内容正文:
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Reading
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Presentation: Reading record
Author
Background information
Plot
My opinion of the character
Review the structure of the plot
Aunt Polly gave Tom a task of painting their fence.
Tom had an idea.
Tom tricked Ben into painting the fence for him.
Tom gave Ben his brush with worry on his face but joy in his heart.
Tom had got many new toys, and the fence was painted well.
Beginning
Rising action
Turning point
Falling action
Ending
What kind of person is Tom Sawyer?
Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Scene 1 Line 1-13
What did Tom do after he received the task?
How did Tom feel at that time?
What did Tom do after he had an idea? Why?
What kind of person is Tom in scene 1?
He painted one board and surveyed his progress, and then he sat down to have a rest.
Tom felt unhappy / depressed.
He picked up his brush and went back to work.
Because he wanted to trick other boys into doing the work for him.
behavior
feeling
intention
traits
Tom didn’t like hard work, so he was lazy.
Just then he got an idea, so he was quick-witted.
(not hard-working, naughty…)
The scene describes Tom’s traits (性格) in the following aspects:
What=
How=
Why=
behavior
feeling
intention
Things to remember:
Sometimes, tone can also show the traits of the characters.
Scene 2 Line 14-40
1.Read after the tape and imitate the tone of the characters.
Dialogue is very important to tell people about the traits of the characters and make the story more vivid.
2.Guess the intentions and feelings of the characters from the dialogues.
Role Dialogue 1 (what) Intention(why)
Ben
Tom
I am going swimming. Do you want to come? Oh, you have to work, don’t you? What a pity!
Ben wanted to make fun of Tom.
Work? This isn’t work. I’m enjoying myself. Does a boy get a chance to paint a fence like this every day?
Tom pretended that he liked doing the work so that Ben might become more interested in the work.
How did Tom feel when Ben made fun of him