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World Literature
Week 2
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Do Now: Tuesday, Sept. 2nd 2014
SSR!!!
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Things Fall Apart texts
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Every student assigned
a book number
 Will
collect books at the
end of unit
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If you do not return your
number, you will need to
replace the text.
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10th Grade Note-taking
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http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/notetakingskills/
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OBJECTIVE
SWBAT
explain
background
knowledge to
Chinua Achebe’s
Things Fall Apart.
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Things Fall Apart
By Chinua Achebe
(CHIN-wa a-CHE-beh)
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Objective
SWBAT
identify
Achebe’s
purpose in
writing the
novel, Things Fall
Apart.
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Expectations
In
your journals, you will take
notes on the following:
Author
Novel
Setting
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Chinua Achebe
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Born 1930 in Ogidi,
Nigeria (Africa)
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The most widely-read
African novelist
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Achebe's work is
primarily interested in:
 African politics,
 The depiction of Africa
and Africans in the
West, and
 The effects of
colonization on African
societies.
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Colonization
Colony: an
area that is controlled by or
belongs to a country and is usually far
away from it
It
is a set of unequal relationships
between the colonial power and the
colony and often between the colonists
and the native population.
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EXAMPLE
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NOTES REVIEW
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CHINUA ACHEBE
Famous
for attacking Western
views of Africa.
One
goal was to teach his readers
that Africa’s history was “not one
long night of savagery from which
the first Europeans acting on
God's behalf delivered them.”
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Map of Nigeria
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Most
populous country in Africa,
twice the size of California
Under
British rule from 1890 until
1960 when independence was finally
achieved
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Things Fall Apart
Achebe’s
purposes in writing the
novel:
Inform the outside world about Ibo
cultural traditions
Remind his own people of their past
& declare that it had value
Address the Western perception of
Africa as “the Dark Continent”
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NOTES REVIEW
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The Ibo/Igbo Culture
Almost
all Nigerians are black
Africans.
 The
country has more than 250
different ethnic groups which differ
from one another in language and in
some of their customs and traditions.
The
Ibo are one of the three largest
ethnic groups.
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Ibo Village
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Farm
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Ibo Warriors
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Ibo Wrestler
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Ibo Dancers
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Egwugwu
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Dance Mask
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Exit Ticket
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On a half-sheet:
Explain
the background
knowledge to Chinua Achebe’s
Things Fall Apart.
What were Achebe’s purposes in
writing the novel?
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“The Second Coming” by William
Butler Yeats
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEunVObSnVM
With
your shoulder partner:
Read
through “The Second Coming”
 Annotate for imagery, summary, and
questions as you read.
 Be ready to share out.
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“The Second Coming” by William
Butler Yeats
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Predictions…
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Things Fall Apart Chapter 1
Who
is the protagonist? Identify
at least two characteristics of the
protagonist.
What
Who
is the setting?
is Unoka? Describe his
relationship to the protagonist.
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Homework
(Due Wednesday, September 3rd)
Complete
Complete
Things Fall Apart Chapters 1-3
the Guiding Questions for
Chapters 1-3 in your World Literature
notebook
Complete any annotations from the
Guiding Questions!
Be prepared for a reading
quiz/discussion on Wednesday.
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Do Now: Wednesday, Sept. 3rd 2014
Word Work Day 1
In the Do Now’s/Word Work section of your World
Lit notebook:
These are 5 words from Things Fall Apart Chapters
1-3. Find the sentences in which they are used.
Guess or give the definitions. Use them in 5
sentences of your own.
Leisurely Revered
Pg. 5
Pg. 8
Agbala
Pg. 13
Dispute Contemptible
Pg. 16
Pg. 28
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SWBAT review Unit 1 Diagnostic
Data
 GLOWS
GROWS
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section:
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SWBAT identify simple,
compound, and complex
sentences.
Give an example of a simple
sentence.
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Give an example of a compound
sentence.
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Give an example of a complex
sentence.
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3 Sentence Types
Simple
Sentence – complete
thought/ independent clause
Compound
sentence – Two
independent clauses.
Complex
sentence – One
independent clause + One
dependent clause
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EXAMPLES!
 Write
one of each
type of sentence
about Things Fall
Apart Chapters 13
+ TFA Chapters 1-3 Check
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On a half-sheet:
1. Who is Okonkwo?
2. Who is Unoka?
3. Who is Ikemefuna?
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SWBAT characterize Unoka and
Okonkwo from Chapters 1-3
(Main Idea)
 What
is the main idea?
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SWBAT characterize Unoka and
Okonkwo from Chapters 1-3
(Main Idea
 What
do you think Achebe wants
the reader to take away from
Chapters 1-3?
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Characters!
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SWBAT characterize Unoka and
Okonkwo from Chapters 1-3 (Main
Idea)
 Draw
a Venn Diagram for Okonkwo and Unoka.
 Include
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characteristics (proud, lazy, bold, etc.)
Cite DIRECT EVIDENCE to support your
characteristics
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Exit Ticket (CW 10 points)
-On
half-sheet: What does Achebe want
the reader to take away from Things
Fall Apart Chapters 1-3?
. Use
one simple sentence (underline),
one compound sentence (box) and one
complex sentence (squiggly line).
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Homework
Read Things Fall
Apart Chapter 4
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Answer the
Guiding
Questions in your
World Literature
notebook.
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Do Now, Thursday Sept. 4th 2014
SSR!!!
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Review yesterday’s notes.
What is a simple sentence? A
compound sentence? A complex
sentence?
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SWBAT use coordinating
conjunctions to demonstrate a
relationship between two
independent
clauses/Semicolons
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What
are all of the ways you can
combine two independent
clauses together?
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Coordinating
conjunction
(FANBOYS)
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Semi-colon
Semi-colon +
Conjunctive
Adverb
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Right or Wrong?
1. Okonkwo beat
his wife during the
Week of Peace, but
he was angry she
did not make him
dinner.
2. Ikemefuna was
taken from his
village; because his
father killed a girl.
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Masculinity vs. Feminity
 Take
the ‘Are you more masculine or more
feminine quiz?’
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Masculinity vs. Femininity
 No
results!
 With
your partner,
decide which answer
was biased to be the
‘masculine’ answer, the
‘feminine’ answer, and
the ‘neutral’ answer.
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Definitions
 MASCULINITY
– a set of qualities, characteristics, or
roles generally considered typical or appropriate to
a man.
 FEMININITY
– a set of qualities, characteristics, or
roles generally considered typical or appropriate to
a woman.
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Masculinity vs. Femininity in workplace
Feminine
Masculine
Intuition and agreement
Decisive and aggressive
Resolution of conflicts by
compromise and negotiation
Resolution of conflict by letting the
strongest win
Rewards are based on equality
Rewards are based on equity (worth)
People work in order to live
People live in order to work
More leisure time is preferred over
more money
More money is preferred over more
leisure time
Careers are optional for both
genders
Careers are compulsory for men,
optional for women
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. SWBAT discuss the theme of
“Masculinity vs. Feminity” in TFA
Chapter 4
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In pre-assigned Groups of 4.
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Stop and jot first.
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Discuss: What do you think the Igbo
culture believes are masculine
qualities? Feminine qualities? Where is
your evidence?
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Group Participation:
What does it look like?
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Exit Ticket
 On
a half-sheet:
What is the main idea/central idea of TFA
Chapter 4? What does Achebe want the reader
to take-away from this chapter? Combine
together two independent clauses however
you see fit. Underline your combined
independent clauses.
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Homework
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Read Things Fall Apart Chapter 5
Answer the Guiding Questions in
your World Literature notebook.
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Do Now: Friday, Sept. 5th 2014
 Things
Fall Apart Chapter 5 Check! HW GRADE
1. Why does Okonkwo not enjoy feasts and
festivals?
2. Describe the incident with the banana tree.
3. Who is Ekwefi? Who is Enzinma? Describe their
relationship.
4. How does Okonkwo feel about Enzinma?
5. What is Ekwefi’s favorite part of the Festival of the
New Yam?
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SWBAT use subordinating
conjunctions and commas to
demonstrate a relationship
between a dependent clause and
an independent clause.
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Okonkwo, he fired his gun at her.
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Ekwefi cooked.
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5 examples of your own!
Generate
5 sentences of your own
using subordinating conjunctions.
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SWBAT summarize TFA Ch. 5 using
“Somebody Wanted But So”
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Good summaries…
Are CONCISE
And COMPLETE
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Strategy:
“Somebody Wanted
But So”
Ms. Vanden Branden wanted to
go to bed at 8:30, but she had to
plan an awesome lesson, so she
stayed up till 9:30 and finished
the job!
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Exit Ticket
Summarize TFA
Chapter 5 using
“Somebody Wanted But So” Include
at least one complex sentence.
Bonus
points to include
independent clauses multiple ways.
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Homework
 Read Things Fall Apart Chapter 6 &
7
Answer the Guiding Questions in
your World Literature notebook.
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