(精选)现代大学英语第5册(精读5)Lesson Two Two Kinds课件.pptVIP

Lesson 2Two Kinds;;Contents;Teaching points; ;A. setting B . plot C. conflict D. Theme E. point of view F. Characters G. The Joy Luck Club and Amy Tan;A. Setting: when and where the story takes place;The Setting of Two Kinds; B Plot A plot is the deliberately arranged sequence of interrelated events that constitute the basic narrative structure of a novel or a short story. Very often a plot starts from a significant conflict. This conflict sets the plot of a story in motion. It retains the reader’s attention, builds the suspense of the work and arouses expectation for the events that are to follow. The plot of the traditional story contains 4 parts: beginning, developing , climax and end. It often moves through 5 stages: exposition, rising action, crisis (climax), falling action and resolution. ; Understand and appreciate an epiphany that a short story often tells us readers. When we read a story, one of the first things that draw our attention is the plot. However, a finely worked out plot is more than just a sequence of happenings. Often it tells of an epiphany: some moment of insight, discovery, or revelation by which a character’s life or view of life is greatly altered. As we read the short story under study “Two Kinds” we should try to see if there is a moment in the story that tells of an epiphany. ;a)? Exposition - The background information on the characters and setting. It may also explain what happened before the story began. b)? Rising Action - This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed (events between the introduction and climax). c)? Climax - This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story.? The reader wonders what will happen next; will the conflict be resolved or not? d)? Falling action - The events and complications begin to resolve themselves.? The reader knows what has happened next and