UNIT 5
African Literature
Unit 5: Africa
February and March
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
18
INSERVICE
INSERVICE
25
HSAP 5.1 DUE
HW 5.1due
Quiz
Lab F 237
Letter
4
HW5.2due
Quiz
Lab F 237
Formal Summary
11
HSAP 5.2 DUE
HW5.3due
Test 5.1
Lab F 237
Constructed Response
18
HW 5.4due
Quiz
Lab F 237
PPT
Lab F 237
Extended Response
Unit 5 Portfolio Due
Spring Holiday
Begins
Quarter 3 Ends 25
HSAP 5.3 DUE
HW5.5 due
Test 5.2
In Class Reading – Rain Clouds Gather by Bessie Head - A Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela
At Home –Text Book Assignments (Required) - Novel from the Unit 5 Selection List (Extra Credit)
Africa
5.1– Short Story
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Chinua Achebe - Civil Peace – Page 66
5.2- Epic
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D.T. Niane – From Sundiata Page 944
5.3– Nonfiction
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Mark Mathabane From Kaffir Boy Page 306
5.4–Graphic Novel
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Will Eisner The Lion of Mali, From Sundiata: A Legend of Africa Page 951
5.5 – African Poetry (handout and online web quest)
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Keorapetse Kgositsile Spirits Unchained
Homework 5.1
Biography and Preview:
Read the Bio on page 64– List 3 facts
Read the Preview on page 65 - List 3 facts
Pages
64 - 70
Vocabulary :
Copy and define the vocabulary and literary elements on page 65:
1. Commandeer
Chinua Achebe
2. Amenable
3. Retail
4. Fortnight
5. Edifice
6. Dialect
Read Carefully : Civil Peace by Chinua Achebe – Pages 66 - 70
Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting
Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about how everyday living is
described in Civil Peace.
(At least 7 sentences)
Constructed Response
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Intro sentence (In your first sentence,
name the author, the short story, and the
topic of your paragraph)
Write a sentence to describe what the
happens .
Write a sentence to tell about the people
in the life.
Include a quote to support your points.
Write a sentence to tell about a conflict
the people face there.
Write a sentence to tell your opinion of the
Achebe’s descriptions.
Write a sentence to talk about the end of
the story and the part that place had in the
outcome of the story in relation to your
topic – everyday living.
Truism
Achebe describes
everyday living in Civil
Peace.
Homework 5.2
Biography and Preview:
Read the Bio on Page 942 – List 3 Facts about the writer
Read the Preview on page 943 - List 3 facts
Pages
942 - 948
Vocabulary :
Copy and define the vocabulary words and Literary Elements on page 943:
1. Scrupulous
D.T. Niane
2. Elude
3. Confidante
4. Perpetuate
5. Dialogue
6. Genre
7. Epic
Read Carefully : Sundiata translated by Niane Pages944 - 948
Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting
Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about one of the characters.
(At least 7 sentences)
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Intro sentence (In your first
sentence, name the author, the
short story, and the topic of your
paragraph)
Write a sentence to describe
what the character looks like.
Write a sentence to describe
what the character does.
Write a sentence to tell about
the people in the life of the
character.
Write a sentence to tell about a
conflict the character faces.
Write a sentence to tell your
opinion of the character.
Write a sentence to talk about
the end of the story and the
outcome of the character or the
part that player had in the
outcome of the story.
Truism
Constructed Response
In Sundiata
translated by Niane,
______ is a _____
character.
Homework 5.3
Biography and Preview:
Pages
304- 317
Read the Bio on Page 304 – List 3 Facts about the writer
Read the Preview on page305- List 3 facts
Vocabulary :
Copy and define the vocabulary words and Literary Elements on page 305:
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Coterie
Admonish
Peruse
Credence
Vehemently
Theme
Mark Mathabane
Read Carefully this passage from: Kaffir Boy by Mathabane Pages 306 - 317
Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting
Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, write about one of the characters.
(At least 7 sentences)
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7.
8.
Intro sentence (In your first
sentence, name the author, the
short story, and the topic of your
paragraph)
Write a sentence to describe
what the character looks like.
Write a sentence to describe
what the character does.
Write a sentence to tell about
the people in the life of the
character.
Write a sentence to tell about a
conflict the character faces.
Write a sentence to tell your
opinion of the character.
Write a sentence to talk about
the end of the story and the
outcome of the character or the
part that player had in the
outcome of the story.
Truism
Constructed Response
In Kaffir Boy by
Mathabane, ______ is
a _____ character.
Homework 5.4
Preview:
Read page 951 - List 3 facts
Vocabulary :
Copy and define the vocabulary word below.
1. Compare
2. Contrast
Pages
951 - 954
Will Eisner
Cartoonist
Read Carefully : … The Lion of Mali by Will Eisner Pages 951 - 954
Respond and Think Critically : Answer questions 1 – 6 on page 954. Please use
complete sentences and answer fully, completely.
Homework 5.5
Biography and Preview:
Handout
and
online search
Search online and list 6 facts about Keorapetse Kgositsile
Vocabulary :
Copy and define the vocabulary word below. List all definitions of the
word and underline how it is used in this article.
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Stanza
Lines
Verses
Prose
Poetry
Keorapetse Kgositsile
Read Carefully : Spirits Unchained by Keorapetse Kgositsile
Handout
Characters and Setting : List and describe the characters and the setting
Constructed Response : In a constructed paragraph, describe how literary elements are
used in this poem.
(At least 7 sentences)
SPIRITS UNCHAINED by Keorapetse Kgositsile.
• Rhythm it is we
walk to against the evil
of monsters who try to kill the Spirit
It is the power of this song
that colors our every act
as we move from the oppressor-made gutter
• Gut it is will move us from the gutter
It is the rhythm of guts
blood-black, granite hard
and flowing like the river or the mountains
• It is the rhythm of the unchained Spirit
will put fire in our hands
to blaze our way
to clarity to power
to the rebirth of real men......
• Copyright 1971, reprinted by permission of
Broadside Press
Keorapetse Kgositsile uses
_________________ in his poem
Spirits Unchained.
Unit 5- Vocabulary and Literary Elements
Study for Quizzes and Tests
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Commandeer
Amenable
Retail
Fortnight
Edifice
Dialect
Scrupulous
Elude
Confidante
Perpetuate
Dialogue
Genre
Epic
Coterie
Admonish
Peruse
Credence
Vehemently
Theme
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Compare
Contrast
Stanza
Lines
Verse
Prose
Poetry
Argument