Take out your novels/reading journals and
pick up your Springboard book from the
front of the classroom
Sophomore World Literature
and Language Arts
Students will be exposed to note taking strategies.
Students will evaluate sources for subjectivity/objectivity and
usefulness
Students will examine the credibility of a text or its author
Students will learn to avoid plagiarism and maintain accuracy by
properly citing research in writing and speech
Learning Targets
Review Formative Assessment
Today you will be reviewing the words that you missed on the
Formative Assessment for the confusing words
Green Language Book [793 – 800]
using the graphic organizer write the word(s) that you missed in the
center oval and find the definition/P.O.S/example and fill in your
graphic organizer. You will have 15 minutes.
There will be a summative assessment on the list of words on Tuesday,
April 21st. You will need to turn in a graphic organizer for each word
that you missed.
Words that Often Confuse
Lead-in + Quote + Citation
Commentary
During the Feast of the Yam
Okonkwo became angry at his
second wife, “Okonkwo gave
her a sound beating and left
her and her only daughter
weeping” (Achebe 38)
Okonkwo demonstrates that
he is quick to anger when he
beats his second wife for
removing leaves from a
banana tree. He is very
prideful and when she went
against his wishes he punished
her.
“Okonkwo never showed any
emotion openly, unless it be
the emotion of anger. To show
affection was a sign of
weakness; the only thing worth
demonstrating was strength”
(Achebe 28)
Okonkwo’s character is
warped by his desire not to
appear weak like his father.
The only emotion he is willing
to show is anger.
Things Fall Apart
Last class we filled in the chart on page 203 evaluating Okonkwo as a
tragic hero. We used Aristotle’s definition of tragic hero as your base
for this discussion. Review your answers and the groups answers on
your chart.
In a well developed paragraph answer the following:
To what degree does Okonkwo fit Aristotle’s definition of a tragic
hero? What flaw leads to his downfall? Be sure to include:
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Include a strong topic sentence that defines a tragic hero
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Provide supporting details and textual evidence (use the
chart/book for information
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Strong Commentary that explains how the evidence shows he
is a tragic hero
Okonkwo as a tragic hero
Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero
Has a mixture of good and bad in his personality
Has a fatal flaw, hamartia, which leads to his downfall
Goes on a journey or participates in a quest
Has a large capacity for suffering
His downfall is often preceded by self-realization
Activity 3.15 – Tragic Hero
Aristotle’s definition of a
tragic hero
Examples of Okonkwo
Examples of Brutus in
Julius Caesar
Mixture of good and bad
He is a hard worker but he is
cruel to his children
Brutus is Caesar friend but
allows himself to be
persuaded to go against
Caesar
Fatal flaw
Okonkwo’s violence is his
fatal flaw
Pride
journey
Okonkwo is exiled to his
motherland
Flees Rome
Large capacity for suffering
He suffers visibly over his
Portia kills herself/Antony
father’s laziness, Ikemefuna’s demands justice/sees the
death, his exile
ghost of Caesar
Downfall is preceded by selfrealization
At the end he understands
what he has done and ends
his life
Activity 3.15 – Tragic Hero
Key Events of
Chapter
Why the events are
Important
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Review Chapters 20 – 25
You have 15 minutes to respond to the seven questions.
Use detail from the novel to show your understanding.
Review
Quiz chapters 20 - 25
Learning Targets: make connections to cultural misunderstandings in the novel.
Read the excerpt/highlight key statements that show misunderstandings
With a partner fill in the chart
Mr Brown
Mr. Smith
Springboard Activity 3.17
Reflect on the learning targets for today. Do you feel you met the
targets?
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Students will be exposed to other cultures and time periods, quality literature and
effective/varied writing styles
Students will begin to understand key facts that influenced and developed literature
Students will write effectively in expository mode to examine/analysis a complex idea
1. What is one thing that you completed or learned today
that you found interesting?
2. What is one thing that you feel you can improve in future
classes?
3. What are the three choices for your project? List them in
order of preference.
Exit Task