Lesson10TheTrialThatRocked__theWorld高级英语第一册教学教案优质PPT.pptx

1、Lesson TenThe Trial That Rocked the World,Objectives,To understand the textTo learn the background about FundamentalismTo learn the conflict between Fundamentalism and Darwinism,Teaching Contents,1.Introduction2.Detailed study of the text3.Structure analysis4.Language appreciation5.Summary of words

2、and phrases6.Exercises,Background Material,1.About the author and the trialJohn Scopes,a high school science teacher in Dayton,Tennessee,who was accused of breaking the law by teaching evolution.He was the defendant in the case.After the trial,he decided to write a story describing the highlights of

3、 this famous trial.The name of John Scopes became synonymous with this trial,which is popularly known as the monkey trial（the Scopes trial）.A film,called Inherit the Wind,was made of the trial,with much of the dialogue coming directly from the transcripts of the court proceedings.John Scopes died in

4、 1979.,Background Material,2.The clash between the fundamentalists and the modernistsThe fundamentalist movement:#a conservative and fanatically religious American Protestant movement that began in the early 20th century in opposition to modern scientific tendency.It was strong in parts of the U.S.,

5、especially the South,at the time.The fundamentalists adhered to a literal interpretation of everything in the Bible and regarded the beliefs as fundamental to Christian faith and morals.The modernists accepted the theory advanced by Charles Darwin that all animal life,including monkeys and men,had e

6、volved from a common ancestor.,Background Material,3.Main characters in the trialJohn ScopesThe defendant counsels（counsels for the defense）:#Clarence Darrow;#Dudley Field MaloneThe prosecutor counsel（counsel for the prosecution）William Jennings Bryan,Background Material,What do you know about Darwi

7、n and his On the Origin ofSpecies?#,1809-1882,English naturalist and biologist,originator of the theory of mans evolution by natural selectionIn 1859,Charles Darwin published his great work,On the Origin of Species.He claimed that all organisms,including ourselves,are the products of a slow,natural

8、process of development evolution.,Social Background of Darwins,Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837,when she was 18 years old.She ruled for 63 years until 1901,longer than any other British King or queen had ever ruled.This period came to be known as the Victorian Age.During this period,great e

9、conomic,social,and political changes took place and Great Britain became the strongest and richest country in the world.The British Empire,which included Canada,Australia,India,New Zealand,and large parts of Africa,had about a quarter of the worlds land and about a quarter of the worlds people.Wealt

10、h poured into Britain from its colonies.Industry and trade expanded rapidly,and the country became known as the workshop of the world,by the end of the age,Britain was becoming more the banker of the world.Science and technology made great advances.People were better educated.The middle class grew e

11、normously.Literature flourished.In addition,the government introduced democratic reforms.,Social Background of Darwins,In spite of the prosperity of the Victorian Age,workers in both factories and farms still lived in terrible poverty.Charles Dickens,the greatest novelist of the age,also described i

12、n his novels the miserable life and the cruel treatment of the poor.Today,people usually laugh at the middle class of the Victorian Age,because they always tried to behave in a way that was considered socially acceptable,they were too self-satisfied and unwilling to listen to others opinions.Many Vi

13、ctorians regarded pleasure as sin,and poverty as Gods punishment for laziness.Daily family prayer and Sunday Bible-reading reminded their children that obedience was the greatest virtue.The early Victorian father was like a king in the home,and he expected to be obeyed by all the other members of th

14、e family.His wife was supposed to be his faithful companion,her place was in the home,and she had no right to look for jobs outside the home.Even in the home,her interests and conversation were strictly controlled.The highest virtue of the Victorian women was sexual purity.,Social Background of Darw

15、ins,The Victorians were extremely religious.They believed every word of the Bible,so that when Charles Darwin published his scientific idea about the origin of man,it caused an angry protest.Bishops angrily resisted the suggestion that they were descended from monkeys;#the scientists replied that th

16、ey would rather be descended from monkeys than from bishops.Darwin was a good Christian,and he believed that a scientific study of Gods world could lead to better understanding of Gods purpose and mans duty.Yet the theories of Darwin and other scientists led many people to feel that traditional values could no longer guide their lives.,Detailed Study of the Text:#,1.About the title The Trial That Rocked the Worldrock:#to cause great shock and surprise toThe trial that cause great shock and surprise to