The Treasure of The Stone Lions
By Wen Caixia
教材分析
【What】《石狮子的宝藏》是一篇精彩的短篇故事，选自外研社出版的《阳光英语分级读物》13级，全文单词总量1850。故事讲述的是一位7岁的小男孩Luke在奶奶家的一次英雄经历。小男孩Luke聪明、勇敢、机智的保护了好朋友石狮子的宝藏，帮助警察抓到了银行抢劫犯，同时也获得了珍贵的友谊和宝贵的财富。
【Why】本篇故事中，作者通过对男孩孤独--结交好友--保护好友--陪伴好友等一系列事件的描写，展示出了一个“小”孩子的“大”品质：单纯、善良、真实、重情义、守承诺，让读者不禁对主人公充满了喜爱和佩服。借此让读者学习到友情、善良、勇敢、守诺言等真、善、美的优秀品质。
【How】文章篇幅较长，分四个章节，但用词简练、情节生动。具体而言，通过外貌描写体现狮子和抢劫犯的“大”，以此衬托男孩的“小”。又通过动作描写体现男孩的“小善举”带来“大能量”。这种对比手法能引起读者的阅读兴趣。故事当中人物对比鲜明，通过对主角的心理描写以及与反面人物的对话描写，展现了饱满的人物形象。
学情分析
本课授课对象为九年级4班的学生。
学习习惯方面：在日常英语学习中，学生都能在教师的引导下进行一定量的口、笔头输出。大部分学生有较好的阅读能力和良好的口头表达能力，但也有部分学生阅读量较小，怯于开口。
知识经验方面：在校本课程的影响下，学生对故事类文本比较熟悉，了解故事文本的基本元素。
内容方面：学生已经在课前将本故事读完，了解了故事大概内容。在学习过程当中，可能会遇到的困难有：不能很完整的呈现故事情节，对故事的主题意义体会不到位。因此，本课将通过梳理文中人物的“小”与“大”方面，让学生在自主和小组活动的基础上建立起对主题意义的构建。
教学目标
1. 学生通过回答问题，整理并获得故事情节、人物动作和心理活动等关键信息。
2. 学生通过小组活动，能够在理解故事的基础上围绕主线“small and big”对章节拟标题。
3. 学生通过人物分析，能够根据“small but big”建构出自己对故事的主题意义的理解。
教学重点、难点
重点：根据对故事的深入分析，围绕small but big理解故事的主题意义。
难点：1. 学生拟章节标题可能有一定的困难，需要老师适当示范。
2. 对主题意义的推断可能会遇到困难，需要老师适当引导。
教学资源
多媒体、故事文本
教学设计
Step1: Lead in
Watch a video about small things and but things to lead in the new lesson.
Step 2 Read the cover
Guide the students to read the cover.
Find out something small and something big----a small boy and a big stone lion.
Step 2 Read the plot
Chapter 1
Luke looked at the stone lions far away
What did Luke think of the stone lions? (scary, big)
Be close to the stone lions (Read page 4-6)
Which words/sentences show the lions were big?
Did the small boy still think they were both scary?
What did he do with the stone lion?
(Remind them to circle some adjectives or verbs to support their ideas.)
Luke made friends with one of the stone lions
So we can give a heading to chapter one : small boy met two big stone lions
Chapter 2
Two big men came (Read page 8, page 14)
² Which words/sentences show the men thieves were big?
² Did the small boy feel scared? How do you know?
(Remind them to circle some verbs or adjectives to support their ideas.)
Luke was caught by the big men thieves
What did he say to the big men thieves? What do you think of the small boy?
What did the big men thieves promise Luke?
What does the sentence “But if you tell anyone, you’re history.” mean?
If you were the small boy, what would you do?
So we can give a heading to chapter two : small boy met two big men thieves
Read the conversation between Luke and the two men to show How wise and clever the small boy was and How unfriendly and unkind the two big men were!
Chapter 3
Luke went back to the stone lions
What did Luke say to the stone lion, Rex?
What did Rex say to Luke?
What did Rex tell Luke to do? (small acts)
(Remind them to underline some related sentences to support their ideas.)
So we can give a heading to chapter three : small boy became a big helper
Chapter 4
(Read page 23-29)
Which small acts show the small boy was “big”?
Use a table to lead the students to find out those small acts.
At last
What did Luke do to the two thieves?
What did he do to the stone lions?
So we can give a heading to chapter four : small boy became a big hero
Step 3 Read the headings , read the character and read the theme
After reading the headings, figure out the key words: small, big. Then ask the students to analyze the main character----Luke.
Luke is small but “big”. Can you make a sentence with “I think Luke is small but________ because__________”
(Remind them to find out some supporting evidence in the book.)
Based on students’ analysis, make a summary of the theme. The teacher set an example first, then guide students to work out the others.
Small body has big power.
Small acts make a big difference.
Small deeds get big returns.
Step 4 From text to self
What small acts did you do to help your friend(s) or others?
What small acts did you see around you?
Based on students’ sharing, make a summary to sublimate the theme.
Small acts show big kindness.
Step 5 Homework (Choose one to finish)
1.Write a report about Luke’s story to the local paper.
2. Rewrite the story in the perspective(角度) of the lion stone, Rex.