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視頻標簽：Pygmalion,The gift
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視頻課題：高中英語人教版選修八 Book8 Unit 4 Pygmalion The gift of the Magi 山東省 - 濟南
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教學設計
The gift of the Magi
Aim of the class:
1. Learn five elements in short story. 2. Grasp the whole plot of the story.
3. Analyze the characters and get the theme of the story.
4. Develop students’ creative thinking and critical thinking and their interest in reading literature. I. Leading-in
When do you receive gifts? From whom? What is the greatest gift?
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(導入中設計的問題“你什么時候收到禮物，收到誰的禮物”與學生的生活相關，也與故事中的圣誕節的背景，Della和Jim互贈禮物向對應，“什么是最珍貴的禮物？”通過引導讓學生說出“愛”，與故事結尾的主題向呼應。)
II. Reading .
1. Five elements: who, when, where, what, why / characters, background, plot, conflict, theme
2. background and characters When did the story happen?
_______________________________________________________________ Who are the major characters in this short story?
______________________________________________________________ What is their relationship?
______________________________________________________________ What was their life like?
_______________________________________________________________ （以上問題是針對故事的背景和人物來設置的）
3. the plot: find out Della’s emotional change in the series of events events Before selling hair After selling hair and waiting for
Jim back
Exchange gifts
about poverty about selling
hair
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Della’s feeling sad / frustrated / helpless/desperate “Unwilling / reluctant” to
“determined”
nervous / anxious
delighted / regretful / optimistic
Sentences to show the
feelings
1. There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby couch and howl 2. She realized that life is filled with hardship. 3. She stood by the window and looked out dully at a gray cat walking along a gray fence in a gray backyard. 1. her face had lost its color
within twenty seconds. 2. And then she did it up again nervously and quickly. Once she hesitated for a while and stood still while a tear or two splashed on the worn red carpet. 3. With brilliant
sparkle still in her eyes, she danced/dashed out of the door and down the stairs to the street. 1. If Jim doesn’t kill me before he takes a second look at me, he’ll say I look like a song girl. 2. She whispered, “Please God, make him think I am still pretty.”
1. She hugged them (combs)to her bosom. 2. She was able to look up with dim eyes and a smile and said, ”My hair grows so fast, Jim”
3. Jim tumbled down on the couch and put his hands under the back our Christmas
presents away and keep them a while. They are too nice to use just at present. ”
(此環節把所有的問題都拋給學生，讓學生從整體上去理解故事的情節，并在各個情節中體會主人公的情感變化，并找出能體現這些變化的表達。通過這個活動，學生能體會到歐亨利的寫作特點，作者細致地描述Della無錢為丈夫買禮物的焦灼心情，德拉的美發，甚至寫德拉上街賣發和買表鏈的全過程，細致地描寫Jim回家后德拉擔心失去美發會傷害Jim的愛所作的一連串解釋，以及兩人在交換禮物時的心情和戲劇式的結尾。)
4. Deep thought
What can you see from their doing?
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ （通過這個問題，學生能更深層次的思考故事背后的情感， 提高學生分析問題的能力） 5. Role play
Make up a conversation between Jim and Della, from waiting for Jim’s coming back to exchange their gifts. Then act it out.
She looked at her reflection in the mirror long, carefully, and critically. Della, “……” Jim, “……”
（這一部分是故事的高潮，通過學生身臨其境的表演，深刻體會小說中的人文主義情懷）
6. Theme of the story
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（通過閱讀整個故事，得出故事的主題“愛是最好的禮物”，歌頌夫妻間相濡以沫、至真至誠的感情。同時可以升華到“我們每一個人本身就是一個珍貴的禮物”） 7. Homework
Read O. Henry’s “After Twenty Years”, analyze the story’s characters, background, conflict, plot.
（通過這個作業，學生進一步鞏固如何分析一篇故事和小說）
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