Welcome Back!It is good to see you! Please be patient with

me as I get back into the swing of things.

What are your goals for after high school? If you are planning to go to college, do you

know what the expected GPA and/or ACT scores are for the school(s) you are interested in?

What are you doing to help yourself get there?

What was your score on the practice ACT?

Goals

Objective: Students will evaluate a writer’s perspective and Achebe’s criticisms of Heart of Darkness through writing about and discussing an interview with Chinua Achebe.◦ Agenda: Journal entry◦ Perspective discussion◦ Analysis: Chinua Achebe voices◦ Exit ticket

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“Until lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.”

-Ibo proverb

Respond to this quotation.

Journal entry

How is this a reflection of perspective?

Considering this as a metaphor, how might it connect to Heart of Darkness?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoi9ANh0l6c

What did you learn about Achebe and his writing?

As you watch…

How does your perspective influence your opinion of Heart of Darkness? Do you agree with Achebe’s criticisms?

Exit Ticket

Objective: Students will take a practice ACT reading exam for preliminary data on ACT.

Take out a paper and number it 1-40.

I will tell you every nine minutes, and just put a dash mark where you are at that point and keep going.

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Friday-Check out Things Fall Apart and research

Monday-Research Tuesday-

This Week

Objective: Students will understand background on Things Fall Apart through research and presenting information

Agenda: Review MLA and creditable sources Plan research Research Reminders: Make sure you are bringing your Springboard

book to class with you. Check out Things Fall Apart in the library today. Library reminders-No food or drink, make sure you clean up

before you leave.

Homework: Read chapters 1-3 in Things Fall Apart for Monday.

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Monday: Discuss research posters and individual paper.

Tuesday: Discuss ACT practice scores, present research

Wednesday: ACT practice English (45 minutes), work on individual research paper. You may share resources with your group, but it is an individual paper.

Friday: Individual research paper due, (present research, if needed) discuss opening of Things Fall Apart

This Week: Jan. 13-17

Using the research and the sources you have from your research Friday and today, write a one page research paper about your topic using quotes and proper citations. (Suggested format: three paragraphs)

You will need a works cited at the end.

Due Friday, 1/13 Individual Paper

General information ___/5 Paper quality Quotations with proper in-text citations (at

least three) ____/5 Works Cited ____/5

Scoring guide for Individual Paper (20 points)

Tonight: ◦ Find out the average ACT score or range of ACT

scores◦ Find out the average GPA or range of GPAs

◦ Use this as your answer sheet for your ACT practice tomorrow.

Write down three schools you are potentially interested in…

Find your assigned seat Hand in your research paper Get your Springboard book and your ACT

practice from Wednesday

Objective: Through listening and speaking, students will develop background knowledge on Nigeria. Through discussion, students will analyze the first three chapters of Things Fall Apart.

Agenda◦ Turn in research papers◦ Review assignments so far◦ ACT Practice scoring◦ Research presentations◦ Discuss Things Fall Apart

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Writing to Learn: Proverb, Achebe information, connect to Heart of Darkness

2 ACT practices—one reading one English ACT/GPA Score look up

After today: Research presentation Research paper

Assignments so far…

1. Write your raw score out of 75 on the top. 2. ____/753. Write you scale score and circle it on the

top as well.

ACT English

Take notes on page 151 of your Springboard book during the presentations.

Research Presentations

As you read, take notes on the various topics you might be interested in

Discuss Essay

Page 148 With two people around you, explain what

you think each proverb means. (10 minutes)

Proverbs

Reminder: Make sure you sit in your assigned seat.

Objective: Through discussion and writing, students will analyze the setting and evaluate the character of Okonkwo.

Agenda: ◦ Drawing of compound ◦ Discussion of Things Fall Apart-chapters 1-6◦ Family tree◦ Paragraph on Okonkwo’s character and

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Create a drawing of the compound…use information from chapter 2.

Okonkwo’s Compound

Writing to Learn: Proverb, Achebe information, connect to Heart of Darkness

2 ACT practices—one reading one English ACT/GPA Score look up Research presentation

To be entered before eligibility tomorrow: Research paper Discussion grade for today

Assignments so far…

What evidence of culture do you see in the novel so far?

How is Okonkwo’s father a foil of him? What are Okonkwo’s achievements? What are his weaknesses?

Discussion

Art Language Food Beliefs Clothing Music Sports Education Religion Politics Entertainment Economy Dances Holidays Customs Technology Jobs/vocations Marriage traditions Relationships Location

Elements of culture

Dance Geographic Location Religion Music Marriage traditions Jobs Food Agriculture Clothing Traditions Tribes Holidays Education Languages Hobbies/sports/entertainment

Elements of Culture

Religion Location-geographical Traditions How a group represents themselves. Food Clothes Gender roles Social Status (how people are classified-heirarchy)

Government Values Customs Holidays Music

Elements of Culture

foil, in literature, a character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to point to or show some aspect or quality of the second character.

How does Achebe use Okonkwo’s father as a foil of Okonkwo to point out his characteristics?

Understanding foil

Character list

Create a family tree of Okonkwo with the characters we have met so far.

Family Tree

Okonkwo: main character Unoka: Dad 3 wives—(Not in order: Anasi (20), Ekwefi

(40)

Eight children—◦ Nwoye-◦ Ezinma

◦ Ikemefuna

Character List

Okonkwo: main character Unoko: Okonkwo’s father Okoye: great speaker Ojiugo: wife Ekwefie: wife Nwoye: Okonkwo’s son Oracle Ikemefuna Izenma Nkechi

How does Achebe’s portrayal of Okonkwo’s family relationships (including his father and wives) make him a sympathetic or unsympathetic character?◦ Make sure to use specifics and supporting evidence (quotes with page

numbers).◦ Homework: Finish paragraph and read through chapter 8—quiz on 1-8

tomorrow. Okonkwo: main character Unoka: Dad 3 wives—(Not in order: Anasi (20), Ekwefi (40)

Eight children—◦ Nwoye-◦ Ezinma

◦ Ikemefuna

One paragraph

Character List Make a list of characters from chapters 1-3.

◦ Okonkwo: main character◦ Unoka: Okonkwo’s father◦ Okoye: Okonkwo’s neighbor◦ Nwakibie: wealthy man in the village, gives

Okonkwo yam seeds◦ Ogbuefi Ezeugo: village leader, announces war◦ Oracle (Agbala): Represented by the priestess◦ Ikemefuna: adopted responsibility from Mbaino◦ Anasi: Okonkwo’s first wife◦ Nwoye: Okonkwo’s oldest son

Objective: Through speaking and writing, students will understand the characters and culture and apply their understanding of the Ibo culture to discussions and a written decision from the “elders.”

Agenda: ACT Practice—commas Quiz Ibo Tableau Small group discussions Socratic Seminar Elder’s roundtable

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COMMAS-ACT REVIEW

Will have back to you Friday…revise for Monday

Review MLA format and Works Cited

Research Papers

From your given chapter, decide on an important scene (or two) and important characters.

Write the name of each character on an index card. Each member of the group will display the card of his or her character while standing in the tableau (freeze frame). Consider where each member should stand in relationship to the scene and each other character.

Each member will step out of the freeze from to introduce him/herself and interesting facts about your character.

Ibo Tableau-p. 161

As a group, turn in one paper with evidence. (162) How has Nwoye changed and what has caused

these changes? Describe the arrival of the locusts? What is the

reaction of the people of Umuofia? How does Okonkwo feel about Ikemefuna’s

death? How does Nwoye feel? How do you think his death will affect their relationship?

Is Okonkwo’s desire to be strong, wealthy, and respected more from the culture or from his feelings about his father? Support.

What is the role of women in the culture?

Small Group Discussions

Is Okonkwo a sympathetic character? Is Okonkwo a product of his culture, or does

he defy his culture? Support.

Socratic Seminar

Socratic Seminar Reflection

Objective: Through listening and writing, students will understand citations and MLA format through taking notes on a lecture and apply it to their research papers.

Through discussion and writing, students will evaluate Okonkwo’s choices in an Elder’s roundtable.

Homework: Revise research paper, revise or do Okonkwo paragraph, read through chapter 13 for Monday.

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Get out a sheet of paper and your yellow MLA paper.

What is plagiarism?

Writing to Learn: Proverb, Achebe information, connect to Heart of Darkness

2 ACT practices—one reading one English ACT/GPA Score look up Research presentation Individual Research paper (may revise for Monday) Things Fall Apart Quiz-1-8 Paragraph on Okonkwo

How does Achebe’s portrayal of Okonkwo’s family relationships (including his father and wives) make him a sympathetic or unsympathetic character?

After today: Elder’s Decision Group Paper

Written Assignments so far…

In groups of 3 maximum…you are the Elders of Umoufia…

Scenerio 1: You are a group of elders in Umuofia. You must decide what should happen to Ikemefuna. You can order is death, as occurs in the novel, or consider a different fate. Consider the culture and values of the Umuofian people. Write a one-page explanation and justification for your decision using quotes that support your decision.

Scenerio 2: You are a group of elders convened to decide the fate of Okonkwo after killing Ikemefuna. Consider the culture and the values and evaluate what you think should happen to him. Write a one-page explanation and justification using quotes to support your decision.

Elder’s roundtable