2. Reading for the plot and feelings (Para1）
Della • 1. What did Della do? (actions) • 2. How did Della feel at the beginning of the story? (feelings) • 3. Why？（Problem/ conflict）
red-rimmed eyes; hug/embrace sb. tightly; tears splashing /welling
4. Infer the plot development and ending by the given sentences.
Para1: The door opened and Jim stepped in. Para2: Inside Jim’s package were the expensive combs – something special to hold her hair that Della had wanted ever since she saw them in a shop window.
sacrifice
Staring into the mirror, she found her hair reached below her knees, shining like a brown waterfall. She stood still while a few tears fell/splashed/dripped/streamed down on the floor.
Step 3: Writing and polishing .
1. Reading for the main idea
• On Christmas Eve, Della cried for not having enough money to buy her husband, Jim a gift . Then, she sold her only possession - her long beautiful hair to buy her Jim a chain - perfect for Jim’s gold watch .
She was sorrowful because she would buy the gift at the expense of her beloved hair.

It suddenly occurred to her that she could sell the hair to buy an expensive gift for Jim.
Step 1: Read and analyze the given passage (Main idea, plot, feelings, coflict...).
Step 2: Infer the plot development and the ending by the given sentences.
image /a
3 …, her cheeks burned with the picture silent scold of meanness.
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3. Reading for the language (Para2）
Her eyes were shining brilliantly, but her face had lost its color within twenty seconds.
Jim Jim was deeply moved and hugged her in his arms.
3. How to connect with the second paragraph? Jim took out a package.
Continuation Writing Criteria(评价标准):
Para 3
surprise
body language / expressions
eyes wide open; mouth in the shape of an “O”; jaw dropping
happiness being moved
lips curving into a smile; face lighting up; grin from ear to ear
• 1. Count , sob, howl....... Jim • 2. Sad/Frustrated.
• 3. They lived in extreme poverty.
3. Reading for the Language
How did the writer vividly show these feelings?
Continuation Writing
I love three things in the world， Sun, moon and you. Sun for morning， Moon for night， And you forever.
Continuation Writing Steps：
1.Suppose you were Jim, seeing Della's short hair,how would you feel?
.surprised. .frustrated. 2. Suppose you were Della,what would you do and say?
. delightedly presented the gift to Jim and told the truth.
There was clearly nothing to
1 do but sob on the shabby
couch and howl ….
vivid use of
2 … a gray cat walking along a gray fence in a gray yard.
language to form an