Unit4FriendsForever

Developingideas:AfterTwentyYears

Attheendoftheclass,youwillbeableto:1.UnderstandtheelementsofashortstoryandO.Henryendings;2.Getthemainideaandsomespecificinformationofthestory;3.Thinkofapossibleendingtothestoryandfindevidencetosupportyourideas;4.Haveadeepunderstandingofthefriendshipwhenfriendshipmeetslaw.LearningobjectivesLead-in

Whodoesthissongremindyouof?someoldfriendsCheckyouranswers.WilliamSydneyPorter(1862-1910),whosepennamewasO.Henry,wasaworld-famousAmericanshortstorywriter.Inhisstories,heoftenfocusedontheeverydaylifeofordinarypeopleinNewYorkCityatthattime.Hisstoriesarebestknownfortheirsurpriseendings.O.Henrywasaworld-famousBritishshortwriter.HeoftenfocusedontheeverydaylifeofrichpeopleinNewYorkCityatthattime.3.Hisstoriesarebestknownfortheirhappyendings.FAmericanordinarypeoplesurpriseendingsCharacters,

settings,

plots

or4“WH”Readthepassageasquicklyasyoucanandfillintheblanksinthetable(表格)below.Who?Where?When?What?AfterTwentyYearsDoyouknowthebasicelementsofashortstory?Characters,settings,

plots

or4“WH”Readthepassageasquicklyasyoucanandfillintheblanksinthetable(表格)below.Theman’sbestchum. (friend)HeiswaitingforhisfriendJimmy,andtellsastorytoapoliceman.Who?Where?When?What?AfterTwentyYearstheman,apoliceman,JimmyNewYorkonacold,darknightachatbetweenthemanandthepolicemanWhatarethebasicelementsofashortstory?Heischeckingtheareaandmeetstheman,thenlistenstoastory.SettingsPlots

Characters20yearsago,Later,Tonight1.Whyisthemanstandingoutsidetheshopnow?A.BecauseheiswaitingforhisfriendJimmy.B.Becauseheisgoingforawalk.C.Becauseheisgoingonapatrol(巡邏).2.Whydidthemangotothewest?A.Totravelinthewest.B.ToletJimmyleaveNewYork.C.Tomakehisfortune.3.Whatpromisedidtheymakebeforetheyparted(分離)?A.Makeafortunetogether.B.LeaveNewYorktogether.C.Meetagainatthesameplacetwentyyearslater.

ReadPara1.andchoose

youranswers.

appointmentCarefulreadingA.ThetrustinfriendshipB.JimmyisloyaltohisfriendC.Themankepthispromise.D.Alloftheabove（以上所有）.ReadPara2-3andanswerthequestions.

1.Whathappenedafteroneortwoyears?

Theycouldn’tgetintouchwitheachother.2.Whatcanwelearnfromthesesentences?

CarefulreadingBob’sStoryTwentyyearsago

ThenextmorningAfterayearortwoAftertwentyyearstonight

timeI_____herewithJimmy,my_______.IwastostartfortheWestto__________.Icame_______________tostandinthisdoor,andit’sworthitifmyoldpartner________.dinedbestchummakeafortuneathousandmilesturnsupWe__________eachother.losttrackofDuringthetwentyyearsI__________aroundoverit_________.

kepthustlingprettylivelyambitious(有雄心的)adventurous(有冒險精神的)sincere（真誠的）loyal（忠誠的）strong-willed（意志堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的）hard-working（努力的）Bob’spersonality:HowaboutJimmy?Hispersonality?Youcouldn'thavedraggedJimmyoutofNewYork;hethoughtitwastheonlyplaceonearth.”conservative(保守的)stubborn(固執(zhí)的)cautious（謹(jǐn)慎的）DidJimmykeephispromisetomeetBobafter20years?DidJimmycometomeethisfriend?WhathasJimmyexperiencedoverthepasttwentyyears?Whatmighthappenbetweenthepolicemanandtheman?Thinkof

apossibleending

to“AfterTwentyYears”andfindevidencetosupportyourideas.GroupworkNow,it’stimetoseewhatO.Henryhaspreparedforus!Nowreadthenotefromtheoriginalendingandfindoutwhatactuallyhappened.1.Sowhatdoesthenotetellusabout

theendingofthestory?Jimmywasthepoliceman.Heturnedupastheyagreedtwentyyearsearlier,buthedecidedtofulfil(履行)hisdutyandhaveBobarrested.2.Howdoyoulikethisending?DoyouthinkthatJimmydidtherightthing?Whyorwhynot?IfyouwereJimmy,whatwouldyoudo?LawFriendsdilemmaFriendship?LoyaltytofriendsVSLaws?FulfillthedutyJimmyhadmixedfeelings.Heknewwhathisdutywas,andhealsovaluedtheirfriendship.However,thisdoesn’tmeancoveringforBob'smistakes,buthelpinghimtorecognizeandcorrectthem.Nothingisabovethelaw.Think&Sharenarrator(旁白)BobJimmypolicemanScene1Scene2Scene3BobdinedwithJimmyat‘BigJoe’Brady’stwentyyearsago.BobmadehisfortuneintheWest.BobandJimmymetagainaftertwentyyears.GroupworkWorkingroupsandactout