Unit 8 Surprise endingReading课件 2025-2026学年沪教牛津版（广州深圳沈阳通用）九年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕欧·亨利《The gifts》展开，以“礼物的价值、实用与意义”讨论导入，连接学生生活经验，通过情节地图、情感曲线、细读问题等学习支架，帮助学生从梳理情节（如Della卖发买链、Jim卖表买梳）到理解爱与牺牲主题，构建“生活经验—文本分析—主题升华”的学习脉络。 其亮点在于融合思维品质与语言能力培养，通过“物质无用vs情感无价”对比分析（如讨论礼物的物质功能失效与情感价值），引导学生批判思考；结合情节地图和情感曲线（Della的五种情感变化），提升逻辑梳理与语言表达能力。采用任务型教学，学生在分析中深化价值观认知，教师可借助现成支架高效实施教学，兼顾语言学习与思维发展。

O Henry, a master of VT stories and unexpected ending o told Henry bn Williams s sydney porter was an iconic american short story writer. He is renown for his little language, vivid character portraits and the famous old Harry twist, unexpected yet a logically consistent endings that surprise readers, while fitting perfect with the story's context. His life experiences, including working as a bank clerk and even serving time in prison, greatly influences his words. He often picked ordinary people's lives in new york city, blending humor with paths, great stories like the gift of the magic and the ransom of red chief showcase his unique style, making him one of the most beloved short story writers in american. Unit8 Surprise ending The gifts reading The Most Special Gift You Received What gifts do you often receive on special days? Which one is most unforgettable? Valuable (价值) Does a high price tag equal high value? What truly makes a gift precious? Useful (实用) How do practical gifts solve real problems in daily life? Meaningful (意义) How can a gift carry deep emotions and become a cherished memory? 2 Three Golden Rules for Giving Valuable It's not about the price, but the worth of the sacrifice. Useful A practical gift solves a problem, but love solves everything. Meaningful The true value lies in the love and thought behind it. The greatest gifts are not measured by their utility, but by the depth of love they represent. 3 The Gifts—O. Henry patches chip cracks A set of combs A watch chain Three-Minute Plot Map of "The Gifts" Beginning Della wants a gift for Jim but has only $1.87. Middle She sells her hair for a chain; he sells his watch for combs. Ending Their gifts are useless, yet they discover a deeper love. "On Christmas Eve, Della and Jim each sacrificed their most prized possession for a gift that the other could no longer use." 1 2 3 8 01 Gift-Giving Thinking 9 The Most Special Gift You Received What gifts do you often receive on special days? Which one is most unforgettable? Valuable (价值) Does a high price tag equal high value? What truly makes a gift precious? Useful (实用) How do practical gifts solve real problems in daily life? Meaningful (意义) How can a gift carry deep emotions and become a cherished memory? 10 Three Golden Rules for Giving Valuable It's not about the price, but the worth of the sacrifice. Useful A practical gift solves a problem, but love solves everything. Meaningful The true value lies in the love and thought behind it. The greatest gifts are not measured by their utility, but by the depth of love they represent. 11 02 Plot Overview 12 Three-Minute Plot Map of "The Gifts" Beginning Della wants a gift for Jim but has only $1.87. Middle She sells her hair for a chain; he sells his watch for combs. Ending Their gifts are useless, yet they discover a deeper love. "On Christmas Eve, Della and Jim each sacrificed their most prized possession for a gift that the other could no longer use." 1 2 3 13 03 Close Reading 14 Della's Anxiety in Counting Coins Why did Della count her meager savings three times? The Action She counted the money three times , hoping for a miracle that wasn't there. The Emotion Each cent represented the possibility of fulfilling her love. The action reveals her desperation and hope . Emotional Journey Hopeless Counting Sighing 15 Two Treasures: Hair and Watch Della's Hair Her "crowning glory," a symbol of her beauty and femininity. Jim's Gold Watch A family heirloom, a symbol of his heritage and status. Each was willing to sacrifice their most prized possession for the other, setting the stage for the ultimate act of love. 16 The Misaligned Exchange Scene Jim's Reaction: A Three-Act Play Stunned Stare: Surprise and confusion at Della's short hair. Soft Smile: Realization of her sacrifice and the depth of her love. Open Hands: Reveals his own sacrifice—the combs for her sold hair. The Emotional Rollercoaster SURPRISE SHOCK LOVE The gifts are useless, but the love they represent is priceless. 17 04 Emotion Curve 18 Della's Five Emotional Leaps Sad/Worried Hopeful Eager/Excited Delighted Happy & Sad Her heart soared with love and sank with sacrifice, all in the same breath. 19 05 Theme Elevation 20 Are the Gifts Really Useless? Materially Useless The combs cannot adorn shorn hair. The watch chain has no watch to hold. They are "unaffordable" in the sense of financial prudence. Their practical function is rendered void. Emotionally Priceless They symbolize the depth of their love. They represent the ultimate sacrifice. They are "affordable" only through the currency of love. Their true value is as a token of affection. The measure of a gift is not its price, but the depth of the sacrifice it represents. 21 Lessons from O. Henry's Twist The story's power lies in its structure: simultaneous sacrifices render gifts useless, yet love is heightened. The Twist Mechanism Information asymmetry creates dramatic irony. The reader discovers the truth alongside the characters. Real-Life Parallels Like parents planning surprises or friends helping anonymously, life is full of "benevolent reversals." The Greatest Happiness "To love and be loved is the greatest happiness of existence." 22 06 Review & Extension 23 Summarize the Essence of Love "Love is handing over your dearest treasure and still worrying it isn't enough." "Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles." - O. Henry Homework: Rewrite the ending where they communicate. Does it have the same emotional power? The story reminds us that the most valuable gifts cannot be bought, only given from the heart. 24 2025/01/01 汇报人：Kimi AI THANKS 感谢观看 25 $The gift by all Henry, one dollar and eighty seven cents. That was all three times they counted IT, one dollar and eighty seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. SHE could not afford the present. 做谁下down and cried jim。Angela had two possessions which they were both proud of. One was jim gold watch, that was from his father and his grandfather. The other was dallas's beautiful hair. Daughter fell about her and reached below her knee. 巴拉布朗和old Brown jacket and her old Brown hat then是went out of the door and down the stairs to the street。SHE stopped at the store, down the sign in front of the store, red hair goods, will you buy my hair? Asked dollar twenty dollars, the woman said, 等dla searched through the stores looking for present for jim SHE found IT at last thought IT was a watch chain。The bill was twenty one dollars. At seven o'clock, coffee was made and dinner was ready. Jm was never late. Della heard his depth on the stairs. Jim door opened and jim walk in. He stopped inside the door. His eyes were fixed on della, and there was an expression in them that he could not read. Jim SHE cried, don't look at me that way. I sold my hair to buy you a Christmas present. Jane drew a box from his pocket and put IT on the table. Dela opened IT, therefore, ay the set of comes that he had always wanted. Now there were hers, but her hair was gone. SHE smiled and held out James present, I hunted all over town to find IT. Dd, give me your watch. I want to see how IT looks on. IT, instead of obeying jim SAT down, put his hands behind his head and smiled戴拉。He said, I saw the watch to get the money to buy your comes.