Unit1PowerfulLove
Who,beingloved,ispoor?
—OscarWilde
&heinwhichthehappinessofanotherpersooyourown。
UnitGoals
—RobertHeinlein
Afterlearudeed
·tolearuralkChristmasa-giving,
·toknowO。Henryasamasterofshortstoryandhisueraryelements,
·touhethemeofloveahemesiion,
·tolearnsomeusefulressionsfromtheunit,and
·tlishlanguageskills,uniskillsandcritiking。
BeforeYouRead
1。DoyoukninofChristmasDayaoryoftheMagi?Whataresomeothertimeoftheyearwheoexgegifts?Whatisthebestgiftyou’veeverreceived?
2。Thinkaboutallthespetsinyioofallthespecialdatesthatyoucelebrateduringtheyear。
3。PredictwhichofthefsbestdescribesthemaiheGiftoftheMagi。Studythesayingsorproverbsaherearesimilaronesinye。
&hegreatestgiftofall。
&buyyoulove。
Agiftmusttheheart。
&ywithin。
4。Froupsofthreeorfourstudents。Trytofiorinthelibrary,informationaboutO。HenryandhisfamousstoriessuchasThedtheAnthem。Prepareapresentationabouttheauthorandhisuingstyle。
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