The Gift of the Magi – Worksheet

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The Gift of the Magi – Worksheet Task 1: Listening A. Listen to paragraphs one to three, and answer the following questions: 1. What season was it in the year? Ans: 2. What festival was coming? Ans: 3. How would describe Jim and Della after listening to the first three paragraphs of the story? Ans: 4. Della wanted to buy Jim a present, but she felt very sad. Why? Ans: 5. How much money did Della have? Ans: B. Listen to paragraphs four to eight, and answer the following questions: 1. What were the two treasures in Jim and Della’s house? Ans: 2. What did Della decide to do after looking at herself in the mirror? Ans: 3. Where did Della go? Ans: Task 2: Jigsaw Reading Work with three other classmates. Read the excerpts and rearrange them to form the ending of the story. Task 3: The Round Character, The Flat Character and The Foil Identify the round character, the flat character and the foil in the story. What characteristics of Della the writer is trying to show through the following characters? Read the conversation carefully and see if you can find out the answer. Foil Characteristics of Della shown through the foil Mr. Smith Jim
Task 4: What is the theme? A story usually has one main theme and several minor themes. Eight of these themes can be found in The Gift of the Magi. Explain how O.Henry uses each theme you identify and then check the key to see if you have found all the themes in the story. • Art • Beauty • Bravery • Death • Fear • Family • Faith • Freedom • The Future • Giving • Greed Task 5: Wise or unwise? Rich or poor? • Growing Up • Heroism • Honesty • Hope • Identity • Independence • Justice • Knowledge • Law • Loss • Love • Money • Nature • Peace • Poverty • Pride • Sacrifice • Religion • Sacrifice • Truth • War • Wisdom Read the last paragraph of the story. Put their names in the slot(s) that best describes the characters and discuss with your group mates to see if they agree with you or not. Come up with a group answer. Put down “Della” and “Jim” in the appropriate box(es). WISE UNWISE Task 6: Tableau Drama RICH POOR This is also known as “Still Drama”. Work with a partner. You and your partner have to select two characters (one from the story, e.g. Della and Mrs. Smith; and another one from or related to the story, e.g. Jim’s boss or Della’s mother). Design a gesture and two to three sentences that one character would say to the other. Act out the drama in front of the class. Example: Della (jovial and excited): Thank you very much indeed, Mrs. Smith. Now I can buy a present for my husband. Mrs. Smith (sly and cool): Heh…. In fact, your hair is worth $100. Stupid, you! You didn’t even bargain with me. I’m making good money this time. Character What he or she says Gesture (You can draw it here)
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