? ? ? 周四的上午是早讀加四節(jié)連堂課。學(xué)生們卻很期待，因為周四是讀報日，初三也不例外；同時，孩子們提前得知了這周四的課間是Queen樂隊包場。
? ? ? 周三就Page 8的文章的第一段提出了兩個online quest的任務(wù)，1. Why did Queen become one of the most famous and important rock bands in history? 2.Why did Freddie Mercury the band's lead singer die so early?
? ? ? 課上們首先分享了其收集的信息。針對問題一，孩子們從不同角度進(jìn)行解讀。
? ? ? S1翻出了樂隊的學(xué)霸背景 “Queen was probably the most educated rock band ever. Guitarist Brian May graduated from London's Imperial College, Freedie Mercry had a masters of Art; John Deacon had a masters in electronic engineering, and Rodger Taylor was the least educated with a BS in biology.”
? ? S2對S1做了補充“The guitarist Brain May lives and learns. He even works for NASA these years.”
? ? S3從音樂的角度分析“The songs from Queen are various and mixed. Some of them are elegant such as Barcelona, The Golden Boy, Someone to Love, Loe of My Life while others are quite strong including I Will Rock You, Adio Ga Ga, Under Pressure. However, my favourite one is We Are the Champions due to its inspiring lyrics.”
? ? S4從文化角度分析“The band Queen spread a voice of the young in Britain and other countries from all the ages. They understand the confused and lost generation deeply and encourage them as well.”
? ? S5從社會角度分析“Queen dare say no to the media.”
? ? 小結(jié)的時候，補充了從“文學(xué)”的角度看待Queen的音樂。敘事：黏連；反諷；以及“作者已死”。
? ? 針對問題二，孩子們通過why died找到了“真相”又感到惋惜繼而引發(fā)討論。
? ? S1談到了社會問題 “Freddie announced he was bisextual which was accepted by the public. I think it was a big step for the society. But I can imagine it was very hard at that time.”
? ? S2談到個人的事業(yè)觀“Freddie knew his death's coming soon. He devoted himself to Music.”
? ? ……
? ? 簡單反思：課前任務(wù)的設(shè)置需要有挖掘的空間。常常以布置背景知識的搜尋為內(nèi)容，多問幾個“why”，不由地涵蓋了對文化的探究、對社會倫理的討論。借此，孩子們還可以進(jìn)行自我文化意識的覺醒，同時可以進(jìn)行自我的道德教育。附加值，增加了對英語學(xué)習(xí)的興趣。配套的課間Queen Live音樂包場，收獲了幾只調(diào)皮猴對Queen崇拜的目光，更收獲了兩個學(xué)習(xí)動力缺乏的孩子合著拍子哼唱時候滿足的樣子。
