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课件网) Memories of Christmas Learning objectives understand that the cultural significance of Christmas extends扩展beyond material gifts to the rituals仪式 of love and companionship. apply the learned descriptive techniques to write a logical and emotionally coherent 连贯的continuation of a provided scene from the text. identify识别 and analyze how the author uses sensory details感官细节 and symbolism象征手法 to convey emotions and deepen the theme. sequence and retell the key events of the narrator叙述者's last Christmas with Granny. 3 2 1 4 At the end of this period, you will be able to: [图片][图片] Lead-in Enjoy short videos and think about: last Christmas What makes a moment unforgettable a specific object the people the feelings the food Pre-reading: Prediction last Christmas What kind of story do you expect focusing on the emotional weight of word cues线索to figure out the story's tone基调 Task 1: Plot Sequencing顺序 - Story Map While-reading: Digging Deeper While-reading The timeline in the text: November December A few weeks after that Christmas On Christmas Eve Christmas Day before Christmas during Christmas after Christmas Read and Explore While-reading November December Christmas Eve Christmas Day Granny's activities My activities 1. _____in. 2. helped me _____ moved write a letter Underline the key events or actions in the story _____ to Father Christmas wrote a letter 1. made_____ and stuffed the _____. 2._____ granny’s lap and sang _____ 1.made _____ and stuffed the _____. 2.sang _____. biscuits turkeys sat on biscuits turkeys Christmas song Christmas song 1.sit by _____. 2.left _____ and put a stocking. 3.sit _____ and sang softly 1.put up the _____ 2.left _____ for Santa and put a stocking at the end of my bed. the fire Christmas tree. sugar biscuits sugar biscuits on my bed 1. gave me _____ _____ 2._____ 3.put on _____, and _____ 1.Opened _____ _____ 2.played _____ 3.put on _____ and _____ with family the Christmas gifts stayed inside silly paper hat had lunch outside the Christmas gifts silly paper hat had lunch A few weeks after that Christmas What led to granny’s passing away How can you know that Had Granny herself known that before passing away What about the writer Any clues excited/ hopeful Why did Granny hide her real condition from the writer eager/ expectant Climax passed away happy/ cheerful sad/ regretful Group B--Symbol Analysts: Mission: to analyze the music box and the G-shaped biscuit. Think about: Why are these objects so significant What do they symbolize While-reading Task 2: Deep Analysis --The Writer's Secret Tools Group A--Detail Detectives: Mission: to find powerful sensory details(sight, sound, touch) and discuss what they reveal. Cues:Find descriptions of Granny's hands. What do they tell you about her condition and her love S S S T T While-reading S S S S S S S T sight/sound/taste/ touch/smell Function of Sensory Details Reveals character emoti ... ...
