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视频课题：高中英语人教版选修八 Book8 Unit 4 Pygmalion The gift of the Magi 山东省 - 济南
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教学设计
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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(导入中设计的问题“你什么时候收到礼物，收到谁的礼物”与学生的生活相关，也与故事中的圣诞节的背景，Della和Jim互赠礼物向对应，“什么是最珍贵的礼物？”通过引导让学生说出“爱”，与故事结尾的主题向呼应。)
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?
_______________________________________________________________ （以上问题是针对故事的背景和人物来设置的）
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. ”
(此环节把所有的问题都抛给学生，让学生从整体上去理解故事的情节，并在各个情节中体会主人公的情感变化，并找出能体现这些变化的表达。通过这个活动，学生能体会到欧亨利的写作特点，作者细致地描述Della无钱为丈夫买礼物的焦灼心情，德拉的美发，甚至写德拉上街卖发和买表链的全过程，细致地描写Jim回家后德拉担心失去美发会伤害Jim的爱所作的一连串解释，以及两人在交换礼物时的心情和戏剧式的结尾。)
4. Deep thought
What can you see from their doing?
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__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ （通过这个问题，学生能更深层次的思考故事背后的情感， 提高学生分析问题的能力） 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, “……”
（这一部分是故事的高潮，通过学生身临其境的表演，深刻体会小说中的人文主义情怀）
6. Theme of the story
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（通过阅读整个故事，得出故事的主题“爱是最好的礼物”，歌颂夫妻间相濡以沫、至真至诚的感情。同时可以升华到“我们每一个人本身就是一个珍贵的礼物”） 7. Homework
Read O. Henry’s “After Twenty Years”, analyze the story’s characters, background, conflict, plot.
（通过这个作业，学生进一步巩固如何分析一篇故事和小说）
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