Cry, the Beloved Country

Discussion of chapters 6-9

Today:

Learning Centers Map/Character Compare/Foreshadow/Key vocabulary Homework: Read and Journal 10-14

Wednesday Lesson on Irony and suspense.

Homework: Read and Journal 15-18 Friday

Identifying flashback Homework: Read and Journal 19-20

Week Overview

SWBAT

Map the journey of Kumalo. Compare and contrast Gertrude and John’s

experiences in Johannesburg. Research the significance of Absalom’s name

and make predictions about Absalom’s fate. Find key passages that foreshadow the story. Define mood and analyze Paton’s word choice

that helps to develop the mood.

Objectives

Watch movie through chapter 9

Movie

1. Map– Cristina and Noah; Kassie and Kristen2. Compare and Contrast—Ed and Kevin3. Research—Pieter and Morgan4. Foreshadow—Alex and Brayan5. Mood—Hayley and Brittney and Cody6. Key Vocabulary– Savannah and Toby

Each set of partners will begin at a different learning center. When you are done, you may move to the next learning center. We will rotate clockwise. All answers should be recorded in learning center packet for credit. When you are done, you may read for homework.

Learning Centers

Draw a map (like the one that I drew on the

board on the first day of book) to show where Kumalo travels. Your drawings should include: Name of place If the place is a city or rural town If the place is well-kept or dilapidated

Map

Compare and Contrast Gertrude (Kumalo’s

sister) to John (Kumalo’s brother).

Compare and Contrast

Gertrude John

Appearance

Job Politician

The way they speak to Kumalo

The way they feel about Kumalo

Why they did not write a letter

Did not have any $

Research Absalom’s name.

What does it mean:

Predict Absalom’s fate:

Source: http://www.behindthename.com/name/absalom

Research

Out of these quotations, which quotation BEST foreshadows the events of the novel’s plot about the Kumalo family?

a. All roads lead to Johannesburg (83). b. “Huh” said Msimangu, “that is something to

marvel at”(75).c. “But the church too is like the chief” (67).d. “I did not like your son’s friends. Nor did my

husband. That is why he left us”(72).

Foreshadow

Mood: The atmosphere that pervades a literary work with the intention of evoking a certain emotion or feeling from the audience. In drama, mood may be created by sets and music as well as words; in poetry and prose, mood may be created by a combination of such elements as SETTING, VOICE, TONE and THEME. The moods evoked by the more popular short stories of Edgar Allen Poe, for example, tend to be gloomy, horrific, and desperate.

For this learning center, find three words in Cry, the Beloved Country that BEST conveys the mood in Johannesburg.

Mood

Add these words to your journal. Write 1-3

sentences using at least three words. 1. Corrugated- (adj.) wrinkled (56)2. Vacillate- (verb) to waver mentally as in doubt

(76)3. Ruefully- (adv) regretfully (81)4. Intimation- (noun) a hint; a subtle sign (41)5. Stipend- (noun) a fixed sum of money for

services (31)

Key Vocabulary