1、Women,Half the SkyWomen,Half the SkyBOOK 2Objectivesgrasp the main idea and the structure of the texttalk freely about the theme of the unitlisten for details write an essay by providing supporting evidenceStudents will be able to:Video watching&DiscussionWarm-up activityReading comprehensionWriting
2、 strategyAssignmentTeaching proceduresEDBUnit 6CA3Warm-up activity:Guessing gameReady?2Ready?Warm-up activity:Guessing game1Ready?Warm-up activity:Guessing gamea great woman in ancient Chinajoined army instead of her fatherMULAN Her achievement stronglyinfluenced Tang dynasty.the only female emperor
3、 in ancient ChinaWU ZETIANBritish female prime minister“Iron Lady”MARGRATE THATCHERone of the richestbusinesswomen in ChinaYANG LAN a leading television hostess in ChinaDENG YAPINGOlympic Championmother,wifePhD.From Cambridgetwo Nobel Prizes two kinds of radioactive matterMADAME CURIEWomenWomenbusin
4、esswomenbusinesswomenpresidentspresidentsemperorsemperorsscientistsscientistsOlympic giantsOlympic giantssoldierssoldiersA woman can do anything a man can.A woman can do anything a man can.1.What do you think of Chairman Maos famous saying that women hold up half the sky?importantcapableindependente
5、qualWarm-up questions:2.Are women and men really equal nowadays?3.Are there any biases or prejudices against women?Carolyn TurkA Woman Can Learn Anything a Man CanText A1.What is the main idea of the text?Reading comprehension:skimming for main ideaA woman can learn anything a man can,but determinat
6、ion and hard work are required.Reading comprehension:1.What toys did the author have in her childhood?miniature kitchen,ponies,Barbie and Ken dolls.2.Did the author know anything about engineering when she was in high school?No.She didnt know anything about it.scanning for details3.When did she hear
7、 about a summer program?And what is it mainly for?At the end of her junior high school.It was mainly to interest girls in engineering.Reading comprehension:scanning for detailsDid the summer grogram help her?if I hadnt stumbled into that summer program,I wouldnt be an engineer.?2.step into accidentl
8、yIf he hadnt stumbled into this project,he would not have been promoted.Vic stumbled over the step as he came down.1.fall by accident5.What does the author discover about a difficult subject?It means you have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it.4.What do some of the studies say abou
9、t women?Women are at a disadvantage when it comes to math.Reading comprehension:scanning for detailsKidIn junior high schoolIn eighth gradeIn college How is the text organized?Time sequenceDream fulfilled.Reading comprehension:skimming and scanningThe author overcame bias against women.General ideaG
10、eneral ideaSupporting evidenceSupporting evidence Women are at disadvantage when it comes to difficult subject like math.A difficult subject means you should work harder at it.In eighth grade,she failed in algebra test first.Later she studied more and got an A.biasauthorReading comprehensionwriting
11、strategy In college,male classmates have to work just as hard.1 2 3 1 2Text Analysis:StructureStructure(Para.1-6)(Para.7-9)she stumbled into engineering.How she overcame bias against women.(Para.10-11 3Women can do anything men can so long as they believe in their own abilities.determinationdetermin
12、ationconfidenceconfidence Math and science dont come easily to _.No one was ever _ knowing calculus.A woman can _ a man can,but first she needs to know that _,and that takes a leap of faith.It also helps to have _.Fill in the blanks.most peoplebornlearn anythingshe can do itselective hearingWhat doe
13、s the author want to tell us?hard workhard workWhat should parents do to encourage their daughters in math and science?Video watching and discussionQ:1._your daughter think it is ok for her to do _ or even skip math and science courses.How should parents encourage their daughters?Dont let3.Make sure
14、 your daughter is_ by her teachers.2.Raise your expectations and let her know you are _ that she can do well in these areas.poorlyconfidentnot being overlookedGroup DiscussionWhat else can they do to help build girls confidence in math and science?parentsteachersDirection:Write an essay about how gi
15、rls can learn math well and give supporting evidence.Assignment when it comes to grit your teeth atincredible abnormal at a disadvantagedistinguish http:/www.apa.org/pubs/journals/releases/bul1352218.pdf/http:/ ResourcesLearn more about women and gender difference on Learn more about women and gende
16、r difference on the Internet and you may go to:the Internet and you may go to:Review1.talked a lot about the topic of the unit2.understood the text by using skimming and scanning4.learned the writing strategy3.watched and Listened to a related video clipIn this class,we haveThank You!At first,lets watch a video:Referring to womens role in society of the world,the first word is“change”.Especially in 20th century,womens role has changed dramatically in terms of both status and variety.Women are pl
