漯河市高级中学  陈爱红

 

 

 

 

Unit 3 The Internet

Period 4 Reading For Writing

 

Material analysis

The topic of this part is “Write a blog post”.

This blog post is usually divided into two parts: the blog section and the comment section. The blog section is mainly that the blogger talks about his or her opinions or suggestions about a certain topic. The comment section is always the place where the readers can publish their opinions to the topic which the author presented on the blog section, which is a good way to communicate about the certain topic for the readers and readers, readers and the bloggers. So students should learn to write the blog post.

This reading aims at writing a blog post about online safety after reading the blog in the text. The blog talks about the author’s opinions about how to stay safe online and avoid bad experiences on the Internet. There are three suggestions about keeping safe online. The third paragraph is to invite others to communicate about the situation.

Teaching aims

1. Get students to have a good understanding of some features about a blog post by reading the text.

2. Study the organization and language features.

3. Develop students’ writing and cooperating abilities.

4. Strengthen students’ great interest in writing discourses.

Teaching focuses

1. Stimulate students to have a good understanding of how to write a blog post.

2. Cultivate students to write a blog post properly and concisely.

Teaching Aids

1. Multimedia computer

2. Power point slides

3. Smart Blackboard

Teaching procedures

Section 1：Leading in

Question1: Do you know the apps?Which do you like to use? Why?

Question2: What’s a blog?

A blog is like an online diary where you write about something you are interested in. A blog post is an article that you write on a blog.

Section 2: Reading for writing

1. Reading for structure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Reading for language

Question1: Where is the main idea of the blog post?

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Question2: What tips does the author provide for staying safe online?

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Question3: Who are the online troublemakers the blog post mentions?

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Question4：How can we explain new words or key terms in our post?

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Language features

Tip 1: Use as few words as possible to catch the attention of the readers.

Tip 2: Ask a question to introduce the topic.

Tip 3：Use linking words to express ideas clearly and smoothly.

Tip 4: When we try to tell readers new words or key terms, we can define a new word with simpler words, an example or compare it with something else.

Section 3: To be a better writer

 Task view:  Writing task

 

Use what you have learned to write a blog post about online safety. The topic and key information are below.

Online shopping sites

Use the website you are familiar with.

Use strong passwords.

Don't use public computers.

 

Step 1 Set your writing goal

 I want to write a blog post to raise _________ awareness of _________

Step 2 Finish the outline

Title:  The Parents Kids Love

Introduction:  cause concern/loss of company/I’d like to blog about...

Body:        Reasons:

most precious/mental desire/sense of safety/ lose confidence/upset/ignored

Ending :      Have you… or do you…?

Post your comments below!

Step 3 Write the first draft and polish it

	1.Does the writer tell background information about the topic?
	2.Are the  suggestions well organised?
	3.Does the writer end by asking readers to leave comments ?
	4.Can you find any grammar or spelling mistakes?

 

Section 4: Reflection

    What have we learned in this lesson?

I have learned:

1. the structure and language when reading articles about blog post.

2. the process of writing a blog post.

Section 5: Homework

1. Continue to polish your draft.

2. Finish your post and hand it in.