1、必修一 Unit 4 Friends forever(4)高一年级 英语Developing ideasAfter Twenty Years At the end of the class,you will be able to:1.get the main idea and specific information of the story to understand the elements of a novel and O.Henry endings;2.analyze the characteristics of main characters;3.think of a possibl
2、e ending to the story and find evidence to support your ideas;4.voice your opinions when friendship meets law.Learning objectivesLets play a game and guess who he is.Warming upWarming up O.Henry1 a famous American writer2 wrote many short stories3 focused on theeveryday life of ordinary people4The G
3、ift of the Magi Warming up O.Henry5 O.Henry,together with Maupassant of France and Chekhov of Russia,is known as the king of three short stories in the world.Maupassant ChekhovWarming up6 He is also called the father of the modern American short stories.Warming upIn these endings,there will be a sud
4、den twist that results in an unexpected change of the characters inner world,experience or destiny,thus creating an unexpected yet understandable appealing and dramatic,as well as more memorable ending for its readers.His stories are best known for their surprise endings.7Prediction20 years ago,Afte
5、r 20 years,Reading for informationRead the story quickly and get the key information to fillin the table.whenwherewhowhatReading for informationwhenwherewhowhatOn a cold,dark night Outside a shop in New YorkA man,a policeman,JimmyA man is waiting for his friend Jimmy after twenty years as their agre
6、ement.Reading for informationwhenwherewhowhatsettingscharactersplots3 elements of a novelReading for information 1.What is the policeman doing when he happens to see the man?2.Why did the man and his friend separate twenty years ago?3.What agreement did they make at that time?4.Did they keep in touc
7、h during the twenty years?Read the story again and answer the following questions.Reading for information1.What is the policeman doing when he happens to see the man?He is checking the area on a cold,dark night although most people have left work to go home and this part of the city is quiet.He is d
8、evoted to his work.Reading for information2.Why did the man and his friend separate twenty years ago?The man dined with his friend Jimmy at Big Joe Bradys and he was to start for the West to make his fortune but Jimmy would like to stay in New York.Reading for informationthe West:In the early 1800s,
9、Americas Westward Expansion started.During the expansion,many people went to the West to make money.New York City is located in the north-east of the US and was already a big city by then.make ones fortune:to make money,to become very richReading for information2.Why did the man and his friend separ
10、ate twenty years ago?The man dined with his friend Jimmy at Big Joe Bradys and he was to start for the West to make his fortune but Jimmy would like to stay in New York.The man:adventurous,brave,ambitiousReading for information3.What agreement did they make at that time?They agreed that they would m
11、eet there again exactly twenty years from that date and time,no matter what their conditions might be or from what distance they might have to go.Reading for informationWhy did they agree to meet twenty years later?The reason why they agreed to meet twenty years later might be that“We figured that i
12、n twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and fortunes made,whatever they were going to be”.Reading for information4.Did they keep in touch during the twenty years?For a time they corresponded but after a year or two they lost track of each others.to get or keep in touch withto
13、lose touch withThey didnt know what happened in each others life.Reading for opinions1.In the mans eyes,how was his friend Jimmy Wells?2.Did the man value their friendship?Why?3.What has the man experienced in the West in the past twenty years?How about Jimmy?How do you know that?Read it for the thi
14、rd time and answer the questions.Reading for opinions1.In the mans eyes,how was his friend Jimmy Wells?the best chumthe finest chapthe truest chapthe staunchest chapreliable trustworthyReading for opinionsYes,he did value their friendship.“I know Jimmy will meet me here if hes alive.Hell never forge
15、t.I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight,and its worth it if my old partner turns up.”2.Did the man value their friendship?Why?Reading for opinions3.What has the man experienced in the West in the past twenty years?How about Jimmy?How do you know that?The man:He must have experienced
16、some bad things.The sentence“he has a scar on his face”and“I kept hustling around over it pretty lively”in paragraph 3 can tell us.Reading for opinions Jimmy:He may continue to be in New York and have a steady job.The sentence“You couldnt have dragged Jimmy out of New York;he thought it was the only
17、 place on earth.”can support the idea.Jimmy was stubborn and conservative.Make a summary(1).Work in groups to summarize the characteristics of the characters in the story.The man:Jimmy:The policeman:Make a summary(1).The man:adventurous,brave,ambitious,experienced some bad thingsJimmy:stubborn,conse
18、rvative,the truest and staunchestThe policeman:devoted to his work,the symbol of duty,justice and lawThink and share(1).Think a possible ending to the story and share it with your partners.1.Did Jimmy come to meet his friend?2.What might happen between the policeman and the man?Pay attention to thei
19、r characteristics when adding the ending.Possible versions1.When the policeman went away,Jimmy came back and told the man that he was Jimmy Wells.He saw the scar on Bobs face and knew he was the person who was wanted in Chicago.They just talked a little and then they left separately.Possible version
20、s2.After seeing the scar on the mans face,the policeman was confident that the man was the criminal of whom the policeman was in chase.Immediately,he grasped the mans arms and fought with him.Unfortunately,the man ran away and escaped again.Of course,he didnt see his friend Jimmy at all.Think and sh
21、are(2).Read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened.Think and share(2).What does the note tell you about the ending of the story?The man was Bob and a criminal and Jimmy was the policeman.Jimmy turned up as they agreed twenty years earlier,but he decided to fulfill his
22、duty and have Bob arrested.Make a summary(2).surpriseunexpectedunderstandablememorabledramaticO.Henry endingsThink and share(3).Think about the following questions and share your ideas.1.How do you think Bob would react when he read the note?2.Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing?Why or why n
23、ot?Possible answers1.How do you think Bob would react when he read the note?Bob would be very sad and angry when he read the note because Jimmy was his best friend and he trusted him deeplybut Jimmy made him arrested.Possible answers1.How do you think Bob would react when he read the note?Or Bob wou
24、ld feel sort of comfortable because he might thinkthat Jimmy had a good sense of duty and was just and fair.Insome ways,he didnt have to hide himself restlessly in his later life.Possible answersAfter 20 years,on a cold,dark night20 years agoBest friends.Jimmy had Bob arrested.Possible answersYes,I
25、think Jimmy did right.From his note,I can catch that Jimmy had mixed feelings.He knew Bob was the criminal and what his duty was.But the memories of their friendship,the expressions of Bobs undying respect and admiration for him and the fact that Bob had come all the way from a thousand miles away j
26、ust to keep the appointment made 2.Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing?Why or why not?Possible answers20 years before must have deeply touched him.Therefore,he could not bring himself to arrest Bob.All in all,law is more important than friendship to maintain the whole society to develop smoo
27、thly.LawFriendsSelf-assessmentWhat I have learned in the class Know or notThree elements of a novelThe plot of“After Twenty Years”The characteristics of Bob and Jimmy O.Henry style endingLaw is more important than friendship.Homework1.Read the complete short story“After Twenty Years”and act it out w
28、ith your group members.2.Read other short stories written by O.Henry to get a deep understanding of his works and the surprise ending to his stories.Homework1.You can think about what happened in each of the three scenes,using the information you have already read in the story.Scene 1:Bob dining wit
29、h Jimmy at“Big Joe”Bradys twenty years agoScene 2:Bob making his fortune in the WestScene 3:Bob and Jimmy meeting again after twenty yearsScene 4:?Homework2.Choose a character to play and decide what you will say and do.You can make a script first.3.Act out the whole story with your partners.Homework2.Read other short stories written by O.Henry to get a deep understanding of his works and the surprise ending to his stories.
