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Unit 4 Developing ideas
目 录
Lead in
Reading
Writing
Homework
课时目标:
带领学生初步掌握小说类文体的基本特征和常见的阅读方法,了解O. Henry小说的主题和“欧亨利式”的结尾特点,使学生能够运用所学为小学续写结尾;
引导学生练习自身实际,进一步深入了解友谊的意义和内涵,辩证的思考情与法之间的关系,树立正确的友情观;
带领学生理解课文内容,明确故事中的人物形象和特点,评价人物的行为;
Have you read any stories by O. Henry Share one with the class.
Do you like stories with surprise endings Why or why not
1. Read the short introduction to O. Henry and answer
the questions.
Pre-reading
O.Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.
When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen it, so he was sent to prison.
Introduction to O.Henry
Pre-reading
During the three years in prison, he learned to write
short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to
New York and went on writing. He wrote mostly about
New York and the life of the middle
and lower class people. People liked
his stories, which are known for full
of humour and surprising endings.
His best known short stories consist
of The Cop and the Anthem, The Gift
of the Maji.
Pre-reading
After Twenty Years
Why is the man standing outside the shop
2. Read the passage and answer the following question.
He is waiting for his friend
Jimmy.
While-reading
3. Read the passage again and conclude the outline of the passage.
Setting---When,Where (in New York on a cold, darknight)
Character---Who (the man, the policeman, Jimmy)
Plot---20years ago, later,nowadays.
Time What happened to the man What happened to Jimmy
20 years ago
a year or two later
nowadays
The character characteristics
The man
The policeman
Jimmy
4. Try to conclude the characteristics of the characters
in the passage.
Did Jimmy come to meet his friend
What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years
What might happen between the policeman and the man
5. Think of a possible ending to “After Twenty Years” and find evidence to support your ideas. Use the following questions to help you.
Possible version:
Jimmy didn't come to meet his friend at last.
Post-reading
Now read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened.
Post-reading
Think & Share
What does the note tell you about the ending of the story
How do you think Bob would react when he read the note
Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing Why or why not
Do you like this ending Give your reasons.
Post-reading
6. Work in groups. Act out the whole story.
Post-reading
1. You couldn’t have dragged Jimmy out of New
York; he thought it was the only place on earth.
句意:任何人都无法劝说吉米离开纽约,他认为纽
约是世界上唯一的地方。
drag v. 拖,拉, 英文释义 make sb do sth
e.g. I'm sorry to call so early---I hope I didn't drag
you out of bed.
很抱歉这么早打电话,希望我没有打扰到你休息。
Language Points
drag还可指强迫,迫使,勉强
e.g. When you can drag him away from his work, he
can also be a devoted father.如果你能把他硬从工作中
拉回来,他也会是个尽心尽责的父亲。
2. “Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other.
句意:“哦,收到过他的信。有一段时间我们曾相
互通信。”另一个说。
correspond v.通信,英文释义 If two people correspond, they regularly write letters to each other.
e.g. He corresponded with leading European scholars.
他与欧洲著名学者通信。
correspond 还可指“与……相对应”,常和to搭配使用
e.g. Racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race.
观看赛马比赛的观众将获得一个与某一匹赛马相对应的号码。
3. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it's worth it if my old partner turns up.
句意:今天晚上,我千里迢迢来到这里,如果我的老搭档出现了,那就是值得的。“
turn up 出现
e.g. He is still waiting for something to turn up.
他仍然在等待着机会的出现。
turn sth. up指开大,调高(音量,热量等)
e.g. The music was turned up loud.
音乐的音量开大了。
Writing an ending to a story
Read the story of Activity5, and answer the following questions:
Bob felt lost and helpless.
A happy ending, and a surprise ending.
Pre-writing
settings
characters
actions
Expressions describing…
out of jail, cold wind, cold, dark night
now 58, lost and helpless, a young man,
a familiar-looking man in his thirties, doubtfully
stepping out of, smiled bitterly, heard, turned around, was surprised to find, replied, unfolded, shaking,
finished reading, shouted in surprise, smiled
Pre-writing
What type of ending will it be
Do you want to introduce other characters in the ending If so, who are they
Where will the ending take place
What has happened to Bob and Jimmy over the past twenty years
How will the story end
Pre-writing
While-writing
It was a cold winter night when Bob came out of jail. After twenty years behind bars, he felt like a stranger to the city and everyone in it. Lost and helpless, he didn’t know where to go or whom to go to. A year after he had been arrested, his wife had left him and taken their daughter with her. Former good friends had cut all contact with him.
Is there anyone here who still thinks of me ” he wondered bitterly. Recalling the night twenty years earlier that had completely changed his life, he wandered blindly through the streets. In the dim light of streetlamp, he noticed an old man sitting on a bench. “Another lonely man, just like me,” he thought to himself.
“Bob,” the old man looked up. Although twenty years had passed, he could still recognize that face –Jimmy’s face. “I’m here for our meeting, though I don’t know if you still want it. Anyway, welcome home, buddy!” “Long time no see,” murmured Bob, his voice trembling. The uncertainty was gone. He now had a home.
Possible answer:
Homework
Find more O. Henry’s short stories and surprise endings, you can search a library or online using these key words:
After Twenty Years
O. Henry’s short stories
surprise endings
Share your understanding about these story’s ending.