First, the interpretation of teaching materials
1. Short text.
The land of Seattle echoed with the famous speech of Indian Chief Seattle. The article expresses the Indian's nostalgia and care for this land and people's love for this land in affectionate language.
This article is regarded as the most touching environmental speech in history. It vividly describes the flesh-and-blood relationship between human beings and rivers, air, animals and plants on the earth, and strongly expresses the sincere feelings of Indians' incomparable attachment to the land. Structurally, this article belongs to the total score structure. Paragraph 1 ~ 3 describes everything full of spirituality with jumping brushstrokes until every part of this land is sacred. Paragraphs 4 ~ 8 express the strong demand of Seattle chiefs for whites. If the land is transferred, I hope the white people can remember that this land is sacred. This part is written from three aspects: being kind to river water, being kind to air and being kind to animals. Paragraph 9 ~ 1 1 further expounds the relationship between human beings and the earth, pointing out that the earth is the mother of human beings and human beings belong to the earth, which sublimates the theme of the article.
Beautiful language, rich connotation and rich emotion are the biggest characteristics of this paper. On the one hand, the article uses a lot of personification, metaphor and other expressions, treating everything on the land as his brothers and friends, and between the lines, he is full of cherish and love for this land, expressing his incomparable attachment to them and enhancing the appeal of the article. On the other hand, the phrase "If we give up this land and transfer it to you, you must remember that this land is sacred" appears repeatedly, resulting in the expression effect of one chant and three sighs, which not only deepens the theme, but also strengthens the emotion that the author wants to express.
The purpose of writing this text is to guide students to master the main content of this text and understand the close relationship between land and human survival; The second is to stimulate students' feelings of protecting the environment and caring for the earth, knowing that they must use all their strength and emotions to protect their homes; The third is to guide students to understand the beauty of language and the meaning of language.
The focus of this course is to guide students to understand the beautiful language of the article through reading and feel the feelings closely related to man and nature. One of the difficulties in teaching is to understand the language with profound meaning; Second, through learning, guide students to understand their land and homes in depth and stimulate students' awareness of environmental protection.
2. Text analysis.
Understanding of (1) sentence.
We are a part of the earth, and the earth is a part of us.
The earth nourishes all things in the world, including animals and plants, and human beings are just a group of all things; Similarly, the growth of human life can not be separated from the giving of various natural resources on the earth. This sentence fully illustrates the inseparable relationship between human beings and the earth, and also indicates how important this sacred land is to us.
We belong to the same home as the mountains, rivers, animals and plants on the earth.
"Mountain" refers to a continuous mountain range. The rolling mountains contain valuable resources, and the flowing rivers nourish the life of all things; Animals and plants directly or indirectly affect human life and survival, and are indispensable friends of human beings. This sentence once again illustrates the close relationship between human beings and nature, and tells us not to face it as a bystander, but to protect our home as a master.
It is not only water that shines in streams and rivers, but also the blood of our ancestors.
Water is the source of life. In the long history, the reason why water can maintain its clear and pure nature is inseparable from the efforts of several generations. It is the hard care of ancestors that keeps the water source from being destroyed; It is the unremitting efforts of our ancestors that keep the water from being polluted. Their spirit of protecting their homeland and defending purity will shine in the long river of time, constantly reminding people to cherish water resources, just like respecting human ancestors.
Anything that befalls the earth will eventually befall the children on the earth.
The earth is the home of human beings, who live on the earth, bathe in the sunshine and rain, feel the wind, frost, rain and snow, and grow up in the embrace of Mother Earth. If our home is destroyed, we can't wake up in time and don't know how to remedy it in time, then any impact on the earth and harm to the earth will turn into harm to human beings themselves. If people spit on the earth, then they spit on themselves. How can humans live alone when their homes are destroyed? This sentence directly links human survival with the protection of the earth, and points out the close relationship between human prosperity and extinction.
The earth does not belong to human beings, and human beings belong to the earth.
No one has the right and can't control the earth, and no one can treat the sacred earth with his own preferences, good and evil, so as to destroy and damage the integrity and solemnity of the earth. On the contrary, human beings belong to the earth, because the earth has materials for life growth, and human life can continue to multiply and continue. Therefore, only by caring for every plant, tree, mountain and stone on the earth can we ensure all kinds of natural conditions needed for the growth of human life, thus maintaining the continuation of life. This is the center of the article and the main idea of the author.
(2) Understanding of words.
Elk: mammal, with light brown hair, male with horns, horns like deer, tail like donkey, hoofs like cattle and neck like camel, but overall, unlike any animal. Be gentle and eat plants. Originally from China, it is a rare animal.
Moisturizing: Replenish water to avoid dryness. What the article mentioned is not only that the river solves our drinking water problem, but more importantly, it enables us to get spiritual nourishment, grow up healthily and live a happy life.
Turpentine: a colloidal liquid oozing from the trunk of coniferous trees, mainly composed of rosin and turpentine.
Ashes: traces left behind.
Nostalgia: Deep attachment to (a person or place you like). This paper expresses the Indian's love and care for this sacred land through the baby's memory of his mother.
Second, the teaching objectives
1. Learn to write eight new words and correctly read and write the words "holy, fine horse, eagle, babbling, echoing, nourishing, kind, turpentine, precious, nourishing, baby, sentimentally attached, sparkling".
2. Read the text with emotion. The deepest part of the back.
3. Try to figure out beautiful sentences and experience the characteristics of written expression.
4. Understand the inseparable relationship between human beings and nature, and know that we should protect the environment and care for our homeland.
Third, teaching suggestions
1. Before class, students can be guided to understand the land resources and vegetation utilization in their hometown and feel how people treat their land.
2. The focus of this lesson is to guide students to understand the inseparable relationship between man and nature by deeply feeling the language of the article. Teaching can refer to the following ideas.
(1) Ask questions around the topic, such as "Which land does this land refer to?" "Why use' sacred' to describe this land?" Let the students walk into the text with questions, read the text by themselves and solve the new words.
(2) Guide to clarify the context of the article. Through reading, discussion and communication, students can make it clear that the full text can be divided into three parts. The author first tells people with a lot of facts that this land is sacred; Then, people are required to be kind to this sacred land, protect rivers, protect air and protect animals and plants on this land; Finally, it is emphasized that the earth is the mother of human beings, and we should protect it with all our strength and emotion.
(3) In the first part of teaching, students can be guided to read silently and circle around "the article reflects the sacred place of this land", and then organize exchanges and readings.
(4) On this basis, the question of "What should we do in the face of this sacred land" can trigger a new round of discussion, make students reread the text, guide students to read, recite, imagine, fully read and feel freely, and let students appreciate the value of this land through beautiful language. For example,
"This river is our brother and your brother. You should be as kind to our river as your brother. " Students can think about the contribution of river water to human beings and how human beings can survive without river water.
The sentence "air is integrated with the life it nourishes" allows students to talk about the influence of air on human beings in combination with the reality of life. No air or air pollution will directly affect people's breathing, biological growth and the existence of life.
"If all the animals die, humans will die. The fate that befalls animals will eventually befall humans. " What is the relationship between animals and humans? Are humans dominating animals, or are humans closely related to animals? How can an animal disaster become a human disaster?
Finally, through full reading, let students realize that "if we give up this land and transfer it to you, you must remember that this land is sacred", which embodies the main idea of the article and guides students to feel the strong feelings expressed by the author.
(5) The third part of teaching can focus on guiding students to feel: "We love the earth, just like a newborn baby in the warm arms of its mother." "The earth does not belong to human beings, and human beings belong to the earth." Let the students talk about their feelings, and finally improve their understanding by reading aloud.
3. The text has profound meaning and rich connotation, which is the difficulty of teaching. Attention should be paid to guiding students to taste language and cultivating their ability to feel language and preliminary aesthetic ability. For example, "It's not just water that shines in streams and rivers ..." has gone beyond the original meaning of water, integrating its long history, fine tradition, people's lifestyle, future and hope, with rich connotations. We should guide students to expand their imagination, build a bridge between reality and history, and understand the important role of water in the development of human civilization; Another example is the phrase "the breeze gave our ancestors their first breath and sent them away with their last sigh", which shows the importance of air in the process of human life to the fullest. There are also sentences such as "the fate that befalls animals will eventually befall human beings", "anything that befalls the earth will eventually befall the children of the earth" and "the earth does not belong to human beings, but human beings belong to the earth". It is necessary to guide students to connect with real life and understand it with life examples and experiences. You can also contact the learning experience of the first two texts to deepen your understanding of this truth.
4. Reading aloud is the main way to run through full-text teaching. Judging from the structure of the article, we should grasp the emotional guidance at the following levels. At the beginning of the text, the grass and trees on this sacred land are reproduced, and the lines are full of warmth, so the tone of reading should be peaceful, with the emphasis on the author's love for this land; Then, the text shows the selfless contribution of this land to us from three aspects: river water, air and animals, and at the same time strongly shows its own position, which should reflect the tone of an elder's inculcation; Finally, the author once again shows his deep love for this land and his determination to protect it, which should be full of power.
5. The teacher can remind the following words as necessary. For example, in pronunciation, the words "om, baby, eagle" are all nasal pronunciation; "Fat" is pronounced with the tongue. In terms of glyphs, "Juan" is similar to "Juan, Voucher", and "Jun" is similar to "Jun, Jun", so we should pay attention to the differences.
Fourth, teaching cases.
Feel the sacredness of the land
Teacher: For land, we usually use words such as fertility and beauty to describe it, but the author has chosen the word "sacred" with originality. So which paragraphs in the text make you feel that this land is sacred? Please draw while reading, find the relevant sentences, and experience while reading.
Health: The second paragraph. The author mentioned that everything is sacred in their memories and experiences.
Teacher: Please read this article carefully and imagine while reading. What do you think of everything here?
Health: Cultivated land is criss-crossed, and the crops planted absorb nutrients from the cultivated land and grow rapidly, which has become a green ocean from a distance.
Health: Surrounded by rolling mountains, lush trees, lush vegetation and rich resources are simply natural treasures.
Health: the river is crystal clear, reflecting the shadow of blue sky and white clouds; Reflect the shadows of pine forests and flowers, just like a colorful mirror.
Health: There are golden beaches, hazy mist, the chirping of insects and the gurgling of running water, which makes people feel like they are in a fairyland.
Teacher: Yes, everything is so fresh, so pure, without pollution and destruction, just like an inviolable old man guarding his home. Let's read this passage with this understanding.
Teacher: Besides, where else can we see the sacredness of the earth?
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Writing background 65438+In 1950s, the white leader of "Washington, D.C." wanted to buy Indian territory in the northwest of the United States. This article is based on the reply from Seattle, the Indian chief at that time. Seattle is very friendly to whites. In memory of him, the largest coastal city in the northwest of the United States was named Seattle. White residents also built a monument on his grave.
Indians Indians believe in animism. They respect nature and are in awe of everything in nature. They think that mountains are alive and call them "fathers". Indians are relatively closed and don't want strangers to disturb their lives. Until today, many Indian villages have no modern living facilities such as electricity, running water, telephone and television.
At present, there are 2.53 million Indians in the United States, belonging to more than 560 tribes and living in more than 200 Indian reservations. Among Indians, low-and middle-income people account for the vast majority of the total number.
Seattle, known as the evergreen city, is an incredible city. It has the lowest altitude, but it has ancient glaciers, active volcanoes and peaks covered with snow all year round. Seattle is also a unique city, with green hills, lakes, harbors and rivers, with a warm climate and spring-like seasons. No matter in the United States or in other parts of the world, there is hardly a second city like Seattle, with dense and almost primitive forests all over the mountains. Quiet harbors, rivers, green trees and colorful markets are arranged inside and outside the city. There are dozens of lakes of different sizes in the green hills around the city. The trees are lush, the grass is lush, and even the rain floating around and the wind blowing gently are green.