LESSON PLAN FOR O HENRY’S THE LAST LEAF LESSON PLAN FOR O HENRY’S THE LAST LEAF Purpose The aim of this lesson plan is to make the students understand the story and to make them aware of the concept, nuance and the meaning underlying it...The importance of our life and how it means to the people who love us. We should not give up on life at the most trying times. Objective Students should be able to comprehend and write comprehensively about the characters, events and the glossary of the story. Point out the gist of the story. Learn the language and new words. Resource Materials Teaching tools Images of winter snow flakes, Monalisa, the last supper, Venus sculpture and perhaps a picture of O Henry himself! (Displayed at relevant teaching time) Source- Internet Teaching Methodology Anticipatory set Are there artists in this class? What do you paint? What is art? What is a masterpiece? Give me some example? What’s your masterpiece? Tell me about it and why it is your masterpiece? Who are the people you care and concerned about most? Why How far would you go to help them? Would you lay your life for them? Have you done anything for them when they were ill? Elements of the story Setting Have any of you been to New York? The Last Leaf takes place in New York City, the largest city in America. The location of the story is a small part of New York known as Greenwich Village (pronounced "grennitch", It depicts New York in the light of struggling artists Seasons How many seasons are there in your country? What are the main seasons? What time of year do they occur? Which season do you like best? Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. In which season is it easiest to fall ill?