1、THE GIFT THE GIFT OF OF THE MAGI THE MAGI 山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会
2、 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读Whats the best gift you have ever received?山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读Meet the Video山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi
3、 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读JimDella山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短片小说阅读经典短片小说阅读Della（before）Della（after）山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读11 What happend to her?Are their gifts valuable?？山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The
4、Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读Meet the writer山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短片小说阅读经典短片小说阅读 His stories are known for surprise endings.William Sydney PorterThe Gift Of The Magi山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学
5、行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典阅读经典阅读Meet the story山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读 keep your eyes open,your ears sharp and above all your heart beating to feel and explore.Listen and Fo
6、cus1.When did the story take place?2.Where did the couple live?What about their lives?3.What were the two valuable possessions belonging to them?4.How much money did Della have at first?5.How did Della get additional money to buy her husband a gift?What did she buy?6.How did Jim get additional money
7、 to buy Della a gift and what gift did he choose?7.Whats the ending of the story？山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读Comprehension questionDellaDescription(action/lines.)She had been saving every penny she could for months.Twenty dollars a week doesnt go far.Man
8、y a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him.She searched the stores for Jims presents had turned all of them inside out.I couldnt have lived through Chrismas without giving you a present.He looked thin and very serious.Poor fellow,he was only twenty-two and to be burdened with a
9、 family!He needed a new overcoat and he was without gloves.Dont make any mistake,Dell.About me.I dont think theres anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less.Lets put our Christmas presents away and keep them away.They are too nice to use just a
10、t present.JimCharacter analysis1.When did the story take place?2.Where did the couple live?What about their lives?3.What were the two valuable possessions belonging to them?4.How much money did Della have at first?5.How did Della get additional money to buy her husband a gift?What did she buy?6.How
11、did Jim get additional money to buy Della a gift and what gift did he choose?7.Whats the ending of the story？山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读1.When did the story take place?2.Where did the couple live and what about their lives?3.What were the two valuable p
12、ossessions belonging to the couple?4.How much money did Della have at first?5.How did Della get additional money to buy her husband a gift?What did she buy?6.How did Jim get additional money to buy Della a gift and what gift did he choose?7.Whats the ending of the story?It was on Christmas Eve.Della
13、 and Jim lived in a shabby rented flat.They werevery poor but they love each other very much.Jim had a gold watch that had been his father s and grandfathers while Della had beautiful long hair.Della had only$1.87 but she wanted to buy Jim a gift.In order to get enough money,she sold her beautifulha
14、ir.Then she bought Jim a platinum watch chain.Jim sold his most valuable gold watch to buy a set of combs for Della.They exchanged gifts.Della had her hair cut short and Jim had no watch but they got the most priceless gift.DellaDescriptions(actions/lines.)She had been saving every penny she could f
15、or months.Twenty dollars a week doesnt go far.Many a happy hour she had spent planning for something nice for him.She searched the stores for Jims presents had turned all of them inside out.I couldnt have lived through Chrismas without giving you a present.He looked thin and very serious.Poor fellow
16、,he was only twenty-two and to be burdened with a family!He needed a new overcoat and he was without gloves.Dont make any mistake,Dell.About me.I dont think theres anything in the way of a haircut or a shave or a shampoo that could make me like my girl any less.Lets put our Christmas presents away a
17、nd keep them away.They are too nice to use just at present.JimDiscussion for the main charactersComplete your STORY MAPThe Plot山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读Setting(time/place/character)Conflict（problem）Rising Action（which makes problem worse）Climax (the t
18、urning point)Falling Action(which helps probem solved)Resolution(ending)STORY MAPThemes 山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读Story MapRising Action Climax Falling Action ResolutionThemes Setting Conflict山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典
19、短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读Love is the greatest gift of all.Meet the themesMeet your storyRole playDella(after)JimDella(before)山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读Deep ThinkingDeep ThinkingWho are the Magi?What is the gift of the Magi?山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The
20、 Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读Meet the Magi They brought gifts offrankincense,myrrh,and gold to the baby Jesus.Traditionally,the Magis gifts are regarded as the first Christmas presents.The Magi are the“three wise men”.O.Henry tells us thatJim and Della are the magi,as they sacrificed their most
21、 valuable possessions for the person they loved.They are like the three wise men the magi.山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读 Love is giving,love is sacrificing,and love is caring about others.Love is also priceless.The Gift of the MagiBy O.Henry山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动
22、研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读What is the gift of the Magi?Meet a better you Would you want to be like the Magi?山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读 Lets learn to be a wise gift-giver.Hope everyone of you can receive the gift of the
23、Magi.Thank you 山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会山东省高中英语名著阅读教学行动研究会 The Gift Of The Magi 经典短篇小说阅读经典短篇小说阅读 You are what you read.Thank you 1.Write a short passage describing your thoughts about one of the themes of The Gift of the Magi.2.Plot
24、another surprise ending for the story.HomeworkThemes Sacrifice or giving up something for someone else is the main theme in this story.Who made the greatest sacrifice,Della,by selling her hair or Jim by selling his watch?Why and why not?And here I have told you the story of two children who were not wise.Each sold the most valuable thing he owned in order to buy a gift for each other.But let me speak a last word to the wise of these days:of all who give gifts,these two were the most wise.How were they unwise and how were they wise?
