Unit8LiteratureLead-in

WhatdoestheleafsymbolizeinChineseliteratureleaflifeenergyfriendshipamusementluckpeaceenthusiasmfamilyhealthhopeLesson1TheLastLeafLeafinforeignliteratureTeachingobjectsGetthestructureofthepassage.Masterthedetailedinformationofthearticle.Learnsomewritingskills.Pre-readingWhoistheauthorO.HenryNationality:AmericaFamousworks:TheLastLeafTheGiftoftheMagiWritingstyle:“O.Henry-end”/surpriseendingsWhile-readingStep1:FastreadingTheLastLeafMaincharactersTimeandPlaceThebeginningofthestoryTheendingofthestoryin1._________in2.3._______→apatientSue→

herfriendBehrman→apainter4.Johnsywas5.badly.Thelastleafwas6.onthewallbyBehrman.Buthedied.JohnsyNovemberGreenwichVillageillpaintedThedoctorWhile-readingHowmanypartscanthispassagebedividedintoaccordingtotheplot(情節(jié))What’sthemainideaofeachpartStep1:Fastreading

InNovember,Johnsy.

Thedoctorsaid.Johnsycountedtheleavesontheivyvineandthought___________________________________.BehrmanandSuelookedoutthewindowandfound.Thenextmorning,Johnsy

Thenextday,MrBehrman.Thejanitorfoundthedaybefore.Thefollowingday,Johnsy.Thedoctor.MrBehrman.

.Workinpairs.Readthestorymorecarefully.Completethetimelinewithwhathappenedinthestory.gotsickwithpneumoniashemightnotgetbetteroneleafleftthatshemustdiewhenthelastivyleaffallsaskedtolookoutthewindowandsawtheleafwasstillhere.sawtheleafwasstilltheresaidshewouldliveandgetbetterwassickwithpneumoniadiedMrBehrmaninbedwithpainWhile-readingStep2:CarefulreadingWhile-readingThestructure

TheLastLeafBeginningDevelopmentClimaxEndingPara.Para.Para.Para.1-2127-113-5A.Johnsy’shopeB.JohnsyisdyingD.ThebackgroundC.ThetruthWhile-readingThreads/clues

Howmanyclues/threadsareusedinthisarticleWhataretheyTheleaves“Ten,nine,eight,seven...”(Para.4)“Threedaysagotherewerealmostahundred.Thereareonlyfiveleftnow.”(Para.5)“Therewasjustoneremainingleaf.”(Para.8)“Theleafwasstillthere!”(Para.10)Johnsy’sattitudes“Whenthelastonefalls,Imustgo,too...”(Para.5)“I’mtiredofwaiting.Iwanttogosailing...(Para.6)“Itwillfalltoday.AndIwilldiewithit”(Para.9)“Itisacrimetowanttodie.”(Para.11)MrBehrman’shealth“MrBehrman,tobeamodelforherdrawing.Hewasafailedpainter.”(Para.7)“AndnowImustseeafellowdownstairs,Behrman.Pneumonia,too.Thereisnohopeforhim.”(Para.12)“MrBehrmandiedtoday.”(Para.13)aboutahundredoneleftnegativepositivehealthydeadPost-readingtoBehrmantoJohnsytoplotThinkandshare

WhattypicalwritingfeatureshaveyounoticedinthearticleSimile,personification,contrast,andthesurprisingbutlogicalending.Forexample:MrPneumoniaplacedhisicyfingeronJohnsy.(Para.2)“Iwanttogosailingdown,down,justlikeoneofthosepoor,tiredleaves.”(Para.6)WhatdoyouthinkthestoryistryingtoexpressThestoryistryingtoexpresshowpeopleloveandtakecareofeachother.Italsoinvitesreaderstothinkaboutattitudestowardslife.WhatdidthelastivyleafmeanathreadamasterpiecethehopeoflifeQuizz"TheLastLeaf"isabeautifulshortstorywrittenbyO.Henry.Inthestory,thetwomaincharacters,JohnsyandSue,livedinastudioapartmentina1.building.Theauthordescribestheillness"pneumonia"asapersonwhoplacedan

2.fingeronJohnsymakingherterriblyill.Shelayinbedundera3.looking4.atthewall.ThedoctortookSue5.andtoldherthatJohnsyhadonlyasmallchanceofsurvivingtheillness.Finishthepractice1onpage46.icyslipstarefetchblankasidecurtainthree-storyblanketbackwardsthree-storyicyblanketblanklyasideQuizzSuenoticedthatJohnsywasn't6.atthewallbutwasactuallylookingoutthewindowatleavesonanivyvineandcounting7.

.Shesaidtheyhadbeenfallingfordaysandwhenthelastonefell,shewoulddie.Suewentto8.herneighborMrBehrmanandtoldhimwhatJohnsysaidaboutwantingto9.awayliketheleaves.MrBehrmansaidthatwasnonsense.Thenextmorning,JohnsyaskedSuetoopenthe

10.andfoundthatthelastleafremainedonthevine,despitetherainandsnowhavingfallenallnight.

Johnsycametorealiseherfoolishthoughtandstartedtobecomehealthier.However,MrBehrmandiedfrompneumonia.Inasnowingandrain