1, understand the literary knowledge of the novel

2. Accumulate new words, remember the author and understand the writing background.

3. Be familiar with the text, clarify the story and analyze the characters.

Relevant curriculum standards:

The new curriculum standard of junior middle school Chinese puts forward that "we can distinguish realistic works from fictional works, understand literary styles such as poetry, prose, novels and dramas", "we can appreciate literary works, have our own emotional experience, initially understand the connotation of works, and gain beneficial enlightenment to nature, society and life", and "we can make our own evaluation on the ideological and emotional tendency of works in combination with cultural background; Be able to tell his own experience of touching situations and images in his works; Taste the expressive language in the work. "

Teaching objectives:

1, master the new words in this lesson, understand the author, and grasp the content of the novel according to the three elements of the novel.

2, through independent reading, cooperation and communication, learn the ingenious conception of the novel and understand the theme of the novel.

3. Learn the excellent qualities of the hero, know how to respect the love of others, and learn to love others.

Assessment task:

1, can recognize and write the following words:

Take a sniffle and think for a moment.

Hesitant () trance () severe () mean () weigh () sow two pounds.

Hair and bones were completely stunned.

2. Be able to retell the story with the key words in the text.

3. Learn how to read novels and enjoy reading and commenting in three steps.

(1) Ming writers, understand the background (2) read novels, analyze elements (3) deeply analyze and dig up themes.

4. Through cooperation and exchange, learn the excellent quality of the protagonist, apply what you have learned, and innovate and expand.

Teaching process:

Introduce the new lesson first: (Ming writers know the background)

In Columbus Prison, USA, where Christmas is coming on 1899, a prisoner suspected of embezzling public funds is worried and distressed that he has no money to buy a Christmas present for his beloved daughter. How does he make money? Suddenly, he remembered that in a magazine he used to run, he got rich remuneration for writing humorous sketches and funny stories, so he wrote a novel in prison: The Gift of the Magi, which once published, caused a great sensation in American society. The criminals also got rich rewards and got their daughter's beloved Christmas gift as they wished. Since then, he has been unable to accept it. He wrote many excellent short stories. He is O Henry, one of the three famous short story masters in the world. He wrote more than 300 novels in his life. His works describe the unfortunate fate and good qualities of small people in big cities in a relaxed and humorous style. His works often have twists and turns, unexpected endings and endless aftertaste.

Supplement three great short story masters and masterpieces:

The Gift of Maggie and the Last Leaf by O 'Henry, USA

Russian Chekhov's Chameleon and Works of Art

"Necklace" and "Chameleon" of French Mo Bosang)

(Design intent: Introduce the title and author in the background of O'Henry's "The Gift of Maggie")

Second, the overall perception: (reading novels, analyzing elements)

1, according to the question prompt, students quickly read the text silently, grasp the key words in the text to organize the language and repeat the story:

(1) Who is the protagonist of this novel?

(2) The story told in this novel happened before that festival?

(3) What touching story does this novel tell?

(Design intention: Let students learn how to read novels through the teacher's explanation of the three elements of novels)

2. Intensive reading and cooperative learning:

Which role do you like in the text? Why?

Please use "I like it"

Because in the first section of the article, the author uses descriptive methods to express her (his) excellent quality (or mood).

Students communicate and discuss in groups.

Clarity: This paper describes Della and Jim by means of appearance, action, manner, psychology and detail description, and depicts Della's slim and beautiful appearance, pure and kind heart and Jim's selfless dedication and self-sacrifice spirit.

(Design intention: Through students' emotional reading, we can feel the excellent quality of the characters from the detailed description. )

3. In order to make the characters fuller, in addition to the description methods of the characters, we must also put the characters in a specific environment to further show their personalities. Please skip the text:

Find out the sentences describing the protagonist's living environment and understand the role of environmental description.

Clarity: cheap rent, vague business cards, narrow wall mirrors, etc. Both show the poverty and hardship of Della and Jim's life, but it is in this environment that the love of mutual understanding and care between the protagonists is more precious and touching.

People say that O'Henry is a story master. He can make a simple story fascinating with clever ideas. In the plot arrangement, the author gave the reader a suspense of waiting from the beginning. Briefly talk about the suspense of this novel.

Students discuss and answer.

Clarity: Della must buy Jim a Christmas present, or she won't be able to spend the holiday. But how can she get the money because she is poor? Later, Della sold one of the two things that the couple were proud of, bought Jim a watch chain with the money from selling her hair, and waited for Jim to come back at home in the middle of the year. After reading this, we must think how happy Jim will be when he comes home to see the watch chain, but Jim stares at Della as soon as he enters the door, revealing an "elusive expression". Why? When Jim heard Della say that she had a haircut and bought a "beautiful gift", Jim asked his wife many times as if in a dream, "Did you get a haircut?" "You said your hair was gone?" After reading these, we can't help wondering: Della's appearance has changed. Doesn't Jim love her? After reading on, I realized that it was Jim who bought a set of hairbrushes for Della to decorate her long hair, and now Della's long hair is gone. No wonder he keeps asking Jim where he got the money. It was not until the end that we realized that Jim had sold his favorite pocket watch and bought a whole set of hair combs for his wife.

This humble story is firmly grasped by these suspense.

5, three elements of knowledge summary (fill in the appropriate words according to the content of the text)

Character: A couple.

Environment: new environment

Plot: A new idea

Third, cooperative exploration: (in-depth analysis, mining the theme)

1. What is the author's intention in telling such a touching story?

Listen to the last two paragraphs of the text and exchange ideas:

(1) Find out the sentences that can point out the main idea of the full text from the two paragraphs and see how the author expresses his feelings.

Clear: Among all the gift givers, those two people are the cleverest, and among all the gift givers and recipients, people like them are also the cleverest.

This sentence makes the finishing point clear the main idea of the full text and shows the praise for the noble character of Jim and his wife.

(2) Why do you say that "among all the people who give gifts, they are the cleverest, and among all the people who receive gifts, people like them are also the cleverest"?

Clarity: cleverness here is a kind of praise, praising the hero for expressing his love and sincere feelings best. They are the people who know the emotional value best.

According to the analysis just now, who can tell you the meaning of the topic "Maggie's gift"? (combined with after-class notes can be understood)

Maggie, in the Bible, came to Jerusalem from the East when Jesus was born to give gifts to the three sages of Jesus: melchior, the king of light, presented gold as a symbol of honor, Gaspar, a white man, presented frankincense as a sacred symbol, and balsa, presented myrrh as a symbol of the death of Christ after persecution. Therefore, Maggie started the custom of Christmas presents.

People call the most valuable gift they get "Maggie's gift"

Fourth, problem tracking:

Students ask questions they don't understand and discuss them.

For example, there is a sentence in section 36 of the text, "Maggie brought a precious gift, but there is nothing like that." What is this "thing" in the context?

Clarity: pure love

Verb (abbreviation of verb) expansion and extension:

1, couplets (couplets and horizontal couplets according to text content)

Horizontal batch:

Part one: Della's hair is all wool. Change the watch chain and go back to the watch.

Downlink:

Clear: Bottom line: Jim's ancestral gold watch has been bought and combed.

Horizontal criticism: sincere love or mutual concern

2. New development

(1) Name a word, poem or famous saying that embodies "love"

(2) We are always surrounded by love. Let's review the bits and pieces of life together and say what love is in one sentence:

Love is the teacher's severe criticism.

Love is a mother's expectation.

Love is ...

3. Great extension

Please speak boldly according to the pictures, express your views and talk about your feelings.

(Design intention: Put some pictures and match the music "Let the world be full of love" to extend small love to big love)

Six, homework:

Read another masterpiece of O'Henry, The Police and Hymns, after class.

Attachment: blackboard design

theme

Praise pure and sincere love.

Teaching reflection:

The design highlights of lesson plans are: the teaching links are compact, profound and interlocking, and the reading methods are flexible and diverse. Through five-step reading and analysis of characters, the teaching process of novel theme pays attention to method guidance, closely links the three elements of novel design, extends knowledge to the use of music and pictures, gives people beautiful enjoyment in vision and hearing, sublimates the theme and cultivates emotions.

The disadvantage is that in the process of asking questions, students' questions are too extensive and have no focus, which brings certain difficulties to teachers' classroom control. It is suggested that teachers should grasp the main points and solve typical and representative problems when summing up.