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Unit8Literature

Lesson1Lesson1TheLastLeaf---ByO.Henry

ReadingBytheendofthisperiod,studentswillbeableto:1.knowthemaincharactersandplotsofthestory;

2.analyzetheemotionalupsanddownsfromthedetaileddescriptions;

3.explorethemeaningofhopeandfriendshipbasedonthedevelopmentofthestoryandending.LearningobjectivesLeadinWhoistheauthor?O.HenryBorn:September11,1862Greensboro,NorthCarolinaDied:June5,1910(aged47)NewYorkCity,NewYorkNotableWorks:TheLastLeafTheGiftoftheMagiTheFurnishedRoomMovement/Style:localcolourWhoistheman?O.HenryIntroductionPre-readingHowmuchdoyouknowaboutO.Henry?Findsomebackgroundinformationabouthim.1.WherewasO.Henryfrom?a.UKb.Francec.USA2.Asawriter,hewasmostfamousfor___.a.novelsb.shortstoriesc.poems3.Hestartedthewritingstyleof____.a.surprisingendingsb.humorousstartsc.sadendingsPre-readingReadthestoryquicklyandfindtheinformationbelow.Sue,Johnsy,thedoctor,andMrBehrman.ThestorytookplaceinNovemberinGreenwichVillage,NewYorkCity.MrBehrmandiesofpneumoniabecausehepaintedanivyleafforJohnsyintherain.maincharactersWhenandwhereWhathappenedintheendWhilereadingThestructure

TheLastLeafBeginningDevelopmentClimaxEndingPara.Para.Para.Para.1-2127-113-5A.Johnsy’shopeB.JohnsyisdyingD.ThebackgroundC.ThetruthReadcarefully,findthewordsoftimeandcompletethetimeline.InNovember,Johnsy_______.Thedoctor____.Johnsycountedtheleavesontheivyvineandthought________.BehrmanandSuelookedoutthewindowandfound_______________.Thefollowingday,Johnsy______.Thedoctor______.MrBehrman______.Thenextmorning,Johnsy_______________________.Thenextday,MrBehrman______.Thejanitorfound_______thedaybefore.________________________________________________________InNovember,Johnsy_____________________.Thedoctor_______________________.Johnsycountedtheleavesontheivyvineandthought__________________________________________________________.BehrmanandSuelookedoutthewindowandfound_______________.gotsickwithpneumoniasaidshemightnotgetbetter

thatshemustdiewhenthelastivyleaffallsoneleafleftThenextday,MrBehrman______.Thejanitorfound________________________thedaybefore.diedMrBehrmaninbedwithpainThefollowingday,Johnsy____________________________.Thedoctor_________________________________.MrBehrman_____________________.Thenextmorning,Johnsy__________________________________________________________________________________.askedtolookoutthewindowandsawtheleafstilltheresawtheleafwasstilltheresaidshewouldliveandgetbetterwassickwithpneumoniaJohnsywasill.Johnsy

countedtheleavesoutside.

Therewasonlyoneleaf

outsidethewindow.Thefollowingday,thelastleafwasstillthere.Johnsysurvived.MrBehrmandied.Postreading1.WhatdoyouthinkSue’scomment“it’sBehrman’smasterpiece”means?It

was

painted

true

to

life

that

Johnsy

didn’t

even

find

it

was

a

picture.It

is

the

best

art

he

ever

painted

because

it

kept

Johnsy

hopeful

andalive.2.Whatdoyouthinkthestoryistryingtoexpress?The

story

is

trying

to

express

how

people

love

and

take

care

of

eachother.It

also

invites

readers

to

think

about

attitudes

towards

life.3.Doestheendingofthestorysurpriseyou?Ifyes,how?Whatdoyouthinkofsuchanending?It

is

surprising

because

the

reader

expects

Johnsy

to

either

dieorrecover,

but

the

reader

does

not

think

that

Mr

Berhman

would

beaffected

by

Johnsy’ssickness.“InNovember,acold,unseenstranger,whomthedoctorscalledPneumonia,arrivedinGreenwichVillage.”(para.2)“Iwanttogosailingdown,down,justlikeoneofthosepoor,tiredleaves.”(para.6)“Johnsy’seyeswereopen,buttheyweren’twatchingher.Instead,shestaredotthewindowandcountedbackwards:’Ten,nine,eight,seven...’”(para.4)“Didn’tyouwonderwhyitnevermovedaninchwhenthewindblew?Ah,dear,it’sBehrman’smasterpiece...”(para.13)personificationthevividnessofdetailssimile&personificationthesurprisingbutlogicalendingWhydidO.Henrywriteinthisway?WritingstylesofO.Henryhints:simile(明喻)personification(擬人)thevividnessofdetails(生動的細(xì)節(jié)描寫)thesurprisingbutlogicalending(驚人但合邏輯的結(jié)局)Summary:

SueandJohnsywere1._______(friend)andtheylivedinonestudio.Unfortunately，JohnsysufferedfromPneumoniaand2._____(lie)onthebed，staringoutthesmallwindowandcountingbackwards“Ten，nine，eight，seven...”Shesaidfeeblyshemustgowhenthelastleaffell.ThedoctortoldSuetoencouragehertothink3._____________(hopeful)thoughts，aboutthefuture，aboutliving.Atthesametime，shewenttofetchMrBehrman4._____wasafailedpaintertobeamodelforherdrawing.Acoldrainwasfalling,friendslaymorehopefulwho5.______(mix)withsnow.Thenextmorningtherewasstillonel