1、Developing ideas After Twenty Years1. To know basic information about O. Henry;2. To get the main idea and detailed information about the story;3. To know how the story is developed;4. To retell the story.Guess 1. He was a world famous American writer.2. He wrote a great number of short stories.3. H
2、e focused on the everyday life of ordinary people in New York.4.His story are best known for their surprising endings.Who is he?O. Henrypre-readingPlease the paragraph below the title and find out the place, the time and the characters of the story.place:time:characters:New Yorka cold, dark nighta p
3、oliceman and a man with a scar on his faceRead for main ideaAfter Twenty Years1. Why is the man standing outside the shop?2. What is the main idea of story?3. What is relationship between the policeman and the man with a scar on his face?1. Why is the man standing outside the shop?He is waiting for
4、his best friend, Jimmy.2. What is the main idea of story?The man met a policeman and began to talk about his story. He was waiting for his best friend, Jimmy, at the outside of the shop. They made it their appointed place twenty years ago.3. What is relationship between the policeman and the man wit
5、h a scar on his face?They may be strangers.Possible endingWork in groups. Think of a possible ending to “After Twenty Years” and find evidence to support your ideas. Use the following question to help you.1. Did Jimmy come to meet his friend?2. What has Jimmy experienced over the past twenty years?3
6、. What might happen between the policeman and the man?Original endingNow read the note from the original ending and find out what actually happened.1.What does the note tell you about the ending of the story?2.How do you think Bob would react when he read the note?3.Do you think that Jimmy did the r
7、ight thing? Why or why not?4.Do you like this ending? Give your reasons.Think & ShareThink & Share1.What does the note tell you about the ending of the story?2.How do you think Bob would react when he read the note?1. Jimmy was the policeman. He turned up as they agreed twenty years earlier, but he
8、decided to fulfill his duty and have Bob arrested.2. Bob was surprised, but he could understand Jimmys duty.3.Do you think that Jimmy did the right thing? Why or why not?4.Do you like this ending? Give your reasons.Think & Share3. I think that Jimmy did the right thing, because it is policemens duty
9、 to arrest bad guys. Only in this way can we live in a better place.4. I like the ending. I think we all should put the law first. How is the plot developed?Match the begining, the development, the climax and the ending to the sentences. BeginningDevelopmentclimaxEnding1. Bob read the note and found
10、 out what happened.2. Jimmy and Bob were best friends and they made a date and they promised to meet each other again after 20 years.3. A plain clothes man greeted Bob, and Bob realized that he was not his friend, Jimmy. He was a fake “ Jimmy”. An undercover policeman told Bob that he was under arre
11、sted.4. Bob waited for Jimmy outside a shop.Activity 4 Work in groups. Retell the whole storyThink about what happened in each of the three scenes, using the information you have already read in the story. Retell the whole story.Scene1:Bob dining with Jimmy at Big Joe Bradys twenty years ago.1. Bob
12、decided to., while Jimmy made up his mind to.2. They made a date to meet each other again twenty years later.Scene 2:Bob making his fortune in the West.1. Twenty years later, Bob made his fortune. Jimmy became a policeman.2. They both made it to the appointed place and were waiting outside of the sh
13、op.Scene 3:Bob and Jimmy meeting again after twenty years.1. Bob didnt recognized Jimmy, but Jimmy found that Bob.2. Somehow Jimmy couldnt arrest Bob by himself, so.3. arrestOne possible version The story is about two friends named Bob and Jimmy. Twenty years ago, Bob and Jimmy dined at Big Joe Brad
14、ys. Bob decided to go to the West to make his fortune, while Jimmy made up his mind to stay in New York. They made a date to meet each other again after twenty years. Fortunately, Bob made his fortune in the West. Twenty years later, Bob made it to the appointed place, so did Jimmy. Jimmy appeared a
15、t the appointed place as a policeman. But at that moment, Bob didnt recognized Jimmy. However, Jimmy recognized Bob and found Bob was the man wanted in Chicago. Somehow, Jimmy couldnt arrest Bob by himself, so he got a plain clothes man to do the job. At last, Bob was arrested.SummayCharacters:Jimmy
16、 friendsBob arrestedA plain clothes manBeginning:friendsdecisionmade an appointmentclimax:Bob was arrestedDevelopment:waited outside the shopEnding:Bob read the note and found out what happened. the development of the storyHomeworkRead the Gift of the Magi and the Last Leaf to find out more interesting story and share one of them to the class.
