Today, you need…� handout� Things Fall Apart novel� writing utensil

Your homework last night was to read Chapters 9-10.You have a reading quiz today.

Quiz, Chapters 9-10

THIS QUIZ IS NOT OPEN BOOK.

On your ¼ slip of paper, answer the following question:1. Why is Ezinma so special to Ekwefi and Okonkwo?2. What do the egwugwu represent?

If you were absent on Monday, see me for your make-up quiz!

Yesterday’s Winners

� Most Artistic

� Best Use of Textual Evidence

� Best Overall

All About Proverbs

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

(SS) LAC I

Do any of these sound familiar?

� "Two wrongs don't make a right."� "People who live in glass houses should not throw stones."� "Don't bite the hand that feeds you."� "Honesty is the best policy."� "Don't count your chickens before they hatch."� "If you want something done right, you have to do it

yourself.“

My personal favorite (although it’s much less common):� “Not my monkeys, not my circus.”

Why is that?

� Are they really about glass houses, chickens, and monkeys (oh my!)?

� Why do people use these sayings?� Where do they come from?

They’re proverbs.

According to Wikipedia:“A proverb is a simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated, that expresses a truth based on common sense or the practical experience of humanity. [Proverbs] are often metaphorical.” 

Connection to TFA:

“Having spoken plainly so far, Okoye said the next half a dozen sentences in proverbs.

Among the Ibo the art of conversation is regarded

very highly, and proverbs are the palm-oil with

which words are eaten” (Achebe 7).

� Analyze the proverb.� Proverbs : Palm Oil� Words : Food� � Just as all good food as

cooked with palm oil, all good conversations are filled with proverbs.

� Rewrite the proverb (using modern equivalents).� Proverbs are the

chocolate that a message is dipped in.

Your task:

� Choose four proverbs from the provided list.� For each:

� Analyze the proverb: what is the figurative meaning of this proverb to the I(g)bo culture?

� Rewrite the proverb: convey the same meaning using modern equivalents.

Homework

� Read Chapters 11 tonight! Correct this on your unit calendar/reading schedule!

� There WILL be a quiz. � Please read.

Today, you need…� handout� Things Fall Apart novel� writing utensil

Your homework last night was to read Chapter 11.You have a reading quiz today.

Quiz, Chapter 11

THIS QUIZ IS NOT OPEN BOOK.

On your ¼ slip of paper, answer the following question:1. Why does Chielo, the priestess of Agbala, take Ezinma from

Okonkwo’s compound?

If you were absent at all this week, see me for your make-up quiz!

More with Proverbs!Wednesday, March 11,

2015

(SS) LAC I

Write your own proverb!

� Think of it like a puzzle!� Make sure you use figurative language to convey a

deeper meaning. � similes� metaphors� analogies� hyperbole� personification

Trade papers with a peer!

Let’s see if you were successful in communicating your message!

� Analyze your peer’s proverb; what do you think it means?

� Conference with your him/her. Were you correct in your thinking? Why or why not?

When you finish share with your table/seminar group.� Choose the best ones to share with the class.

Homework

� Read Chapters 12-13 tonight!

� There WILL be a quiz. � Please read.