Unit4 Friends forever Reading for Writing 课件 -2025-2026学年高中英语外研版必修第一册

该高中英语课件聚焦故事续写要素与方法，以《After Twenty Years》现有结局为导入，引导学生思考Bob获释后的发展，通过分析结局场景、人物、动作等要素，结合人物变化表格、关系脉络梳理等学习支架，衔接阅读输入与写作输出。 特色在于任务驱动整合文本分析与创作，通过拆解结局中Old Bob“smiled bitterly”“shouted in surprise”等动作情感描写，提供人物变化对比表格（Age/Appearance等维度），培养语言表达精准性（语言能力）与逻辑构建严密性（思维品质）。范文示范结构与个性化创作结合，学生提升故事创作能力，教师可借支架高效引导写作教学。

After Twenty Years BY O·HENRY Reading for Writing B1U4 Friends Forever Developing ideas Lead-in What would happen after Bob was released from jail? Reading an ending to After Twenty Years Read Bob’s story and answer the questions. (P62) settings characters actions Read the ending in Activity 5 again. Find the expressions that describe: Tip time, location and descriptions of the environment or surroundings help your readers picture the scene Tip introducing characters means describing both appearance and personality Tip characters’ actions, or their behaviours drive the plot forward and create a particular atmosphere 5 Who When Where What Why How Basic Elements of a Story Characters Old Bob Young Bob 58, lost and helpless a young man with familiar-looking in his 30s Settings a cold, dark night out of jail Actions What happened 主角1 ______ 行为线V. 情感线adj;adv 主角2 _______ 行为线 V. 情感线adj;adv Old Bob Young Bob stepped out of --smiled bitterly--longed for --heard --turned around--was surprised to find--unfolded--shaked--finished reading--shouted replied, smiled Basic Elements of a Story lost and helpless--bitterly--surprised--doubtfully--in surprise How did Old Bob feel? lost and helpless surprised doubtful astonished moved excited The young man waiting outside the jail gave a note to Bob. After reading it, Bob shouted in surprise. 7 Vivid Description of Bob’s actions & feelings: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Stepping out of jail into the cold wind, Bob, now 58, felt lost and helpless. He turned around and was surprised to find a familiar-looking man in his thirties. “You’re Jimmy’s son?!”Bob shouted in surprise. Beautiful sentences Tips: Dialogues are also a good way to drive the plot forward and sometimes make the image of the character more lively and vivid. Vivid Description of Bob’s actions & feelings: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Twenty years is a long time,” he smiled bitterly, not knowing where to go. Doubtfully,Bob unfolded the note. His hands were shaking by the time he had finished reading. Beautiful sentences Why How A surprise but happy ending Basic Elements of a Story The young man was Jimmy’s son, who was told to meet him when Bob was released from jail. Tips: Thinking about WHY when creating a story will help make your story logical and reasonable. “自圆其说” 10 What would happen 20 years after Bob was arrested? Writing an ending to After Twenty Years Come up with your own ending to Jimmy and Bob’s story!!! P63 Activity 7 : Answer the questions to help you come up with an ending. What type of ending will it be? Do you want to introduce other characters in the ending? If so, who are they? Where will the ending take place? What has happened to Bob and Jimmy over the past twenty years? How will the story end? Changes Bob Jimmy Over the past 20 years, great changes had happened...... ? Age Appearance Social Relationship Personality ...... Social Status 社会地位 Changes in Bob & Jimmy a 58-year-old prisoner Over the past 20 years, great changes had happened...... ? a 60-year-old retired policeman a 40-year-old policeman fair and loyal to the law Changes in Their Relationship a 20-year- old man the finest chap ...... an 18-year-old man seeking fortune a 38-year-old criminal lying about his past Friends arrested After 20 years... After 20 years... Who When Where What had happened over the past twenty years? Changes Appearance Personality Social relationship Bob Jimmy What would happen after Bob was released? Their Relationship Why “自圆其说” How 20 years after Bob was arrested Ending三选一 “心灵鸡汤”型 “前后呼应”型 “出乎意料”型 TIPS Useful expressions 人称 时态 第三人称 与过去时态相关的时态 人物 细节描写 ________ 动作 情感 对话、内心独白 ________ 动作 情感 对话、内心独白 Adding “flesh” to the “bone” Finish Activity 3 on Learning Guidance to Writing an end. Write your ending to the story based on the information on Activity 2&3. About 150 words. Share your story with your partner. Homework It was a cold winter night when Bob came out of jail. After twenty years behind bars, he felt like a stranger to the city and everyone in it. Lost and helpless, he didn’t know where to go or whom to go to. A year after he had been arrested, his wife had left him and taken their daughter with her. Former good friends had cut all contact with him. A sample story Introduction 19 A sample story Development “Is there anyone here who still thinks of me?” he wondered bitterly. Recalling the night twenty years earlier that had completely changed his life, he wandered blindly through the streets. In the dim light of a streetlamp, he noticed an old man sitting on a bench. “Another lonely man, just like me,” he thought to himself. 20 A sample story Climax “Bob”, the old man looked up. Although twenty years had passed, he could still recognise that face — Jimmy’s face. “I’m here for our meeting, though I don’t know if you still want it. Anyway, welcome home, buddy!” 21 A sample story Ending “Long time no see,” murmured Bob, his voice trembling. The uncertainty was gone. He now had a home. 22 $