(共20张PPT)
In this class you are supposed to
read for story
read for appreciating literature
read for knowing love
A gift for girlfriend
At a jewelry store, a young man bought an expensive necklace as a gift for his girlfriend. "Shall I engrave her name on it " the jeweler asked.
The customer thought for a moment, and then said, "No-engrave it ‘To my one and only love‘. That way, if we ever break up, I can use it again."
where
who
A gift for girlfriend
①At a jewelry store, ②a young man③(bought an expensive necklace as a gift for his girlfriend. "Shall I engrave her name on it " the jeweler asked.
The customer thought for a moment, and then said, "No-engrave it ‘To my one and only love‘. That way, if we ever break up, I can use it again.")
what
the message
Four elements
Characters
Setting
Plot
Theme
Conflicts
Who are the major characters
What is their relationship
Fast reading(1-2)
Characters
Setting
When did the story happen
What is the trouble at the beginning
Plot
Della and Jim
a married couple
At Christmas when _________________________
people exchange gifts
They are extremely poor.
in extreme poverty
Fast reading
How can you tell they are extremely poor (List the sentences)
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it in the smallest pieces of money - pennies.
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas.
and she had only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy her husband Jim a gift.
Only $1.87 to buy a present for Jim.
by repetition
to stress the fact
in-depth reading (1-2)
What kind of mood is Della in
She is unhappy
Read in a thoughtful and careful way
How can you tell that
sob;howl
gray cat gray fence gray backyard
unhappy
gray cat gray fence gray backyard
description of movement
description of environment
What kind of mood is Della in And how can you tell that
by description
to portray the character
the fact that they are poor
Della's desire for the gift
Conflict 1
to be continued....
Fast reading(3-7)
What did Della do to get money
She got money at the cost of her hair.
What did Della buy
A chain _______________
made of silver
Why is the gift perfect for Jim
Because he has a gold watch ______________.
which is a treasure of his family
In-depth reading(3-7)
The next two hours went by as if they had wings.(Para 7)
She hurried home with the eighty-seven cents that was left (Para 7)
What do the following sentences imply
Della's delight
Della's eagerness
to show her love for Jim
With brilliant sparkle still in her eyes , she danced out the door and down the street.(Para 5)
In-depth reading
What is the function of the following sentences
Della finished her crying and attended to her cheeks with the powder. (Para 2)
She stood still while a few tears splashed on the floor.(Para 5)
to show her love for beauty.
It ___________________her that she could sell the hair to buy the gift for Jim.
She would buy the gift _______________her beloved hair.
Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds. (Para 3)
suddenly occurred to
at the expense of
Her eyes were shining brilliantly
What does the sentence imply
In-depth reading(3-7)
Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds.
What kind of mood is Della in
Her eyes were shining brilliantly
happy
sorrowful
Her love for hair
Her love for Jim
Conflict 2
What kind of mood is Della in And how can you tell that
In-depth reading(8)
worried
Then she heard his step and she turned white for just a minute.
she whispered: "Please God, make him think I am still pretty."
uneasy
She is
that Jim won't like her look
mindmap
A giftft
Dellat
Jimft
Christmas
desperate
sorrowfult
delighted
uneasy
to buy a gift
because she can't afford it
she worked out a solution
because she feared Jim wouldn't like her new look.
Summary
mood
events
Della, a young lady with beautiful hair, was desperate to buy a gift for Jim while she can't afford to buy one. An idea occurred to her that she would sell her hair in exchange for money. Things went her own way and she finally purchased a perfect gift. However she felt uneasy about her new look that her new look which would disappoint Jim.
Ending
Theme
Love is
sacrifice
If you were Della, what would you do Why
If you were Della, I would.........
to sell her hair
to sacrifice what matters to her
Would you sacrifice what you treasure for your love
Love is the free exercise of choice. Two people love each other only when they are quite capable of living without each other but choose to live with each other.
----M Scott Pech Road Less Travelled