Whether students should take after-school classes or notI. Material AnalysisThis writing practice is chosen from Section B(3a) in Unit4,Grade 8. The title of this unit is “Why don’t you talk to your parents?” , and the title of this writing practice is “whether students should take after-school classes or not.” It encourages students to express their opinions bravely, when they or their friends face problems , they should think about those problems dialectically and give the proper advice. It is important to cultivate the rational perspective.II. Student AnalysisAfter a year and a half of junior high school English learning, students have gained some abilities to use comprehensive language. In this stage, students want to learn better methods to talk about their opinions and give advice because they are forming their worldviews . At the same time, this writing practice bases upon the students’ present cognitive and their characteristics.III. Teaching Objectives:Language CapabilityUse the words, phases and sentence patterns (though, as soon as, so …that member, pressure, compete, opin |
