Teaching Demo Group 6 Presented by Wang Lihe

Teaching Demo Group 6 Presented by Wang Lihe Li Huaiyu Cao Xiangying

The Blanket Floyd Dell (1887 -1969)

Objectives 1. help the students to know about the elements of short stories. 2. familiarize the students with language points and the way to use language properly. 3. encourage students to think about theme of the story.

Schedule Day 1 Day 2 Day 3

Day 1 Lead in Check up Plot Characterization

Day 2 Retelling Detailed discussion

Day 3 sum-up: symbolism , theme further discussion: debate topic: should we send the old people to nursing home?

Lead-in Questions 1. how many members do you have in your family? 2. when you get married, would you like to live with your parents? Why or why not? 3. should we send our parents to the nursing house when they become old? Why or why not?

Check-up 1. How many characters are there in the story? 2. what does the story tell about in general? 3 Elements of a story Time Place Setting Character

Elements of a story Point of view(narrator) Theme Plot (beginning/development/climax/ending)

Elements of a story Time Place Characters plot

Elements of a story Time Place Characters plot Sept. night home Granddad Dad Petey That girl 1. Father wants to send grandpa away 2. Father wants to get married with a girl 3. Father cuts the blanket into two halves 4. Three people cry together

Characterization What do you think of the four characters? Find some words from the text to describe the characters? And then generalize their characteristics.

Characterization Grandpa Dad

Characterization Grandpa gently, embarrassment tolerant, forgiving Dad uncertainly hesitant

Retelling Ask students to be one of the characters to retell the story

Detailed discussion Discussion of Sentences Paraphrase: 1. Petey had never believed that his dad would be doing it---sending granddad away. 2. and the tune stopped on a wrong, high, startled note. Read between the lines 1. and isn’t it kind of your father to give it to me to go away with? 2. There will be few blankets there the equal of this one ! Translate: 1. and the pretty girl with the hard, bright face like a child’ dolls. 2. He’d never be hearing granddad play like this again, and he’d never want to sit here on the porch again with granddad gone.

Discussion of some expressions Sending him away The ugly government place

Summary 1. Symbolism Moon light: cold, calm, Examples: with a thin white moon riding over the roof the thin moon was high overhead the tune of the violin: the tune changed the tune stopped suddenly it’s a bit sad, but a fine tune for a night like this the tune stopped on a wrong, high, startled

2. theme Parents are models of children How to treat the elderly 3. further discussion Debate: Should we sent the elderly to nursing homes

Exercises Give the appropriate forms of the words Embarrass ____ ( n. ) Reproach _____(adj. ) Certain ______ (antonym) Harsh ______(adv. )

Weekly Quiz Dictation of words (30 words ) Dictation of a short passage Translation five sentences

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