Monday January 4, 2010
Write as much as you can about the following
topic:
 What is your relationship with your parents
like? What kind of example do they set for
you? What kind of expectations do they
have? How do their examples affect your
choices and actions
 Finish
presentations
 Vocabulary assignment: Vocabulary Squares
 Active Reading Notes
 Read Ch 1-3 read aloud and annotate
 Characterize Okonkwo
 HW: ch 4-6 with active reading notes
You have had some exposure to African
Culture.
Consider the following statement: “Achebe is
not only trying to inform the outside world
about the cultural traditions, but to remind
his own people of their past and to assert
that it had contained something of
value…”
 Using
your notes from the presentations,
write a one paragraph response in which you
explain why you agree or disagree with the
assertion which extends to all of Africa.
 For
each of the words, look up the definition
as we read along in the text.
 Choose 15 of these words and complete a
vocabulary Square
 Due January 29th
Character list:
 Okonkwo
 Ezinma
 Nwoye
 Obierika
 Ikemefuna
 Ekwefi
 Unoka
 Echendu
 Elements
of Plot
 Notes/questions/comments about the
meaning of the novel
 Important passages
 Always
include the page number so you can
refer back to it in class
 Do not quote word for word, but summarize
or explain why it is important
 Larger
than life main character
 Admirable qualities
 Often flawed
 Elevated position in society
 Protagonist
 Status
to society is very important to him
 Prosperous farmer and one of the village
leaders
 Fears being like his father
 Okonkwo’s
father
 Gentle man, loves music and peace
 Fails at farming because he is lazy
 Charmer
 Embarrassment to Okonkwo
 What
are Okonkwo's main characteristics as
he is depicted in the first few chapters? List
as many as you can, being as specific as
possible.
 What were the characteristics of his father
which affect him so powerfully?
 Okonkwo’s
eldest son
 Wants to please father
 Troubled by the definition of manliness and
some village customs
 Is often a disappointment to his father
Read chapters 4-6. As you read, pay attention
to Okonkwo and his family relationships,
especially:
 How he treats his wives
 Ikemefuna and Nwoye
 Ezinma