After-twenty-years

Unit9TextAAfterTwentyYearsContent:DiscussionBackgroundInformationTextAppreciation-Plotofthestory-ThemeofthestoryLesson9-AfterTwentyYearsGethappinessoutofyourworkoryoumayneverknowwhathappinessis.—ElbertHubbard(1856—1915)Farandawaythebestprizethatlifeoffersisthechancetoworkhardatworkworthdoing.—TheodoreRoosevelt(1858—1919)SpeechinNewYork,SeptemberI.BrainstormingQuotationsonJobTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Afterreadingthesequotationsaboutjobs,exchangewithyourpartneryourunderstandingandviewpointsofjobs.Lesson9-AfterTwentyYearsI.BrainstormingTheendofonJob.I.BrainstormingAsincerefriendshipistooexpensivetobuywiththemostvaluabletreasure.Itiseasytolivewhenwehavemanyfriends.Manyfriendsmakethepath.Lesson9-AfterTwentyYearsTobecontinuedonthenextpage.Lesson9-AfterTwentyYearsAForeverFriendwhatkindofpeoplecouldbeyourforeverfriends.Orifyouluckilyalreadyhaveone,ponderonthequalitieswhichmakeyoutakehim/herasyourforeverfriendanddiscusswithyourclassmates.TheendoftheShortPoem.O.Henry(1862—1910)wasthepennameofWilliamSydneyPorter,anAmericanshortstorywriter.Hisshort,simplestoriesarenotedfortheircarefulplotting,ironiccoincidences,andsurpriseendings.Lesson9-AfterTwentyYearsII.BackgroundinformationAuthorTobecontinuedonthenextpage.O.HenrywasbornWilliamSydneyPorterinGreensboro,NorthCarolina.HewenttoTexasin1882andworkedatvariousjobs—astellerinanAustinbank(1891—1894)andasanewspapermanfortheHoustonPost.Lesson9-AfterTwentyYearsAuthorTobecontinuedonthenextpage.In1898anunexplainedshortageintheAustinbankwaschargedtohim.Althoughmanypeoplebelievedhiminnocent,hefledtotheHondurasbutreturnedtobewithhiswife,whowasfatallyill.Heeventuallyservedthreeyearsinprison,wherehefirststartedwritingshortstories.Lesson9-AfterTwentyYearsAuthorTobecontinuedonthenextpage.UponhisreleasehesettledinNewYork.Althoughhisstorieshavebeencriticizedasshallowandcontrived,O.Henrydidcatchthecolorandmovementofthecityandevidencedagenuinesympathyforordinarypeople.Lesson9-AfterTwentyYearsAuthorTobecontinuedonthenextpage.O.Henry'shumorous,energeticstyleshowstheinfluenceofMarkTwainandAmbroseBierce.Hisapproximately300storiesarecollectedinCabbagesandKings(1904),TheFourMillion(1906),TheVoiceoftheCity(1908),Options(1909),andothers.Lesson9-AfterTwentyYearsAuthorTheendoftheAuthor.Writewhatyoulike;thereisnootherrule.---O.HenryLesson9-AfterTwentyYearsPlotofthestoryThemeofthestoryIII.TextAnalysisHaveyougotthekeyelementsinthestory?Tobecontinuedonthenextpage.III.TextAnalysisPlotofthestoryBobandJimhadobviouslybeenclosefriendstwentyyearsagowhentheywereyoung.Beforetheirseparation,theymadeanappointmenttomeetagainatexactlythesameplaceandthesamehourtwentyyearslater.TheendofthePlot.Lesson9-AfterTwentyYearsIII.TextAnalysisWhentheymetagaintwentyyearslater,theyshouldfindthemselvesonoppositesidesofthelaw—onewasthemanwantedbythepoliceandtheotherturnedouttobethepoliceofficerinstructedtowatchoutfortherunawaycriminal.ButnomatterhowmuchJimhadcherishedtheirfriendship,hewouldnotletapersonalrelationshipstandinthewayofdischarginghisduty.Lesson9-AfterTwentyYearsIII.TextAnalysisThemeofthestoryTheendoftheTheme.LoyaltytofriendDevotiontodutyIV.SummaryAuthor:Hisshort,simplestoriesarenotedfortheircarefulplotting,ironiccoincidences,andsurpriseendings.Text:TowfriendsAppointment20yearslatersameplacesametimeBob&JimLoyaltytofriendVS.DevotiontodutyIronicendingLesson9-AfterTwentyYearsV.AssignmentStructureofthetextIntensivereadingofthetextLesson9-AfterTwentyYears