1、 Unit 2 Civil Rights HeroesIntegrated Course 3 ObjectivesIn this unit,well-Grasp the main idea and the structure of the text;-Master the key language points and the grammatical structures in the text;-Learn to use the writing strategy Using library resources-Being able to discuss and write a speech
2、on the American civil rights movement.Teaching proceduresWarm-up activities Global reading of Text ADetailed study of the textWriting strategy Assignment Warm-up activities“We hold these truths to be self-evident,that all men are created equal,that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unal
3、ienable Rights,that among these are Life,Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”.-The Declaration of Independence1.Whos whoGuess who he/she was with the help of the given information.Warm-up activitiesGuess whos who?American author and abolitionist,Uncle Toms Cabin So this is the little lady who made
4、this big war.Harriet Beecher Stowe Warm-up activitiesGuess whos who?the sixteenth President leading his country successfully through the greatest internal crisis,the American Civil War.Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 In April 1865,he was assassinated.Abraham Lincoln Warm-up activitiesGuess whos wh
5、o?the thirty-fifth President of the United States,serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.He supported racial integration and civil rights,and promised to end the racial discrimination.On November 22,1963,he was assassinated.John F.Kennedy Warm-up activitiesGuess whos who?Civil Rights Move
6、ment leadernon-violent approach for civil rights“I have a dream”In 1968,he was assassinated.Martin Luther King Warm-up activitiesGuess whos who?44th and current President of the United Statesthe first African American to hold the officeBarack Obama Warm-up activitiesequalityLife familyLibertyhappine
7、ssfreedomgoalAnd so many more 2.The Underground Railroad Many clever and creative ideas helped slaves during their escape.When abolitionist(废奴主义者)John Fairfield needed to sneak(偷偷摸摸地进行)28 slaves over the roads near Cincinnati,he hired a hearse(灵车)and disguised the group as a funeral procession.Henry
8、“Box”Brown,a slave,had himself shipped from Richmond to Philadelphia in The Underground Railroad was not underground.Because escaping slaves and the people who helped them were technically breaking the law,they had to stay out of sight.They went“underground”in terms of concealing their actions.Somet
9、imes they even hid in unusual places.a wooden box.Global readingText A:The Freedom Givers1.Interpretation of the title2.Group work:read and reportWork in 4 groups and read the 4 parts separately.And then report what the author wants to tell us in each part.Global readingGroup 1 Para.1-5 1)What was t
10、he Underground Railway?2)How many slaves was liberated on the Underground Railroad?3)What did Clinton government do to honor the Underground Railroad?4)Why did the author want to tell the readers the stories of the heroes of the Underground Railroad?Global readingGroup 2 Para.6-101)Who is the hero m
11、entioned here?2)What did he use to be?3)What situation was he in when he was young?4)How did he win his freedom?5)What did he do to help the slaves?Global readingGroup 3 Para.11-151)Who is the hero mentioned here?2)Why did he,as a white,help black slaves to freedom?3)What did he do to help the slave
12、s?4)What risks did he run while helping slaves?Global readingGroup 4 Para.16-231)Who is the hero mentioned here?2)What situation was he in when he was young?3)What did he do to win his freedom?4)What help did the Hensons receive on the way to safety and freedom?5)What did he do to help the other sla
13、ves?structurestructurePart II(6-23)Part I(1-5)Fast reading:skimming and scanning IntroductionBodyGlobal readingSummary Global readingPart I(1-5)IntroductionIts high time to honor the heroes who helped liberate slaves by forging the Underground Railroad in the early civil-rights struggles in America.
14、Global readingPart II(6-23)BodyBy citing examples the author praises the exploits of civil-rights heroes who helped slaves travel the Underground Railroad to freedom.Text Analysis Stories Heroes Paras Main Ideas123John ParkerLeviCoffinJosiah Henson61011151623After winning his own freedom from slaver
15、y,John Parker helped other slaves to escape north to Canada to get freedom.Supported by a strong religious conviction,the white man Levi Coffin helped black slaves to escape at huge risk.By traveling the Underground Railroad,Josiah Henson reached his destination and became free at last.In this part,
16、the author tells the stories of three civil-rights heroes.Who are they?Give the main idea of each story.Writing strategiesQ1:Why were the three:John Parker,Levi Coffin and Henson were chosen as the main characters to write about in the three stories?Who do they each represent?Writing strategiesThe author tells three stories about the Underground Railroad and the early Black Civil Rights Movement.The three stories are chosen because they are representative of all participants in this movement.Joh
