B1U4DevelopingideasAfterTwentyYearsAftertwentyyearsO.HenryMajorWorks●

TheGift

of

the

Magi—《麥琪的禮物》●The

Last

Leaf—

《最后的常春藤葉》●TheCopandtheAthem《警察和贊美詩》FiveElementsofaStorySTORY

settingcharactersplotconflictthemeA.anappointmentoftwogoodfriends.B.whythetwofriendshadtheappointment.C.amanwithascaronhisface.D.apolicemanandamanfromthewest.1.Whatistheshortstorymainlyabout?摘錄，引用Acticity1：FastreadingByOraSettingPlot(Usingdialogue)CharacterNewYorknighthasascarinhisfaceSettingWhatisthesettingofthestory?(time,place,weather)Around10o’clockatnight.Inthedoorwayofadarkenedhardwarestore,NewYork.Afine,colddrizzlefallingandasteadyblow.WhydoesO.Henrysetthestorythisway?Toimplyatragicalendingtothestory.Tomaketheendingsurprisingyetlogical.Darkness—makingithardtoseeclearly.Coldness—makingtheplaincoat’sclothesreasonable.SettingWhydidthemangotothewest?A.Totravelinthewest.B.ToletJimmyleaveNewYork.C.Tomakehisfortune.Whatpromisedidtheymakebeforetheyparted?A.Makeafortunetogether.B.LeaveNewYorktogether.C.Meetagainatthesameplacetwentyyearslater.PlotActivity1：ReadPara1,andanswerthequestions

A.ThetrustinfriendshipB.JimmyisloyaltohisfriendC.Themankepthispromise.D.Alloftheabove.Acticity2：ReadPara2--3,andanswerthequestions

1.Whathappenedafteroneortwoyears?

Theycouldn’tgetintouchwitheachother.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthesesentences?

Conflict(s)&Theme(s)IfyouwereBob/Jimmy,whatwouldyoudoandwhy?Activity3：Discussingroups.Thinkofapossibleendingto“Aftertwentyyears”andfindevidencetosupportyourideas.Usethefollowingquestionstohelpyou.DidJimmycometomeethisfriend?WhathasJimmyexperiencedoverthepasttwentyyears?Whatmighthappenbetweenthepolicemanandtheman?Now,it’stimetoseewhatO.Henryhaspreparedforus!Bob,Iwasattheappointedplace

ontime.Whenyoustruckthematch

tolightyourcigarIsawitwasthefaceofthemanwantedinChicago.SomehowIcouldn’tdoitmyself,soIwentaroundandgotaplainclothesmantodothejob.Sowhatdoesthenotetellyouabouttheendingofthestory?Jimmywasthepoliceman.Heturnedupastheyagreedtwentyyearsearlier,buthedecidedtofulfil(履行)hisdutyandhaveBobarrested.便衣警察PlotBob,amanwhohadbeen________________________,cameathousandmilestoNewYorkto_____________________________.They_____________________________twentyyearsago.Whilewaiting,Bobtoldapolicemanwhocameuptheirfriendshipstory.Itwassoonthen,butJimmydidn’tcome.Bobchoseto______________________.Abouttwentyminuteslater,amancameandBobthought_______________________.Whentheycametotheglareofthedrugstore’slights,__________________________________________________________.Hewasgivenanotesayingthat___________________________________________________.makingalivinginthewestvisitJimmy,thefriendofhisyouthmadeanappointmentofreunionwaitforanotheritwashisoldfriendJimmyBobfoundoutthemanwasapl