Unit 1 The written world Task1： skills building 课件（24张PPT）
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(共24张PPT)
Guidance on reading literary works
—— Short Stories
the master of Chinese Kungfu novels(martial arts fiction)
飞雪连天射白鹿 笑书神侠倚碧鸳
《飞狐外传》、《雪山飞狐》、《连城诀》、《天龙八部》、《射雕英雄传》、《白马啸西风》以及《鹿鼎记》
《笑傲江湖》、《书剑恩仇录》、《神雕侠侣》、《侠客行》、《倚天屠龙记》、《碧血剑》以及《鸳鸯刀》
who passed away on Oct.30th,2018.
the genre(题材) of PassageD is ____________
stories/ novels
excerpts(节选)
a whole edition of a short story
O. Henry
(1862-1910)
● His nationality is ________
●______ name: William Sydney Porter
●One of the three _____ _____ masters in the world (Maupassant, Chekhov, O. Henry)
●Known for ___________ plot twists and _____ ____
●A ___________ writer with many famous works in his whole life.
Private
short story
surprising
ending
American
ironic(讽刺的)
prolific(多产的)
Quiz
Major works
The Last Leaf
By O. Henry
www.themegallery.com
Company Logo
The Last Leaf
About the story
2
3
Critical thinking
4
Micro-writing
5
About the author
1
Assignment
About the story
What are the main elements to consider
when reading a short novel?
setting
characters
plot
symbol
theme
writing styles
when and where
who
how
why
what
Setting and characters
in November,
in New York City, Greenwich
village where most of the
buildings and apartments
were old and dirty.
Sue
Johnsy
Behrman Doctor
Johnsy
1.What was Johnsy's ambition and what happened to her?
2. How much chance was left for her to survive?
3. What was Johnsy doing when she looked out of
the window? Why did she do so?
She wanted to paint a picture of the Bay of Naples, but later she suffered from a serious disease called Pneumonia.
(Para 3-4)
She would have one chance in ten to live.
She was counting the leaves outside the windows backward. Because she was terribly ill, and waiting for her last moment to come, that is, she lost the desire for life.
(Para 19 “When the last leaf falls, I must go, too.”)
Johnsy
a young artist , a pneumonia victim
She had lost the will power to live on.
The doctor was not very confident as she had a one in ten chance for survival.
Her characteristics:
ambitious but weak-willed
pessimistic and sentimantal
Sue
Para20:
"The doctor didn't say any such thing. That is pure foolishness", said Sue. "What connection have those old leaves with your getting well? And you used to love that old vine so much. Please don't be silly! The doctor told me this morning that your chances of getting well soon were excellent. Now try to take some of your soup and let me get back to work so that I can make money to buy you some good port wine."
Her characteristics:
kind, caring, committed, considerate,
optimistic, sympathetic
Behrman
Behrman, an old painter, had been always dreaming
of painting his ___________, but he had never yet begun it.
He earned a little money by _________ as a model for young poor artists. Furthermore, he _______whiskey to excess and talked about his coming masterpiece. He was a ________, _______ little man regarding himself as a watch-dog for the two young artists. After Johnsy's _________from pneumonia,
to bring back Johnsy's will to live, he draw the last leaf at a stormy night at the ___________ of his
own life---he was attacked deadly by
pneumonia.
His characteristics:
ambitious, fierce, kind of annoying;
kind-hearted, great, sympathetic,
successful;
masterpiece
drank
fierce
intense
suffering
cost/expense
serving
the theme and symbol
Behrman's
kindness
Sue's
friendship
Johnsy
7. What does O. Henry want to tell us through
this story?
Theme:
It tells that belief, friendship
are strong pillar(支柱) of our life.
Symbol:
●The last leaf, a true masterpiece,
stands for the spirits of kind heart.
●It also represents a strong desire for life, which shows the glory of humanity and creates the miracle of life-saving.
Therefore, We should offer human touch to others.
the theme and symbol
Human touch: the love, care, friendship and concern of people towards each other.
About the writing styles
1.
Paras 13--19
Johnsy's eyes were wide open. She was looking out
of the window, and counting backwards.
"Twelve", she said, and a little later, "eleven", and
then "ten" and "nine" and then "eight" — "seven."
"What is it, dear?" asked Sue.
"Six" said Johnsy very quietly." They are falling
faster now.......
Simple，brief words and sentences
About the writing styles
2.
Paras 3-4
In November, a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called pneumonia(肺炎), visited the city, touching one here and one there with his icy finger.
He touched Johnsy and she lay, scarcely moving, on her painted iron bed, looking through the small window at the blank wall of the opposite building.
Personification
About the writing styles
3.
At the sight of falling leaves, Johnsy lost the will power to live on.
Johnsy regained the will power to fight against pneumonia and the confidence to live.
Johnsy survived.
Behrman died of pneumonia.
Comparison and contrast:
About the writing styles
4.
●Johnsy seems to be dying of pneumonia when
the story begins, but it is Mr. Behrman who dies in
the end, while Johnsy survives.
While O.Henry stories' endings are always
surprising, yet not beyond reason, for both ways
are in agreement with the logic of life. Actually, his
style has a great influence on modern American
fiction.
Surprising ending ( Twists )
1. What can we learn from the story?
If one day you meet with the same situation of Johnsy or Behrman, what will you do?
(Choose one topic and write up to 5 sentences about your feelings;
Pay attention to your handwriting, spelling and sentence structures.)
Critical thinking and micro-writing
2. Presentation
1. We are what we think;
what we believe;
and especially what we do.
2. Belief is the thing which
lights up your world in
the darkest night.
3. Give others a hand and
offer human touch to
people around.
Enjoying some sentences
1. Appreciate the story again and understand the context;
2. Find some important phrases and sentences to better understand the story.
Assignment
Thank You !
Guidance on reading literary works
—— Short Stories
the master of Chinese Kungfu novels(martial arts fiction)
飞雪连天射白鹿 笑书神侠倚碧鸳
《飞狐外传》、《雪山飞狐》、《连城诀》、《天龙八部》、《射雕英雄传》、《白马啸西风》以及《鹿鼎记》
《笑傲江湖》、《书剑恩仇录》、《神雕侠侣》、《侠客行》、《倚天屠龙记》、《碧血剑》以及《鸳鸯刀》
who passed away on Oct.30th,2018.
the genre(题材) of PassageD is ____________
stories/ novels
excerpts(节选)
a whole edition of a short story
O. Henry
(1862-1910)
● His nationality is ________
●______ name: William Sydney Porter
●One of the three _____ _____ masters in the world (Maupassant, Chekhov, O. Henry)
●Known for ___________ plot twists and _____ ____
●A ___________ writer with many famous works in his whole life.
Private
short story
surprising
ending
American
ironic(讽刺的)
prolific(多产的)
Quiz
Major works
The Last Leaf
By O. Henry
www.themegallery.com
Company Logo
The Last Leaf
About the story
2
3
Critical thinking
4
Micro-writing
5
About the author
1
Assignment
About the story
What are the main elements to consider
when reading a short novel?
setting
characters
plot
symbol
theme
writing styles
when and where
who
how
why
what
Setting and characters
in November,
in New York City, Greenwich
village where most of the
buildings and apartments
were old and dirty.
Sue
Johnsy
Behrman Doctor
Johnsy
1.What was Johnsy's ambition and what happened to her?
2. How much chance was left for her to survive?
3. What was Johnsy doing when she looked out of
the window? Why did she do so?
She wanted to paint a picture of the Bay of Naples, but later she suffered from a serious disease called Pneumonia.
(Para 3-4)
She would have one chance in ten to live.
She was counting the leaves outside the windows backward. Because she was terribly ill, and waiting for her last moment to come, that is, she lost the desire for life.
(Para 19 “When the last leaf falls, I must go, too.”)
Johnsy
a young artist , a pneumonia victim
She had lost the will power to live on.
The doctor was not very confident as she had a one in ten chance for survival.
Her characteristics:
ambitious but weak-willed
pessimistic and sentimantal
Sue
Para20:
"The doctor didn't say any such thing. That is pure foolishness", said Sue. "What connection have those old leaves with your getting well? And you used to love that old vine so much. Please don't be silly! The doctor told me this morning that your chances of getting well soon were excellent. Now try to take some of your soup and let me get back to work so that I can make money to buy you some good port wine."
Her characteristics:
kind, caring, committed, considerate,
optimistic, sympathetic
Behrman
Behrman, an old painter, had been always dreaming
of painting his ___________, but he had never yet begun it.
He earned a little money by _________ as a model for young poor artists. Furthermore, he _______whiskey to excess and talked about his coming masterpiece. He was a ________, _______ little man regarding himself as a watch-dog for the two young artists. After Johnsy's _________from pneumonia,
to bring back Johnsy's will to live, he draw the last leaf at a stormy night at the ___________ of his
own life---he was attacked deadly by
pneumonia.
His characteristics:
ambitious, fierce, kind of annoying;
kind-hearted, great, sympathetic,
successful;
masterpiece
drank
fierce
intense
suffering
cost/expense
serving
the theme and symbol
Behrman's
kindness
Sue's
friendship
Johnsy
7. What does O. Henry want to tell us through
this story?
Theme:
It tells that belief, friendship
are strong pillar(支柱) of our life.
Symbol:
●The last leaf, a true masterpiece,
stands for the spirits of kind heart.
●It also represents a strong desire for life, which shows the glory of humanity and creates the miracle of life-saving.
Therefore, We should offer human touch to others.
the theme and symbol
Human touch: the love, care, friendship and concern of people towards each other.
About the writing styles
1.
Paras 13--19
Johnsy's eyes were wide open. She was looking out
of the window, and counting backwards.
"Twelve", she said, and a little later, "eleven", and
then "ten" and "nine" and then "eight" — "seven."
"What is it, dear?" asked Sue.
"Six" said Johnsy very quietly." They are falling
faster now.......
Simple，brief words and sentences
About the writing styles
2.
Paras 3-4
In November, a cold, unseen stranger, whom the doctors called pneumonia(肺炎), visited the city, touching one here and one there with his icy finger.
He touched Johnsy and she lay, scarcely moving, on her painted iron bed, looking through the small window at the blank wall of the opposite building.
Personification
About the writing styles
3.
At the sight of falling leaves, Johnsy lost the will power to live on.
Johnsy regained the will power to fight against pneumonia and the confidence to live.
Johnsy survived.
Behrman died of pneumonia.
Comparison and contrast:
About the writing styles
4.
●Johnsy seems to be dying of pneumonia when
the story begins, but it is Mr. Behrman who dies in
the end, while Johnsy survives.
While O.Henry stories' endings are always
surprising, yet not beyond reason, for both ways
are in agreement with the logic of life. Actually, his
style has a great influence on modern American
fiction.
Surprising ending ( Twists )
1. What can we learn from the story?
If one day you meet with the same situation of Johnsy or Behrman, what will you do?
(Choose one topic and write up to 5 sentences about your feelings;
Pay attention to your handwriting, spelling and sentence structures.)
Critical thinking and micro-writing
2. Presentation
1. We are what we think;
what we believe;
and especially what we do.
2. Belief is the thing which
lights up your world in
the darkest night.
3. Give others a hand and
offer human touch to
people around.
Enjoying some sentences
1. Appreciate the story again and understand the context;
2. Find some important phrases and sentences to better understand the story.
Assignment
Thank You !