Lesson 3 The Trial That Rocked the World 

Teaching Objectives:

1. To know the writing techniques of a first-person narrative.

2. To be acquainted with some legal terms.

3. To be acquainted with some religious terms.

4. To learn to describe defending and prosecuting.

5. To appreciate the language features.

Teaching Emphasis & Difficulties:

To enable students to tell myths and legends from science

Teaching Methods:

  In-class lecture and discussion

Time Span: 12 hours

Teaching Procedures:

I. Pre-class session

1.1 New Words and Expressions

1.2 vedio clip of the trial

II. Lead-in 

1. Where  do you think man come from? 

2. Can you share with us some myths and stories about human origin?

III. Background Knowledge 

(group presentation)

1.The Jazz Age & F.S. Fitzgerald

2. Christianity

3.The Holy Bible 

4.Charles Darwin & his theory

5.The American Judicial System vs. Chinese Judicial System