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课件网) The reward for perseverance 年 级：高二年级 学 科：高中英语（人教版） By the end of the class, the students will be able to: 1. get the information about the story of Shackleton’s men left on Elephant Island; 2. understand the features of a memoir; 3. write an essay about the story of Shackleton and his men on the ship Endurance. Using Language: The reward for perseverance Shackleton and five members left Elephant Island to look for rescue while other crew members stayed on the island. Activity 1: Lead in 1. What would the crew members suffer on Elephant Island hunger and thirst extreme weather illness loneliness helplessness ... Activity 2: Predict 2. If you were one of the crew members on the island, what would you do to cheer yourself up “We were not allowed to take most of our personal belongings, and Shackleton himself threw away all his gold. But to our suprise, he allowed Hussey to keep his banjo. Hussey often plays it to keep our spirits up.” 3. Would they be rescued at last Activity 2: Predict play Banjo hold activities + THE REWARD FOR PERSEVERANCE The crew members were finally rescued ! This is a continuation of the story of Shackleton’s men who were left on Elephant Island. Read the passage quickly and identify the writing style. Activity 2: Predict A memoir is a personal narrative that focuses more on the feelings, emotions, and memories that are important to the author. Features of memoirs: Written in the first person; Focus on a certain character, relationsip or an event; More subjective than objective. What is a memoir Activity 3: Identify the writing style Memoir Who When Where What Why How the remaining crew members after Shackleton and the boat sailed away on Elephant Island suffered hardships and tried to stay alive waited for Shackleton to rescue them How did they deal with the hardships Activity 3: Identify the writing style Part 1 _____ A. Problems they faced and the solutions Part 2 _____ B. Background of the story Part 3 _____ C. The result: they were finally rescued Part 4 _____ D. Things that helped them deal with the difficulties Scan the text and divide it into four parts. para.1 para.2-4 para.5 para.6 Activity 4: Read for structure Background of the story Shackleton and five members left Elephant Island to look for rescue while other crew members stayed on the island. Problems they faced _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ice from the ocean the only fuel they could use was _____ vary the meals of _____ not to go _____ Things that helped _____,_____ and _____of birthday, festivals, and small achievements Result:_____ Solutions get drinking water make fire food problem were ill melted animal fat sea animals outside discipline team spirit celebration they were finally rescued Activity 5: Retell the story with the structure and mind map After Shackleton and other five members sailed away from Elephant Island, the crew members left on the island tried all the ... ...
