1、 Happy families are all alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. -Leo Tolstoy What makes a happy family? Happy families are all alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. -Leo Tolstoy Kathryn Forbes Mamas Bank Account Analyze the basic elements Title Genre Mama and Her Bank A
2、ccount Short story Setting Title Genre Mama and Her Bank Account Short story Setting A family living in the US in the early 1900s Title Genre Mama and Her Bank Account Short story Character s Title Genre Mama and Her Bank Account Short story Character s Mama, Papa, Nels, Katrin, Christine, Dagmar Ti
3、tle Genre Mama and Her Bank Account Short story Plot Structure analysis helps understand the plot Part 1 (15) Structure analysis Part4 (1622) Part 3 (1415) Part 2 (613) Part 1 (15) Mama used the money wisely, which ensured we didnt have to go to the Bank. Structure analysis Part4 (1622) Part 3 (1415
4、) Part 2 (613) Part 1 (15) Mama used the money wisely, which ensured 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. Structure analysis Part4 (1622) Part 3 (1415) Part 2 (613) Part
5、 1 (15) Mama used the money wisely, which ensured 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. Structure analysi
6、s Part4 (1622) Part 3 (1415) Part 2 (613) Part 1 (15) Mama used the money wisely, which ensured 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
7、Bank Account to depend upon. There wasnt a real bank account and Mama just wanted us to feel secure. Structure analysis Part4 (1622) Part 3 (1415) Part 2 (613) Part 1 (15) Mama used the money wisely, which ensured we didnt have to go to the Bank. Everyone in the family would do something to help Nel
8、s 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. Structure analysis Introduction to Mamas Bank Account Part4 (1622) Part 3 (1415)
9、Part 2 (613) Part 1 (15) Mama used the money wisely, which ensured 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.
10、There wasnt a real bank account and Mama just wanted us to feel secure. Structure analysis Introduction to Mamas Bank Account Stories of Mamas Bank Account Part4 (1622) Part 3 (1415) Part 2 (613) Part 1 (15) Mama used the money wisely, which ensured we didnt have to go to the Bank. Everyone in the f
11、amily 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. Structure analysis Introduction to Mamas Bank
12、 Account Stories of Mamas Bank Account Truth of Mamas Bank Account Part4 (1622) Part 3 (1415) Part 2 (613) Title Genre Mama and Her Bank Account Short story Plot Title Genre Mama and Her Bank Account Short story Plot In Katrins childhood, her family worked hard and supported each other so that they
13、never needed to get money from Mamas bank account. When she was older, Katrin found out that the bank account did not exist. Mama made up the bank account to make the children feel secure. Title Genre Mama and Her Bank Account Short story Theme Title Genre Mama and Her Bank Account Short story Theme
14、 A mother has deep love for her children and does whatever she can to protect them. Analyze the characters Mama Mama Mama Read critically L45: And when I didnt-couldnt-answer, Mama said seriously,It is not good for little ones to be afraid-to not feel secure. How do you understand didnt-couldnt-answ
15、er? 7 / L17: “We do not have to go to the Bank.” L27-29: We all felt very good because we did not have to go downtown and draw money out of Mamas Bank Account. Why does the writer repeat the above sentences? Group discussion: Is it proper for Mama to make up such a white lie of a bank account? Why or why not? Homework 1. KKL : P41-43 2. Find the book, Kathryn Forbess Mamas Bank Account. Read the original story of “Mama and Her Bank Account” and other stories.
