精神”（Explore the spirit of adventure）。这一板块展现了探险家沙克尔顿招募船员、少年珀西登上“坚忍号”、“坚忍号”被困并沉没、船员登陆象岛、沙克尔顿组队求援的大致过程，其中每一个事件都伴随着对相关人物的考验，展现了探险家和船员们不畏艰险、不惧困难的精神。在学习这一板块时，学生一方面要结合历史背景理解探险家和船员们所面临的极端困境，另一方面要结合故事细节对人物的性格和品质进行分析，从而发现“成功的失败”背后隐藏的真相：领导者临危不乱、敢于担当，船员们乐观积极、团结奋进，领导者与船员之间互相尊重、彼此信任。
教学重点	引导学生阅读几则南极探险日记，梳理“坚忍号”南极探险历程中的重要事件，理解主人公所面临的困境。
教学难点	引导学生能够根据人物的具体言行分析其情感变化，解读其性格品质。
教学内容与过程	Lead-in 结合本单元话题设置问题，让学生展开讨论，进行课堂预热。  What happened to the ship in the photo?  How would you feel and what would you do if you were on this ship? Step 1 Pre-reading 引导学生小组讨论广告细节，教师可提供以下表格帮助学生梳理广告文本中的信息。带领学生结合招募广告，思考相关问题。  According to the advertisement, what kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for?  Would you like to join an expedition like this? Why or why not? Step 2 While-reading 让学生快速浏览标题、背景介绍语和三篇日记，找出这次南极探险的基本信息和三篇日记的大意。带领学生仔细阅读第一篇日记并思考活动2的第一个问题：  How did Blackborow come to join the expedition? 带领学生仔细阅读第二篇和第三篇日记并思考活动2的第二个问题和第三个问题。  What happened to Endurance? What did the crew members have to do?  What did Shackleton do to make sure they could survive? 引导学生阅读三篇日记，关注高亮词汇，试着结合文本内容推测词义。让学生再次阅读三篇日记，梳理Blackborow的心理变化。引导学生阅读活动4的策略提示框，理解如何推断人物性格特点和情感。然后让学生再读课文，与同伴分析和讨论人物的性格、品质和情感。 Step 3 Post-reading 引导学生关注标题A Successful Failure，让学生结合文本讨论标题中的success和failure分别可能指什么，与学生共同探讨课文标题的内涵。撰写瓶中信：学生想象自己是Perce Blackborow，回顾课文描述的遇险情况，撰写一封简短的瓶中信，以达到求救的目的。 Step 4 Homework If you were Perce Blackborow, you will introduce your expedition to us. Your introduction should include:  Self-introduction  How you went aboard Endurance  What happened to Endurance  How you felt about life on Elephant Island					备注