introduction

Emphasis was placed on the educational value of the English curriculum, pointing out that the Curriculum Standards require English teaching to set goals around core competencies, improve students' reading abilities through reading instruction, and develop core competencies. English classics, as teaching materials for reading, can effectively cultivate students' language abilities, but traditional teaching methods have poor interactivity and are difficult to stimulate students' enthusiasm for learning. The Curriculum Standards advocate designing language practice activities that are logically related, such as educational drama, to innovate teaching models and enhance students' comprehensive language proficiency. This article takes "The Happy Prince and Other Stories" as an example to explore the practical exploration of integrating educational drama into middle school English classic reading teaching.

The educational drama paradigm that can be adopted in the teaching of classic literature reading

This paper explores the application of educational drama in middle school English classic reading teaching, and proposes two main drama paradigms: predicting story plots and creating reading contexts. The paradigm of predicting story plot uses clues such as the cover to stimulate students' interest, such as guiding students to predict the story through the cover of "Nightingale and Rose". The creation of reading situational paradigms includes teacher engagement, conscience alley, role writing, and circular theater, aiming to enhance students' classroom participation and emotional experience through role-playing, situational simulation, and script creation. Teachers can help students deepen their understanding of the text and improve their reading and expression abilities by playing roles, guiding students to engage in conscientious discussions, encouraging role writing, and performing in circular theaters.

Teaching Practice of Integrating Educational Drama into Classic Reading

This article delves into the application of educational drama in teaching middle school English classic reading, using "The Nightingale and the Rose" as an example to analyze the plot, theme, and educational significance of the story. Firstly, the main content of the story is introduced, which tells the story of the nightingale sacrificing herself to help students obtain red roses, emphasizing the opposition between sincerity and hypocrisy, as well as the author's pursuit of beauty and criticism of the real society. Subsequently, a comprehensive analysis of the learning situation of ninth grade students was conducted using the SWOT analysis method, identifying their strengths and weaknesses in language foundation, reading strategies, and literary appreciation abilities.

conclusion

The integration of educational drama into English classic reading teaching enriches teaching design, enhances classroom fun and innovation. Students can deeply understand the theme of the text through dramatic forms and achieve language knowledge transfer. However, there are differences in students' language abilities, uneven activity time and participation, and it is necessary to optimize activity design to improve overall student participation. Teachers should be fully prepared to guide students to delve deeper into the topic and achieve the dual improvement of knowledge and educational goals.