2023學年完整版Unit1GreatscientistsExtensiveReading設計

Unit1GreatscientistsExtensivereading教學設計（The5thPeriod）TeachingAims:Improvethestudentsreadingskills.LearnsomethingaboutCopernicusandhisRevolutionaryTheory.Learnhowtoaccomplishapersuasivewriting.DifficultandImportantPoints:1)ReadingComprehension2)Persuasivewriting.TeachingMethods:ComparativemethodTeachingProcedures:StepIWarmingup1.Doyouknowwhatisthecenterofthesolarsystem?2.Canyounamethenineplanetsinthesolarsystem?Mnemonics(記憶術)MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptunePlutoCanyouuseagoodmethodtomemorizethem?MyVeryEasyMethod:JustSetUpNinePlanets.StepIIReadingTitleofthepassage:Copernicus’RevolutionaryTheoryFastreadingListentothetape,andfindouttheanswerstothequestions.1.WhatdidCopernicusthinkwasthecenterofthesolarsystem?2.WhendidCopernicuspublishhistheory?CarefulreadingWhydidn’tCopernicuspublishhistheorybeforehedied?StepIIIReadingcomprehensionP7.1.Usethereadingtohelpyoudrawthetwotheoriesoftheuniverse.BeforeCopernicus’theoryAdiagramshowingthesolarsystemwiththeearthatitscentreShowingCopernicus’theoryAdiagramshowingthesolarsystemwiththesunatitscentreStepIVPersuasivewriting(PleaserefertoP8LearningTip)WritingTask:.NowwritingashortletteraskingCopernicustopublishhisideassoeveryonecanreadthem.Firstyouneedtocollectyourideas.Forexample:?Hebelieveshisnewtheoryistrue.?Thereareproblemswiththepresenttheory.?Hehasdonemanyyearsofobservationstoprovehisnewtheoryistrue.?Sciencecan’tdevelopunlesspeoplepublishtheirideas.?Timewillshowifhistheoryistrueornot.Hereisaplan:Beginning:TellCopernicuswhoyouareandwhyyouwanthimtopublishhisideas.Paragraph1:Reason1andevidence.Paragraph2:Reason2andevidence.Summingup:Askhimtothinkagainaboutpublishinghisideas.Onepossibleversion:DearNicolausCopernicus,IamastudentstudyingastronomyandIwouldverymuchliketoreadyournewtheoryaboutthesolarsystem.Ihopeyouwillpublishitforseveralreasons.Iunderstandtheproblemswiththepresenttheory.Thewaytheplanetsmoveisnotwhatyouwouldexpectiftheearthwasthecentreoftheuniverse.Itisalsooddthatthebrightnessofsomestarsseemstochange.SoIagreewithyouthatweneedanewtheory.Iknowyourobservationshavebeenverycarefullycarriedoutovermanyyears.Nowyoumusthavethecouragetopublishthem.Sciencecanneveradvanceunlesspeoplehavethecourageoftheirbeliefs.Iknowyouworryaboutwhatwillhappenifyoupublishyournewtheory.Nomatterhowpeopleopposeit,timewillshowifyourideasarerightorwrong.SoIhopeyouwillfeelyoucanpublishyournewtheory.Yourssincerely,ZhangHuaStepV.SummaryStepVI.Homeworkassignment1.SurftheInternetandgetmoreinformationaboutCopernicus.2.RevisionNicolausCopernicuswasaPolishastronomer(1473-1543).BorninTorun,hebeganhisuniversitystudiesinKrakowin1491,wherehestudiedcanonlawandLatinandGreekclassics.Howeverhealsohadaninterestinmathematicsandastronomy.AfterobtaininghisdegreeofDoctorofCanonLaw(教會法規(guī)博士學位)inItalyin1503,CopernicusreturnedhometoWarmiainPolandtoserveasCanon(=priest).In1530,CopernicuscompletedhisgreatworkDeRevolutionibus(《天體運行論》).CopernicusknewthatthesefindingswouldleadhimintotroublewiththeRomanCatholicChurch(羅馬天主教教徒),sohewasinnohurrytopublishhistheory.Heonlypublisheditashelaydyingin1543.ThoughCopernicusdidnotlivetoh