1. 文本解读

《我不是瓷娃娃》是一本故事类读物，讲述的是Sam---一位脆骨病患者---不畏病痛、乐观生活的故事。全书约450词。

（1）[What] 主题意义和主要内容

本书的主题是“积极的生活态度”。Sam天生患有脆骨病，不能走路，不能长高，轻微的碰撞甚至巨大的声响都会导致他骨折。但是，Sam没有怨天尤人，他渴望并且真正地拥有了和常人一样的人生。借助轮椅，他游历了世界上很多地方，他甚至发明了多用途的轮椅，帮助了全世界很多有相同需要的人。

（2）[Why] 写作意图

作者通过将是脆骨症患者Sam不惧病痛，借助轮椅游历四方的故事，赞扬了Sam不屈不挠、勇于挑战自我的精神，启发读者树立不畏困难、乐观向上的生活态度。

（3）[How] 文体结构

文本体裁为记叙文，分三部分介绍了Sam的经历: 第一部分讲述Sam的个人信息; 第二部分描述了尽管无法像常人一样长高，Sam仍然乐观地看待人生。外表没有给他带来烦恼，他希望借助轮椅过正常的生活经历; 第三部分具体介绍了Sam的改良轮椅大作用以及他传递的精神---Sam不仅坐着新轮椅游历四方，还帮助了全世界很多有相同需要的人，变“小”为“大”，变劣势为优势，展现了他自强不息、永不妥协的精神。

2. 教学目标

在本书学习结束时，学生能够：

（1）提取和Sam相关的重要信息，概括Sam的身体情况、生活情况及主要经历；

（2）口头梳理Sam的故事，并分析Sam的性格特征；

（3）通过参与角色扮演，从采访者和受访者的角度分析Sam的经历与品格，从而学会用积极的态度面对人生；

（4）就如何对待生活中的困难发表自己的观点。

3. 教学重难点

 （1）个别非常用词在语篇中的理解；

 （2）文本的深度解读和主题意义的提炼。

4. 教学过程

Step1. Skimming

1. Ss read the passage again quickly.

2. Ask Ss to understand about the cover of the book.

Who is in the book?

What does he look like?

What do you know about the title?

What might be in the book?

Step2. Scanning

1. Help Ss know about the contents of the book.

How many chapters are there in the book?

How many parts can it be divided into?

What’s the main idea of each part?

Step3. Detailed reading

Part1. Chapter1 Sam’s Bones.

1. Read about the pictures of Sam and a normal child.

2. Read carefully and find the differences between brittle bones and normal ones.

  Chapter2 Learning About Sam

1. Show the picture and learn about braces.

2. Read and underline: What could break Sam’s bones?

3. Think further: How would you feel and what would you do if you had such disease?

  Chapter3 Not Growing, Never Walking

1. Look through it again and answer: What did Sam think of his unusual looks?

   What did he want to do?

2. Pair work: Ask and answer for details.

What other problems did Sam meet?

What was Sam’s attitude towards them?

How did doctors help him?

Part2. Chapter4 Sam’s Wheelchairs

  Read and find out:  How did wheelchairs help Sam?

Chapter5 Sam’s Idea

Talk about: How did he solve the problems caused by wheelchairs?

Part 3. Chapter6 A Big Message

  1. Introduce Ezi-Riser

  2. Match different parts with their usage.

  3. Read further: How did he help other disabled people?

Watch the video and summarize

1. Go through the story of Sam again with some key words.

2. Talk about: What do you think of Sam?

What else do you think of him from his words?

3. Understand the two paragraphs onP12 again.

Step4. Group work

Make up the interview about Sam between Sam's friend and the reporter.

Step5. Further information

Learn about the ending of the story of Sam..

Step6. Summary

What makes you "big"?

Step7. Homework

1. Read more detail online or from books about Sam.

2. Search for more about such person around you and offer help.