《美国》教案
美国文学教案American Literature

American LiteratureLecture One A brief outline of the courseI. Teaching objectives:through this lecture, the students are expected to have a general idea about the important authors and their most influential works, and the literary focus and achievements in different periods of the formation of the nation.II. Teaching focus: a brief introduction of:1. The background of different periods2. The major writers to be covered3. The important works that are going to be studiedIII. Teaching steps1. Ask students some general questions about American literature2. Lecture by the teacher3. Group discussion by the studentsIV. HomeworkWrite a short article about what you are expecting to learn from this course, what suggestions you have for this courseLecture Two Colonial PeriodI. Teaching objectives:through this lecture, the students are expected to have a general idea about the mission of the first group of Puritan immigrants to the New World, their perseverance in seeking their purpose, and the pervading spirit of Puritanism in the early communities.I.Teaching focus1. The mission of the Puritan immigrants to the New World2. Puritanism and its influence in all spheres of life in the early communities3. The religious poems by Anne BradstreetII.Teaching steps1.Warming-up questions1.1 What is the meaning of Puritan, what are the major characteristics of thePuritans1.2 Why did some Puritans left their own country and risked their lives tocross over the Atlantic Ocean and settle on the New World?1. 3 What is the meaning of theocracy?2.Points to be covered by the teacher2.1 A brief introduction about the Puritan from a historic perspective2.2 The missions of the first group of Puritans to the new world2.3 The situation in the communities of the early settlement2.4 The spirit of Puritanism and its impact on the building of the nation andpeople’s daily life during the colonial period.3.Read and analyze the poem “Upon the Burning of Our House” by AnneBradstreetIII.HomeworkRead the e-book: Research Guide to American Literature: Colonial Literature: 1607-1776Lecture Three: Edwards and FranklinI. Teaching objectivesIn this lecture, the students are expected to get some knowledge about the major point of Puritanism and Calvinism, and how Edwards and Franklin demonstrate different aspects of the spirit of PuritanismII. Teaching focus1. The major doctrine of Puritanism2. The major doctrine of Calvinism3. Benjamin Franklin4. Jonathan EdwardsIII. Teaching steps1. Warming-up questions for the students1.1 Do you know the original of original sin?1.2 Do you have any knowledge about John Calvin and the religious doctrines that he advocated?1.3 Do you know the well-story of Franklin’s flying of kite, and can you name some of his inventions?2. Points to be covered by the teacher2.1 the major doctrines of Puritanism and its profound impact on people’s daily life of the colonial period and literary endeavors for a long time2.2 the major doctrines of Calvinism and its pervading spirit of sin and evil2.3 the most famous self-made man in America, Benjamin Franklin, and his successful story which is the best example of the American Dream from a material perspective.2.4 the pious life of Jonathan Edwards and his influence on a group of writers called the Transcendentalists in the 1830s-40s3. Read and analyze certain passage from Benjamin Franklin’s AutobiographyIV. HomeworkRead the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God by Jonathan EdwardsLecture Four American Romantic LiteratureI.Teaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points: the relationship between American Romantic literature and that of Britain; the major writers and their works of American Romanticism. II.Teaching focus1.The major characteristics of American Romanticism2.Washing Irving and his short stories3.James Fenimore Cooper and his Leatherstocking TalesIII.Teaching steps1. Warming-up questions1.1 Washington Irving is called the Father of American Literature, what canpossibly denote by such honorary title?1.2 There is a very interesting anecdote concerning Cooper’s trying to writenovels by himself, have you ever heard that anecdote, and what is youropinion of such a personage?2. Points to be covered by the teacher2.1 a comparison between Romanticism in America and Britain2.2 Washington Irving’s literary creation and two of his most famouslegendary tales: Rip Van Winkle and Legend of the Sleepy Hollow2.3 Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales and his importance as the builder of theAmerican myth3. Read and analyze some passages from Rip Van Winkle by WashingtonIrvingIV.HomeworkRead Irving’s Legend of the Sleepy Hollow and Cooper’s The Last MahicanLecture Five American Transcendentalist Literature(1) I.Teaching objectivesThrough this lecture, the students are expected to have a general idea about the following points: the spirit of the period; the major writers and their works. II.Teaching focus1. The sources and doctrines of Transcendentalism2. Emerson’s work and influence during the Transcendental periodIII.Teaching steps1.Points to be covered by the teacher1.1 the various sources of Transcendentalism, such as the idealisticphilosophy of Germany and France, and Oriental mysticism.1.2 the major features of Transcendentalism: Oversoul, importance ofindividual, and nature as symbolic of the Spirit or God.1.3 Emerson’s role in the Transcendentalist movement, the dean, the editor ofthe its major journal Dial, and the founder of the Transcendental club.1.4 Emerson’s Nature and The American Scholar, one is considered to be themanifesto of Transcendentalism, the other is considered to America’s declaration of intellectual independence.2.Read and analyze passages from Nature by Ralph EmersonIV.HomeworkRead TheAmerican Scholar by EmersonLecture Six American Transcendentalist Literature(2) I.Teaching objectivesThrough this lecture, students are expected to have a general idea about the following points: Thoreau and his experience; Thoreau’s masterpiece Walden II.Teaching focus1. Thoreau’s life experience2. Thoreau’s materialization of the doctrines of Transcendentalism in a smallhut on the bank of Walden pond3. The rediscovery and reevaluation of Walden in the twentieth centuryIII.Teaching steps1.Warming-up questionsDo you have any idea about what is Walden about?2.Points to be covered by the teacher2.1 Thoreau’s life style and the commentaries of his contemporaries to him2.2 rediscovery and reevaluation of Thoreau’s Walden in the twentiethcentury2.3 Walden and eco-criticism3. Read and analyze certain passages from WaldenIV.HomeworkRead Thoreau’s WaldenLecture Seven Hawthorne and MelvilleI. Teaching objectivesStudents are expected to learn something about the notorious Salem Witchcraft Trial and the major doctrines of Calvinism and their impacts on Hawthorne and his writings, they are also expected to know Melville’s profession as a sailor and the tremendous influence of his profession as a sailor on almost all his works.II. Teaching focus1.Hawthorne and his Scarlet Letter2.Melville and his Moby DickIII. Teaching steps1 warming up questions1.1 Do you have any knowledge about Moses’ten commandments in the Old Testament, and one of the commandments says that “Thou shaln’t commit adultery”, do you know the meaning of adultery?1.2 Say something about your understanding of alienation2.Points to be covered by the teacher2.1 A rough summary of Salem Witchcraft Trial of 1692 and the role played by one of Hawthorn’s preeminent ancestors2.2 Hawthorne pervading sense of sin and evil and the reflection of these themes in almost all his works, either short stories or novels.2.3 Analysis of the four major characters in The Scarlet Letter2.4 Melville’s experience as a whaler on the sea and its influence on his works2.5 An analysis of his highly symbolic work Moby Dick3. Read and analyze certain passages from The Scarlet LetterIV. HomeworkRead the novel The Scarlet Letter and see the film adapted from this novel, and then make a comparison between themLecture Eight Whitman and DickinsonI. Teaching objectivesStudents are expected to have a general idea about Whitman and Dickinson and the differences between the theme and style of their poems.II. Teaching focus1.Whitman and his Song of Myself2.Dickinson and several of her poemsIII. Teaching steps1.Points to be covered by the teacher1.1 Whitman’s gregarious habit and the democratic tendency reflected in his Leaves of Grass1.2 The different evaluation of Leaves of Grass by Whitman’s contemporaries and critics of the twentieth century.1.3 Dickinson’s reclusive living habit and meditation on death and immortality1.4 Rediscovery and reevaluation of Dickinson’s poems in the twentieth century1.5 Whitman and Dickinson’s influence on American modern poetry2. Read and analyze certain passages from Leaves of Grass and some poems by DickinsonIV. HomeworkTry to write a short poem of Dickinsonian styleLecture Nine American Realist Literature (1)I. Teaching objectivesThrough this lecture, the students are expected to get some knowledge about the American Civil War and its impact on literary creation, and also the major doctrines and focus of American Realist literature.II. Teaching focus1. The American Civil War2. Doctrines and focus of American Realism3. William Dean Howells and his influence on the writings of other writers of thisPeriodIII. Teaching steps1. Warming-up questions2. Lecture by the teacher3. Read and analyze some passages from Criticism and Fiction by William DeanHowellsIV. HomeworkRead American Literary Realism by Barrish, Phillip Cambridge University Press, 2001Lecture Ten American Realist Literature (2)I. Teaching objectivesThrough this lecture, the students are expected to get familiar with the writings and some realist writers such as Henry James and Mark Twain.II. Teaching focus1. Henry James and his The Portrait of a Lady2. Mark Twain and his Adventure of Huckleberry FinnIII. Teaching steps1. Warming-up questions2. Lecture by the teacher3. Read and analyze certain passages from Call of the Wild by Jack LondonIV. HomeworkRead The Ambassadors by Henry James and Life on the Mississippi River by Mark TwainLecture Eleven American Naturalist Literature (1)I.Teaching objectivesThrough this lecture, the students are expected to have a general idea about how Zola’s naturalistic philosophy, Charles Darwin’s evolution theory and the industrialization of the United States brought about the alienation of man with nature, man with man, and man with society, and as a result, the flourish of naturalist literature that reflected these trends.II.Teaching focus1. The social background of naturalist period2. The major features of Naturalism3. The major naturalist writers and their worksIII.Teaching procedures1.Warming-up questions2.Lecture by the teacher3.Group discussion by the studentsIV.HomeworkRead American Naturalism by Bloom HaroldLecture Twelve American Naturalist Literature (2)I. Teaching objectivesThrough this lecture, the students are expected to get familiar with the major naturalistic writers and their representative works.II. Teaching focus1.Stephen Crane and his works2. Theodore Dreiser and his works3. Jack London and his worksIII. Teaching steps1. Warming-up questions2. Lecture by the teacher3. Read and analyze certain passages from Call of the Wild by Jack LondonIV. HomeworkRead The Red Badge of Courage by Crane, American Tragedy by Dreiser, and Martin Eden by Jack LondonLecture Thirteen Literature of the Lost Generation (1)I.Teaching objectivesThrough this lecture, the students are expected to have some knowledge about America’s role during the First World War, and the war’s impact on young people like Fitzgerald and Hemingway, and also the works that reflected the disillusion of the lost generation.II.Teaching focus1. The First World War and the Attitude of American youth toward the war2. The situation in America in the twenties of the 20th century3. Fitzgerald and his nearly autobiographical novelsIII.Teaching steps1.Warming-up questions2.Lecture by the teacher3. Read and analyze certain passages from The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald IV.HomeworkRead Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby and This Side of the ParadiseLecture Fourteen Literature of the Lost Generation (2) I.Teaching objectivesThrough this lecture, the students are expected to get some knowledge about the theme and style of the writings of Hemingway.II. Teaching focus1. Hemingway’s personal life2. His works3. His theory of “tip of an iceberg”III. Teaching steps1.Warming-up questions2.Lecture by the teacher3.Group discussion by the studentsIV. HomeworkRead Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms and The Old Man and the SeaLecture Fifteen American Literature of the SouthI.Teaching objectivesThrough this lecture, the students are expected to have a general idea about the history and current reality of the American South, and the slavery system before the Civil War, and how these combined together affected the general spirit of the southern Americans.II.Teaching focus1. The history of the American South, with slavery system as its focal point2. The situation in the south of America after the civil war3. Faulkner and his fictional world epitomized in his Yoknapatawpha county III.Teaching procedures1.Warming-up questions2.Lecture by the teacher3. Read and analyze certain passages from the Sound and the Fury byFaulknerIV.HomeworkRead Go down, Moses by FaulknerSee the film Gone with the WindLecture Sixteen Post-war American Novel (1)I. Teaching objectivesStudents are expected to have some knowledge about the situation in America after World War II, and the impact and influence of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and McCarthyism on the American people as a whole and American writers as a special group, and the pessimism and skepticism reflected in their works.II. Teaching focus1.The general situation in America after World War II2.J.D.Salinger and his Catcher in the RyeIII. Teaching steps1.Warming up questions1.1 Say something about your knowledge of World War Two1.2 Say something about the Cold War and the Vietnam War2.Points to be covered by the teacher2.1 the impact of World War Two on the consciousness of American intellectuals 2.2 the pessimism reflected in the writings of American writers2.3 the life experience of J.D.Salinger2.4 the one work that makes Salinger immortal (Catcher in the Rye)3. Read and analyze certain passages of Catcher in the RyeIV. HomeworkRead the novel Catcher in the Rye after classLecture Seventeen Post-war American Novel (2)I. Teaching objectivesStudents are expected to have a general idea about the social, political and artistic life in America, and the decline of artistic creation in the traditional style and the emergence of modern and post-modern style which was demonstrated in the absurd, metafiction, and avant-gardism; and students are also expected to have some knowledge about some of the representative writers and their most influential works of this period, such as Kurt V onnegut and his Slaughterhouse- Five, and Joseph Heller and his Catch-22.II. Teaching focus1.Modernism and post-modernism demonstrated in literary works2.Joseph Heller and his Catch-22III. Teaching steps1.Warming up questions1.1 What is modernism? And what is post-modernism1.2 Have you ever heard Catch-22, what does it mean?2.Points to be covered by the teacher2.1 a brief introduction of modernism and post-modernism and their similarities and differences.2.2 a brief introduction of Kurt V onnegut and his Slaughterhouse- Five2.3 a brief introduction of Joseph Heller and his Catch-223.Read and analyze the passages that most represent a Catch-22 situationIV. HomeworkRead Catch-22 after classLecture Eighteen American Multi-ethnic LiteratureI.Teaching objectives1.Through this lecture, the students are expected to have a general idea aboutthe following points: a survey of the situation of American blacks from ahistorical perspective; the images of blacks in the works of whiteAmericanBlack writers and the major theme of their worksII.Teaching focus1. A survey of the situation of American Blacks and other minority peoplefrom a historical perspective2. The images of the minority people like American Indians and the blacks inthe works of white Americans3. Major black writers and other minority group writers and theirrepresentative worksIII.Teaching steps1.Warming-up questions1.1 Do you know anything about the Civil Rights Movement that occurred inthe 1950s-60s in America, and what were the things that minority groups such as the blacks and the American Indians were fighting for:1.2 What is the meaning of invisible, if it is used before man, what does itconnote?2.Points to be covered by the teacher2.1 A general introduction of the Civil Rights Movement in America duringthe 1950s-60s2.2 A general survey of the images of blacks and American Indians in theworks of the whites2.3 A general introduction of the most influential writers of minority groupsand their representative works3. Read and analyze certain passages from the Invisible ManIV.HomeworkRead Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man。
《美国的独立》教案

一、教学目标1. 知识与技能:(1)了解美国独立战争的原因和经过;(2)掌握美国独立战争的主要领导人及其贡献;(3)了解美国独立战争对美国历史和世界的意义。
2. 过程与方法:(1)通过查阅资料、讨论等方式,了解美国独立战争的原因;(2)通过时间线、地图等方式,掌握美国独立战争的经过;(3)通过分析、比较等方式,了解美国独立战争对美国历史和世界的意义。
3. 情感态度与价值观:(1)培养学生对美国独立战争的理解和尊重;(2)培养学生对美国历史的兴趣和热爱;(3)培养学生对自由、平等、民主等价值观的认同。
二、教学内容1. 美国独立战争的原因(1)英国的殖民统治:对北美经济的压制、颁布一系列法令限制北美经济发展;(2)启蒙思想的影响:民主、自由、平等等观念的传入;(3)北美人民的反抗:波士顿倾茶事件等。
2. 美国独立战争的经过(1)1775年:来克星顿枪声,美国独立战争爆发;(2)1776年:发表《独立宣言》,宣告美国独立;(3)1781年:约克镇之战,英军投降;(4)1783年:英美签订《巴黎和约》,英国正式承认美国独立。
3. 美国独立战争的主要领导人(1)乔治·华盛顿:大陆军总司令,领导美国独立战争;(2)托马斯·杰斐逊:起草《独立宣言》,成为美国历史上的重要文献;(3)本杰明·富兰克林:参与《独立宣言》的起草,为美国独立战争作出贡献。
4. 美国独立战争对美国历史和世界的意义(1)实现了国家独立,为美国资本主义的发展奠定了基础;(2)推动了民主、自由、平等等价值观的普及和传播;(3)对世界历史的发展产生了深远影响,激发了其他国家的民族独立运动。
三、教学重点与难点1. 教学重点:(1)美国独立战争的原因和经过;(2)美国独立战争的主要领导人及其贡献;(3)美国独立战争对美国历史和世界的意义。
2. 教学难点:(1)美国独立战争的原因和经过的相互关系;(2)美国独立战争对美国历史和世界的意义的深入理解。
《美国》教案(精选7篇)

《美国》教案(精选7篇)《美国》教案篇1课题第 6课美国(一)第 1 课时共 1 课时课型新授课执教老师:教学目标1、了解美国的位置和组成,知道其领土变化的缘由和过程2、了解美国居民的构成和美利坚民族的简单性。
3、了解美国自然环境的特点,把握主要的地形区和气候类型4、了解美国自然资源的丰富性。
5、运用美国的地形图、气候图,分析美国自然环境的优越性。
5、运用美国的矿产资源图了解美国进展工业的有利条件。
6、通过学习美国对世界资源的掠夺和环境的破坏,培育同学正确的资源观、环境观和进展观。
教学重点美国的位置范围、地形、气候、以及种族构成等。
教学难点1、美国自然环境和资源对于进展工业的有利条件。
教法学法读图分析法、争论法、对比法、探究教学媒体教学过程教学环节教学内容补充与反馈课前预习阅读教材85--------88导入新课从今日开头,我们将踏上西半球这片漂亮富裕的土地,透过美国和巴西,了解美洲的自然风貌、经济特点和人们的生活风俗等。
重难点教学过程1. 世界政区图。
观看地图,说说美国的纬度位置、海陆位置和临国位置。
(美国位于西半球的北温带,东临大西洋,西临太平洋,南临墨西哥湾,西南与墨西哥相邻,北临加拿大,是一个海陆兼备的国家。
)2.除了本土外,美国海外的两个州分别位于什么位置?属什么温度带?(阿拉斯加,位于北极圈四周,大部分属北温带,少部分属寒带。
夏威夷,位于北回归线四周的热带太平洋地区,属热带。
3. 美国国旗。
问:你知道美国国旗的含义吗?(美国国旗的左上角蓝色星区内,一共有50颗白色五角星,他们分别代表美国的50个州;星区以外还有13道红色白色相间的条纹,他们又代表美国最初独立时的13块英国殖民地。
)一、领土组成1、海陆位置和纬度位置2、领土组成美国的普遍居民中,都有哪些肤色的人?这说明白什么问题? (白种人、黑种人、黄种人。
说明美国是一个由各种人种构成的移民国家。
总结:美国建国只有200多年,居民都是由各大洲移人的,所以说美国是一个移民国家。
初中美国的教案

初中美国的教案教学对象:初中生教学课时:2课时教学目标:1. 了解美国的地理位置、地形地貌及气候特点;2. 掌握美国的主要城市及其特色;3. 了解美国的国旗、国徽、国歌及重要节日;4. 理解美国的文化价值观及其影响;5. 提高学生的英语听说读写能力。
教学资源:地图、图片、视频、PPT等教学步骤:第一课时:一、导入(5分钟)1. 向学生问候,并简要介绍本节课的主题;2. 引导学生思考:他们对美国有什么了解?他们希望在本节课中学到什么?二、课堂讲解(20分钟)1. 使用PPT展示美国的地图,介绍其地理位置、地形地貌及气候特点;2. 讲解美国的主要城市及其特色,如纽约、洛杉矶、旧金山、华盛顿等;3. 介绍美国的国旗、国徽、国歌及重要节日,如独立日、感恩节等;4. 引导学生关注美国的文化价值观,如自由、平等、民主等。
三、小组讨论(15分钟)1. 将学生分成小组,让他们根据课堂上所学的知识,讨论美国的地理、文化特点;2. 鼓励学生提出问题,并进行解答;3. 引导学生用英语进行讨论,提高他们的口语表达能力。
四、课堂小结(5分钟)1. 回顾本节课所学的知识,让学生简要总结美国的地理、文化特点;2. 强调美国的文化价值观及其对现代社会的影响。
第二课时:一、听力练习(15分钟)1. 播放与美国地理、文化相关的听力材料,如美国城市的介绍、美国节日的庆祝活动等;2. 学生听后,回答相关问题,提高他们的听力理解能力。
二、阅读练习(20分钟)1. 提供与美国地理、文化相关的阅读材料,如美国的历史、文化背景等;2. 学生阅读后,回答相关问题,提高他们的阅读理解能力。
三、写作练习(10分钟)1. 让学生根据所学知识,写一篇关于美国地理、文化的短文;2. 鼓励学生用英语进行写作,提高他们的写作能力。
四、课堂小结(5分钟)1. 回顾本节课所学的知识,让学生简要总结美国的地理、文化特点;2. 强调美国的文化价值观及其对现代社会的影响。
《美国的建立》教案(精选4篇)

《美国的建立》教案(精选4篇)《美国的建立》教案(精选4篇)《美国的建立》教案篇1美国的建立【本节重点知识】1、英属北美第一个殖民地;2、北美独立战争的背景(特别是北美经济发展的主流、美利坚民族形成的原因和影响、启蒙思想传播及启蒙思想家、导火线);3、北美独立战争爆发的标志和主要事件(建立大陆军及其总司令、《独立宣言》的起草人和发表的时间意义、萨拉托加大捷的时间意义、战争结束的标志、英国承认美国独立的时间);4、1787年美国宪法的内容和评价;5、美国联邦政府成立的时间和第一任总统;6、北美独立战争的历史意义。
【知识结构图解】一、北美独立战争的背景1、英属北美殖民地的建立:①16xx年英国在北美建立第一个殖民地弗吉尼亚;②到18世纪30年代,英国在北美大西洋沿岸建立了13个殖民地,并有大批移民移居北美。
2、英属北美殖民地的政治经济状况①经济发展:a、资本主义经济发展较快,成为经济发展的主流;同时也存在许多落后的经济成分;b、各殖民地经济往来日益密切,初步形成了统一的国内市场;c、北部工商业发达,中部盛产小麦,南部种植园经济繁荣②统治模式:依照英国政体建立,每个殖民地都有自己的总督和议会;总督代表英国对殖民地进行统治。
3、美利坚民族的形成:①英属北美各殖民地经济往来日益密切,初步形成了统一的国内市场;②英语成为来自各地移民的共同语言,逐渐产生了共同的文化;③美利坚民族开始形成,民族意识逐渐觉醒。
4、启蒙思想传播,英属北美殖民地的民主和民族意识日趋增强——涌现出一些杰出的启蒙思想家,如富兰克林和杰斐逊5、英国竭力压制北美殖民地的经济发展①目的:希望北美永远作为它的原料产地的商品市场,并要从殖民地搜括更多的财富;②后果:殖民地人民和英国的矛盾日益尖锐,最终导致战争(根本原因:英国的殖民统治严重阻碍了北美资本主义经济的发展)6、导火线:波士顿倾茶事件7、第一届大陆会议的召开①地点:费城②内容:共同商讨对付英国的办法二、独立战争(1775——1783年)1、爆发标志:1775年来克星顿枪声2、第二届大陆会议召开①1775年,会议决定把汇集到波士顿附近的民兵整编为大陆军,任命华盛顿为大陆军总司令;②1776年7月4日,大陆会议通过了由杰斐逊等人起草的《独立宣言》,英属北美殖民地正式宣布独立。
高中地理美国说课稿

高中地理美国说课稿尊敬的各位老师、同学们,大家好!今天,我将为大家带来一节关于美国地理的说课。
在这节课中,我们将一起探索美国的地理位置、地形地貌、气候特点以及人文地理等多个方面的内容。
希望通过今天的学习,大家能够对美国这个国家有一个全面而深入的了解。
首先,让我们从美国的地理位置开始。
美国位于北美洲,东临大西洋,西濒太平洋,北接加拿大,南界墨西哥。
美国的地理位置使其成为了一个具有丰富自然资源和多样地理特征的国家。
美国的领土还包括北美洲西北部的阿拉斯加和太平洋中部的夏威夷群岛。
接下来,我们来看看美国的地形地貌。
美国地形可以分为三大区域:东部的大平原、中部的中央平原和西部的山脉。
东部的大平原地区地势较低,土壤肥沃,适宜农业发展。
中部的中央平原是一片广阔的内陆地区,拥有丰富的矿产资源,如煤炭、石油等。
而西部的山脉则是美国地形最为壮观的部分,包括了洛基山脉、内华达山脉等。
这些山脉不仅为美国带来了丰富的水资源,还是众多野生动植物的栖息地。
美国的气候类型多样,从北到南,从东到西,气候差异显著。
北部和中部地区主要为温带气候,冬季寒冷,夏季温暖。
而在南部,气候则偏向亚热带和热带,全年温暖湿润。
美国的气候多样性为其农业生产和旅游业的发展提供了有利条件。
在人文地理方面,美国是一个多元文化的国家。
原住民印第安人是最早的居民,随着欧洲殖民者的到达,美国逐渐形成了一个由多种族、多文化组成的社会。
美国的文化深受欧洲移民的影响,同时也吸收了非洲、亚洲等其他地区文化的元素。
这种多元文化的融合,使得美国在艺术、音乐、电影等方面都有着独特的魅力。
美国的经济发展水平非常高,是世界上最大的经济体之一。
其经济结构以服务业为主,同时在科技、金融、制造业等领域也有着强大的实力。
美国的硅谷是全球科技创新的中心,许多世界知名的科技公司如苹果、谷歌、微软等都在这里设立了总部。
此外,美国的金融中心纽约,也是全球经济活动的重要枢纽。
在教育方面,美国拥有众多世界顶尖的高等教育机构,如哈佛大学、麻省理工学院等。
教案初中地理美国

教案初中地理美国教学目标:1. 了解美国的地理位置、地形、气候等自然地理特征。
2. 掌握美国的人口、民族、宗教、文化等社会经济特征。
3. 了解美国的政治制度、行政区划、主要城市等政治地理情况。
4. 培养学生的地理思维能力和跨文化交际能力。
教学重点:1. 美国的自然地理特征。
2. 的美国社会经济特征。
3. 美国的政治地理情况。
教学难点:1. 美国的地理特征与经济发展之间的关系。
2. 美国的政治制度及其在现代社会中的运作。
教学准备:1. 教材或教学资源。
2. 投影仪或白板。
3. 地图、图片等教学辅助材料。
教学过程:一、导入(5分钟)1. 向学生简单介绍美国的概况,激发学生的兴趣。
2. 提问学生对美国的了解,引导学生思考。
二、自然地理特征(15分钟)1. 通过地图和图片,介绍美国的地理位置、地形、气候等自然地理特征。
2. 分析美国的地形对经济发展的影响,如农业、工业的分布。
三、社会经济特征(15分钟)1. 介绍美国的人口、民族、宗教等社会特征。
2. 分析美国的文化多元性对经济发展的影响。
3. 讲解美国的主要经济产业,如服务业、高新技术产业等。
四、政治地理情况(10分钟)1. 介绍美国的政治制度、行政区划、主要城市等政治地理情况。
2. 分析美国的政治制度在现代社会中的运作。
五、案例分析(10分钟)1. 选取一个与美国地理、经济、政治等方面相关的案例,如旧金山地震、911事件等。
2. 引导学生分析案例中的地理因素及其影响。
六、总结与反思(5分钟)1. 总结本节课的重点内容,巩固学生的记忆。
2. 引导学生反思美国地理、经济、政治等方面的特点及其相互关系。
教学延伸:1. 组织学生进行小组讨论,研究美国地理、经济、政治等方面的其他话题。
2. 鼓励学生进行实地考察或调研,加深对美国地理、经济、政治等方面的了解。
教学反思:本节课结束后,教师应认真反思教学效果,针对学生的实际情况进行调整和改进,以提高教学质量和学生的地理素养。
晋教版七年级地理下册《美国——经济高度发达的国家》教案1

10.6美国——经济高度发达的国家[教学任务分析]美国大部分地区位于北美大陆的中部,其自然环境基本能够反映北美大陆的环境特点;美国又是当今世界唯一的超级大国,在经济、科技、军事等许多领域都处于世界领先地位,国家的自然、经济特点十分突出,为此我们将其作为“认识国家”的典型案例之一,共同学习。
本节围绕新课程标准的要求,主要有3个知识点,即“多样的自然环境”“高度发达的经济”“移民为主的国家”,配有10幅图,安排了3个活动。
“多样的自然环境”,开门见山地介绍了美国的领土组成、面积、人口和首都。
关于美国的位置,考虑到学生的已有知识水平和认知程度,教材没有用语言陈述,而是安排了“图上所得”活动,让学生通过自主活动,一方面学会分析一个国家地理位置的方法,另一方面还要学会对一个国家的地理位置进行评价。
对美国的地形、河湖、气候和资源的阐述,教材采用图文结合的呈现方式,一方面通过正文突出介绍了美国三个南北纵列带的地形特点,密西西比河、五大湖的地位,复杂多样的气候和以温带大陆性气候为主的特点,丰富的土地、森林、矿产和草原等资源;另一方面则将具体地理事物的分布放在图10.51、图10.52和图10.55中。
上述知识多为地理分布知识,与地图紧密结合,是有效的学习途径。
自然环境和自然资源是一个国家经济发展的基础,在学生学会分析一个国家自然环境特点的基础上,还应学会分析自然环境对人类经济活动的影响,于是我们安排了一个“图上所得”活动。
“高度发达的经济”,首先阐述了美国经济的总特点,然后分别阐述农业、工业的生产情况。
关于美国的农业,教材全面介绍了美国农业的发展水平和农业专门化生产的特点,其中农业生产专门化是本部分的重点。
美国的农业生产专门化是当今世界农业发展的一个典型模式,农业区带的形成和分布不仅考虑了地形、气候、土壤、水源等自然因素,而且还考虑了人口、城市等社会经济因素,是因地制宜发展农业的典型案例。
为此,教材特别安排了“积极参与”活动,着重分析影响乳畜带、玉米带和灌溉农业区分布的区位因素,这样安排的目的,主要起抛砖引玉的作用,意在通过农业带的分析,引导学生在考虑农业问题时要综合考虑各种自然条件和社会环境因素,从而促进学生学科综合能力的发展。
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活动:学生阅读教材,了解美国的面积、人口、种族、国旗、语言、宗教及其他情况。
2.美国的自然环境
活动1:读地图册“美国地图”,找出美国的位置、范围并完成下表格。
范围美国本土阿拉斯加夏威夷群岛
纬度位置
所属温度带
海陆位置
州数
备注:首都华盛顿位于哥伦比亚特区,不属于任何一个州。
美国是一个地理位置优越,跨地北美洲、大洋洲的国家
(学生:美国人种主要为白色人种,占84%;黑种人占13%,其他占3%。)
活动2:读教材的阅读资料“美国几名公民的祖籍”、“华人对美国的贡献”、图“美国纽约的唐人街”,了解有色人种对美国经济发展的巨大贡献。(学生:华人在交通建设、医学、航天、物理、建筑设计等领域取得了卓越的成就为美国做出了巨大的贡献。体现了中华民族的传统美德:勇敢、勤劳、聪明、认真等。)
《美国》教案
【教学目标】
1.通过阅读教材和资料知道美国是一个移民国家,种族构成复杂。
2.通过了解有色人种在美国社会受到的不平等待遇,充分理解到美国在人权问题上的双重标准。
【教学重点和难点】
美利坚民族的构成和不同民族、种族在美国经济发展中所做的巨大贡献。
【课前准备】
1.美国挂图
2.教学课件
【教学方法】启发式讲授、角色扮演(体验法)
4.人口分布不平衡:
活动1:阅读地图册的“美国本土的历史与发展和移民”图,说一说美国人口分布的特点.
(学生:东北部大西洋沿岸和五大湖区人口稠密,西部山区人口稀少。)
活动2:
从下列词语中选出与美国地理特征相符合的词语,组成一段流畅的文字来概括你所了解的美国:
气候温和、资源丰富、人口分布均衡、人口和城市集中在东北部、人口分布不均、气候寒冷、资源贫乏靠进口、发展中国家、经济发家、森林密布、资本主义国家、社会主义国家、交通便利、交通不便、工农业发达、自然条件优越。
活动5:读教材图“美国降水量的分布”,说一说美国降水量的特点。
师生共同归纳:从东南向西北逐渐减少。
活动6:阅读“网站”中的“自然环境”页的“美国的农业、矿产和森林资源丰富,在世界上占有举足轻重的作用”,了解美国丰富的自然资源。
3.移民国家——居民构成复杂
活动1:读“美国的人种构成”图,说出美国的人种构成。
【教学过程】
导入新课:
活动:打开地图册,阅读“世界政治地图”,在图中找到以下国家:日本、印度、埃及、英国、巴西、美国、加拿大、阿根廷,从半球位置看,它们分别位于东半球还是西半球?
阿根廷——西半球
教师:东半球的国家具有复杂多样的自然环境和千姿百态的人文环境,那么西半球的国家是什么样的呢?今天我们就开始学习西半球及其国家。
活动2:学生阅读美国政区图,了解美国的两个海外州。
活动3:阅读地图册“美国”图上找到主要港口:纽约、西雅图、旧金山、洛杉矶、休斯敦;还有密西西比河、五大湖等内河航道,它们构成了美国航运体系。
活动4:读教材图“美国的地形”,找出落基山脉、大平原、阿巴拉契亚山脉,说一说美国地形分布的特点。
师生共同归纳:美国地势西高、东低、中缓,地形呈南北纵列分布。
活动3:读教材的“华人、印第安人、黑人的对话”图,“角色扮演”——把学生分成4组,每一组分别扮演黑人、华人、印第安人、白人,让扮演不同角色的同学根据教材的文字叙述设置情景,表演不同的人种在美国的生活状况和内心的感受,加深对有色人种在美国受到种种歧视和不平等的待遇的了解,感受社会主义的优越性,使学生更加热爱自己的国家。
讲授新课:
一、西半球概况
活动:阅读教材和地图册“世界政治地图”,完成下列问题:
1.西半球包括哪两个大洲?洲界在哪里?
2.这两个洲被划分成哪两个区域?它们的界线在哪里?
教师:在北美有世界上经济最发达的一个国家——美国(学生答),它为什么会成为世界上最发达的国家呢?下面我们先了解美国的概况。
二、移民国家