3. American literature

4. The Adventure of Tom Sawyer( 《汤姆. 索亚历险记》 ) Sister Carrie The Old Man and the Sea The Call of the Wild The Scarlet Letter 《红字》 Police and the Hymn Dreiser ( 德莱塞 ) Hawthorne ( 霍桑 ) Mark Twain Ernest Hemingway ( 海明威 ) Jack London O. Henry Famous American writers &Literary works

5. (1862-1910) He was called _____ of the American modern _____ ______. He is a prolific( 多产的 )short-story writer who wrote about the life of ______ ______ in New York City. And his stories are usually presented with _________ tone, _______detail, and a ________ ending. Father short stories ordinary people humorousrealistic surprising

6. care His famous works: “ The Four Million ” 《四百万》 "The Furnished Room " 《带家具出租的房间》 "The Gift of the Magi " 《麦琪的礼物》、 “Cabbages and Kings ” 《白菜与国王》、

7. Reading A Sacrifice For Love

9. Characters: Time: Event: The outline of the story Della & Jim (a couple) on the day before Christmas It is about ______ each other _______ _____. buying Christmas gifts

11. care Read and Answer: 1. Where did the couple live?? 2.What were the two possessions in which they took great pride ? 3.What did they want to do the day before Christmas Day? 4.Why did Della weep ? 5.What idea came to her when she walked to the mirror? 6.What did she do after she got the money from the barber ’ s? 7. What did Della whisper to herself before Jim came back from work? 8.What expression did Jim have when he saw Della? 9.What present did Jim buy for Della?How could he afford it? 10.After they knew the gifts turned out to be useless, did they return the things ?

12. a young couple, hard life, Jim ’ s gold watch, Della ’ s hair 1.Where did the couple live? 2.What were the two possessions in which they took great pride ?

13. buy each other a..gift 3.What did they want to do the day before Christmas Day?

14. $1.87, not afford to, weep sell 4.Why did Della weep ? 5.What idea came to her when she walked to the mirror?

15. searched, bought 6.What did she do after she got the money from the barber’s? sold … for $20

16. Coney Island choir girl Not anger, nor surprise, nor horror … 7.What did Della whisper to herself before Jim came back from work? 8.What expression did Jim have when he saw Della?

17. 9.What present did Jim buy for Della? How could he afford it? 10. After they knew the gifts turned out to be useless, did they return the things ? a set of combs, Pure tortoiseshell With jewels on the edges put them away and keep them a while

19. a young couple, hard life, love Buy, afford Cut off... Sold it for … bought Sold … boughtSaw … feeling..put away..keep

20. care Jim and Della were a young poor _____. They loved each other so much. In order to buy each other a special ________ ___,They had been saving money for a long time. But they still couldn't ___ the rare and nice gift. So at _____, Della __ ___ his beautiful long hair and sold it ___20 dollars. With 21 dollars, she _____ Jim a gold chain. And meanwhile, Jim sold his gold watch in order to buy a __ of _________ combs for his wife.When they saw each other’s gift, their feelings were more than words could tell. In the end they decided to ___ them ____ and ____them a while. couple Christmas gift afford lengthcut off for bought settortoiseshell put away keep Fill in the blanks :

22. 1.( )Della’s long,beautiful hair fell about her shoulders like a cascade of brown waters. 2.( )There was no other like it in any of the stories, and she had turned all of them inside out. 3.( )There was an expression in them that she could not read. …It was not anger, nor surprise, nor a look showing that he didn’t approve, nor horror, nor any of the feelings that she had prepared for. A. Personification: ( 拟人） B. Analogy: ( 排比） C. Hyperbole: ( 夸张） D. Irony: ( 反语） E. Simile ： ( 明喻） E C B

23. 1.( )“Jim, honey,”she cried, “don’t look at me that way. I had my hair cut off and sold it because I couldn’t live through Christmas without giving you a present…….” 2.( )Della tore at the string and paper. She gave a scream of joy, and then broke out in tears and cries. 3.( )If Jim doesn’t kill me,”she said to herself,”….But what could I do—Oh!What could I do with a dollar and eighty-seven cents. A.Descriptions of circumstances( 环境描写） B.Descriptions of actions （动作描写） C.Descriptions of Psychology ( 心理描写 ) D.Descriptions of speeches （语言描写） D B C

25. Adapt Part 2 (the climax 高潮 )into a short play! (Setting:It was seven o’clock. Della was waiting her husband anxiously) Della (whispered ) :“ Please God ， make him think I am still pretty.” Jim:… Role-playing

27. 1. What do you think of the gifts that they buy for each other? Do they make any sense? 2. Have you ever received a special gift from your friends or parents, etc.? What’s its story? 3.Do you think the couple live a happy life ? Why? What can we learn from it? Discussion

29. Assignment: 1. Find out the important words phrases and sentences in the texts. 2. Write an unselfish story.

30. The more love you give, the more you will receive.