新北师大版（2022） 选择性必修第三册 Unit 8 Literature Lesson 1 The Last Leaf 教案

The Last Leaf
----adapted from The Last Leaf by O Henry
一． 教材分析
《最后一片叶子》是美国作家欧-亨利的作品。该作品描写了一位老画家为患肺炎而奄奄一息的穷学生画最后一片长春藤叶的故事。老画家贝尔曼是一个在社会底层挣扎了一辈子的小人物，一生饱经风霜、穷困潦倒，却热爱绘画艺术，为挽救一个青年画家的生命而献出了自己的生命。
作者通过对穷苦朋友间友谊的描写，刻画出一个舍己为人的以自己生命为代价创造真正杰作的画家形象，讴歌了以贝尔曼为代表的普通人的高尚，体现了人们通过自己的深思而得到的重生。
Teaching objectives:
By the end of this class, the students will be able to
1. know more about O. Henry and the short story ----- The Last Leaf;
2. know how to analyse characters;
3. appreciate short stories by analysing some writing techniques.
4. cultivate the sense of exploration and think about how to face the difficulties.
learn the shinning qualities of human beings, such as kindness, self-sacrifice, selflessness, friendship, love, care and so on by reading a classic literary work.
Teaching key points:
1)Ss can understand the main idea of the story by different tasks.
2)Ss can put forward questions and try to solve the problems.
Teaching difficult points:
1)Ss can think about how to face the difficulties and try to express what they want to say.
Teaching procedures:
Step1.Lead-in
Give a brief introduction to O. Henry.
Some works of O. Henry:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Let Ss guess what it is in my hand and Show Ss two pieces of leaves.
2. Ask students questions and understand the meaning of leaves.
What does the green leaf stand for What does the yellow leaf stand for
Purpose: Use the leaves to lead out today's topic and introduce the background of the author O.Henry. and prepare for the following pre-reading activities.
Step2.Pre-reading
Discuss with your partners---What is necessary to make up a story
1) ________________________ 2)___________________
3) __________________________
1. Ask students to talk about the story.
(characters; plot; ending)
2. Ask students to give a brief introduction to The Last Leaf
step 3. Read and get the main idea
1) What are the characters mentioned in this story and what is their relationship
_____________________________________________________________________2) What was the main thread(主线/线索) of the story
_____________________________________________________________________
step 4. Read and get the main idea of each scene
The story can be divided into 5 scenes. What is the main idea of each scene
Para 1-2 __________________________________________________
Para 3-7 —————————————————————————
Para 8-9 —————————————————————————
Para 10-11 _________________________________________________
Para 12-13 _________________________________________________
step 5．Answer questions:
1. According to the doctor, how would Johnsy be able to recover from pneumonia
2. What was Johnsy determined to do at first if the last ivy leaf should fall
3. Who was Behrman
4. What did she decide to do when she saw the last leaf after two nights’ rain and wind
5. According to the doctor, would Johnsy recover from pneumonia
6. How come old Behrman caught pneumonia too
7. What kind of person do you think was Behrman Why
8. What do you think of the ending, expected or unexpected
step 6. Discuss
1. Why did Sue call "The Last Leaf" is Behrman's masterpiece
2. What did the last leaf symbolize
For Johnsy: the symbol of _______________________________
For Behrman: the symbol of ________________________________
3. What do you learn from the story (填名词)
1) We can learn _________________________________from Johnsy.
2) We can learn ___________________________________from the two girls.
(你能想到哪句谚语)
3) We can learn _____________________________________from Mr. Behrman.
step 7. the aim of the story:
The aim of the story is to tell us there is _________ everywhere around us. The power of love is great. It can ______ a person’s life.
Step3. Character analysis
Analyse these characters by focusing on what they do and say.
1）Read the story and underline the words and sentences which can show characters’ personality.
2）Share opinions in pairs.
Step4 Discussion: Understanding of the title
Q: What do you think of the title---- The Last Leaf
To Behrman, …
To Johnsy, …
To the plot, …
Step5 Further reading and further thinking
1. Focus on some writing techniques used in this story.
2. Try to find some examples of using these writing techniques in this story by rereading some part of the story.
Homework
1. Read the story again and try to find some differences between the English version and the Chinese version;
2. Read another O Henry short story to appreciate and understand the love he wants to convey.