Unit 6 A variety of viewpoints板书设计

Unit 5 A Tale with a twist 教学设计

一.课题：A Tale with a twist—the necklace 二.课型：Reading 三．教材分析：本课时选自上海牛津英语教材，主题为文学欣赏，所选篇目为法国现实主义作家莫泊桑的著名短篇小说《项链》。该文本的最大特征是结局的反转（即twist）颠覆了故事先前的发展轨迹，给予读者有震撼力的阅读体验，从而对故事人物的性格或命运产生新的思考。

四．教学目标：

Students will be able to understand the text on four levels: comprehensive, inferential, appreciative and creative. To be specific, they will be able to—

1. Know about the author, his background, writing style, and representative works. 2. Infer the meaning of some expressions according to the context. 3. Figure out the emotions and personality of the main characters 4. Compare the changes of Mathilde before and after she lost the necklace. 5. Appreciate literature: the effect of a twist/ surprise, and symbolism. 6. Rethink about Mathilde’s tragedy and form critical thinking. 7. Create their own literature by writing a two-line poem with a twist. 五．教学过程：

I. Background information about Maupassant—times, nationality, occupation, genre. II. Pre-reading 1. Can you briefly tell us the main idea of the short story The Necklace? 2. Who are the main characters in this novel? III. Reading: Part I. Paragraph 1: 1. What does “married beneath her” mean? Why does Mathilde think so?

Paragraphs 2-14: 2. What is Mathilde’s reaction to the invitation? 3. How does Mr. Loisel probably feel about her reaction? Paragraph 10, “He grew slightly pale.”

Part II: 1.What changes happen to Mathilde after she loses the necklace? 2. What does Mathilde mean by saying “all on your account” in Paragraph 13? 3. How would Mathilde probably react at the end of the story, when she found out the original necklace was a fake?

IV. Literature appreciation: 1) a twist / surprise ending •A twist ending is a literal technique, introducing an unexpected ending beyond the readers’ original expectations. •Also known as “O Henry ending” •Shatters the readers’ illusion, adds irony, raises the story to a higher level, sets readers rethinking. 2) symbolism. A literary device to use an object, person, situation or word to represent something else, to give an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant. V. Further thinking 1.What kind of person is Mathilde ? 2.Is her ten years’ misery accidental or unavoidable? 3. What is the moral of the story? VI. Assignment-- literary creation. 1) Add an ending to the story. 2) Write a two-line poem with a twist. Examples: ①Kind, intelligent, loving and hot; This describes everything you are not. ②I love your smile, your face, and your eyes. Damn, I'm good at telling lies!