Story Title: "The Wise Owl's Lesson"
Introduction of the Story:
- Characters: In a peaceful forest, there are several animal characters, including Sammy the Squirrel, Benny the Bunny, and Olivia the Owl.
- Background: The story is set in a dense forest filled with tall trees and a clear, flowing stream.
- Plot (Beginning, Middle, End): The story unfolds as Sammy and Benny get into a quarrel about sharing their food. They seek the guidance of Olivia, the wise owl.
- Conflict or Problem, Events: The conflict arises when Sammy and Benny have a disagreement about sharing their food. They have a series of events, including misunderstandings and hurt feelings.
- Solution: Olivia, the wise owl, imparts valuable lessons on effective communication, empathy, and problem-solving to help Sammy and Benny resolve their issues and strengthen their friendship.
- Lesson: The story teaches the importance of effective communication, understanding others' perspectives, and finding peaceful solutions to conflicts.
Teaching Objectives:
- To understand the characters and plot of the story.
- To explore the themes of effective communication and empathy.
- To encourage students to share their perspectives and feelings.
- To inspire critical thinking about lessons learned from the story.
Activities (Adapted to your previous teaching plan):
- Reading and Comprehension:
- Read the story aloud and understand the plot and main events.
- Discuss emotions and values in the story, such as effective communication and empathy.
- Encourage students to share their perspectives and feelings about the story.
- Inspire students to think about the lessons learned.
- Oral Expression:
- Learn how to engage in character dialogues, imitating scenes from the story.
- Practice dialogue scenes from the story, encouraging students to express character emotions and intentions.
- Pose questions to prompt student thinking.
- Pronunciation:
- Discuss the use of organs (mouth, throat, tongue, and lips) for clear pronunciation.
- Teach linking between words and within sentences for fluent pronunciation.
- Guide students in correct syllable division in words and sentences.
- Introduce the Echo Method for improved pronunciation.(Echo Method: Don't immediately pronounce after listening; instead, repeat what you heard in your mind before speaking it aloud (Echo method, invented by Professor Karen Chung of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at National Taiwan University)
- English Writing:
- Teach the structure of a letter.
- Encourage students to choose a character from the story and write a letter, expressing their feelings or sharing experiences.
- Guide students through drafting, revising, and editing the letter.
- Promote peer discussion and feedback.
- Vocabulary Learning:
- Select key words from the story.
- Use various methods (stress, allusions, phonemic awareness, repetition, associations) to help students memorize these words.
- Promote sentence construction to understand word usage in context.
- Encourage proper review for long-term retention.
- Self-Assessment and Feedback:
- Allow students to self-assess their skills.
- Provide constructive feedback and suggestions.
- Discuss students' growth and improvements, reinforcing their progress.
中文
故事:《智慧的貓頭鷹》
故事介紹:
- 人物:在一個寧靜的森林中,有幾個動物角色,包括賽米松松鼠、班尼兔子和奧莉維亞貓頭鷹。
- 背景:故事背景設定在一片樹林叢生、清流潺潺的森林中。
- 情節(開始、中間、結尾):故事逐漸展開,當賽米和班尼在分享食物上發生爭吵時,他們尋求奧莉維亞貓頭鷹的指導。
- 衝突或問題,事件:當賽米和班尼在分享食物上出現分歧時,產生了衝突。他們經歷了一系列事件,包括誤解和情感受傷。
- 解決方案:智慧的貓頭鷹奧莉維亞傳授有價值的教訓,關於有效溝通、同理心,幫助賽米和班尼解決問題,並加強他們的友誼。
- 學到的教訓:故事教導了有效溝通、理解他人觀點和尋找和平解決衝突的重要性。
教學目標:
- 理解故事的角色和情節。
- 探索有效溝通和同理心。
- 鼓勵學生分享他們的觀點和情感。
- 激發批判性思考。
活動(適應先前的教學計劃):
- 閱讀和理解:
- 朗讀故事,理解情節和主要事件。
- 討論故事中的情感和價值觀,如有效溝通和同理心。
- 鼓勵學生分享他們對故事的觀點和情感。
- 從故事中學到的教訓。
- 英文口語表達:
- 學習如何進行角色對話,模仿故事情節。
- 演練故事中的對話場景,鼓勵學生表達角色的情感和意圖。
- 提出問題以激勵學生的思考。
- 發音:
- 討論使用器官(口腔、喉嚨、舌頭和唇部)進行清晰發音。
- 教導詞語之間和句子內的連音,以實現流利的發音。
- 引導學生正確劃分單字和句子的音節。
- 介紹回音法以改善發音。(回音法:聽完不要馬上念出來,先在心裡重複一次剛聽到的聲音、再念出來。台大外文系史嘉琳教授 Karen Chung 所倡導的方法)
- 英文寫作:
- 教授 信的結構。
- 鼓勵學生選擇故事中的一個角色,給他們寫一封信,表達情感或分享經歷。
- 引導學生進行草擬、修改和編輯信件。
- 促進同學間的討論和反饋。
- 單字學習:
- 選擇故事中的關鍵詞語。
- 使用各種方法(重音、典故、音韻意識、重複、聯想)來幫助學生記憶這些單字。
- 促使學生在上下文中了解詞語的使用,透過句子構建。
- 鼓勵適當的復習以增進長期記憶。
- 自我評估和反饋:
- 允許學生自我評估他們的技能。
- 提供建設性的反饋和建議。
- 討論學生的成長和改進,強化他們的進步。