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After
Twenty
Years
BY O·HENRY
Reading for Writing
B1U4 Friends Forever
Developing ideas
Do you know who he is?
O. Henry
Have you read any stories by O. Henry? Share one with the class.
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Let’s read the excerpts from “After Twenty Years” by O. Henry, and get a deeper understanding of his works and the surprise endings to his stories.
P59-60
While-reading
Read the excerpts and finish the table.
Setting
Character
Theme
Read the excerpts and answer the questions.
Why is the man standing outside the shop?
Because he is waiting for his friend Jimmy.
What appointment did the man make with his friend Jimmy?
They made the appointment that they would meet at the ‘big joe’ again exactly twenty years from that date and time, no matter what their conditions might be or from what distance they might have to come.
in New York on a cold, dark night
the policeman; the man with a scar on his face
the appointment the man made with his friend Jimmy
Twenty years ago
The next morning
After a year or two
After twenty years tonight
time
ambitious
adventurous
confident
sincere
loyal
I _____ here with Jimmy, my _______
I was to start the West to ______
____
I came _______________ to stand in this door, and it’s worth it if my old partner ________
dined
best chum
make a
fortune
a thousand miles
turns up
We__________
each other
lost
track of
During the twenty years
I__________ around over it__________
strong-willed
hard-working
kept hustling
pretty lively
Read for the Character---Bob
hopeful
inspiring
Did Bob work his destiny out or make his fortune?
plot
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Read for the Character---Jimmy
What kind of man is Jimmy?
Hints Personality
“… my best chum, and the finest chap in the world”
“You couldn't have dragged Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth.”
“… for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world.”
friendly, kind, sincere
Cautious(谨慎的), calm, stubborn
loyal, trustworthy,
reliable, staunch
Guess: What’s Jimmy’s choice?
Read for the Plot
Jimmy
Bob
remain in New York
West
After Twenty Years
condition
distance
work destiny out
make fortune
conflict
Will Jimmy keep his promise after 20 years?
conflict
Read for the Theme
Friendship
About twenty minutes he waited, and then a tall man in a long overcoat, with the collar turned up to his ears, hurried across from the opposite side of the street. He went directly to the waiting man.
“Is that you, Bob?” he asked doubtfully.
“You’re not Jimmy Wells,” he shouted out. “Twenty years is a long time. Maybe it’s long enough to grow taller, but not long enough to change a man’s nose.” __ _____________ _________
Writing: Draft the clue of actions and add details
Ask questions to promote the development of the plot and solve readers’ confusion
reasonable
coherent
logical
Bob
Jimmy
After Twenty years
Best friends
Criminal
Policeman
loyal to friendship
devoted to duty
have his friend arrested
Surprise Ending
justice
Friendship
Read and Guess: What’s their true identity(身份)?
Practice: Write an ending to a story
Twenty years went by in the blink of an eye. Stepping out of the jail(监狱) into the cold wind, Bob, now 58, felt lost and helpless.______________
Doubtfully, Bob unfolded the note from the young man.______________
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