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Unit 8 Literature
Lead-in
What does the leaf symbolize in Chinese literature?
leaf
life
energy
friendship
amusement
luck
peace
enthusiasm
family
health
hope
Lesson1 The Last Leaf
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Leaf in foreign literature
Teaching objects
Get the structure of the passage.
Master the detailed information of the article.
Learn some writing skills.
Pre-reading
Who is the author?
O. Henry
Nationality:
America
Famous works:
The Last Leaf
The Gift of the Magi
Writing style:
“ O.Henry-end”/
surprise endings
While-reading
Step1: Fast reading
The
Last
Leaf
Main characters
Time and Place
The beginning of the story
The ending of the story
in 1._________
in 2.
3._______→a patient
Sue → her friend
Behrman→a painter
4.
Johnsy was 5. badly.
The last leaf was 6. on the wall by Behrman. But he died.
Johnsy
November
Greenwich Village
ill
painted
The doctor
While-reading
How many parts can this passage be divided into according to the plot(情节)?
What’s the main idea of each part?
Step1: Fast reading
In November, Johnsy
. The doctor said
.
Johnsy counted the leaves on the ivy vine and thought ___________________________________ .
Behrman and Sue looked out the window and found
.
The next morning, Johnsy
The next day, Mr Behrman
. The janitor found
the day before.
The following day, Johnsy
.The doctor
.
MrBehrman .
.
Work in pairs. Read the story more carefully. Complete the timeline with what happened in the story.
got sick with pneumonia
she might
not get better
one leaf left
that she must die when the
last