The Last Leaf胡慧敏.ppt

THE LAST LEAF Welcome to Amy’s Class! 金华市艾青中学 胡慧敏 Green Schoolyard There are no two identical leaves. leaves? Painting! Imagination of leaves: oxygen view and admire literature ? Painting fertilizer tea decoration leaves 袅袅兮秋风,洞庭波兮木叶下 ----屈原《九歌》皎皎云间月,灼灼叶中华. ----陶渊明《拟古》叶密鸟飞碍,风轻花落迟. ----萧纲《折杨柳》 亭皋木叶下,陇首秋云飞. ----柳恽《捣衣诗》 Leaves are wings that cannot fly. Wings are leaves that fall into the sky. 叶子是 不会飞翔的翅膀 翅膀是 落在天上的叶子 Why are leaves shedding?The wind or the abandonment of the tree? 叶子的离开 是因为风的追求 还是 因为树的不挽留 A famous writer A leaf A moving story O. Henry’s The Last Leaf Introduction to the Author O. Henry (1862-1910), the pseudonym (笔名) of William Sydney Porter, was a distinguished American short-story writer. Main Works The Cop and the Anthem The Gift of the Magi The Last Leaf Not learn it! But Appreciate it! Characters Doctor Johnsy Sue Old Behrman Structure Analysis beginning development ending climax 1 2 4 3 beginning (part 1) Johnsy and Sue are good friends and they shared the same studio.（They are young artists.） Johnsy caught Pneumonia and seriously ill. personification Doctor’s diagnosis about Johnsy’s illness… development and role-reading (part 2) Johnsy counted the leaves backward. Johnsy decided that she would die when the last leaf fell and lost the hope for life. Johnsy’s attitude… Sue’s attitude… Soul Character Old Behrman Description (para.12) He was past sixty and had a long white beard… He was a failure in art…had never yet begun his masterpiece… He earned a little by… He drank gin to excess… He was a fierce little old man… Your impression on such a person… Can such a person create a masterpiece? climax and acting (part 3) As Johnsy was encouraged by the last leaf that she decided not to give up and live on. Sue told old Behrman about Johnsy’s fancy.(What was Behrman’s reaction after hearing this?) (para.14) After