Teaching Plan for The Wonderhair Hair Restorer

文本分析：

What主题和内容

  本书来源于《阳光英语（分级阅读初二下）》。讲述了一位父亲因为秃头问题十分苦恼，他的女儿为他研制了一种特殊的生发剂，结果父亲在用了生发剂之后头上长出了花花草草，遭到了同事的嘲笑，路人的嫌弃，父亲近乎绝望。故事的最后父亲终于回归原样，虽然仍然是秃头，但是心境已然不同。

Why写作意图

  文本通过描述不同时间父亲对自己的“秃头”的不同态度启示人们：不要等到失去后才懂得珍惜，不要总是对我们未能拥有的东西而自怨自艾，学会满足和珍惜才会让自己更轻松更快乐。

How语篇结构和修辞手段

  本文按照故事发展的先后顺序展开描述，作者借助丰富的想象力将这个故事描绘地十分荒诞、戏剧化且富有趣味性。故事首尾作者运用对比的手法，突出主人翁态度的转变。文中用了大量的动词、形容词来表现人物的性格和情感，语言十分生动，富有欣赏性。

Teaching objectives:

By the end of the lesson, Ss will be able to...

1.     understand the story better.

2.     guess the meaning of some new words according to the context.

3.     know the importance of dealing with things in a different way.

Teaching procedures

Step 1 read the cover

1.Read the title of the book

  What is wonderhair hair restorer?

2.Read the picture

What kind of people needs hair restorer?

Step 2 Read for gist

1.     Ss are asked to answer some simple questions about the story:

   Who are the main characters? Who had a problem? What was the problem?

2.     Ss are shown a picture from the beginning of the story and a picture from the end of the story;      Ss are asked to tell the similarity and the difference.

   Was the Dad not bald in the end?

   The bald head was the same. What was not the same?

Step 3 Read for structure

   Ss are asked to tell the main idea of each part.

Beginning (P2-5)      Dad’s problem

Development(P6-9)    Daughter’s restorer

Climax(P10-21)       Dad’s “new hair”

Turning point(P22-23)  Daughter’s antidote

Ending(P24)          Bald again

   Which part attracts you most? Why?

Step 4 Read for details:

(1) P2-5 Dad’s problem

   Ss are asked to read P2 and find out the sentences to show Dad was upset.

   Ss are asked to read P4-5 and answer the questions:

   What did mother do for Dad? Did it work? How did Dad feel?

(2) P6-9 Daughter’s restorer

   Ss are asked to read P6-9 and circle out the verbs.

   Ss are asked to work in pairs. One read out the sentences that show Daughter’s movements. The other act them out.

(3) P10-21 Dad’s “new hair”

   Ss are asked to work in groups and discuss about the questions and fill in the table.

   Questions: Did the father do anything to deal with the new hair?

            Did the daughter help her Dad?

(4) P22-23 Daughter’s antidote

Ss are asked to read P22-23 and answer questions:

Who solved the problem at last? How? Was it useful?

(5) P24 Bald again

Ss are asked to read P24 and answer questions:

What happened to Dad? How did Dad feel?

Can you find out some sentences to show that he was happy?

Step 5 Read for theme

Ss are asked to discuss in groups:

Although Dad was still bald, he was happy instead of being upset.

What changed? What caused that change? What can we learn from Dad’s story.

Step 6 Read for association

Ss are asked to discuss in groups about the question:

Is there anything in your life that you can’t accept at first, but then get comfortable with? What is it? After reading the story, what will you do when you face similar problem?

Step 7 Homework：

Summarize the story in 150 words.