S2017---Biography+Mae Jemison
Today is Sunday, June 6th, 2021.
Focus on a Biography
A biography is the story of a person's life that is written by someone else.
Biographies are stories written about real people.
Biographies tell what a person did during his or her life.
Biographies also describe important events in a person's life.
Biographies show what a person is like and why they act in certain ways. When you read the entire biography, you'll learn more about Mae's personality.
Biographies are usually written about people who make a difference in the world. When you want to learn more about someone, read their biography.
Mae Jemison: Flying High!
What is the genre of the article?
It’s a biography.
Choice is right: Summaries 1
A summary is a short statement that tells all the main points.
Q: Which answer gives the best summary of the text?
Q: Which answer gives the best summary of the text?
Q: Which answer gives the best summary of the text?
Q: Which answer gives the best summary of the text?
Make a Match: Problems and Solutions
(1) Because..., ....
(2) ...so....
Venn Diagram: Child and Adult
Key questions:
1. Q: What does Mae Jemison do when she is an adult?
A: She is a doctor/an astronaut. & She starts a science camp.
2. Q: What are two events in Mae Jemison’s childhood?
A: She finishes high school early. & She grows up in Chicago.
3. Q: What is she always like?
A: She is always smart/female/African-American.
Timeline
A timeline shows the sequence of events in the order they happen.
A timeline begins with someone’s birth.
Marks on the timeline show important events.
The date below the mark tells you when the events happen.
Mae Jemison became an astronaut in 1987.
The arrow at the end of the timeline shows that more events are going to happen.
Q: In what year is Mae Jemison born?
Q: Where did Mae Jemison grow up?
Q: In what year did Mae Jemison start the science camp?
Q: What did these three things Mae Jemison do at last?
教学目标：
1. 能够知道纪传体文体所具备的因素
2. 能够正确的区分出纪传体文章和其他别的类型的文章
3. 理解文章主人公的一生经历
4. 学习时间线（timeline）思维工具，提高阅读效率
5. 能够利用timeline解读Mae Jemison的生平发展顺序。
6. 能够知道summary（文章总结）的意义和作用
7. 能够正确找出相对应的问题与解决方法
8. 能够正确的找出Mae Jemison小时候和成年后之间的不同点和相同点。结合学生自己，比较自己小时候和现在的不同之处。
9. 能够知道思维工具：时间线的包含因素和每条因素的含义。
课后：
1. 根据语音进行复习
2. 完成课后练习题，特别是自己的Timeline
