1、Unit 1 Honesty and responsibilityWelcome to the unit & Reading (I)Lead-inStep 1 What do you think of the ending of this short story? A happy reunion of old friendsAn arrestthe O. Henry-styled endingPresentationStep 2 typesa comic endinga tragic endinga mixed endinga comic endingwhat they wanta big f
2、ortune love family reunion type 1The Church with an Overshot-wheela tragic endingwhat they are longing fortype 2The Furnished Roomget separated die lose everything a mixed endingtype 3The Last Leafa bitter-sweet feelingsuprise the readersWhy could O. Henry create his unique style of ending? factorsP
3、ersonal experiences his love of classic literature witticism, clever wordplay, and unexpected twist endingsthe smooth narrative plot factorsordinary endingsunexpected endingsThe Gift of the Magihumorous narrative languagefactorsThe Cop and the AnthemSoapyhospitable Blackwells six failures change to be a good manarrestedvivid descriptionfactorspave the way forunexpected, twisted but reasonable endingsplotclimax sudden twistThe Last LeafBehrmanmasterpieceJohnsys lifean ivy leafSummaryStep 3 main pointsthree main types of O. Henry-styled endingthe factors that contribute to his unique ending
