英語：The last leaf課堂實錄及課后反思

曹文玲

一、授課內容

歐·亨利短篇小說《最后一片葉子》The last leaf by O.Henry.

二、課堂實錄

Ⅰ.Task One Literature knowledge （文學常識）

1.Text Type ________________ （novel/fiction）

2. It has 3 elements.What are they？ Which is the core/key element？

__________ _________ ___________ （character plot and setting）

3. Usually， how does the plot develop？ （beginning， developing， climax and ending）

___________ __________ ________ _________

Ⅱ.Task Two Related information（相關信息）

1. O. Henry（1862-1910）

O. Henry is the pseudonym （筆名）of William Sydney Porter， American writer of short stories， best known for his ironic（諷刺的）plot twists and surprise endings. Born and raised in Greensboro， North Carolina， O. Henry did not write professionally until he reached his mid-30s. Released from prison， O. Henry moved to New York City in 1901 and began writing full time. In his stories he made full use of his knowledge of Texas， Central America， and life in prison.

He also became fascinated by New York street life， which provided a setting for many of his later stories. During the last ten years of his life， O. Henry became one of the most popular writers in America， publishing over 500 short stories.

His most famous stories， such as The Gift of Magi 《麥琪的禮物》， The Furnished Room 《帶家具出租的房間》，The Cop and the Anthem 《警察與贊美詩》 and The Ransom of Red Chief《紅酋長的贖金》 make simple yet effective use of paradoxical（荒謬的，矛盾的）coincidences（巧合）to produce ironic endings.

（以信息填充的方式檢驗，重心：his prison life， plot twist， surprise ending and new street life. 現實意義：任何經歷都是財富，故永不放棄。）

2.The Bay of Naples（那不勒斯海灣）

The Bay of Naples in Italy is the Art holy land in many artists heart at that time.

Ⅲ.Task Three General understanding

Main idea

Time： _______________________

Place： _______________________

Characters： _________ __________ ___________

Events： __________， who picked up _____________， decided that she would die when the last ivy leaf on the blank wall outside her window _______， but it did not ________ even after the storm. This persistent last leaf brought back Johnsys will to live. Later on it turned out that

wasnt the real one； it was the one drawn by ____________， who had drawn it at a night with heavy rain and cold wind at the expense of his own life-he was attacked deadly by _____________.

Thread/Center clue： _______________

Theme/ Subject： ____________________

Keys

November， a cold winter； a three-storey brick building； Johnsy； pneumonia； fell； fall； the last leaf； an poor artist named Behrman； pneumonia

Ⅳ.Task Four In-depth understanding

Find out character description and supporting ideas or sentences from the passage. （這部分是難點，須要突破， 尤其是他們的友誼在現實中的意義：怎樣獲得如此彌足珍貴的友誼：Life is a circle愛出者愛返。）

Some useful adjectives

kind / desperate（絕望的） / persistent（堅持不懈的）/ pure / good / negative / passive / positive / ambitious（有志向的）/ poor /great / fierce /devoted（獻身的）/ warm-hearted...

Sue：

Johnsy：

Behrman：

Ⅴ.Task Five Question

Why do they think the last leaf is Behrmans masterpiece？

Ⅵ.Task Six A taste of vivid language

1.“Tell me as soon as you have finished，” said Johnsy， closing her eyes and lying white and still as a fallen statue.

Whats the meaning of the word “still”？ How do you use it？

Cloze （NMET 2006）Choose the best answer.

On a hot summer day in late August， I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greet island. Over hundred degrees in air. Crowded. Tempers（脾氣） of both the tourists and waiters had risen to meet the situation， making it a rather quarrelsome environment（環境）.

A. fresh B. cool C. still D. thin

2. “She has one chance in ten，” said the doctor.

“He said the chances were ten to one ...，” said Sue.

“Even chances，” said the doctor. “With good care， you will win...”

A. 50%-50% B. high C. little chance

3. After the doctor had gone， Sue went into the workroom and cried. Then she went to Johnsys room with her drawing board， whistling ragtime.

Whats ragtime ？

Why did Sue whistle it？

4. “But whenever my patient begins to count the carriages at her funeral， I take away fifty percent from the curative power of medicines.”

What does the sentence imply here？

A. Once my patient has passed away， I will have no way to cure her.

B. My patient was seriously ill， so I will change this medicine into another.

C. My patient cant count the carriages at her funeral， for there are too many.

D. Once my patient lose hope of life， the medicine on her wont work well.

5. “I have something to tell you， white mouse，” she said.

What does “white mouse” refer to here？

6. Figure of speech（修辭方法）

A cold， unseen stranger came to visit the city.

What figure of speech（修辭方法）is it here？

The cold breath of autumn had stricken leaves from the plant until its branches， almost bare， hung on the bricks.

It hung bravely from the branch about seven meters above the ground.

What does “it” refer to？

What picture will you have on your mind as soon as you read the word “bravely”？

Ⅶ.Task Seven Inspiration

The last leaf is a story. Stories come from life， but writers usually make some changes. For example， the hero/heroin（主角） is saved at the last minute by some kind of fortune. Do you think that really happens in our life frequently？ Of course no. Story is story， and life is life. You are old/wise/intelligent enough to face the fact—death. So， if you had three or two days or only twenty-four hours to live in this world from now on， what events， what experiences， what associations should you crowd into those last hours？ （Dont treat it as a joke， and please take it seriously.）

3 minutes on your desk like this. Think it over and dont look at others， as it has nothing to do with them， it is your own business.

S1： express my thanks to the people I love， such as my family， my friends...

T： Your classmates are included in the list？

S1： Of course.

T： Please tell them now for them to know they are so precious in your life...

S2...

S3...

S4...

S5...

（于是，學生紛紛走到好朋友面前，親自表達感恩、陪伴和友誼，被告知的同學熱淚盈眶，此部分均為生成部分：精彩紛呈。）

Homework

1.Write a micro fiction of your own.

Use some vivid adjectives and adverbs when necessary.

200 words or so.

A surprising ending is a must.

2.Be appreciative of everybody and everything around you.

Actions speak louder than words.

五、反思

1. 緣起

怎樣把學科核心素養，如思維品質的形成，積極價值觀的培養在英語課堂上實現，著實是個挑戰，但是大勢所趨。我喜歡挑戰，而且傳統英語課堂總是集中在語言知識的學習上，忽視成片思維的培養，語言學習呈斷裂狀態。故，我想借著這次選材的特殊性（不是來自高中課本，而來自大學三年級綜合教程，而且是中學領域未曾觸及的類型：著名小說家的作品，絕對的經典閱讀），做大膽的嘗試，觸碰更多關于人性的問題，如怎樣獲得真正的友誼，怎樣才能做先付出的那個人，受到傷害也無妨，究竟怎樣堅固信心又不失喜悅地付出……我們的學生需要這樣的人生智慧來引導自己自在地學習、生活、與人交往。

我認為經典英語閱讀有兩個目的：通過閱讀，學會欣賞文學作品，感受人性的百態；所學內容對現實生活的指導意義，如幫助形成積極的價值觀，使學生擁有滿滿的正能量。

2. 實踐反饋

預設部分很順利，生成部分很精彩，學生給了我無數個驚喜！圓滿完成最接地氣的生活教育，學生得出結論：①愛出者愛返，把目光放得遠些再遠些……②出自本能地救人更了不起；③充實過好每一天，不留遺憾，從現在開始。

3. 真正的收獲

若到處是掌聲一片，我容易失落，因為我深知沒有絕對的完美，若不能聽到改進的意見，才是真正的遺憾；所幸，我是一個幸運兒，聽到了專家的建議：既然是經典閱讀，可以再做更深入的探討。我深深感恩，更進一步確定了前進的方向。