1、What is the genre of this passage?Argumentation Exposition Narration Genre Understanding a short story:A short story usually has four basic elements.SettingPlotCharactersThemea short storySetting CharactersPlotThemewho(a person or an animal)where,when The four basic elementsBackground information:Th
2、is story was written by Katherine McClain Anderson,who was born in San Francisco in 1909.In the beginning,she works in the radio station,and the wrote articles in her free time.But after the storyMom and Her Bank Account,She become more famous and write a series of stories,which depend on her own ex
3、perience.1.Mama and Her Bank Account2.Mama and the Idle Roomer3.Mama and the Hospital4.Mamas Uncle Chris5.Mama and the Big City MAMAS6.Mama and Her Little Ladies7.Mama and the Higher Culture 8.Mama and the Occasion9.Mama and the Doctors Wife 10.Mama and the Graduation Present11.Mama and Big Business
4、12.Mamas Aunt Elna13.Mama and Uncle Elizabeth14.Mama and Christine15.Mama and Papa16.Mama and Nels17.Mama and the GrandchildLook at the picture and the title,and try to predict what the short story is about.Give you 7 minutes to read the whole passage to summarize the structure.Part 1(15)Part 2(613)
5、Part 3(1415)Part4(1622)Part 1(15):Structure analysisRead the first part,and choose the main idea.B.Mama used the money wisely,which ensured we didnt have to go to the Bank.A.Everyone in the family would do something to help Nels go on to high school,so we didnt have to draw money out of Mamas Bank A
6、ccount.C.Whatever happened,we still had the Bank Account to depend upon.D.There wasnt a real bank account and Mama just wanted us to feel secure.Part 2(613):Structure analysisRead the second part,and choose the main idea.A.Everyone in the family would do something to help Nels go on to high school,s
7、o we didnt have to draw money out of Mamas Bank Account.C.Whatever happened,we still had the Bank Account to depend upon.D.There wasnt a real bank account and Mama just wanted us to feel secure.B.Mama used the money wisely,which ensured we didnt have to go to the Bank.Part 3(1415):Structure analysis
8、Read the third part,and choose the main idea.A.Everyone in the family would do something to help Nels go on to high school,so we didnt have to draw money out of Mamas Bank Account.C.Whatever happened,we still had the Bank Account to depend upon.D.There wasnt a real bank account and Mama just wanted
9、us to feel secure.B.Mama used the money wisely,which ensured we didnt have to go to the Bank.Part 4(1622):Structure analysisRead the last part,and choose the main idea.B.Mama used the money wisely,which ensured we didnt have to go to the Bank.A.Everyone in the family would do something to help Nels
10、go on to high school,so we didnt have to draw money out of Mamas Bank Account.C.Whatever happened,we still had the Bank Account to depend upon.D.There wasnt a real bank account and Mama just wanted us to feel secure.Part 1(15)Part 2(613)Part 3(1415)Part4(1622)Mama used the money wisely,which ensured
11、 we didnt have to go to the Bank.Everyone in the family would do something to help Nels go on to high school,so we didnt have to draw money out of Mamas Bank Account.Whatever happened,we still had the Bank Account to depend upon.There wasnt a real bank account and Mama just wanted us to feel secure.
12、Introduction to Mamas Bank AccountStories of Mamas Bank AccountTruth of Mamas Bank AccountStructure analysisListen to the story,and then read it for another time.Try to figure out the structure of the story.Scan the passage on Pages 25-26 and match the main idea with each part.1.What did Mama usuall
13、y do every Saturday night?(3 5 )A.She divided the money into piles.B.She wrote something in a notebook.C.She bought something for her children.D.She gave some coins to the grocer.Scan the passage on Pages 25-26 and match the main idea with each part.2.How did the author feel about Mamas Bank Account
14、 in the end?(3 6 )A.Anxious.B.Angry.C.Sad.D.Surprised.Scan the passage on Pages 25-26 and match the main idea with each part.3.Why did Papa decide to give up smoking?(3 7 )A.Because he wanted to lose weight.B.Because he wanted to build up his body.C.Because he wanted to save some money.D.Because he
15、wanted to set a good example for children.Scan the passage on Pages 25-26 and match the main idea with each part.4.What can we learn about Mamas Bank Account?(3 8 )A.Its in a bank that is far away from the authors home.B.The author drew some money out of Mamas Bank Account.C.Its in the control of Ma
16、ma and Papa.D.It didnt actually exist at all.Setting CharactersPlotThemeMama,Papa,Nels,Katrin,ChristineIn Katrins childhood,her family worked hard and supported each other so that they never needed to get money from Mamas bank account.When she was older,Katrin found out that the bank account did not
17、 exist.Mama made up the bank account to make the children feel secure.A mother has deep love for her children and does whatever she can to protect them.A family living in the US in the early 1900sAnalyze the basic elementsWhat are the four basic elements of the story?Discussion:Which details in the
18、story impress you most?Why?Fill in the blanks.Every Saturday night the whole family would get together and count their money.If Mama could put a little money into a box 1._ their“Little Bank”,2._ existed in the downtown Bank,as their mother told them,and they all felt that it was their strong suppor
19、t.Every time some 3._(expect)thing happened,they usually 4._(gather)around.The money in the Little Bank”would be taken out and counted.If it was not enough,everyone would figure out their own ways 5._(collect)the money,even giving up their free time or hobby.When they 6._(final)got enough money,they
20、 felt relaxed for 7._(keep)the Account untouched.In this way,they went through 8._(count)emergencies.But when Katrin asked her mother to put her salary into the Account,what 9._(surprise)them was that there was no such an account at all.In fact it is only 10._ white lie,which their mother makes up to spark the whole family to struggle ahead.aswhichunexpectedgatheredto collectfinallykeepingcountlesssurpriseda1.Retell the story in your own words.2.Find the book,Kathryn Forbess Mamas Bank Account.Read the original story of“Mama and Her Bank Account”and other stories.Homework
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