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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 conti