第40/738期初二教案

深圳市龙华区第二外国语学校 段惠琳

                              指导教师：曾玉萍

 

Poems show positive power (P4-5)

 

 

I. While reading

 

While-reading: What do you know about him？

·Rabindranath Tagore

  India

  Poet

  Philosopher

  Playwright

  Composer

 

Read Paragraph 2 and fill in the timeline.

May 7, 1861 - Tagore was born

Age of 8 - Started writing poetry

At 16 - Published first collection

In 1913 - Won the Nobel Prize for Gitanjali

 

Read Paragraph 3 and answer the following questions.

1. What are Tagore’s poems mostly about?

  His poems are mostly about nature, humans, love, childhood and patriotism.

 

2. Which of the following poems was about how Tagore hoped that more people could receive education? 

A. Gitanjali.                        

B. The Champa Flower.

C. Stray Birds.                   

D. Where the Mind is Without Fear.

 

Read Paragraph 4 and answer the following question.

 

1. What are Tagore’s poems like?

  His poems are full of imagination.

 

 

Read Paragraph 5 and answer the following questions.

1. What did Tagore believe?

  ① People should think positively about each other.

  ② Nations around the world should find a basis for coexistence.

 

2. Why did Tagore support China?

  Because he thought that nations should help each other instead of fighting.

 

Tagore’s connection with China

·Tagore loved Chinese culture.

·He visited China three times.

 

Read Paragraph 6 & 7 and answer the following questions.

1. What about Tagore is especially meaningful during the COVID-19 pandemic?

  His dream of a peaceful world.

 

2. What made Tagore special?

  The humanism he showed in his poems.

 

II. Post-reading: Use one word to describe Tagore 

 

·If Tagore was still alive, what might he say after seeing his home country suffer during the pandemic?

  Possible answer: He would say that India should cooperate with other countries to fight COVID-19.

 

III. Homework

1. Draw a poster that introduces Tagore to new readers. Include some of the information you learned from the article.

2. If you were Tagore, what would you say to help people who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic?