Roy's story

江蘇南菁高級中學 王 蓉

Step 1 感知·閱讀導航

話 題 導 入

這是一篇有關(guān)友誼的故事,主人公為Roy和Daniel。Roy是一個樂觀的、受歡迎的大男孩，喜歡給同學們講笑話。Daniel剛轉(zhuǎn)學到新的學校，他對一切倍感陌生，害羞且孤單。這時Roy熱情邀請Daniel加入他的伙伴群。在Roy的幫助和鼓勵下，Daniel很快克服了靦腆害羞，并和Roy結(jié)下了深厚的友誼。但是接下來發(fā)生了一場事故，這徹底改變了Roy。故事將如何發(fā)展？Roy和Daniel的友誼會發(fā)生什么變化？請通過閱讀找到你的答案。

全文656詞，建議用時10分鐘。

閱讀目標

1.能夠掌握小說的閱讀策略，以情節(jié)為主線，分析主要人物的性格變化、情感態(tài)度變化；

2.通過對比分析，體會小說的寫作技巧和語言特征；

3.基于閱讀,培養(yǎng)讀后輸出技能；

4.增強學生對友誼、互幫互助的情感體驗。

詞匯掃障

1.financially(Para.3)adv.財政上

2.moody(Para.3)adj.喜怒無常的；悶悶不樂的

3.cloakroom(Para.4)n.衣帽間

4.fair(Para.6)n.集市；商品交易會

5.note(Para.7)n.鈔票

6.swing(Para.8)v.轉(zhuǎn)動

I remember the first time I met Roy.He was standing in the centre of a group of boys,and he was telling a joke.When he reached the final line, everyone burst out laughing.Roy laughed too,a loud happy laugh.“A popular boy,”I thought to myself.My name is Daniel.I was the new boy in the class.Our family was from the north of England,but my father had been offered a better job in London,and our whole family had moved there.I was twelve and,having lost all my old friends,I felt shy and lonely at my new school.

There were 33 students in my new class,and most people weren't very interested in a shy new boy.Roy was one of the few people who were kind to me.He often invited me to join his particular group,and as a result,I started getting to know people.Roy and I became good friends.We trusted each other and we could talk about personal matters,things that were important to us.

Five years later,Roy and I were still in the same class.But just under a year ago,Roy's father was knocked over by a car.He died a few days later.The family had to move to a much smaller house in order to manage financially.Roy,who had always been very close to his father,changed completely,becoming silent and moody.He had always been a clever, hard-working student but now he seemed to lose all interest in his work.He started losing friends.These days,Roy and I see each other from time to time,but we're no longer close.

About three months ago,a group of us were playing football together after school.Having left something in the cloakroom, I went inside to get it,and found Roy going through the pockets of people's coats.In his hand he had a wallet—and I knew it wasn't his！My mouth fell open and I just looked at him.Roy went bright red. “I'll put it back right now,”he said,and he did so.I turned round and walked out without saying a word.

I really hoped that Roy would explain why he had been stealing, but instead he started avoiding me.At the same time,small amounts of money started disappearing from students'lockers.I wondered if the thief was Roy but decided not to say anything to anyone.I hope it wasn't him.

Last week our school had a big fair in order to raise money for a charity.It was very successful and by the end of the day,we had made about $500. Our class teacher, Mr White,came and chatted to a group of us that included Roy,and held up a box for us to see.“There's$500 in here,”he said with a smile.But to our surprise,the next morning,we were told that the money had been stolen.Mr White had left the box in a classroom for a few minutes,and when he came back it had disappeared.The head teacher asked anyone who thought they might know something about the theft to come to him.

This weekend,having thought about the situation for a while,I decided to ask Roy about the theft,and this morning I went to see him.Roy was out,and I went upstairs to his bedroom to wait for him.It was a cold day and his jacket was lying on the back of a chair.I put it on and put my hands in the pockets.I could feel a lot of paper notes and I pulled them out.

It looked as if there was about $500 there. I was so surprised that I just stood there,holding the notes in my hands.At that moment, the door swung open, and Roy walked in.

Step 2 實踐·文本解讀

目標呈現(xiàn)

I.Sort out the characters and plots.

1.Who are the main characters of the story?

2.What kind of boy was Roy when Daniel first met him?

3.How did Daniel feel at his new school?Why?

4.What happened to Roy just under a year ago?

5.What happened about three months ago?

6.What happened last week?

7.Who might steal the$500 and why?

II.Understand the writing skill and linguistic feature of the story.

1.What were other people's attitudes towards Daniel in Para.2?

2.What was Roy's personality before and after his father's death?

3.What were other people's and Daniel's attitudes toward Roy after his changes in personality?

4.Did Daniel talk to Roy when he suspected Roy of the theft the first time?Why?Did Daniel talk to Roy when he suspected Roy of the theft again?Why?

5.What were Daniel's and Roy's reactions on the scene in Para.4?

6.What emotions did these words show about Daniel and Roy according to exercise 5?

7.Can we use “surprised”to replace “mouth fell open”?Or can we use “embarrassed”to replace“went bright red”?

【點石成金】學生可以以小說的“開始—發(fā)展—高潮—結(jié)局”為主線去分析文本。基于文本細節(jié)，對比分析人物性格態(tài)度的轉(zhuǎn)變，鑒賞生動形象的小說語言特征。

Step 3 運用·讀寫整合

I.Writing

What may be a reasonable ending of the story?Write down about 5 to 8 sentences.

【點石成金】該部分的任務(wù)是一個讀后續(xù)寫活動，活動的設(shè)計綜合了閱讀理解和寫作，體現(xiàn)了對學生語言綜合能力和思維能力的考查。完成該部分需要提高對文章的理解能力，對文章結(jié)構(gòu)的把握能力和對情節(jié)發(fā)展的判斷構(gòu)思能力。學生只有在準確深刻理解原文的基礎(chǔ)上，對情節(jié)的發(fā)展做出判斷和運用恰當?shù)臉?gòu)思能力，才能寫出優(yōu)秀的續(xù)寫。續(xù)寫的部分要注意正能量的傳遞，弘揚積極的價值觀。

Ⅱ.Further thinking

If your friend came across similar problems,how would you help him or her emotionally and financially?

【點石成金】通過讓學生續(xù)寫故事，培養(yǎng)其遷移意識和創(chuàng)新能力；通過讓學生思考問題的解決辦法，培養(yǎng)其應(yīng)用實踐技能。總之，讀后的輸出任務(wù)旨在加深學生對內(nèi)容和主題的理解。

Step 4 提升·素養(yǎng)建構(gòu)

I.Explore the theme.

What is the theme of the story?

Ⅱ.視野拓展

友誼是人類永恒的話題。友誼關(guān)系到奉獻，關(guān)系到忠誠。但當友誼遇到道德兩難的時候，你是忠于友誼，還是忠于你的道德準則？美國短篇小說家歐·亨利的短篇小說《二十年后》中的主人公就面臨這樣的道德兩難。

一對在紐約一起長大、情同兄弟的朋友鮑勃和吉米，在鮑勃即將啟程去西部冒險的時候，他們約定20年后在相同的時間、地點再次見面。20年來，他們誰也不曾忘記這個約定。鮑勃從西部不遠萬里來赴約，支撐他的是只要對方還記得這次約定，那無論做什么都是值得的。對于鮑勃來說，吉米永遠都是最忠實、最令他信任的朋友。然而，20年后再見面時，等待他們的不是重逢的喜悅，命運把他們分別放在了法律天平的兩端，鮑勃是警方正在通緝的要犯，而吉米卻是接到命令后努力追捕“狡猾的鮑勃”的警察。對于吉米來說，究竟是繼續(xù)保持對摯友的忠誠，還是履行自己作為警察的職責？他最終選擇了后者。

以下是這篇短篇小說的經(jīng)典語句節(jié)選：

1.The light showed a pale,square-jawed face with keen eyes,and a little white scar near his right eyebrow.火光照出一張方下巴的蒼白的臉，目光炯炯，靠近右眉梢有一塊白色的疤痕。

2.He and I were raised here in New York,just like two brothers,together.我和他都是在紐約本地長大的，像一對兄弟。

3.But I know Jimmy will meet me here if he's alive,for he always was the truest,loyalest old chap in the world.He'll never forget.I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight,and it's worth it if my old partner turns up.不過我知道杰米如果還活著，他一定會在這里同我會面，因為他一直是世界上最忠實、最可靠的老搭檔。他絕不會忘記的。今晚我從千里之外站在這門口，只要我的老搭檔露面了，那就是值得的。

4.He was a kind of plodder,though,good fellow as he was.I've had to compete with some of the sharpest wits going to get my pile.A man gets stuck in New York.It takes the West to make a man really keen.他是那種埋頭苦干的人，不過是一個好人。我可得跟一幫打我錢財主意的最精明的人競爭。一個人在紐約難免受到束縛，但在西部生活會讓人變得機靈。

5.“Twenty years is a long time,but not long enough to change a man's nose from a Roman to a pug.”“It sometimes changes a good man into a bad one,”said the tall man.“二十年確實很長，但不足以將一個高鼻梁變成一個塌鼻梁。”“有時卻會把一個好人變成一個壞人，”高個子男人說。